T. Wynn Rogers

Thomas Wynn Rogers

Personal information
Born	1919 (1919)
Died	1998 (aged 78–79)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Badminton
Medal record Men's badminton Representing United States Thomas Cup 1952 Singapore Team 1949 England Team

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

Mixed doubles

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