Reuben Andrus Holden III (March 14, 1890, in Cincinnati, Ohio - February 27, 1967), was a tennis player during the early part of the 20th century.
In 1910, at the age of 20, Holden won the National Intercollegiate title for Yale, defeating R. Thayer of Pennsylvania in the first round, Cullen Thomas of Princeton in the second, S. F. Raleigh of Princeton in semis and Arthur Sweetser of Harvard in the final.
In 1934, just two years after he reached his last doubles final in Cincinnati, tragedy struck the Holden home.
The holiday liner SS Morro Castle, bound for home after a trip to Havana with 549 passengers and crew aboard, was engulfed in flames while off the coast of New Jersey.
The passenger list that night included Mr. Holden, his two sons Reuben IV and John, and his wife, Grace.