Joe Whalen Explained

Joe Whalen
Fullname:Joseph Patrick Whalen
Birth Date:14 January 1916
Birth Place:Millinocket, Maine, United States
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Usproresult:W (1936)

Joe Whalen (1916–1992) was an American tennis player in the 1930s who won a number of championships; he was originally from Millinocket, Maine, but grew up in Miami, Florida.

Career

His most significant championship win was the 1936 United States Pro Championship. He beat Charles Wood in the final.[2]

During World War II he served in the U.S. Army and was awarded the Purple Heart.[1] Afterwards, he promoted professional tennis, and served as a teaching pro at a number of clubs. He founded and ran a tennis court construction[3] company in Jacksonville, Florida until his retirement.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Asheville Citizen Times, November 10, 1992, Page 13. www.newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: U. S. Pro Championships. www.tennis.co.nf. October 12, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170903074316/http://www.tennis.co.nf/uspro.htm. September 3, 2017. dead.
  3. Web site: Tennis Court Construction Construction Specialist. 2020-11-13. www.tenniscourtconstruction.org.uk.