death_place death_date birth_place birth_date article_title name
monterrey , united states 13 august 1935 san francisco , united states 2 july 1873 george f. whitney
 george f. whitney
george f. whitney

george f. whitney -lrb- july 2 , 1873 -- august 13 , 1935 -rrb- was an american male tennis player .
he won the singles title at the pacific coast championships four times .
his first two titles , in 1897 and 1899 , where when the tournament was played in san rafael , california , while his title wins in 1900 and 1901 took place when the event was hosted in berkeley , california .
in 1897 he defeated his brother robert in the all-comers final to reach the challenge round against samuel hardy .
together they won the doubles title in 1896 and 1900 .
whitney retired from active tennis in 1902 on doctor 's orders due to angina pectoris .
