Henry Christian (Harry) Hopman (12 August 1906 - 27 December 1985) was a world-acclaimed tennis player and coach, born in Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales and soon moving to Parramatta, a city adjoining Sydney, Australia and now effectively a suburb of the metropolis. August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Tennis balls This article is about the sport, tennis. ... // Original meaning and etymology The original meaning of the term coach was: a horse-drawn vehicle designed for the conveyance of more than one passenger — and of mail — and covered for protection from the elements. ... Parramatta is a city, suburb and Local Government Area in Sydney, Australia, 25 kilometres west of the central business district (CBD) in Western Sydney. ... Sydney is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian state of New South Wales, as well as Australias largest and oldest city (founded in 1788). ...

He was a student at Rosehill Public primary (elementary) school where his father was headmaster, and later Parramatta High School where he played tennis and cricket. Cricket is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players each. ...

He was the captain/coach of 22 teams Australian Davis Cup team (16 wins) between 1939 and 1967, with players such as Frank Sedgman, Lew Hoad, Ken Rosewall, Rod Laver, Neale Fraser, John Newcombe, Fred Stolle, Tony Roche, Roy Emerson, Ashley Cooper, Rex Hartwig, Mervyn Rose, and Mal Anderson. Davis Cup logo The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in mens tennis. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Frank Allan Sedgman, born October 29, 1927, in Mt. ... Lewis Alan Hoad, born November 23, 1934 in Glebe, New South Wales, Australia - died July 3, 1994 in Fuengirola, Spain, was a champion tennis player. ... Ken Robert Rosewall, born November 2, 1934 in Sydney, Australia, was a champion tennis player. ... Country: Australia Height: 5 ft 8 in (172 cm) Weight: 150 lb (68 kg) Plays: Left Turned pro: 1962 Retired: 1974 Highest singles ranking: 1 Singles titles: 39 Career prize money: US$1,564,213 Grand Slam Record Titles: 11 Australian Open W (60, 62, 69) French Open W (62... Neale Andrew Fraser (born on October 3, 1933) was an Australian male tennis player. ... John David Newcombe, born May 23, 1944 in Sydney, Australia, was a former World No. ... Frederick Fred Sydney Stolle (October 8, 1938) was an Australian male tennis player. ... Tony Roche was an Australian tennis player, born 17 May 1945 in Wagga Wagga. ... Roy Stanley Emerson (born November 3, 1936, in Blackbutt, Queensland, Australia) is a former champion tennis player. ... Ashley John Cooper (born 15 September 1936 in Melbourne) is a former tennis player from Australia who was World No. ... Mervyn Rose (January 23, 1930) was an Australian male tennis player. ... The Three Major Professional Tournaments Professional tennis players in the years before the Open era began in 1968 played mostly on tours in head-to-head competition. ...

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He emigrated to the U.S.A. in 1969 and became a highly successful professional coach at Port Washington Tennis Academy, for future champions such as Vitas Gerulaitis and later John McEnroe. He later opened the Hopman Tennis Academy, at Largo, Florida, with his second wife, Lucy. For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Vitas Gerulaitis (July 26, 1954-September 18, 1994) was a professional tennis player from the United States. ... Country: United States Residence: New York, New York, USA Height: 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Weight: 165 lbs. ... Largo, Floridas new 90,000+ sq. ...

He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1978. The International Tennis Hall of Fame is a not-for-profit tennis museum at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. It maintains a Hall of Fame for prominent personalities and players from the tennis world. ...

The Hopman Cup for mixed doubles play is named in his honour (see below). The Hopman Cup is an annual international team tennis tournament held in Perth, Western Australia in early-January (sometimes commencing in late-December) each year. ...

Tournament Record

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• Singles finalist 1930-1932
• Doubles (winner) 1929-1930
• Doubles finalist 1931-1932
• Mixed Doubles (winner) 1930, 1936-1937, 1939
• Mixed finalist 1940

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• Doubles finalist 1930, 1948

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• Mixed finalist 1945

U.S. Championships

• Doubles finalist 1939
• Mixed 1939

Tournament Record

Australia Davis Cup

• team member 1928, 1930, 1932
• Captain 1938-1939, 1950-1969
  • winning captain 1939, 1950-1953, 1955-1957, 1959-1962, 1964-1967
  • losing captain 1938, 1954, 1958, 1963, 1968

Italian Championships

• Mixed 1934

Personal

Married to Nell Hall, with whom he won four mixed doubles finals.

Married to Lucy Hopman (see Hopman Cup). The Hopman Cup is an annual international team tennis tournament held in Perth, Western Australia in early-January (sometimes commencing in late-December) each year. ...

External links

• Biography & playing record
• schools