Английская Википедия:Henry Bunis
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox tennis biography Henry Bunis (born March 27, 1953) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Biography
Early years and education
Born in Cincinnati, he is one of three sons of Alvin and Ann Bunis.[1]
Bunis, winner of the Ohio high school state championship in 1971, was a two-time All American varsity tennis player at the Columbia University in New York, while he completed an arts history major.[2][3]
Professional tennis
Following graduation in 1975, Bunis turned professional and spent four years on tour.[2] He made the quarter-finals at Cologne in 1976, to match his best performance in a Grand Prix tournament, a quarter-final appearance in Cincinnati while at Columbia University in 1974. At a tournament in Little Rock in 1977 he managed to win a set against Björn Borg, in front of a crowd of 3,500 in Arkansas.[2]
Bunis also made appearances at the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open.[2] He had three wins at Grand Slam level, to make the second round twice at the US Open and at the 1977 Wimbledon Championships, where he won a marathon 72 game match against Raz Reid.[4]
His only final on the Grand Prix tour came in the doubles, when he and partner Paul McNamee were runners-up at the 1977 Chilean Open, .[5]
Later life
When he retired from tennis in 1978 he began working with JP Morgan in New York and later completed a J.D. degree at New York Law School in June 1992,[6] after which he worked for 20 years with real state company Archstone.[2][7]
Bunis now lives in Cincinnati, Ohio and is married with two sons, Evan and Ryan.
Grand Prix career finals
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
| Result | W/L | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1–0 | Nov 1977 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Шаблон:Flagicon Paul McNamee | Шаблон:Flagicon Patricio Cornejo Шаблон:Flagicon Jaime Fillol |
7–5, 1–6, 1–6 |
References
External links
- Английская Википедия
- 1953 births
- Living people
- American male tennis players
- Tennis players from Cincinnati
- Columbia Lions men's tennis players
- New York Law School alumni
- Страницы, где используется шаблон "Навигационная таблица/Телепорт"
- Страницы с телепортом
- Википедия
- Статья из Википедии
- Статья из Английской Википедии
