Frederick Hovey

Frederick Howard Hovey (October 7, 1868 – October 18, 1945) was a male tennis player from the United States.

Frederick Hovey
Full nameFrederick Howard Hovey
Country (sports) United States
Born(1868-10-07)October 7, 1868
Newton Centre, MA, U.S.
DiedOctober 18, 1945(1945-10-18) (aged 77)
Miami Beach, FL, U.S.
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF1974 (member page)
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
US OpenW (1895)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
US OpenW (1893, 1894)

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.[1][2] 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.[3][2] That same year Hovey was ranked No. 1 in the United States.[4]

In 1974, Hovey was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame posthumously.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 title, 3 runners-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss1892U.S. ChampionshipsGrass Oliver Campbell5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 5–7
Loss1893U.S. ChampionshipsGrass Robert Wrenn4–6, 6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Win1895U.S. ChampionshipsGrass Robert Wrenn6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Loss1896U.S. ChampionshipsGrass Robert Wrenn5–7, 6–3, 0–6, 6–1, 1–6

Doubles (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1893 U.S. Championships Grass Clarence Hobart Oliver Campbell
Robert Huntington
6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Win 1894 U.S. Championships Grass Clarence Hobart Carr Neel
Sam Neel
6–3, 8–6, 6–1
Loss1895U.S. ChampionshipsGrass Clarence Hobart Malcolm Chace
Robert Wrenn
5–7, 1–6, 6–8

References

  1. "Hobart and Hovey Champions" (PDF). The New York Times. July 30, 1893.
  2. Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. pp. 483, 505. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.
  3. Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed. Boston: Barre Publishers. p. 70. OCLC 172306.
  4. "Year-end rankings: Top 10 U.S. Men". United States Tennis Association. January 1, 2017.
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