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Vic Seixas

tennis player

Elias Victor Seixas Jr. ( SAY-shəs; August 30, 1923 – July 5, 2024) was an American tennis player.

Seixas was ranked in the top ten in the U.S. on 13 occasions from 1942 to 1956. In 1951, Seixas was ranked No. 4 amateur in the world, two spots below Dick Savitt, while he was No. 1 in the U.S. ranking, one spot ahead of Savitt. In 1953, Seixas was ranked No. 3 in the world by Lance Tingay. In 1954, Seixas was ranked amateur number one by Harry Hopman.

In his career, Seixas won 15 Major championships. He won both Wimbledon and the US Open in singles. He also won the Australian Open, French Open (twice), and US Open (twice) in doubles, and the French Open, Wimbledon (four times), and US Open (three times) in mixed doubles.

Seixas was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic Hall of Fame, the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame, and the Southern Conference Hall of Fame.

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American tennis player

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    Vic Seixas tennis player, known for american tennis player, died on 2024-07-05. Elias Victor Seixas Jr. ( SAY-shəs; August 30, 1923 – July 5, 2024) was an American tennis player.

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When was Vic Seixas born?
Vic Seixas was born on 1923-07-05.
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American tennis player
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Vic Seixas died on 2024-01-01.

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