William Donald McNeill (April 30, 1918 - November 28, 1996) was an American male tennis player. He was born in Chicksha, Oklahoma and died in Vero Beach, Florida, United States. April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Vero Beach has been the Spring training home of the Los Angeles Dodgers since 1948 Vero Beach is a city located in Indian River County, Florida. ...
In 1939 he became the second American to win the French championships (after Don Budge). Only seven American men in the history of the French Open have won the singles title. The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held from the middle of May to the beginning of June in Paris, France, and is the second of the worlds Grand Slam tournaments. ... John Donald Budge (June 13, 1915 - January 26, 2000) was a champion tennis player who became famous as the first man to win in a single year the four tournaments that the Grand Slam of tennis comprises. ...
He was named to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1965. The International Tennis Hall of Fame is a not-for-profit tennis museum at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. It maintains a Hall of Fame for prominent personalities and players from the tennis world. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ...
It is held annually in August/September and the main tournament consists of five championships: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles and mixed doubles, with additional tournaments for junior and senior players.
Since 1978, the tournament has been held the hard court tennis courts at Flushing Meadows in New York.
The open era began in 1968 when all five events were merged into the US Open at the West Side Tennis Club[?] in Forest Hills, Queens[?], New York.
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