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Eugene McCauliff

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Eugene Henry McCauliff (January 24, 1909 – August 13, 1984) was an American tennis player.

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Based in Yonkers, McCauliff played collegiate tennis for Fordham University.[1]

McCauliff was a four-time national indoor doubles champion and featured at Wimbledon in 1930.

His best performance at the U.S. national championships was a third round appearance in 1933, which he almost repeated the next year, pushing number two seed Wilmer Allison to five sets in a second round match. Allison went on to reach the final.[2]

At the Cincinnati Open, he made two appearances (1936 and 1937), amassed a 6-2 singles record, and reached the quarterfinals both years.

At the Mason & Dixon tournament in 1932 he had an upset win over U.S. Davis Cup player John Van Ryn.[3]

In 1940 he was married to wife Katherryn (nee Hernan).[4]

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