Frederick Hovey
Miami Beach, FL, U.S. | |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
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Int. Tennis HoF | 1974 (member page) |
Singles | |
Career titles | 14 |
Grand Slam singles results | |
US Open | W (1895) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
US Open | W (1893, 1894) |
Frederick Howard Hovey (October 7, 1868 – October 18, 1945) was a male tennis player from the United States.
Biography
Hovey was born on October 7, 1868, in Newton Centre, Massachusetts. His brother was George Rice Hovey,[1] and his father was Alvah Hovey.
Hovey won the
In 1893 Hovey won the men's doubles title at the U.S. National Championships with his partner Clarence Hobart with a victory over Oliver Campbell and Robert Huntington.[2][3] In 1895 he won the men's title at the U.S. National Championships after defeating Robert Wrenn in three straight sets in the Challenge Round.[4][3] That same year Hovey was ranked No. 1 in the United States.[5]
He died on October 18, 1945, in Miami Beach, Florida. In 1974, Hovey was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame posthumously.
Grand Slam finals
Singles (1 title, 2 runners-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1892 | U.S. Championships |
Grass | Oliver Campbell | 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 1895 | U.S. Championships |
Grass | Robert Wrenn | 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 1896 | U.S. Championships |
Grass | Robert Wrenn | 5–7, 6–3, 0–6, 6–1, 1–6 |
Doubles (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1893 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Clarence Hobart | Oliver Campbell Robert Huntington |
6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
Win | 1894 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Clarence Hobart | Carr Neel Sam Neel |
6–3, 8–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 1895 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Clarence Hobart | 5–7, 1–6, 6–8 |
References
- ^ Junot, Jim (April 13, 2011). "Who Was Hovey?". Virginia Union University Athletics.
- ^ "Hobart and Hovey Champions" (PDF). The New York Times. July 30, 1893.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.
- OCLC 172306.
- ^ "Year-end rankings: Top 10 U.S. Men". United States Tennis Association. January 1, 2017.