Education
Princeton University.
Princeton University.
Between 1904 and 1918, he was a United States. top ten player at year"s end six times and was ranked the United States. Number. 3 in 1908 and the World Number. 7 for 1909 by Karoly Mazak.
He was a finalist in doubles at the United States. Championships, precursor to the United States Open, seven straight times beginning in 1905.
He competed in the United States of America Davis Cup team in 1908 which lost the final against Australia at the Albert Ground, Melbourne. In 1915 he authored How to Play Lawn Tennis, part of the Spalding"s athletic library series.
Alexander was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1961. Titles (1)
Titles (6)
Runners-up (5).
The right-handed Alexander in 1908 became the first foreigner to win the singles title at the Australasian/Australian Championships, the amateur precursor to the Australian Open. He then teamed with the man he defeated in the final, Alfred Dunlop, to win the doubles. Alexander attended Princeton University and won the Intercollegiate doubles championship in 1900 and the singles in 1901. He and partner Harold Hackett won the United States. doubles each year from 1907 to 1910. At age 37, Alexander won again in 1917, partnering with Harold Throckmorton. Men"s Doubles champion: 1906, 1907, 1908, 1911, 1912, 1917.
