Charles Hare (tennis) explained

Charles Hare
Fullname:Charles Edgar Hare
Birth Date:1915 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Birmingham, England
Death Place:Salisbury, England
Turnedpro:1934 (amateur tour)
Retired:1955
Highestsinglesranking:No. 10 (1937, A. Wallis Myers)[1]
Frenchopenresult:QF (1937)
Wimbledonresult:4R (1937)
Usopenresult:QF (1937)
Wimbledondoublesresult:F (1936, 1939)
Wimbledonmixedresult:3R (1934, 1937)
Team:yes
Daviscupresult:F (1937Ch)

Charles Edgar Hare (16 July 1915 – 18 November 1996) was a British tennis player active in 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.

Tennis career

1937 was by far Hare's most successful year, reaching the quarterfinals of the French Championships and the U.S. National Championships, the fourth round of Wimbledon and playing for Great Britain in the Challenge Round of the 1937 Davis Cup.

He was ranked World No. 10 by A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph for 1937.[1] [2]

In January 1943 he married tennis player Mary Hardwick in Phoenix, Arizona. Both worked for Wilson Sporting Goods. [3] [4]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (2 runner-ups)

ResultYearChampionship SurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1936WimbledonGrass Frank Wilde4–6, 6–3, 9–7, 1–6, 4–6
Loss1939WimbledonGrass Frank Wilde3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 7–9

Notes and References

  1. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11089410 "Tennis Rankings Cause Much Surprise"
  2. United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 425.
  3. Web site: Mary Hare. The Telegraph. 18 December 2001.
  4. News: Mary Hardwick Becomes Bride Of Charles Hare. Chicago Sunday Tribune. AP. 31 January 1943. 2 (Part Two).