Grant Golden


Grant Golden was an American former amateur tennis player in the 1940s and 1950s.
Golden was ranked in the U.S. top 10 in singles in 1953, 1956, and 1957, and was ranked # 2 in the U.S. in doubles in 1953.

Tennis career

Golden played collegiate tennis from 1948 to 1951 at Northwestern University, where he was Big Ten Conference singles and doubles champion in 1950, and named an All American. He earned his doubles title with Bill Landin. He won the Illinois State Singles Championship 13 times, and the Western Indoor Singles Championship 10 consecutive times.
Golden won the United States National Indoor Doubles championship in 1957 and 1958, and the United States National Clay Court Doubles championship in 1952, 1953, and 1959.
At the Cincinnati Masters, Golden won three consecutive doubles titles: in 1956, in 1957, and in 1958. He also reached the doubles final in 1951 and in 1959.
In singles in Cincinnati, he was a finalist in 1957 ; a semifinalist in 1951, 1952, and 1956; and a quarterfinalist in 1949. He also reached the Round of 16 in 1950, and in 1958.

Davis Cup

Golden was 2–1 in Davis Cup play in 1957.

Maccabiah Games

Golden, who was Jewish, competed in the 1953 Maccabiah Games, winning gold medals in men's singles,, men's doubles with partner Pablo Eisenberg, and mixed doubles with partner Anita Kanter.

Halls of Fame

Golden was inducted into the Northwestern University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998.
Grant was also inducted into the USTA Midwest Section Hall of Fame.
He was inducted in 2014 into the Chicago Tennis Hall of Fame.