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in 1931, 1932, and 1934, winning 19 of 25 matches. He was left off the team in 1933, supposedly for "erratic" "playing", despite being the No. 1 ranked U.S. player for that year. Shields was the non-playing captain in 1951, when the team won four matches.
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In his later years he was frequently drunk, at which times he became destructive and bullying with his strength. After two heart attacks and a stroke, he died at 65 of a third heart attack, in a
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1464:"Bigger than life: A biography of Francis X. Shields, the last great amadeur | National Review | Find Articles at BNET"
1037:"WORLD TENNIS RANKING PROBLEM". Noel Dickson, The Herald (Melbourne). No. 16, 953. Victoria, Australia. 17 September 1931. p. 3.
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1046:"WORLD TENNIS RANKING PROBLEM". The Herald (Melbourne). No. 16, 953. Victoria, Australia. 17 September 1931. p. 3.
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in the final. Shields reached the fourth round at the 1933
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player of the 1920s and 1930s, and an actor known for
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The Best Guide Ever to Palm Springs Celebrity Homes
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1056:"Big Bill Tilden is Second Only to Henri Cochet"
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23:. For the Australian film and TV director, see
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819:Marino Torlonia, 4th prince of Civitella-Cesi
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1320:. Horatio Limburger Oglethorpe. p. 37.
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1079:. Boston: Barre Publishers. p. 108.
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287:Francis Xavier Alexander Shields Sr.
54:Francis Xavier Alexander Shields Sr.
1525:Association of Tennis Professionals
1146:"Men's and Women's Year-End Top-10"
1099:"Men's and Women's Year-End Top-10"
2852:Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers
847:Cristiana Marina Shields (b. 1943)
449:in a close four set semifinal and
391:at Roland Garros where he lost to
347:U.S. National Tennis Championships
341:in the semifinal. Shields lost to
329:Shields was runner-up in the 1929
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3596:20th-century American male actors
3576:Tennis players from New York City
1581:International Tennis Hall of Fame
1497:International Tennis Hall of Fame
1256:Graham, Sheilah (July 24, 1937).
1166:. January 1, 1934. Archived from
1160:"Recovery: Man of the Year, 1933"
970:International Tennis Hall of Fame
964:International Tennis Hall of Fame
831:Spanish Infanta Beatriz de Borbón
815:Marina Torlonia di Civitella-Cesi
407:(Long Island) on grass defeating
27:. For the Oregon politician, see
934:– 1937 – as Waldo Bottomley, Jr.
918:– 1935 as outer office secretary
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255:Grand Slam mixed doubles results
127:Right-handed (1-handed backhand)
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1511:International Tennis Federation
345:in the third round of the 1929
3591:Male actors from New York City
1286:A Terrible Splendor: Three ...
1192:A Terrible Splendor: Three ...
968:Shields was inducted into the
958:– 1938 – as assistant director
942:– 1937 – as Jack Matthews. Jr.
403:in the final. He also won the
326:in a long five set semifinal.
16:Amateur American tennis player
1:
3038:Monique Kalkman-Van Den Bosch
1283:Fisher, Marshall Jon (2010).
1260:. Courant.com. Archived from
1189:Fisher, Marshall Jon (2010).
838:Francis Xavier Alexander, Jr.
3566:American male tennis players
1438:"Blaine, Katharine Mortimer"
1222:Hart, Jeffrey Peter (2008).
1017:United States Davis Cup team
1001:Mixed doubles finalist, 1930
950:– 1937 – as well-dressed man
419:on grass, where he defeated
3571:Mortimer family of New York
1342:"Frank Shields Is Divorced"
910:– 1935 as Lieutenant Arnold
712:Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)
435:in the final in four sets.
417:Newport Casino Invitational
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230:Grand Slam doubles results
178:Grand Slam singles results
29:Frank Shields (politician)
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926:– 1936 – as Tony Schwerke
431:resort, Shields defeated
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21:Francis Alexander Shields
3529:Walter Clopton Wingfield
3424:William McChesney Martin
2901:Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman
1316:Meeks, Eric G. (2014) .
804:Palm Springs, California
468:In 1935 Shields won the
372:in the singles final of
335:Toronto Lawn Tennis Club
25:Frank Shields (director)
3108:Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
3087:Margaret Osborne duPont
3003:Evonne Goolagong Cawley
2810:Molla Bjurstedt Mallory
2680:Kathleen McKane Godfree
1385:Staff (April 6, 1947).
3459:Mary Ewing Outerbridge
3150:Chantal Vandierendonck
1603:Manuel Alonso Areizaga
1013:Doubles finalist, 1933
1007:Singles finalist, 1931
995:Singles finalist, 1930
989:Singles Champion, 1930
931:Affairs of Cappy Ricks
584:8–10, 6–1, 4–6, 14–16
529:Singles (2 runners-up)
470:Ojai Tennis Tournament
455:Pinehurst Country Club
405:Southampton Invitation
351:Southampton Invitation
3375:Robert Walter Johnson
2652:Marion Jones Farquhar
1813:Robert Lindley Murray
1134:https://hoteldel.com/
974:Newport, Rhode Island
705:13–11, 7–9, 7–9, 3–6
624:Doubles (1 runner-up)
423:in the semifinal and
411:in the semifinal and
333:Championships at the
59:Country (sports)
3129:Margaret Smith Court
2757:Lesley Turner Bowrey
2624:Dorothy Bundy Cheney
2566:Court tennis players
1964:Malcolm Greene Chace
1470:on February 28, 2009
1387:"S.G. Mortimer Dies"
1170:on November 12, 2010
1062:, November 27, 1930.
1060:The Montreal Gazette
1019:member 1931–32, 1934
503:He competed for the
389:French Championships
170:Highest ranking
3522:Dennis Van der Meer
3073:Martina Navratilova
2922:Sarah Palfrey Cooke
2796:Maud Barger-Wallach
2771:Nancye Wynne Bolton
1904:Gottfried von Cramm
1132:Hotel de Coronado.
955:The Goldwyn Follies
907:Murder in the Fleet
313:The Daily Telegraph
111:1926 (amateur tour)
89:New York City, U.S.
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2574:Pierre Etchebaster
2423:Nicola Pietrangeli
2311:Yevgeny Kafelnikov
2195:R. Norris Williams
2090:Maurice McLoughlin
1442:The New York Times
1391:The New York Times
1346:The New York Times
1120:Pinehurst Tennis.
749:U.S. Championships
663:U.S. Championships
565:U.S. Championships
495:in straight sets.
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154:Career record
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309:A. Wallis Myers
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2880:Darlene Hard
2831:Mabel Cahill
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2528:Tony Trabert
2472:Pete Sampras
2458:Ken Rosewall
2451:Andy Roddick
2409:Rafael Osuna
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2388:Ilie Năstase
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2248:Boris Becker
2234:Andre Agassi
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1806:Ken McGregor
1785:René Lacoste
1764:Harry Hopman
1722:Neale Fraser
1673:Henri Cochet
1638:Jean Borotra
1624:Bunny Austin
1617:Mal Anderson
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3417:Dan Maskell
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3284:Mike Davies
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1750:Bryan Grant
1743:Arthur Gore
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613:Sidney Wood
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362:Sidney Wood
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324:Jack Wright
320:George Lott
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3545:Categories
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3480:Gene Scott
3466:Brad Parks
3452:Original 9
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3319:David Gray
3228:Vic Braden
3193:Russ Adams
3143:May Sutton
2887:Doris Hart
2845:Lottie Dod
2507:Randy Snow
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2493:Vic Seixas
2444:Tony Roche
2430:Pat Rafter
2346:Ivan Lendl
2297:David Hall
2255:Björn Borg
2076:Art Larsen
1855:Fred Perry
1258:"Proquest"
1025:References
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880:Later life
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646:Opponents
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83:1909-11-18
2339:Rod Laver
2318:Jan Kodeš
1992:John Doeg
1950:Don Budge
1943:Karl Behr
1799:Gene Mako
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976:in 1964.
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580:John Doeg
548:Opponent
505:Davis Cup
499:Davis Cup
474:Gene Mako
463:Wimbledon
374:Wimbledon
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339:John Doeg
276:Davis Cup
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236:Wimbledon
198:Wimbledon
3403:Al Laney
3333:Gustaf V
2041:Joe Hunt
1757:Lew Hoad
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493:Syd Levy
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