- Joe Whalen
Joe Whalen (1916-1994) was an American
tennis player in the 1930s who won a number of championships; he was originally from Millinocket, Maine but grew up inMiami, Florida .His most significant championship win was the 1936
United States Pro Championship .During
World War II he served in theUS Army ; afterwards, he promoted professional tennis, and served as a teaching pro at a number of clubs. He founded and ran a tennis court construction company in Jacksonville, Florida until his retirement. He died in 1994.ee also
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Professional Tennis Championships Joe was married to the late Elizabeth Mercereaus Whalen, with whom he had three sons: Joseph Patrick Whalen, Jr., Michael Whalen, and Gary Whalen. His grandchildren are Elizabeth, Lauren, Brooks and Mollie Whalen.External links
* [http://whalentennis.com/ Whalen Tennis]
** [http://whalentennis.com/joewhalen.html Joe Whalen]
* History of the Pro Tennis Wars
** [http://www.tennisserver.com/lines/lines_03_12_01.html Chapter VI: Vines's Second Year: 1935]
** [http://www.tennisserver.com/lines/lines_04_12_03.html Chapter VIII: Perry and Vines, 1937]
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