Francis Hunter

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Francis "Frank" Townsend Hunter (June 28, 1894 – December 2, 1981) was an American tennis player who won an Olympic gold medal.[1] He won the U.S. National Indoor Championships in 1922 and 1930 and the Eastern Clay Court Championships in 1919.

Early and personal life

Hunter graduated from Cornell University in 1916, where he was a member of the Quill and Dagger society, the ice hockey team, and the Alpha-Kappa Chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity.

During WWI he was a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy and served on Admiral Beatty's flagship of the British Royal Navy.[2] He later wrote a book about his experiences with the Admiral.

Hunter was the second husband of the actress Lisette Verea in 1954.[3]

Hunter was later successful in the coal and printing industries.

Tennis career

Hunter won the U.S. National Indoor Championships in 1922 and again in 1930 and the Eastern Clay Court Championships in 1919.

Hunter was a singles finalist at Wimbledon in 1923 (where he beat Gordon Lowe, then lost to Bill Johnston).[4]

Hunter won a gold medal at the 1924 Paris Olympics, in the men's doubles event with partner Vincent Richards.

He won the Scheveningen Championships on red clay in the Netherlands in 1928 defeating Hendrik Timmer in the semifinal in four sets and Jean Borotra in the final in three straight sets.

Hunter reached the U.S. championships singles final in 1928 (where he beat Jack Crawford and George Lott, then lost to Henri Cochet in five sets).[5]

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German Daniel Prenn (left) and Hunter (right), in a Davis Cup match in Berlin in 1929

He reached his third Grand Slam singles final at the U.S. championships in 1929 where he beat R. Norris Williams, losing the final in five sets to Bill Tilden.[5]

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.[6][7]

Hunter won the Brooklyn Indoor Championships in 1930 defeating J. Gilbert Hall in the semifinal.

Hunter turned professional in mid January 1931 joining Bill Tilden.[8] He reached the final of the U.S. Pro Championships in 1933 where he lost to Vincent Richards.[9] As well as playing on the pro tour, Hunter was also a promoter, including promoting the first Perry-Vines tour in 1937 with S. Howard Voshell.[10]

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 3 runners-up

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1923 Wimbledon Grass Template:Flagicon Bill Johnston 0–6, 3–6, 1–6 [11]
Loss 1928 U.S. National Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Henri Cochet 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 3–6 [12]
Loss 1929 U.S. National Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Bill Tilden 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 4–6 [12]

Doubles: 3 titles

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1924 Wimbledon Grass Template:Flagicon Vincent Richards Template:Flagicon Watson Washburn
Template:Flagicon R. Norris Williams		 6−3, 3−6, 8−10, 8−6, 6−3 [13]
Win 1927 Wimbledon Grass Template:Flagicon Bill Tilden Template:Flagicon Jacques Brugnon
Template:Flagicon Henri Cochet		 1–6, 4–6, 8–6, 6–3, 6–4 [13]
Win 1927 U.S. National Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Bill Tilden Template:Flagicon R. Norris Williams
Template:Flagicon Bill Johnston		 10–8, 6–3, 6–3 [14]

Mixed doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1927 Wimbledon Grass Template:Flagicon Elizabeth Ryan Template:Flagicon Kathleen McKane Godfree
Template:Flagicon Leslie Godfree		 8–6, 6–0 [15]
Loss 1928 French Championships Clay Template:Flagicon Helen Wills Template:Flagicon Eileen Bennett
Template:Flagicon Henri Cochet		 6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 1929 French Championships Clay Template:Flagicon Helen Wills Template:Flagicon Eileen Bennett
Template:Flagicon Henri Cochet		 3–6, 2–6
Win 1929 [Wimbledon Grass Template:Flagicon Helen Wills Template:Flagicon Joan Fry
Template:Flagicon Ian Collins		 6–1, 6–4 [15]

References

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  2. ↑ "Francis Hunter". Olympedia. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Mrs. Lisette Ruegg Wed to F. T. Hunter" New York Times (June 22, 1954): 23. Template:ProQuest
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  7. ↑ "Tilden Ranks Fourth in London Telegraph Rankings", The Toledo News-Bee, September 19, 1929.
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