General Henry William (Bunny)
Austin
Male
England
1906-08-20
London, England
2000-08-26
Coulsdon, Surrey, England


About

A charismatic player who inspired good sportsmanship with his dignified conduct on and off the court, Austin was twice a singles finalist at Wimbledon, and once at the French Championships. He was also twice the second-ranked player in the world during the 1930s, and a Davis Cup stalwart who captured 36 of 48 singles matches for Great Britain. He was perhaps most remembered, however, for his attire, becoming the first male player to wear shorts during match play.



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Archive statistics 1925 - 1939
27
264
209


Tournament wins 1938 - Brighton Hard Courts Tournament (Amateur)
1938 - Melbury Club (Amateur)
1938 - Queens Club Tournament (ATP)
1937 - Melbury Club (Amateur)
1937 - Herga Club (Amateur)
1937 - British Hard Court Championships (Open)
1937 - British Covered Court Championships (Amateur)
1937 - Brighton Hard Courts Tournament (Amateur)
1936 - Melbury Club (Amateur)
1935 - Herga Club (Amateur)
1935 - Melbury Club (Amateur)
1934 - Monte Carlo (Grand Prix Circuit)
1934 - Kent Championships (Open)
1934 - Cumberland Hard Courts (Amateur)
1934 - British Covered Court Championships (Amateur)
1934 - Beaulieu (Open)
1933 - Monte Carlo (Grand Prix Circuit)
1933 - British Covered Court Championships (Amateur)
1931 - Queens Club Hard Courts (Amateur)
1930 - Kent Championships (Open)
1930 - Frinton-on-Sea (Amateur)
1930 - India International Championships (Amateur)
1929 - British Hard Court Championships (Open)
1927 - Midland Counties Championships (Amateur)
1927 - South of England Championships (Amateur)
1926 - Suffolk Championships (Amateur)
1926 - Magdalen Park (Amateur)


Tournaments Wimbledon - 1939 Queens Club Tournament - 1939 Wimbledon - 1938 Monte Carlo - 1938 Beaulieu - 1938 Queens Club Tournament - 1938 British Hard Court Championships - 1938 Brighton Hard Courts Tournament - 1938 Surrey Championships - 1938 Melbury Club - 1938 Wimbledon - 1937 Roland Garros - 1937 Queens Club Tournament - 1937 British Hard Court Championships - 1937 Brighton Hard Courts Tournament - 1937 British Covered Court Championships - 1937 International Club Matches - GBR - 1937 GB vs AUS Exhibition - 1937 Melbury Club - 1937 Herga Club - 1937 Wimbledon - 1936 Roland Garros - 1936 British Hard Court Championships - 1936 British Covered Court Championships - 1936 International Club Matches - FRA - 1936 International Club Matches - GBR - 1936 Melbury Club - 1936 Wimbledon - 1935 Monte Carlo - 1935 Roland Garros - 1935 Beaulieu - 1935 British Hard Court Championships - 1935 Melbury Club - 1935 Herga Club - 1935 Wimbledon - 1934 Monte Carlo - 1934 Roland Garros - 1934 Beaulieu - 1934 Coupe de Noel - 1934 Kent Championships - 1934 British Covered Court Championships - 1934 Cumberland Hard Courts - 1934 Wimbledon - 1933 Monte Carlo - 1933 Beaulieu - 1933 Venezia (Venice International Tournament) - 1933 British Hard Court Championships - 1933 British Covered Court Championships - 1933 London Covered Court Championships - 1933 Wimbledon - 1932 US Open - 1932 Pacific Coast Championship - 1932 Pacific Southwest Championships - 1932 Wimbledon - 1931 Roland Garros - 1931 British Hard Court Championships - 1931 Great Britain IC vs. All-India - 1931 Queens Club Hard Courts - 1931 Wimbledon - 1930 Monte Carlo - 1930 Beaulieu - 1930 Kent Championships - 1930 India International Championships - 1930 British Covered Court Championships - 1930 Great Britain vs. India South Club - 1930 Frinton-on-Sea - 1930 Australian Open - 1929 Wimbledon - 1929 Roland Garros - 1929 US Open - 1929 Newport Casino - 1929 British Hard Court Championships - 1929 Southampton Invitation (Long Island) - 1929 Wimbledon - 1928 US Open - 1928 Victorian Championships - 1928 Midland Counties Championships - 1927 South of England Championships - 1927 Wimbledon - 1926 British Hard Court Championships - 1926 Suffolk Championships - 1926 South of England Championships - 1926 London Covered Court Championships - 1926 Magdalen Park - 1926 Suffolk Championships - 1925

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