Albert Empie Wright
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Albert Empie Wright born (19 July 1912 – January 1960) was an American tennis player then later lawyer. He was a quarter finalist at the 1888 U.S. National Championships. He was active from 1886 to 1899 where contested 13 career finals and won 3 singles titles.
Career
Albert Empie Wright was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States on 18 September 1867. He played his first tournament in 1886 at the national Intercollegiate Championships where he lost in the first round to Valentine Gill Hall. In 1887 he played at the U.S. National Championships where he was beaten in the first round by Quincy Shaw. In 1888 he reached his first tournament final at the Bergen County Open where he lost to Oliver Samuel Campbell.
He won his first singles title in 1890 at Southern Championships, he then won the Magnolia Springs Open in (1891), and the Gulf Coast Championships in (1892). In addition he was a finalist at the Tropical Championships (1889, 1891), the New Jersey State Championships (1890), the Middle States Championships (1890), the Tuxedo Open (1891), Southern Championships (1891, 1892), and the Gulf Coast Championships in (1893). In 1899 Albert played his final singles event at the Niagara International Tournament in Canada where he reached the semi-finals.
His younger brother Marion Randolph Wright was also a notable tennis player.
Career finals
=Singles (13), titles (3), runners up (10)=
(*) Denotes All-Comers final (w.o.) denotes walkover.
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| 1. | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 16‑Aug‑1887 | Narragansette Pier Open | Narragansett | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Walter V. R. Berry | 3–6, 2–6, 2–6. |
| 1. | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 7‑Jul‑1888 | Bergen County Open | Englewood | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Oliver Campbell | 2–6, 5–7, 6–4, 4–6. |
| 2. | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 9‑Mar‑1889 | style="background:#dfe2e9"|Tropical Championships * | St. Augustine | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Oliver Campbell | 2–6, 5–7, 6–4, 4–6. |
| 3. | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 16‑Aug‑1887 | style="background:#dfe2e9"|Tropical Championships * | St. Augustine | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Oliver Campbell | 2–6, 5–7, 6–4, 4–6. |
| 1. | style="background:#98FB98;" |Win | 25-May-1890 | style="background:#dfe2e9"|Southern Championships | Baltimore | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Fred Mansfield | ?. |
| 4. | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 12‑Jun‑1890 | style="background:#dfe2e9"|Middle States Championships | Rochester | Grass | {{flagicon|USA}} Howard Taylor | 2–6, 5–7, 6–4, 4–6. |
| 5. | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 28‑Jun‑1890 | style="background:#dfe2e9"|New Jersey Championships | South Orange | Grass | {{flagicon|USA}} Clarence Hobart | w.o. |
| 2. | style="background:#98FB98;" |Win | 8-Mar-1891 | Magnolia Springs Open | Magnolia Springs | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} J.B. Baumgarten | 6–2, 6–4, 7–5. |
| 6.{{cite news |title=Tropical Tennis Championship |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/168340499/?terms=Albert%20Wright%2C%20Tropical%20Championships&match=1 |access-date=26 August 2023 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |publisher=The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com |date=16 Mar 1891 |location=Philadelphia |page=3|url-access=subscription}} | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 15‑Mar‑1891 | style="background:#dfe2e9"|Tropical Championships | St. Augustine | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Oliver Campbell | 8–10, 1–6, 5–7. |
| 7. | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 22‑May‑1891 | style="background:#dfe2e9"|Southern Championships | Washington | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Edward L. Hall | 1–6, 0–6, 5–7. |
| 8. | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 13‑Jun‑1891 | Tuxedo Park Open | Tuxedo Park | Grass | {{flagicon|USA}} Edward L. Hall | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 0–6. |
| 9. | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 30‑May‑1892 | style="background:#dfe2e9"|Southern Championships | Washington | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Edward L. Hall | 6–4, 2–6, 0–6, 6–2, 0–6. |
| 10. | style="background:#98FB98;" |Win | 1-Apr-1892 | style="background:#dfe2e9"|Gulf Coast Championships | |Tampa | Hard | {{flagicon|ENG}} Charles Grinstead | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2. |
| 11.{{cite news |title=Tennis Tournament Ended: Wrenn Wins Gulf Coast Championship from Wright |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/430703771/?terms=Gulf%20Coast%20Championships%2C%20tennis&match=1 |access-date=26 August 2023 |work=The Boston Globe |publisher=The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com |date=26 Mar 1893 |location=Boston |page=2|url-access=subscription}} | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 16‑Jul‑1893 | style="background:#dfe2e9"|Gulf Coast Championships | Tampa | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Wrenn | 2–6, 2–6, 2–6. |
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Category:19th-century American sportsmen