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Wilmer Lawson Allison Junior (born December 8, 1904 - died April 20, 1977) was the top-ranked American tennis player during the mid-1930s.

Right-handed, Allison's greatest triumph was winning the 1935 U.S. Championship singles, defeating Fred Perry in the semi-finals 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 and Sidney Wood in the finals 6-2, 6-2, 6-3. He had previously lost to Perry 8-6 in the fifth set in the 1934 finals. He was ranked U.S. No. 1 both years and World No. 4 in 1932 and 1935.

At Wimbledon, Allison lost the 1930 title to Bill Tilden. As a doubles player with partner Johnny Van Ryn, Allison won the 1929 and 1930 Wimbledon and 1935 U.S. doubles championships.

At 5'11, 155 lbs., Allison played a total of 44 matches, 29 in doubles with Van Ryn, in Davis Cup for the United States, the third most of any player behind John McEnroe and Vic Seixas. He won 32 of those matches but never the cup.

At the University of Texas at Austin, Allison was the Intercollegiate tennis champion in 1927. Allison's last major tournament was a 1936 quarter-final loss to Bunny Austin.

During World War Two, Allison was a colonel in the United States Army Air Forces. He was inducted in the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1963.

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