Harry Hopman
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| Full name | Henry Christian Hopman |
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| Country (sports) |
 Australia
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| Born |
12 August 1906 Glebe, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 27 December 1985 (aged 79) Seminole, Florida, USA |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (1-handed backhand) |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 1978 (member page) |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | F (1930, 1931, 1932) |
| French Open | QF (1930) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1934, 1935) |
| US Open | QF (1938, 1939) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1929, 1930) |
| French Open | F (1930, 1948) |
| US Open | F (1939) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1930, 1936, 1937, 1939) |
| Wimbledon | F (1945) |
| US Open | W (1939) |
Henry Christian "Harry" Hopman CBE (12 August 1906 – 27 December 1985) was a world-acclaimed Australian tennis player and coach.
Hopman was born in Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales, before his family moved to Parramatta, a city adjoining Sydney and now effectively a suburb of the metropolis.
Hopman was a student at Rosehill Public Primary (elementary) school, where his father was headmaster, and later at Parramatta High School, where he played tennis and cricket.
Harry Hopman was born on 12 August 1906 in Glebe, Sydney as the third child of John Henry Hopman, schoolteacher, and Jennie Siberteen, née Glad. He started playing tennis at the age of 13 and, playing barefoot, won an open singles tournament on a court in the playground of Rosehill Public School, where his father was headmaster.
Hopman was the successful captain-coach of 22 Australian Davis Cup teams from 1939 to 1967. With players such as Frank Sedgman, Ken McGregor, Lew Hoad, Ken Rosewall, Rod Laver, Neale Fraser, John Newcombe, Fred Stolle, Tony Roche, Roy Emerson, Ashley Cooper, Rex Hartwig, Mervyn Rose, and Mal Anderson, he won the cup an unmatched 16 times.
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