Martin, Alastair

Alastair Bradley Martin
Born: March 11, 1915
Hometown: New York, New York, United States
Citizenship: United States
Handed: Right
Inducted: 1974

Tournament Record
U.S. Amateur Court     Singles     1933, 1941, 50-56
Doubles     1948, 51, 53, 54, 56, 57, 62, 66, 70, 71

Contributions
U.S.T.A.     President     1969, 70
Vice President     1967, 68

Eastern Tennis Association     Founder

A mild yet determined man, Alastair Bradley Martin qualified for 1973 induction to the Hall of Fame on two counts: He was a progressive vice president and president of the USTA during the critical transition period between the amateur and open eras. And he was one of the finest of all court tennis players U.S. amateur champion in singles eight times, doubles 10 times. He also challenged the great pro Pierre Etchebaster (a fellow Hall of Fame member) for Etchebaster’s world title, vainly in 1950 and 1952.

Alastair was a good enough lawn tennis player to have competed in the U.S. Championships at Forest Hills several times before and after World War II. As vice president of the USTA in 1967 and 1968, he worked closely with president Bob Kelleher, advocating, with the British, the revolutionary adoption of open tennis.

He was USTA president in the trying days of 1969-70 as the game became professionalized, and the amateur associations maintained their standing. He founded the Eastern Tennis Patrons in 1951 and served as president of the National Tennis Foundation. A New Yorker, he was born there March 11, 1915, and resides in Katonah, NY.

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