- Bruce Barnes (tennis)
Originally of
Dallas , Lt. Bruce Barnes (born c. 1910) was a high-ranking Americantennis player of the 1930s. As a professional, he won the 1933 world men's doubles championship withBill Tilden , and lost the finals of the 1937United States Professional Championship toKarel Koželuh and the 1938 finals toFred Perry . In 1943, with the ranks of players severely depleted byWorld War II , he won the championship by beatingJohn Nogrady .Barnes attended Austin High School. As a collegiate player at the
University of Texas, Austin he won the NCAA doubles championship in 1931 partneringKarl Kamrath . He lost the singles final toKeith Gledhill of Stanford, 6–3, 2–6, 1–6, 4–6.Barnes was the coach of the United States
Davis Cup team in 1939.External links
* [http://www.texassports.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=64&change_well_id=17&member_id=310 Texas Longhorns sports hall of fame inductee page]
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