John F. Hennessey

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John Hennessey
1928
)

John Francis Hennessey (October 27, 1900 – August 18, 1981) was a top American tennis player of the 1920s.

Career

Hennessey was ranked among the 10 best American players three times, his highest ranking being No. 4 in 1928. In both 1927 and 1928 he was the world No. 8 ranked player by

A Wallis Myers.[2]

In 1925 he and

Wimbledon doubles. In an era in which tournament doubles matches were considered almost as important as singles, they lost one of the most famous matches in the early history of tennis, being beaten 4–6, 9–11, 6–4, 6–1, 3–6 by one of the great French teams of Jean Borotra and René Lacoste.[3]

Hennessey and

Time Magazine
article called him The Indianapolis Cyclone.

He also won the 1920 singles title at the Tri-State Tennis Tournament, now known as the

Cincinnati Masters. He reached the singles final there in 1919 and was the doubles champion there in 1917 (with Albrecht Kipp) and 1920 (with Fritz Bastian
).

At the Western Tennis Championships he won the singles title in 1922 and was a finalist in 1924 and 1927. In doubles he won the title in 1924 and 1926 (both with

Minnesota State Championships.[4]

Also in 1927, he was runner-up at the Illinois State championship, losing in a five-set final to Bill Tilden.

In 1984 Hennessey was one of the first four inductees into the USTA/Midwest Section Hall of Fame. There is an annual John F. Hennessey Open tournament in Indianapolis for junior players.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1925 Wimbledon Grass
Raymond Casey
 France Jean Borotra
France René Lacoste		 4–6, 9–11, 6–4, 6–1, 3–6
Win 1928 US Championships Grass United States George Lott
Jack Hawkes
 6–1, 6–2, 6–1

See also

  • List of male tennis players

References

  1. ^ "Players: Hennessey, John F.". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  2. ^
    Béla Kehrling, ed. (October 10, 1929). "Golf" (pdf). Tennisz és Golf (in Hungarian). I (11). Budapest, Hungary
    : Bethlen Gábor irod. és Nyomdai Rt.: 262–263. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  3. ISBN 978-0942257700
    .
  4. ^ "Tournaments:Minnesota State Championships". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved May 22, 2023.

External links

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