Harry Hopman

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Harry Hopman Tennis player
Harry Hopman
Harry Hopman in the 1930s
Nation: AustraliaAustralia Australia
Birthday: August 12, 1906
Date of death: December 27, 1985
Playing hand: Right
singles
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  0
Australian Open F (1930, 1931, 1932)
French Open VF (1930)
Wimbledon AF (1934, 1935)
US Open VF (1938, 1939)
Double
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  2
Australian Open S (1929, 1930)
French Open F (1930, 1948)
Wimbledon -
US Open F (1939)
Mixed
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  5
Australian Open S (1930, 1936, 1937, 1939)
French Open -
Wimbledon F (1932, 1935)
US Open S (1939)
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )
Hopman (front with hat) loses in the Davis Cup in 1930 against the Italian Giorgio di Stefani.

Henry Christian Harry Hopman (born August 12, 1906 in Glebe near Sydney , † December 27, 1985 ) was an Australian tennis player .

Life

Between 1930 and 1939 he won seven Grand Slam tournaments in doubles and mixed games . But he was more successful as the Davis Cup captain. He led Australia to a total of sixteen successes between 1939 and 1967, making him the most successful team captain ever.

His first wife was the Australian tennis player Nell Hall Hopman . On February 13, 1934, he became engaged to her, the wedding took place on March 19, 1934 in Sydney .

The Hopman Cup , a mixed tennis event, was named after him.

successes

As a player

Grand Slam title

  • Australian Open
    • Individual finals (3): 1930, 1931, 1932
    • Double victories (2) : 1929 , 1930
    • Double finals (2): 1931, 1932
    • Mixed victories (4) : 1930 , 1936 , 1937 , 1939
    • Mixed final (1): 1940
  • US Open
    • Double finals (1): 1939
    • Mixed victories (1) : 1939

As a trainer

Davis Cup

Web links

Commons : Harry Hopman  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tennis Stars Nell Hall and Harry Hopman to be married. In: The Labor Daily, Sydney. National Library of Australia, February 14, 1934, accessed December 1, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Tennis Players Married. In: The West Australian, Perth. National Library of Australia, March 20, 1934, accessed December 1, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Hopman, Harry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hopman, Henry Christian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH August 12, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH Live near Sydney , Australia
DATE OF DEATH December 27, 1985