Francis Townsend (Frank)
Hunter
Male
United States of America
1894-06-28
New York, United States of America
1981-12-04
Palm Beach, Florida, United States of America
In the days when lissome stroke players reigned supreme, Frank Hunter, a rugged former captain of the Cornell hockey team, was a noticeable figure on the tennis court. Hunter went out of the 1924 Olympic singles in the third round. In the doubles he was joined by Vinnie Richards and after a five-setter in the semi-final against Jean Borotra and Rene Lacoste of France and a final, which also went the full distance, against two more Frenchmen Jacques Brugnon and Henri Cochet ? the U.S. pairing took the Olympic title. Hunter and Richards had won the Wimbledon doubles earlier in the season and Hunter won again at Wimbledon in 1927 with Bill Tilden as his partner. Hunter and Tilden also won the U.S. doubles in 1927 and they played together in the Davis Cup in 1927 and 1928. Hunter won the mixed doubles at Wimbledon in 1927 and 1929 before turning professional in 1931. In World War I he served as a Iieutenant commander in the Navy and was assigned to Admiral Beatty?s flagship when the German fleet surrendered. He later wrote a book about his experience of serving under Beatty. Frank Hunter ultimately prospered in the business world. After involvement in the coal industry and newspaper publishing, he founded, in 1935, \"21\" Brands Inc., and later \"21\" Brands Distillers,and served as president of both corporations.
1915 - 1944
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219
142
1930 - Brooklyn Indoor (Open)
1930 - US International Indoor Championships (Amateur)
1930 - Nassau Bowl (Amateur)
1929 - Florida State Championship (Open)
1928 - Florida State Championship (Open)
1928 - South Florida (Open)
1928 - Scheveningen (Amateur)
1927 - New York Metropolitan Grass Court Championships (Amateur)
1926 - Quaker Ridge Invitation (Amateur)
1926 - New York Metropolitan Clay Court Championships (Amateur)
1925 - West Virginia State Championship (Amateur)
1923 - Greenbrier Spring Tournament (Amateur)
1923 - Florida State Championship (Open)
1923 - Brooklyn Heights Casino Indoor Invitation (Amateur)
1922 - Greenbrier Spring Tournament (Amateur)
1922 - US International Indoor Championships (Amateur)
1921 - Frinton-on-Sea (Amateur)
1921 - Roehampton Grass Courts (Amateur)
1921 - New York Indoor (Amateur)
1920 - Quaker Ridge Invitation (Amateur)
1920 - Westchester Hartsdale (Amateur)
1920 - North Side Tournament (Amateur)
1919 - New York Clay Courts (Amateur)
1919 - Eastern New York Clay Court Championships (Amateur)
Quarterfinals
Richard (Dick) Skeen 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-2
7-5
6-1
Round 1
Frank Hunter 1 *
Dan Martella
6-3
6-4
6-2
Round 2
Bobby Riggs 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-2
6-2
6-2
Round 2
Karel Kozeluh 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-4
6-4
7-5
Round 2
Kenneth C. Napier 1 *
Frank Hunter
8-6
7-5
6-4
Round 2
Frank Hunter 1 *
Phil Greenstein
6-3
6-2
1-6
6-3
Quarterfinals
Karel Kozeluh 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-2
6-1
6-1
Round 2
Frank Hunter 1 *
Morton Bernstein
4-6
6-3
6-4
7-5
Round 3
Frank Hunter 1 *
Peter A. Peterson
6-2
9-11
6-4
7-9
?-?
Quarterfinals
Lester Stoefen 1 *
Frank Hunter
7-5
6-4
6-1
Quarterfinals
Bruce Barnes 1 *
Frank Hunter
9-7
3-6
6-0
Round 1
Frank Hunter 1 *
Richard Cahill
6-2
6-0
6-1
Round 2
Frank Hunter 1 *
Allen Hawthorne Behr
6-3
6-3
6-2
Round 3
Frank Hunter 1 *
Herman Peterson
1-6
6-2
6-3
1-6
6-2
Quarterfinals
Frank Hunter 1 *
Charles W. (Charlie) Wood Jr.
6-2
6-2
2-6
6-2
Semifinals
Frank Hunter 1 *
Paul Heston
1-6
6-1
6-2
7-5
Final
Vincent (Vinnie) Richards 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-3
6-0
6-2
Round 1
Frank Hunter 1 *
George J. Jennings
0-6
6-3
11-9
6-3
Quarterfinals
Frank Hunter 1 *
Selwyn Orcutt
w.o.
Poule
Bill Tilden 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-0
6-3
6-2
Poule
Bruce Barnes 1 *
Frank Hunter
w.o.
Poule
Vincent (Vinnie) Richards 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-1
6-1
6-4
Poule
Bruce Barnes 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-1
9-7
Poule
Bill Tilden 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-0
6-0
Quarterfinals
J. Emmett Pare 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-2
6-3
6-1
Round 2
Frank Hunter 1 *
Philip Harold (Phil) Bagby
6-0
6-0
6-3
Round 3
Frank Hunter 1 *
James Burns Jr.
6-0
6-0
6-0
Quarterfinals
Karel Kozeluh 1 *
Frank Hunter
3-6
6-3
6-2
6-2
Poule
Karel Kozeluh 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-4
6-2
6-1
Poule
Vincent (Vinnie) Richards 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-4
6-3
6-1
Poule
Bill Tilden 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-0
6-0
6-1
Round 2
Frank Hunter 1 *
Russell Phillips
6-2
6-0
6-2
Round 3
Frank Hunter 1 *
Ted Avory
4-6
8-6
6-2
6-2
Round 4
Frank Hunter 1 *
Dick Williams jr
7-5
6-2
6-4
Quarterfinals
John Doeg 1 *
Frank Hunter
11-13
6-4
3-6
6-2
6-4
Round 1
Frank Hunter 1 *
Nikola Antolković
3-6
6-2
6-1
Round 2
Giorgio De Stefani 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-3
6-0
Round 2
Frank Hunter 1 *
S.C. Allen
6-0
6-1
Round 3
Frank Hunter 1 *
Donald Cram
6-4
6-3
Quarterfinals
Frank Hunter 1 *
Berkeley Bell
4-6
7-5
6-4
9-11
5-6
ret.
Semifinals
John Van Ryn 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-2
4-6
6-2
2-6
6-4
Final
Frank Hunter 1 *
Edward (Eddie) Jacobs
2-6
10-8
6-4
6-4
Round 2
Frank Hunter 1 *
Eliot Hobbs
6-1
6-0
Round 3
Frank Hunter 1 *
Richard D. Lusch
6-1
6-3
Round 4
Frank Hunter 1 *
Wilbur Coen
6-2
3-6
6-4
7-5
Quarterfinals
Frank Hunter 1 *
John Van Ryn
8-6
4-6
6-3
1-6
6-4
Semifinals
Bill Tilden 1 *
Frank Hunter
w.o.
Round 2
Frank Hunter 1 *
Henry M. Holden
6-0
6-1
Round 3
Frank Hunter 1 *
Bryan Grant
7-5
9-7
Quarterfinals
John Van Ryn 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-1
6-2
Round 1
Frank Hunter 1 *
Jack Tidball
3-6
6-4
6-2
Round 2
Frank Hunter 1 *
Donald Cram
6-3
6-2
Quarterfinals
Frank Hunter 1 *
Julius Seligson
7-5
8-6
Semifinals
Ellsworth Vines 1 *
Frank Hunter
3-6
6-2
8-6
Round 2
Frank Hunter 1 *
F.M. Preucil
6-1
6-1
Round 3
J. Gilbert (Gil) Hall 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-3
3-6
6-4
Final
Frank Hunter 1 *
Julius Seligson
6-1
6-2
6-2
Round 3
Frank Hunter 1 *
Dave N. Jones jr
14-12
3-6
6-0
Quarterfinals
Frank Hunter 1 *
Edward (Eddie) Jacobs
8-6
8-6
Semifinals
Wilmer Allison 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-4
9-11
4-6
7-5
6-2
Round 2
Frank Hunter 1 *
Carl Gray
6-3
6-3
Quarterfinals
Frank Hunter 1 *
Edward T. Herndon
6-2
6-1
Semifinals
Frank Hunter 1 *
J. Gilbert (Gil) Hall
6-3
1-6
6-3
Final
Frank Hunter 1 *
Harry Brunie
6-3
11-9
2-6
7-5
Final
Ellsworth Vines 1 *
Frank Hunter
4-6
6-4
6-1
Round 1
Frank Hunter 1 *
Tatsuyoshi (Ryuki) Miki
6-1
7-5
6-3
Round 2
Bunny Austin 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-3
6-2
4-6
6-3
Round 1
Frank Hunter 1 *
Alberto (Tito) Del Bono
6-1
6-4
6-0
Round 2
Frank Hunter 1 *
Roger Danet
6-0
7-5
6-3
Round 3
Frank Hunter 1 *
Josef Malecek (Maleček)
w.o.
Round 4
Frank Hunter 1 *
Franz Wilhelm Matejka
6-0
2-6
6-1
6-4
Quarterfinals
Jean Borotra 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-8
10-8
4-6
8-6
6-1
Round 2
Frank Hunter 1 *
Edward (Eddie) Jacobs
10-8
7-5
6-1
Round 3
Frank Hunter 1 *
Leroy Moffat Weir
6-3
6-3
6-1
Round 4
Frank Hunter 1 *
Wilbur Coen
4-6
7-5
6-1
6-4
Quarterfinals
Frank Hunter 1 *
Dick Williams jr
6-0
6-3
6-4
Semifinals
Frank Hunter 1 *
Frederic (Fritz) Mercur
64-
6-8
6-4
6-3
Final
Bill Tilden 1 *
Frank Hunter
3-6
6-3
4-6
6-2
6-4
Final
Wilmer Allison 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-2
7-9
6-2
4-6
6-3
Final
Bill Tilden 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-2
6-2
10-8
Round 1
Frank Hunter 1 *
W.F. Weber
6-1
6-1
6-3
Round 2
Frank Hunter 1 *
Werner Stapenhorst
7-5
6-0
6-0
Round 3
Frank Hunter 1 *
J. Nielsen
6-2
6-3
6-2
Quarterfinals
Frank Hunter 1 *
Emmanuel Du Plaix
6-4
6-4
6-3
Semifinals
Frank Hunter 1 *
Hendrik (Henk) Timmer
6-8
6-2
6-1
6-4
Final
Bill Tilden 1 *
Frank Hunter
7-5
6-3
6-4
Final
Jean Borotra 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-4
6-0
4-6
8-6
Round 2
Frank Hunter 1 *
Edward Flury
2-6
6-1
6-1
Round 3
Frank Hunter 1 *
René de Grenus
6-0
6-0
Quarterfinals
Frank Hunter 1 *
Erik Worm
6-4
6-2
Semifinals
Frank Hunter 1 *
Christian Boussus
9-7
7-5
Final
Bill Tilden 1 *
Frank Hunter
5-7
6-4
7-5
3-6
6-1
Semifinals
Frank Hunter 1 *
Wilmer Allison
7-5
6-3
6-4
Final
Frank Hunter 1 *
John Hennessey
1-6
6-1
9-7
7-5
Final
John Hennessey 1 *
Frank Hunter
?
Round 1
Eskel Andrews 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-4
5-7
6-4
2-6
7-5
Round 2
Frank Hunter 1 *
Maxime (Max) Combemale
6-0
6-3
6-2
Round 3
Frank Hunter 1 *
Charles Kingsley
6-2
10-8
6-4
Round 4
Henri Cochet 1 *
Frank Hunter
1-6
6-3
6-4
6-3
Round 1
Frank Hunter 1 *
Dick Williams jr
6-1
6-4
7-5
Round 2
Frank Hunter 1 *
Julius Seligson
6-3
6-3
7-5
Round 3
Frank Hunter 1 *
Jean Borotra
0-6
5-7
6-0
6-4
6-2
Quarterfinals
Frank Hunter 1 *
Jack Crawford
7-5
3-6
6-3
6-4
Semifinals
Frank Hunter 1 *
George Lott
6-8
6-4
6-3
6-4
Final
Henri Cochet 1 *
Frank Hunter
4-6
6-4
3-6
7-5
6-3
Final
George Lott 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-0
6-4
3-6
6-1
Semifinals
Final
Bill Tilden 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-3
6-2
6-1
Final
Frank Hunter 1 *
John Hennessey
6-4
15-13
6-2
Final
Frank Hunter 1 *
John Hennessey
?
Final
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-1
6-1
3-6
6-4
Round 2
Frank Hunter 1 *
Héctor Américo Cattaruzza
6-1
5-7
6-2
6-2
Round 3
Frank Hunter 1 *
Antoine (Coco) Gentien
6-2
6-1
7-5
Quarterfinals
Frank Hunter 1 *
Franz Wilhelm Matejka
6-2
6-2
6-0
Semifinals
Frank Hunter 1 *
Hendrik (Henk) Timmer
6-0
6-1
1-6
6-4
Final
Frank Hunter 1 *
Jean Borotra
6-0
6-3
7-5
Round 1
Frank Hunter 1 *
Yoshiro Ohta
6-1
6-4
6-3
Round 2
Frank Hunter 1 *
Algernon Kingscote
6-3
6-3
6-4
Round 3
Frank Hunter 1 *
Arthur Lowe
6-2
8-6
6-3
Round 4
Frank Hunter 1 *
John Colin Gregory
4-6
7-5
6-2
4-6
6-3
Quarterfinals
Henri Cochet 1 *
Frank Hunter
3-6
3-6
6-2
6-2
6-3
Round 2
Frank Hunter 1 *
A. Persin
6-4
6-3
6-2
Round 3
Patrick Spence 1 *
Frank Hunter
3-6
2-6
6-1
6-3
6-2
Round 1
Frank Hunter 1 *
Julius Seligson
6-1
8-6
3-6
6-2
Round 2
Frank Hunter 1 *
Edward Grover (Bud) Chandler
6-2
9-7
6-4
Round 3
Frank Hunter 1 *
Jean Washer
7-5
6-3
6-3
Quarterfinals
Frank Hunter 1 *
John Hennessey
4-6
5-7
6-0
6-3
6-4
Semifinals
Bill Tilden 1 *
Frank Hunter
14-12
6-1
4-6
9-7
Final
Bill Tilden 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-4
6-1
8-6
Final
Bill Tilden 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-2
6-4
6-2
Final
Frank Hunter 1 *
John Doeg
6-3
6-2
3-6
7-5
Final
Bill Tilden 1 *
Frank Hunter
8-6
5-7
2-1
ret.
Round 1
Frank Hunter 1 *
Louis Maria Heyden (Grandy)
6-2
6-4
6-3
Round 2
Frank Hunter 1 *
Alfred H. Chapin Jr.
6-2
5-7
8-6
6-3
Round 3
Henri Cochet 1 *
Frank Hunter
7-5
6-3
0-6
6-3
Quarterfinals
Frank Hunter 1 *
Brian Norton
4-6
6-1
9-7
Semifinals
Vincent (Vinnie) Richards 1 *
Frank Hunter
2-6
6-2
6-3
Semifinals
Takeichi Harada 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-4
6-3
6-2
Final
Frank Hunter 1 *
Julius Seligson
?
Final
Frank Hunter 1 *
Percy Kynaston
6-0
6-0
6-4
Round 1
Frank Hunter 1 *
José María Alonso de Areyzaga
6-2
6-4
6-2
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-2
6-4
7-5
Final
Frank Hunter 1 *
Thomas Joseph (Tom) Mangan
6-2
6-1
6-1
Final
Bill Tilden 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-1
6-2
6-3
Round 1
Frank Hunter 1 *
J.F. Park
6-1
6-2
6-2
Round 2
Frank Hunter 1 *
Jack Hillyard
6-1
6-3
6-2
Round 3
Norman Brookes 1 *
Frank Hunter
3-6
6-3
6-4
5-7
6-3
Round 1
Frank Hunter 1 *
Cedric Aylwin Major
6-4
6-4
6-2
Round 2
Frank Hunter 1 *
Frederic (Fritz) Mercur
6-3
2-6
7-5
6-4
Round 3
Wallace Johnson 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-8
6-3
4-6
6-4
6-4
Round 1
Frank Hunter 1 *
Arne Grahn
6-3
6-0
6-2
Round 2
Frank Hunter 1 *
Arturo Hortal
6-3
6-3
6-1
Round 3
Jean Washer 1 *
Frank Hunter
2-6
1-6
6-2
6-1
6-4
Final
Vincent (Vinnie) Richards 1 *
Frank Hunter
8-6
6-2
3-6
6-3
Round 1
Frank Hunter 1 *
Eduardo Flaquer
7-5
6-4
6-1
Round 2
Frank Hunter 1 *
Alfred Vincent Putney Burr
5-7
6-0
6-1
6-3
Round 3
Frank Hunter 1 *
Hassan Ali Fyzee
8-6
6-3
7-5
Round 4
Frank Hunter 1 *
Norman Dicks
9-7
6-4
8-6
Quarterfinals
Frank Hunter 1 *
Manuel De Gomar
3-6
4-6
6-1
6-3
6-2
Semifinals
Frank Hunter 1 *
Gordon Lowe
6-3
7-5
6-4
Final
Bill Johnston 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-0
6-3
6-1
Round 1
Frank Hunter 1 *
Jerome (Jerry) Lang
6-2
6-4
6-4
Round 2
Frank Hunter 1 *
Rene Lacoste
1-6
6-0
6-2
1-6
6-3
Round 3
Frank Hunter 1 *
Vincent (Vinnie) Richards
8-6
4-6
2-6
6-4
6-4
Quarterfinals
Frank Hunter 1 *
Robert Kinsey
6-2
6-4
8-6
Semifinals
Bill Johnston 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-4
6-2
7-5
Final
Vincent (Vinnie) Richards 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-1
6-3
7-5
Final
Frank Hunter 1 *
Philip Bovier Hawk
6-2
6-3
6-2
Final
Frank Hunter 1 *
Samuel Howard Voshell
?
Final
Frank Hunter 1 *
William J. Gallon
6-2
6-2
10-8
Round 1
Frank Hunter 1 *
B.D. Golden
6-1
6-2
6-4
Round 2
Frank Hunter 1 *
Samuel Gilpin
6-3
6-0
7-5
Round 3
Frank Hunter 1 *
Lawrence Bridges Rice
7-9
6-3
3-6
6-3
6-3
Round 4
Gerald Patterson 1 *
Frank Hunter
8-6
6-1
7-5
Final
Dick Williams jr 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-1
6-1
6-1
Final
Frank Hunter 1 *
Frank T. Anderson
6-4
1-6
7-5
6-2
Final
Zenzo Shimidzu 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-1
6-1
6-1
Final
Frank Hunter 1 *
G. Carlton Shafer
6-4
6-2
7-9
5-7
6-4
Final
Vincent (Vinnie) Richards 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-2
6-3
4-6
6-4
Round 1
Frank Hunter 1 *
Jack Hillyard
6-3
6-2
6-0
Round 2
Frank Hunter 1 *
Benjamin (Ben) Haughton
4-6
6-3
3-6
7-5
6-2
Round 3
Frank Hunter 1 *
Percival Davson
7-5
6-3
1-6
5-7
9-7
Round 4
Frank Hunter 1 *
Mohammed Sleem
2-6
7-5
6-3
7-5
Quarterfinals
Frank Hunter 1 *
Cecil Campbell
6-2
7-5
3-6
6-4
Semifinals
Brian Norton 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-0
6-3
5-7
5-7
6-2
Round 1
Frank Hunter 1 *
Frederick C. (Fred) Anderson
6-3
5-7
6-3
3-6
6-3
Round 2
Frank Hunter 1 *
Morton Bernstein
6-2
6-3
6-3
Round 3
Frank Hunter 1 *
Carl Fischer
4-6
1-6
6-4
6-3
6-0
Round 4
Frank Hunter 1 *
Frank T. Anderson
6-3
6-3
6-1
Quarterfinals
James Anderson 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-1
6-3
6-4
Round 1
Pierre Albarran 1 *
Frank Hunter
w.o.
Final
Frank Hunter 1 *
Athar Ali Fyzee
1-6
1-6
8-6
6-1
6-3
Final
Athar Ali Fyzee 1 *
Frank Hunter
4-6
6-1
6-3
6-4
Final
Frank Hunter 1 *
Valentine B. Havens
6-3
6-3
3-6
6-1
Final
Frank Hunter 1 *
M. Bates
7-5
4-6
6-1
Round 1
Dick Williams jr 1 *
Frank Hunter
8-6
3-6
6-2
10-8
Final
Frank T. Anderson 1 *
Frank Hunter
11-13
6-4
2-6
6-3
7-5
Final
Watson McLean (Watty) Washburn 1 *
Frank Hunter
2-6
6-0
6-3
9-7
Final
Frank Hunter 1 *
Alfred D. Hammett
6-2
6-3
6-2
Final
Frank Hunter 1 *
Joseph W. Fox
6-3
6-4
7-5
Final
Frank Hunter 1 *
Harold Augustus Throckmorton
1-6
2-6
6-2
8-6
8-6
Round 1
Round 2
Gustave Adolphe Léon Dionne 1 *
Frank Hunter
w.o.
Final
Frank Hunter 1 *
Harold Augustus Throckmorton
2-6
6-4
7-5
6-4
Final
Frank Hunter 1 *
Harold Augustus Throckmorton
2-6
6-4
7-5
6-4
Round 1
Frank Hunter 1 *
Henry B. O'Boyle
6-4
7-5
Round 2
Frank Hunter 1 *
Leon Croley
6-3
1-6
6-1
Quarterfinals
Frank Hunter 1 *
Frederick Clark Baggs
4-6
6-3
6-4
Semifinals
Samuel Howard Voshell 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-4
10-8
Final
Ingo F. Hartman 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-4
5-7
6-4
7-9
6-4
Round 1
Frank Hunter 1 *
Anton Frederick Von Bernuth
6-3
6-2
Round 2
S.R. MacAllister 1 *
Frank Hunter
3-6
6-4
6-4
Round 1
Frank Hunter 1 *
Arthur H. Coffey
6-2
6-2
6-1
Round 2
Bill Johnston 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-1
6-4
6-4
Round 1
Frank Hunter 1 *
M. Sargeant jr
6-3
6-2
6-2
Round 2
Frank Hunter 1 *
W.S. Anderson
7-5
4-6
4-6
6-1
6-1
Round 3
Frank Hunter 1 *
Gustave Adolphe Léon Dionne
10-8
6-3
2-6
2-6
6-3
Round 4
Frank Hunter 1 *
John Shaw Pfaffman
3-6
6-3
6-3
2-6
6-3
Quarterfinals
Maurice McLoughlin 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-2
6-4
6-0