General Bruce Parkhouse
Barnes
Male
United States of America
1909-11-24
Dallas, Texas, United States of America
1990-03-12
Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America


About

Induction Year: 1981

Bruce Barnes (1909-1990) attended Austin High School and the University of Texas. He played on Dr. Penick’s great teams from 1929 to 1931. He was the first player ever to win the double Grand Slam—winning both singles and doubles titles of the Southwest Conference each of his three years of varsity competition. Barnes won his 3 doubles crowns with three different partners: Berkeley Bell, Earl Taylor and Karl Kamrath. He followed that double Grand Slam by winning the national collegiate doubles championship in the summer of 1931 with Kamrath.

Barnes was one of the world’s first professional tennis players and brought fame to the university through his world travels playing before the crowned heads of Europe with such greats as Bill Tilden, Elsworth Vines, Fred Perry, Don Budge and George Lott. He was a pioneer in the beginning of modern professional tennis in the 1930s and 1940s.

Barnes won 23 collegiate titles as an amateur and as a pro won every title in the world. He teamed with Bill Tilden to win the world doubles title in 1932.



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Archive statistics 1928 - 1943
8
157
101


Tournament wins 1943 - US Pro Championships (Professional)
1940 - Asheville Pro Round-Robin (Professional)
1939 - North and South Professional Tournament (Professional)
1938 - White Sulphur Springs Open (Amateur)
1935 - Mason-Dixon Professional Championships (Professional)
1931 - Illinois State Championship (Open)
1931 - Atlantic Coast (Amateur)
1930 - Ohio State Championships (Amateur)


Tournaments US Pro Championships - 1943 US Pro Championships - 1942 North and South Professional Tournament - 1942 Southeastern Professional - 1942 Florida Professional - 1942 Orlando Professional Championships - 1942 Southern Professionals - 1942 Dixie Professional Championships - 1942 Fort Lauderdale Pro - 1942 US Pro Championships - 1941 Eastern Professional Championships - 1941 White Sulphur Springs Open - 1940 North and South Professional Tournament - 1940 Southeastern Professional - 1940 Asheville Pro Round-Robin - 1940 US Pro Championships - 1939 North and South Professional Tournament - 1939 Richmond Professional Tournament - 1939 Hotel Coronado Professional Championships - 1939 US Pro Championships - 1938 White Sulphur Springs Open - 1938 White Sulphur Springs Open - 1937 Atlanta Pro - 1935 Mason-Dixon Professional Championships - 1935 Wembley Professional Championships - 1934 Parc de Expositions Professional Tournament - 1934 Roubaix Professional Championships - 1934 North Central Professional Championships - 1934 Clayton Professional Championships - 1934 US Pro Indoors - 1933 French Professional Championship - 1933 German Professional Championships - 1933 Park Avenue Tennis Club - 1933 German Professional Championships - 1932 Hamilton Pro Championships - 1932 US Open - 1931 Illinois State Championship - 1931 Newport Casino - 1931 Cincinnati - 1931 US Clay Courts - 1931 River Oaks Tournament - 1931 Atlantic Coast - 1931 Intercollegiate Championships - 1931 US Open - 1930 Bermuda Championships - 1930 Delaware State Championship - 1930 Pacific Coast Championship - 1930 US Clay Courts - 1930 Pacific Southwest Championships - 1930 Ohio State Championships - 1930 US Open - 1929 New Jersey State Championships - 1929 Atlantic Coast - 1929 Cincinnati - 1928

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