Sam Lee (June 18, 1914 in Oregon – April 9, 2012), [1] [2] was a former NCAA champion tennis player. As a youth tennis player, Lee reached as high as No. 7 in the U.S. tennis rankings for players 15 and under. [3] He attended Stanford University, and as a sophomore, won the 1933 NCAA Doubles Championship with partner Joe Coughlin. [4] Lee won the Oregon state doubles championships with Elwood Cooke in 1936, [2] [5] and the Oregon state singles championship in 1937. [6] [7] In 1942, Lee was called to service in World War II. In 1945, with Wimbledon suspended due to the war, Lee played in the "Military Wimbledon" tournament. [7] In 1947 and 1948, Lee and partner Emery Neale played in the Wimbledon doubles tournament. [7] Lee was instrumental in promoting the construction of the Portland Tennis Center in the 1970s, and has served as president of the Multnomah Athletic Club. [3] He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1987, the United States Tennis Association Pacific Northwest Hall of Fame in 2000, [7] and is a member of the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame.