Dwight Filley Davis
Si Dwight Filley Davis (5 Hulyo 1879 – 28 Nobyembre 1945) ay isang Amerikanong manalalaro ng tennis at isang politiko. Siya ang tagapagtatag ng Davis Cup international tennis competition. Siya ay nagtapos sa Washington University Law School bagaman hindi nagsanay na abogado. Siya ay nagsilbing public parks commissioner ng St. Louis mula 1911 hanggang 1915.Siya ay nagsilbing Assistant Secretary of War (1923–25) at Secretary of War (1925–29) sa ilalim ni Pangulong Calvin Coolidge. Siya ay nagsilbing Gobernador-Heneral ng Pilipinas (1929–32) sa ilalim ni Pangulong Herbert Hoover.
 Swearing in of Davis as Secretary of War in 1925 | |
| Buong pangalan | Dwight Filley Davis, Sr. |
|---|---|
| Bansa | Padron:U.S. |
| Ipinanganak | 5 Hulyo 1879 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Kamatayan | 28 Nobyembre 1945 (edad 66) St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
| Naging propesyonal | 1895 (amateur tour) |
| Pagretiro | 1902 |
| Mga laro | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Singles | |
| Rekord sa karera | Padron:Format numeric span |
| Pinakamataas na pagraranggo | No. 5 (1900, Karoly Mazak)[1] |
| Resulta sa Grand Slam Singles | |
| US Open | F (1898, 1899) |
| Iba pang torneyo | |
| Olympic Games | 2R (1904) |
| Doubles | |
| Rekord sa karera | Padron:Format numeric span |
| Resulta sa Grand Slam Doubles | |
| Wimbledon | F (1901) |
| US Open | W (1899, 1900, 1901) |
| Other Doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | QF (1904) |
| Team Competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (1900, 1902) |
Dwight Filley Davis | |
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| 49th United States Secretary of War | |
| Nasa puwesto 14 Oktubre 1925 – 4 Marso 1929 | |
| Pangulo | Calvin Coolidge |
| Nakaraang sinundan | John W. Weeks |
| Sinundan ni | James W. Good |
| Governor-General of the Philippines | |
| Nasa puwesto 8 Hulyo 1929 – 9 Enero 1932 | |
| Pangulo | Herbert Hoover |
| Nakaraang sinundan | Eugene Allen Gilmore (acting) |
| Sinundan ni | Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.
George C. Butte (acting) |
| Pansariling detalye | |
| Ipinanganak | Dwight Filley Davis 5 Hulyo 1879 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Namatay | 28 Nobyembre 1945 (edad 66) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Partidong pampolitika | Republican |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Washington University Law School |
| Propesyon | Politician, Tennis player |
Talambuhay Baguhin
Si Davis ay ipinanganak sa St. Louis, Missouri noong 5 Hulyo 1879. Siya ay umabot sa All-Comers final for the Men's Singles title sa US Championships noong 1898 at 1899. Siya ay katambal ni Holcombe Ward at nanalo sa Men's Doubles title sa championship sa tatlong taon mula 1899-1901. Sila ay mga runner sa Men's Doubles sa Wimbledon noong 1901. Siya ay nanalo sa American intercollegiate singles championship noong 1899 bilang estudyante ng Harvard University.
Mga sanggunian Baguhin
- ↑ Mazak, Karoly (2010). The Concise History of Tennis, p. 28.