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Gardnar Mulloy (Gardnar Putnam Mulloy) was born on 22 November, 1913 in Washington, D.C., U.S., is an American tennis player. Discover Gardnar Mulloy's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 102 years old?
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Gardnar Putnam Mulloy |
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102 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio |
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22 November 1913 |
Birthday |
22 November |
Birthplace |
Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Date of death |
14 November, 2016 |
Died Place |
Miami, Florida, U.S. |
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United States
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Gardnar Mulloy Height, Weight & Measurements
At 102 years old, Gardnar Mulloy height is 6ft 1in .
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Gardnar Mulloy Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Gardnar Mulloy worth at the age of 102 years old? Gardnar Mulloy’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from United States. We have estimated Gardnar Mulloy's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Gardnar Putnam "Gar" Mulloy (November 22, 1913 – November 14, 2016) was a U.S. No. 1 tennis player primarily known for playing in doubles matches with partner Billy Talbert.
Mulloy was a 1936 graduate of the University of Miami, and tennis coach at the school.
He also was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.
He recruited to Miami and played doubles with George Toley, who went on to win 10 NCAA team titles at the University of Southern California.
Probably Mulloy's greatest contribution to tennis was advancing the popularity of senior tennis.
He played the senior circuit around the world into his nineties, and established the Mulloy Cup for international competition between men tennis players 80 years of age and over.
He won over 127 national championships and 25 international titles in 75 years of playing competitive tennis.
In 1938, Mulloy married Madeleine L. Cheney (1917–1993), with whom he had two daughters, Diane Mulloy Mazzone and Janice Mulloy Poindexter.
The pair of Mulloy and Talbert won the U.S. men's doubles title in 1942, 1945, 1946, and 1948.
Segura won three straight NCAA singles titles in 1943, 1944, and 1945.
Mulloy won the Newport Casino Championships in 1946 defeating Ted Schroeder in the final in four sets.
Mulloy was a Davis Cup team member in 1946, 1948–1950, 1952–53 and 1957, winning the Cup on three occasions against Australia.
His Davis Cup record stands at 11 wins and 3 losses.
Segura went on to enjoy a successful professional tennis career, competing against the top touring professional players from 1947 until his retirement in 1962.
He reached the U.S. No. 1 ranking the same year and was ranked world No. 6 by Harry Hopman in 1947 and world No. 7 by American Lawn Tennis Magazine in 1949.
Mulloy reached the U.S. Championships men's singles final in 1952, losing to second-seeded Frank Sedgman in three straight sets.
He also won the Wimbledon doubles with Budge Patty in 1957, at age 43.
Mulloy wrote an autobiography, The Will To Win, that was published in 1960.
Mulloy was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame in 1967 as part of its inaugural class of inductees.
Mulloy, who served as the commanding officer of USS LST-32 during World War II in the Mediterranean Theater, was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1972.
As of 2006, Mulloy was still participating in and winning senior matches.
He married his second wife, Jacqueline Mayer, in 2008, when he was 95 years old.
Mulloy was a vegetarian and avoided alcohol, coffee, sugary drinks and tea.
In 2009, he released an update to his autobiography, titled As It Was, with an introduction by Billie Jean King.
According to the book, Mulloy is enshrined in a record nine Halls of Fame.
He was born in Washington, D.C., and turned 100 in November 2013.
During his career he won five Grand Slam doubles tournaments and was a member of the winning Davis Cup team on three occasions.
Mulloy played collegiate tennis for the Miami Hurricanes at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida.
While he was the tennis coach at the University of Miami, Mulloy recruited Pancho Segura for the tennis team.
In 2015 Mulloy was awarded a French Legion of Honor knighthood for his service in the US Navy in relation to operations in Italy and Provence.
As such he became the oldest first time recipient of the order ever since it was created by Napoleon.
Mulloy died in Miami on November 14, 2016, from stroke complications, aged 102, survived by his second wife, his daughters, four grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.