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T. Wynn Rogers

American badminton player (1919–1998)

Summary

American badminton player (1919–1998)

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Thomas Wynn Rogers (1919–1998) was an American badminton player who won numerous U.S. national titles from the late 1940s to the mid-1960s.

Career

Primarily a doubles player, the tall, rangy Rogers swept all available doubles events (Men’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles, and Senior [age 40+] Men’s Doubles) at the U.S. Open Championships of 1961 and 1962. He was a runner-up in both Men’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles at the prestigious All-England Championships in 1949. Rogers was ranked first in U.S. men's doubles for seventeen consecutive seasons (1948–1964), the last fourteen of these with his longtime partner Joe Alston. He was a leading player on the 1952 U.S. Thomas Cup (men’s international) team which finished second in the then triennial world team competition. In 1956 Rogers was among the initial class of inductees into the U.S. Badminton Hall of Fame, now called the Walk of Fame.

Achievements

International tournaments (7 titles, 5 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent
1949	All England Open	USA David G. Freeman	MAS Ooi Teik Hock
MAS Teoh Seng Khoon	5–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1955	U.S. Open	USA Joe Alston	MAS Eddy Choong
CAN T. Darryl Thompson	15–6, 12–15, 15–8	Winner
1958	U.S. Open	USA Bob Williams	DEN Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen
DEN Finn Kobberø	1–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1959	U.S. Open	USA Joe Alston	MAS Lim Say Hup
MAS Teh Kew San	5–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1961	U.S. Open	USA Joe Alston	USA Michael Hartgrove
USA Alan Mahaffey	15–8, 15–9	Winner
1962	U.S. Open	USA Joe Alston	INA Ferry Sonneville
INA Tan Joe Hok	15–12, 7–15, 15–6	Winner
1964	U.S. Open	USA Joe Alston	USA Michael Hartgrove
USA Jim Poole	15–2, 12–15, 15–10	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent
1949	All England Open	ENG Queenie Allen	USA Clinton Stephens
USA Patricia Stephens	5–15, 15–2, 12–15	Runner-up
1954	U.S. Open	USA Loma Smith	USA Joe Alston
USA Lois Alston	10–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1955	U.S. Open	USA Dorothy Hann	USA Joe Alston
USA Lois Alston	8–15, 15–11, 15–9	Winner
1961	U.S. Open	USA Judy Hashman	USA Joe Alston
USA Lois Alston	18–13, 15–2	Winner
1962	U.S. Open	USA Judy Hashman	USA Joe Alston
USA Helen Tibbetts	15–4, 15–7	Winner

Summary

Tournament	Event	Year
US Open	Men's Doubles	1955, 1961, 1962, 1964
Mixed Doubles	1955, 1961, 1962
US Championships	Men's Doubles	1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953
Mixed Doubles	1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952

References

"Orange County Badminton Club: 2006 USA Nationals - Past champions".
Herbert Scheele, ed. The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1970, (J.A. Jennings LTD, Canterbury, Kent, England, 1970). 161, 164.
"USA Badminton Walk of Fame Plaza".

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