Francis Hunter

Frank Hunter

Francis Hunter (left) with Daniel Prenn, 1929.
Full name	Francis Townsend Hunter
Country (sports)	United States
Born	June 28, 1894 New York, NY, United States
Died	December 2, 1981 (aged 87) Palm Beach, FL, United States
Turned pro	1931 (amateur tour from 1915)
Retired	1944
Plays	Right-handed (1-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF	1961 (member page)
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 4 (1929, A. Wallis Myers)[1]
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open	QF (1929)
Wimbledon	F (1923)
US Open	F (1928, 1929)
Professional majors
US Pro	F (1933)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon	W (1924, 1927)
US Open	W (1927)
Other doubles tournaments
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open	F (1928, 1929)
Wimbledon	W (1927, 1929)
Medal record Olympic Games – Tennis 1924 Paris Doubles

Francis "Frank" Townsend Hunter (June 28, 1894 – December 2, 1981) was an American tennis player.

Hunter is best remembered for his gold medal at the 1924 Paris Olympics, in the men's doubles event with partner Vincent Richards. 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.^[1][2]

Hunter graduated from Cornell University in 1916, where he was also a member of the Quill and Dagger society.

He turned professional in mid January 1931 joining Bill Tilden.^[3]

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 3 runners-up

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1923	Wimbledon	Grass	Bill Johnston	0–6, 3–6, 1–6	[4]
Runner-up	1928	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Henri Cochet	6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 3–6	[5]
Runner-up	1929	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Bill Tilden	6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 4–6	[5]

Doubles: 3 titles

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1924	Wimbledon	Grass	Vincent Richards	Watson Washburn R. Norris Williams	6−3, 3−6, 8−10, 8−6, 6−3	[6]
Winner	1927	Wimbledon	Grass	Bill Tilden	Jacques Brugnon Henri Cochet	1–6, 4–6, 8–6, 6–3, 6–4	[6]
Winner	1927	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Bill Tilden	R. Norris Williams Bill Johnston	10–8, 6–3, 6–3	[7]

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

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

References

1. Béla Kehrling, ed. (October 10, 1929). "Wallis Meyers a világ legjobb tenniszezőiröl" [Wallis Myers about the best players in the world] (pdf). Tennisz és Golf (in Hungarian). Budapest, Hungary: Bethlen Gábor irod. és Nyomdai Rt. I (11): 262–263. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
2. "Tilden Ranks Fourth in London Telegraph Rankings", The Toledo News-Bee, September 19, 1929.
3. "History of the Pro Tennis Wars, Chapter 3: Tilden's Year of Triumph: 1931". Tennis Server. 3 March 2002.
4. "Wimbledon Rolls of Honour / Gentlemen's Singles". Wimbledon official tournament website. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
5. "U.S. Open Past Champions / Men's Singles". U.S. Open official website. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
6. "Wimbledon Rolls of Honour / Gentlemen's Doubles". Wimbledon official tournament website. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
7. "U.S. Open Past Champions / Men's Doubles". U.S. Open official website. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
8. "Wimbledon Rolls of Honour / Mixed Doubles". Wimbledon official tournament website. Retrieved 2015-09-28.

External links

• Francis Hunter at the International Tennis Hall of Fame
• Francis Hunter at the International Tennis Federation
• Francis Hunter at the Davis Cup
• Olympics profile