Howard Kinsey
Kinsey in Paris (1926) | |
Full name | Howard Oreon Kinsey |
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Country (sports) | United States |
Born | (1899-12-03)December 3, 1899 St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
Died | July 26, 1966(1966-07-26) (aged 66) San Francisco, California, United States |
Turned pro | 1927 (amateur from 1920) |
Retired | 1931 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 7 (1924, A. Wallis Myers)[1] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | QF (1926) |
Wimbledon | F (1926) |
US Open | QF (1924, 1925) |
Professional majors | |
US Pro | F (1927) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | W (1926) |
Wimbledon | F (1926) |
US Open | W (1924) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | F (1926) |
Howard Oreon Kinsey (December 3, 1899 – July 26, 1966) was an American tennis player in the 1920s. He was originally from California.[2]
Playing record
His significant championships were the 1926 French National men's doubles championship, where he and Vincent Richards beat Henri Cochet and Jacques Brugnon (a pairing who went on to win three other French National doubles titles) in the final, and the 1924 U.S. National men's doubles championship with his brother Robert Kinsey.
Bill Tilden wrote of the pair that he had "seldom seen a team work together more smoothly than the Kinseys."[3] In 1926, he reached the Wimbledon final, losing to Jean Borotra.[4]
Kinsey was ranked world No. 7 in 1924 by A. Wallis Myers in his amateur rankings for The Daily Telegraph.[1] As a pro, American Lawn Tennis Magazine ranked Kinsey as world No. 6 in 1930.[5]
Later in 1926, he was one of the early players signed by the promoter Charles C. Pyle to play in his professional tennis league. After a split with Pyle, he joined Richards in forming an association of professional tennis players.[6]
In 1936, he and Helen Wills Moody volleyed a tennis ball back and forth 2,001 times without missing. The feat took them 1 hour and 18 minutes. They only stopped the exchange so that Kinsey could go teach a lesson that he had scheduled.
Kinsey is a member of the USTA Northern California Hall of Fame.[7]
Grand Slam finals
Singles: (1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1926 | Wimbledon | Grass | Jean Borotra | 6–8, 1–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1924 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Robert Kinsey | Pat O'Hara Wood Gerald Patterson | 7–5, 5–7, 7–9, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 1926 | French Championships | Clay | Vincent Richards | Jacques Brugnon Henri Cochet | 6–4, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 1926 | Wimbledon | Grass | Vincent Richards | Jacques Brugnon Henri Cochet | 5–7, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
Mixed Doubles (1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1926 | Wimbledon | Grass | Mary Browne | Kitty McKane Leslie Godfree | 3–6, 4–6 |
See also
References
- ^ a b United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 424.
- ^ "Howard Kinsey, 66, a tennis champion". New York Times. July 28, 1966. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
- ^ Tilden, William T. (1922). The Art of Lawn Tennis. New York: Garden City. p. 151. OL 24183166M.
- ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. pp. 399, 418, 458, 477. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ K. De Lang, ed. (January 14, 1930). "Lawntennis" (PDF). Het Vaderland (in Dutch). 61. C.M. Schilt: 15. Retrieved July 5, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ "USTA Northern California Tennis Hall of Fame". USTA. Archived from the original on April 7, 2020.
External links
- Howard Kinsey at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Howard Kinsey at Wimbledon
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(national)
- 1891: B. Desjoyau / T. Legrand
- 1892: Diaz Albertini / J. Havet
- 1893: J. Goldsmith / Jean Schopfer
- 1894: Gérard Brosselin / J. Lesage
- 1895: André Vacherot / Christian Winzer
- 1896: Francky Wardan / Wynes
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- 1898: Xenophon Casdagli / Marcel Vacherot
- 1899: Paul Aymé / Paul Lebreton
- 1900: Paul Aymé / Paul Lebreton
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- 1921: André Gobert / William Laurentz
- 1922: Jacques Brugnon / Marcel Dupont
- 1923: Jean-François Blanchy / Jean Samazeuilh
- 1924: Jean Borotra / René Lacoste
(international)
- 1925: Jean Borotra / René Lacoste
- 1926: Vincent Richards / Howard Kinsey
- 1927: Henri Cochet / Jacques Brugnon
- 1928: Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon
- 1929: René Lacoste / Jean Borotra
- 1930: Henri Cochet / Jacques Brugnon
- 1931: George Lott / John Van Ryn
- 1932: Henri Cochet / Jacques Brugnon
- 1933: Pat Hughes / Fred Perry
- 1934: Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon
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