Frederick Howard Hovey (October 7, 1868 – October 18, 1945) was a male tennis player from the United States.
Full name | Frederick Howard Hovey |
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Country (sports) | United States |
Born | Newton Centre, MA, U.S. | October 7, 1868
Died | October 18, 1945 Miami Beach, FL, U.S. | (aged 77)
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Int. Tennis HoF | 1974 (member page) |
Singles | |
Career titles | 14 |
Grand Slam singles results | |
US Open | W (1895) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
US Open | W (1893, 1894) |
Hovey was born on October 7, 1868, in Newton Centre, Massachusetts. His brother was George Rice Hovey, and his father was Alvah Hovey.
Hovey won the NCAA men's singles championship in 1890 while attending Harvard University.
In 1893 Hovey won the men's doubles title at the U.S. National Championships with his partner Clarence Hobart with a victory over Oliver Campbell and Robert Huntington. In 1895 he won the men's title at the U.S. National Championships after defeating Robert Wrenn in three straight sets in the Challenge Round. That same year Hovey was ranked No. 1 in the United States.
He died on October 18, 1945, in Miami Beach, Florida. In 1974, Hovey was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame posthumously.
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1892 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Oliver Campbell | 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 1895 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Robert Wrenn | 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 1896 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Robert Wrenn | 5–7, 6–3, 0–6, 6–1, 1–6 |
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1893 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Clarence Hobart | Oliver Campbell Robert Huntington | 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
Win | 1894 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Clarence Hobart | Carr Neel Sam Neel | 6–3, 8–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 1895 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Clarence Hobart | Malcolm Chace Robert Wrenn | 5–7, 1–6, 6–8 |
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