Bruce Barnes (tennis)
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Bruce Parkhouse Barnes was a high-ranking American tennis
player of the 1930s.
Barnes was born in Dallas, Texas. As a professional, he won the 1933 world men's doubles championship with Bill Tilden
, and lost the finals of the 1937 United States Professional Championship to Karel Koželuh
and the 1938 finals to Fred Perry
. In 1943, with the ranks of players severely depleted by World War II
, he won the championship by beating John Nogrady.
Barnes attended Austin High School
. As a collegiate player at the University of Texas, Austin he won the NCAA doubles championship in 1931 partnering Karl Kamrath
. He lost the singles final to Keith Gledhill
of Stanford, 6–3, 2–6, 1–6, 4–6.
Barnes was the coach of the United States Davis Cup
team in 1939.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player of the 1930s.
Barnes was born in Dallas, Texas. As a professional, he won the 1933 world men's doubles championship with Bill Tilden
Bill Tilden
William Tatem Tilden II , nicknamed "Big Bill," is often considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time. An American tennis player who was the World No. 1 player for seven years, he won 14 Majors including ten Grand Slams and four Pro Slams. Bill Tilden dominated the world of...
, and lost the finals of the 1937 United States Professional Championship to Karel Koželuh
Karel Koželuh
Karel Koželuh was a top Czech tennis, soccer, and ice hockey player of the 1920s and 1930s. Koželuh never played in the major tournaments of amateur tennis but was an all-around athlete at the very highest level....
and the 1938 finals to Fred Perry
Fred Perry
Frederick John Perry was a championship-winning English tennis and table tennis player who won 10 Majors including eight Grand Slams and two Pro Slams. Perry won three consecutive Wimbledon Championships between 1934 and 1936 and was World No. 1 four years in a row...
. In 1943, with the ranks of players severely depleted by World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, he won the championship by beating John Nogrady.
Barnes attended Austin High School
Austin High School (Austin, Texas)
Stephen F. Austin High School, or more commonly Austin High, founded in 1881, is one of the oldest public high schools west of the Mississippi River, and was the first public high school in the state of Texas....
. As a collegiate player at the University of Texas, Austin he won the NCAA doubles championship in 1931 partnering Karl Kamrath
Karl Kamrath
Karl Kamrath was an American architect and tennis player. He, along with Frederick James MacKie, Jr., created the Houston-based architectural firm Mackie and Kamrath. The firm's buildings reflected the principles of Organic Architecture and Usonian architecture, an outcome of Kamrath's friendship...
. He lost the singles final to Keith Gledhill
Keith Gledhill
Keith Gledhill was an American tennis player of the 1930s.-Playing career:Gledhill attended Stanford University and in 1931, became the second Stanford player to win the NCAA Men's Singles Championship...
of Stanford, 6–3, 2–6, 1–6, 4–6.
Barnes was the coach of the United States Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
team in 1939.