Frederick Hovey

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.

Singles (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
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

Doubles (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
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

• Frederick Hovey at the International Tennis Hall of Fame