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Frederick Beasley Alexander (b. August 14, 1880 in
Seabright, New Jersey|Seabright, New Jersey; d.
March 3, 1969 in Beverly Hills, California) was a
top-ranked tennis in the early 20th century.

The right-handed Alexander in 1908 became the
first foreigner to win singles at the Australian 
championships, the amateur precursor to the
Australian Open.  He then teamed with the man he
defeated in the final, Norman Brookes, to win the
doubles.  

Alexander attended Princeton University and won
the NCAA|Intercollegiate doubles championship in
1900 and the singles in 1901.  Between 1904 and
1918, he was a U.S. top ten player at year's end
six times and attained a career high ranking in
1908 of U.S. No. 3 (world rankings were not kept
at the time).  He was a finalist in doubles at the
U.S. championships, precursor to the U.S. Open
(tennis)|U.S. Open, seven straight times beginning
in 1905.  He and partner Harold Hackett won the
U.S. doubles each year from 1907 to 1910. 
Alexander at age 37 won again in 1917, partnering
Harold Throckmorton.  

Alexander was inducted into the International
Tennis Hall of Fame in 1961.


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*http://www.tennisfame.com/enshrinees/fred_alexand
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