Gerald Moss

Gerald 'Jerry' H. Moss is a retired American tennis player.

Gerald Moss

Full name	Gerald H. Moss
Country (sports)	United States
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (1955)
French Open	2R (1957)
US Open	3R (1954, 1956, 1960)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1954)[1]
Wimbledon	QF (1961)[2]
US Open	F (1955)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon	3R (1956, 1962)[2]

Career

Moss was the National Boys Under 18 Champion in 1951.[3]

In 1955 Moss was runner-up at the U.S. National Championships men's doubles title at the Longwood Cricket Club in Boston with compatriot Bill Quillian after a five-set defeat to Japanese Kosei Kamo and Atsushi Miyagi. Hurricane Diane roared through New England in August 1955, flooding the tennis courts and delaying the tournament for a week. When the tournament resumed many of the leading players such as Ken Rosewall, Tony Trabert, Lew Hoad and Vic Seixas had already left which devalued the men's doubles draw.[4]

In 1954 he reached the third round of the U.S. National Championships men's singles and was beaten by Australian legend Ken Rosewall. He equaled his best Grand Slam singles performance in 1956 and 1960.

In 1992 Moss was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame.[5]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1955	U.S. Championships	Grass	Bill Quillian	Kosei Kamo Atsushi Miyagi	3–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1, 4–6

References

1. Australian Open Results Archive
2. Wimbledon Results Archive
3. "USTA Boys Tournament History". USTA. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09.
4. "Earl Flops, Tournament Moves On". September 3, 2010. Bud Collins Tennis. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
5. "Tennis Inductees". University of Miami. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.

External links

• Gerald Moss at the Association of Tennis Professionals