Vic Seixas

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

Seixas was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was raised Jewish. He studied at William Penn Charter School. After serving in World War II, he studied at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)

In 1951, Seixas was ranked No. 4 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, and was also cited as being the World No. 1 in newspaper Reading Eagle the same year.

Before his death, he was the oldest living male Grand Slam singles champion.

Seixas died on July 5, 2024 in Mill Valley, California at the age of 100.

References

Other websites
ITF – Player profile 
Davis Cup bio 
International Tennis Hall of Fame
Prominent members of Chi Psi
Alpha Sigma of Chi Psi at UNC 

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