Fred Hovey
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| Full name | Frederick Howard Hovey |
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| Country (sports) |
 United States
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| Born |
October 7, 1868 Newton Centre, MA, U.S. |
| Died | October 18, 1945 (aged 77) Miami Beach, FL, U.S. |
| Plays | Right-handed (1-handed backhand) |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 1974 (member page) |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 5 (1895, Karoly Mazak) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| US Open | W (1895) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| US Open | W (1893, 1894) |
Frederick "Fred" Howard Hovey (October 7, 1868 – October 18, 1945) was a male tennis player from the United States.
Hovey won the NCAA men's singles championship in 1890 while attending Harvard University.
In 1893 Hovey won the men's doubles title at the U.S. National Championships with his partner Clarence Hobart with a victory over Oliver Campbell and Robert Huntington. In 1895 he won the men's title at the U.S. National Championships after defeating Robert Wrenn in three straight sets in the Challenge Round. That same year Hovey was ranked No. 1 in the United States.
In 1974, Hovey was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame posthumously.
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