Francis Hunter
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Francis Hunter (left) with Daniel Prenn, 1929.
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Full name | Francis Townsend Hunter | ||||||
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Country (sports) | United States | ||||||
Born | New York, NY, United States |
June 28, 1894||||||
Died | December 2, 1981 Palm Beach, FL, United States |
(aged 87)||||||
Turned pro | 1931 (amateur tour from 1915) | ||||||
Retired | 1944 | ||||||
Plays | Right-handed (1-handed backhand) | ||||||
Int. Tennis HoF | 1961 (member page) | ||||||
Singles | |||||||
Highest ranking | No. 4 (1929, A. Wallis Myers)[1] | ||||||
Grand Slam Singles results | |||||||
French Open | QF (1929) | ||||||
Wimbledon | F (1923) | ||||||
US Open | F (1928, 1929) | ||||||
Professional majors | |||||||
US Pro | F (1933) | ||||||
Doubles | |||||||
Grand Slam Doubles results | |||||||
Wimbledon | W (1924, 1927) | ||||||
US Open | W (1927) | ||||||
Other doubles tournaments | |||||||
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |||||||
French Open | F (1928, 1929) | ||||||
Wimbledon | W (1927, 1929) | ||||||
Medal record
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Francis "Frank" Townsend Hunter (June 28, 1894 – December 2, 1981) was an American tennis player.
Hunter is best remembered for his gold medal at the 1924 Paris Olympics, in the men's doubles event with partner Vincent Richards. He was ranked World No. 4 in 1929 by A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph and World No. 5 in another Myers list in September the same year.[1][2]
Hunter graduated from Cornell University in 1916, where he was also a member of the Quill and Dagger society.
He turned professional in mid January 1931 joining Bill Tilden.[3]
Contents
Grand Slam finals[edit]
Singles: 3 runners-up[edit]
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
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Runner-up | 1923 | Wimbledon | Grass | Bill Johnston | 0–6, 3–6, 1–6 | [4] |
Runner-up | 1928 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Henri Cochet | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 3–6 | [5] |
Runner-up | 1929 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Bill Tilden | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 4–6 | [5] |
Doubles: 3 titles[edit]
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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Winner | 1924 | Wimbledon | Grass | Vincent Richards | Watson Washburn R. Norris Williams |
6−3, 3−6, 8−10, 8−6, 6−3 | [6] |
Winner | 1927 | Wimbledon | Grass | Bill Tilden | Jacques Brugnon Henri Cochet |
1–6, 4–6, 8–6, 6–3, 6–4 | [6] |
Winner | 1927 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Bill Tilden | R. Norris Williams Bill Johnston |
10–8, 6–3, 6–3 | [7] |
Mixed doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runners-up)[edit]
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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Winner | 1927 | Wimbledon | Grass | Elizabeth Ryan | Kathleen McKane Godfree Leslie Godfree |
8–6, 6–0 | [8] |
Runner-up | 1928 | French Championships | Clay | Helen Wills | Eileen Bennett Henri Cochet |
6–3, 3–6, 3–6 | |
Runner-up | 1929 | French Championships | Clay | Helen Wills | Eileen Bennett Henri Cochet |
3–6, 2–6 | |
Winner | 1929 | Wimbledon | Grass | Helen Wills | Joan Fry Ian Collins |
6–1, 6–4 | [8] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Béla Kehrling, ed. (October 10, 1929). "Wallis Meyers a világ legjobb tenniszezőiröl" [Wallis Myers about the best players in the world] (pdf). Tennisz és Golf (in Hungarian). Budapest, Hungary: Bethlen Gábor irod. és Nyomdai Rt. I (11): 262–263. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- ^ "Tilden Ranks Fourth in London Telegraph Rankings", The Toledo News-Bee, September 19, 1929.
- ^ "History of the Pro Tennis Wars, Chapter 3: Tilden's Year of Triumph: 1931". Tennis Server. 3 March 2002.
- ^ "Wimbledon Rolls of Honour / Gentlemen's Singles". Wimbledon official tournament website. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
- ^ a b "U.S. Open Past Champions / Men's Singles". U.S. Open official website. Archived from the original on February 22, 2009. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
- ^ a b "Wimbledon Rolls of Honour / Gentlemen's Doubles". Wimbledon official tournament website. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
- ^ "U.S. Open Past Champions / Men's Doubles". U.S. Open official website. Archived from the original on October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
- ^ a b "Wimbledon Rolls of Honour / Mixed Doubles". Wimbledon official tournament website. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
External links[edit]
Categories:
- 1894 births
- 1981 deaths
- American male tennis players
- Cornell Big Red tennis players
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in tennis
- Olympic tennis players of the United States
- Sportspeople from New York City
- People from New Rochelle, New York
- International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees
- Tennis people from New York
- Tennis players at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- United States National champions (tennis)
- Wimbledon champions (pre-Open Era)
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles
- Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Professional tennis players before the Open Era