Francis Hunter
Tennis Tournament Champion
1894 – 1981
Who was Francis Hunter?
Francis "Frank" Townsend Hunter was a male tennis player from the United States of America. He is best remembered for his gold medal at the Paris Olympics, 1924, in the men's doubles event partnering 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.
Hunter graduated from Cornell University in 1916, where he was also a member of the Quill and Dagger society.
Hunter reached the singles final of the 1923 Wimbledon Championships but was defeated by Bill Johnston in straight sets and managed to win only four games, 0–6, 3–6, 1–6.
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- Born
- Jun 28, 1894
New York City - Also known as
- Francis T. Hunter
- Frank Townsend Hunter
- Francis Townsend Hunter
- Frank Hunter
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Cornell University
- Lived in
- New York City
- Died
- Dec 2, 1981
Palm Beach
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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