Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Robert Bennett (tennis)


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The result was delete.  MBisanz  talk 18:19, 14 August 2021 (UTC)

Robert Bennett (tennis)

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Unreferenced article since its creation in 2015. In a WP:BEFORE search I was unable to verify that this person played in the 1942 US Open. It's possible I may have missed something, but it looks like the subject fails WP:SIGCOV and WP:NSPORTS. 4meter4 (talk) 03:28, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Tennis-related deletion discussions. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 03:49, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 03:54, 6 August 2021 (UTC)

* Keep: As per above, he qualifies by way of participation in the US Open. --Whiteguru (talk) 05:33, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep: Took a bit but I found this stats site. He played in the main draw of the US Open, which confers notability per WP:NTENNIS. Curbon7 (talk) 05:17, 6 August 2021 (UTC) I'm striking my vote per below; however, I won't re-!vote since I'm not sure whether or not NTENNIS is now applicable here. Curbon7 (talk) 12:11, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Pennsylvania-related deletion discussions.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 06:58, 6 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Keep per Curbon7; meets WP:NTENNIS on that basis Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 06:59, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete - NTENNIS appears to be failed as per below. Not seeing any evidence of WP:GNG, appears to be a non-notable player of the amateur era. If ATD must be considered, then maybe redirect to 1942 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 14:26, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment: WP:NTENNIS says notability comes from competing "in one of the highest-level professional tournaments", with the US Open mentioned as an example. But in 1942 the US Open was an amateur tournament; it did not admit professionals until 1968. See US Open (tennis). So I question whether mere participation in 1942 would establish notability. --RL0919 (talk) 04:10, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * , It seems this came up in a discussion at 9 years ago, but it was inconclusive. This AfD pretty much hinges on whether amateur era US Open would count or not. Someone at WP:WikiProject Tennis may know the answer. Curbon7 (talk) 04:50, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks. In that case, delete. If we are going to override WP:GNG based on someone losing a single match in an amateur tournament, then there should be an explicit consensus for that as a guideline. The older discussion doesn't show that, and I would not want to rely on the opinion of whoever might happen to reply at a WikiProject talk page on short notice. --RL0919 (talk) 11:05, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Pinging and  to see if they have further thoughts since their earlier positions were per Curbon7's comment that has since been modified. --RL0919 (talk) 14:22, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete: I am pleased that this clarification has taken place, and we find that the US Open was an amateur event and going professional in 1968. I have struck out my earlier decision. - thanks for pursuing this. WP:NTENNIS should receive an addendum to make the non-professional era of the US Open evident. --Whiteguru (talk) 22:22, 13 August 2021 (UTC)


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