About Sylvester Smith
Sylvester Smith was a tennis player and dentist.
Dr Sylvester B Smith was an American black tennis player. He won the 1919 ATA Championships and also the Penn Tennis Open Championship.
Smith was based in New York and also won the 1929 National Colored Doubles Title as well as the 1930 New England Tennis Championship. From 1917–1929, he was the co-holder of the national men's doubles championships title. In 1959, Smith served as the president of the American Tennis Association.
Outside of tennis, Smith worked as a dentist in Philadelphia, where he died in 1969.
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Who was Sylvester Smith?
tennis player (-1969)
When did Sylvester Smith die?
Sylvester Smith died in 1969.
What was Sylvester Smith's occupation?
Sylvester Smith was a tennis player and dentist.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Sylvester Smith (tennis)
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