Henry Bunis
Full name | Henry Johnston Bunis[1] |
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Country (sports) | United States |
Born | Cincinnati, Ohio | March 27, 1953
Turned pro | 1975 |
Retired | 1978 |
Singles | |
Career record | 28–58 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 100 (August 24, 1976) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | 1R (1976, 1977) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1977) |
US Open | 2R (1976, 1977) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 16–44 |
Career titles | 0 |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | 2R (1976) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1977) |
US Open | 2R (1977) |
Henry Bunis (born March 27, 1953) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Biography
Early years and education
Born in Cincinnati, he is one of three sons of Alvin and Ann Bunis.[2]
Bunis, winner of the Ohio high school state championship in 1971, was a two-time
Professional tennis
Following graduation in 1975, Bunis turned professional and spent four years on tour.
Bunis also made appearances at the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open.[3] He had three wins at Grand Slam level, to make the second round twice at the US Open and at the 1977 Wimbledon Championships, where he won a marathon 72 game match against Raz Reid.[5]
His only final on the Grand Prix tour came in the doubles, when he and partner
Later life
When he retired from tennis in 1978 he began working with
Bunis now lives in
Grand Prix career finals
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Result | W/L | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1–0 | Nov 1977 | Santiago, Chile
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Clay | Paul McNamee | Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol |
7–5, 1–6, 1–6 |
References
- ^ a b One Hundredth Commencement Exercises. New York Law School. 10 June 1992. p. 15. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Langone, Matt (July 14, 2013). "Love of tennis passed from father to son". The Sun. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ Turkel, Chris (April 24, 1975). "Bunis: Art Historian Turned Tennis Pro". Columbia Daily Spectator. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- San Antonio Express. June 22, 1977. p. 45. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Santiago - 14 November - 20 November 1977". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ "Archstone promotes Bunis to SVP". HighBeam Research. March 1, 2006. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.