Frank Shields - Tennis Career

Tennis Career

Between 1928 and 1945 he was ranked eight times in the U.S. Top Ten, reaching No. 1 in 1933, and No. 2 in 1930. Shields defaulted to Sidney Wood in the finals at Wimbledon in 1931 due to an ankle injury, only time in history of a Grand Slam.

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