{{short description|American tennis player}} {{for|the Canadian chemist|Robert J. LeRoy}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}} {{Infobox tennis biography |name =Robert LeRoy |fullname = |image =Robert leroy 1904.jpg |caption =LeRoy in 1904 |country = {{USA}} |birth_date = February 7, 1885 |birth_place = New York City |death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|1946|9|7|1885|2|7}} |death_place = New York City |height = |turnedpro = 1901<small> (amateur tour)</small> |retired = 1931 |plays = |college = Columbia University |highestsinglesranking = |AustralianOpenresult = |FrenchOpenresult = |Wimbledonresult = |USOpenresult = F (1907) |Othertournaments = |Olympicsresult = |AustralianOpenDoublesresult = |FrenchOpenDoublesresult = |WimbledonDoublesresult = |USOpenDoublesresult = |OthertournamentsDoubles = |OlympicsDoublesresult = |Mixed = <!-- adds mixed information--> |mixedrecord = |mixedtitles = |AustralianOpenMixedresult = |FrenchOpenMixedresult = |WimbledonMixedresult = |USOpenMixedresult = |OthertournamentsMixedDoubles = |OlympicMixedDoublesresult = | medaltemplates-expand = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalSilver | 1904 St. Louis | Singles}} {{MedalSilver |1904 St. Louis | Doubles}} }}
'''Robert LeRoy''' (February 7, 1885 – September 7, 1946) was a tennis player from New York City in the United States who won two medals at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis. He won a Silver medal in both the men's singles event and the men's doubles tournament, partnering Alphonzo Bell.<ref name="sportsreference">[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417235223/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/robert-leroy-1.html Sports Reference Olympics Profile]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/2770 |title=Robert LeRoy |work=Olympedia |access-date=February 21, 2021}}</ref>
==Tennis career== He played collegiate tennis at Columbia University, where in 1904 and 1906, he won the National Collegiate Athletic Association singles championship.
In 1907, he was a singles finalist at the U.S. National Championships, now known as the US Open. In the semi-finals against Henry Mollenhauer, LeRoy trailed 2 sets to 1 and 5–2, and Mollenhauer had two match points. A questionable line call and his opponent suffering from cramps allowed LeRoy to reach the final,<ref name="bklyn">{{cite web|title=28 Aug 1907, Page 17, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|url=https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/57652457/|website=bklyn.newspapers.com}}</ref> where he lost in straight sets to eventual seven times champion William Larned.<ref name="talbert">{{cite book|last=Talbert|first=Bill|author-link=Bill Talbert|title=Tennis Observed|year=1967|publisher=Barre Publishers|location=Boston|page=79|oclc=172306}}</ref>
At the tournament now known as the Cincinnati Masters, he won three consecutive singles titles (1907–1909) and reached another singles final (1906). In doubles, he won two titles (1904 and 1905, both with Raymond D. Little) and reached another doubles final (1907 with Irving Wright). In mixed doubles in Cincinnati, he won the title in 1904 with Winona Closterman and reached two other mixed doubles finals (1905 with Helen Homans and 1907 with Marjorie Dodd).<ref>Smith, Phillip S. (2012). [http://assets.usta.com/assets/663/15/Compendium_2012_Final_Web_Version_%281%29.pdf "From Club Court to Center Court: The Evolution of Tennis in Cincinnati"], 2012 Edition.</ref>
== Grand Slam finals ==
===Singles: (1 runner-up)=== {| class='sortable wikitable' !Result !Year !style="width:190px"|Championship !Surface !style="width:130px"|Opponent !style="width:105px" class="unsortable"|Score |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || 1907 || style="background:#ccf;"|U.S. National Championships || Grass || {{flagicon|USA|1896}} William Larned|| 2–6, 2–6, 4–6 |}
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