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Clarence "Nick" Carter of San Francisco, California, was a top-level amateur tennis player in the 1940s and 1950s. In 1948, Carter was the runner-up at the U.S. Clay Court Championships (falling to Richard "Pancho" Gonzalez in the final) and reached the round of 16 at the U.S. National Championships. Carter won the singles championship at the Cincinnati Masters in 1946, defeating Filipino Davis Cupper Felicisimo Ampon in the Round of 16, Earl Cochell in the quarterfinals, George Ball of El Paso, Texas, in the semifinals and George Richards, of San Diego, California, in the final. He also won the doubles title in Cincinnati that year with Norman Brooks of San Francisco, California.〔Smith, Phillip S. (From Club Court to Center Court: The Evolution of Professional Tennis in Cincinnati ); pp23, 245〕 Carter also won the Northern California tennis title three times and the Oregon state title in 1942 & 1953. He was enshrined into the USTA/Northern California Section Hall of Fame in 1993. Carter's daughter, Denise Carter-Triolo, also played on the tennis circuit. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nick Carter (tennis)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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