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Elia Fottrell

Elia Fottrell (1893–1974) was an American tennis player. He was from California. He was ambidextrous and could play with the racket in either hand. Fottrell reached the semifinals in the 1914 U.S. Championships singles, beating Nat Niles and Gus Touchard before losing easily to R. Norris Williams.

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Elia Fottrell
Full nameElia Francis Fottrell
Country (sports) United States
Born(1893-02-03)February 3, 1893
California, United States
DiedSeptember 15, 1974(1974-09-15) (aged 81) 1234
San Mateo, California, United States
Turned pro1913 (amateur tour)
Retired1916
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenSF (1914)

Elia Fottrell (1893–1974) was an American tennis player. He was from California. He was ambidextrous and could play with the racket in either hand.5 Fottrell reached the semifinals in the 1914 U.S. Championships singles, beating Nat Niles and Gus Touchard before losing easily to R. Norris Williams.6

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  2. "Elia Fottrell". Ancestry.
  3. "Elia Francis Fottrell". Tennis Archives.
  4. "Search results". Findmypast.
  5. "19 Aug 1914, Page 19, Surprises mark tennis matches in Meadow club tournament". bklyn.newspapers.com.
  6. Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed. Boston: Barre Publishers. p. 92. OCLC 172306.