Ernest Sutter

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Ernest Malcolm Sutter (December 2, 1916 – January 27, 1988) was an American tennis player.[1]

Ernest Sutter
Full nameErnest Malcolm Sutter
Country (sports) United States
Born(1916-12-02)December 2, 1916
DiedJanuary 27, 1988(1988-01-27) (aged 71)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
US Open2R (1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940)

The youngest of three tennis playing brothers, Sutter was a native of New Orleans and played varsity tennis for Tulane University, winning back to back NCAA singles championships in 1936 and 1937. This repeated the accomplishment of brother Cliff who also won the NCAA title twice earlier in the decade.[2]

Sutter was injured in World War II, while taking part in the North Africa campaign. He was caught in a German heavy artillery barrage near the city of Bizerte and suffered several wounds, the most serious of which was to his playing arm, effectively ending his competitive tennis career.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Ernie Sutter Tennis Victor". The New York Times. July 20, 1939.
  2. ^ "Men's Tennis History". Tulane University Athletics.
  3. ^ "Wounder Soldiers Get Best Of Care". Chattanooga Daily Times. August 28, 1943.
  4. ^ "Shell Ends Tennis Career of Sutter". New York Daily News. September 1, 1943.
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