11 Facts About Ham Richardson

Hamilton Farrar Richardson was an American tennis player, who was active in the 1950s and 1960s.

Ham Richardson earned a bachelor's degree in economics at Tulane University, where he won two NCAA Singles Championships.

Ham Richardson was named a charter member of the Tulane University Athletic Hall of Fame.

Ham Richardson was named a Rhodes scholar and earned a master's degree at Oxford University during which he achieved the US No 1 ranking, both in 1956 and 1958.

At the French championships in 1955, Richardson lost in the semifinals to Tony Trabert.

In 1956, Ham Richardson reached the Wimbledon semifinals.

At the US championships, Richardson reached the semifinals in 1952 and 1954.

At the Cincinnati Masters, Ham Richardson reached two singles finals, losing in 1950 to Glenn Bassett and in 1953 to Tony Trabert, and won two doubles titles, in 1950 with George Richards, and in 1953 with Trabert.

Ham Richardson played on seven US Davis Cup teams, including the winning Cup teams of 1954 and 1958.

Ham Richardson had three children from his first marriage, which ended in divorce.

Ham Richardson was later married to author and editor Midge Turk Richardson from 1974 until his death from complications from diabetes in 2006.