Perry T. Jones

Perry T. Jones (1890-1970) was an amateur tennis official who was a major fundraiser for Los Angeles Tennis Club and took control of Southern California tennis in 1930s.

Perry T. Jones was born on June 22, 1890

Perry T. Jones set up his office at the Los Angeles Tennis Club with his loyal secretary, Doris Cooke, and made it famous through his junior development patrons network. It reached from Santa Barbara to San Diego and came together at the LATC to produce a steady stream of world-class tennis players. Dubbed "the cradle of tennis", Perry T. Jones mentored Ellsworth Vines, Jack Kramer, Pancho Gonzales, Ted Schroeder, Bobby Riggs, and Dennis Ralston, through the Los Angeles Tennis Club and the Southern California Tennis Association.

Jones believed in schooling, cleanliness, proper attire, and sportsmanship when helping players develop into champions.

He became Davis Cup Captain in 1958, recruited, mentored and named Alex Olmedo to the team, that included Barry MacKay and Ham Richardson, and won the Davis Cup from Australia, that year. Jack Kramer and Pancho Gonzales acted as advisors to Jones.

Perry T. Jones was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1970. He established the Southern California Tennis Association (SCTA) Hall of Fame in 1968, and was known as "Mr. Tennis of the West Coast".

Perry T. Jones died on September 16, 1970

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