Frederick Hovey

Frederick Hovey
Full name	Frederick Howard Hovey
Country (sports)	United States
Born	October 7, 1868; Newton Centre, MA, U.S.
Died	October 18, 1945 (aged 77); Miami Beach, FL, U.S.
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF	1974 (member page)
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
US Open	W (1895)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open	W (1893, 1894)

Frederick 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.^[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
Loss	1892	U.S. Championships	Grass	Oliver Campbell	5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 5–7
Loss	1893	U.S. Championships	Grass	Robert Wrenn	4–6, 6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Win	1895	U.S. Championships	Grass	Robert Wrenn	6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Loss	1896	U.S. Championships	Grass	Robert Wrenn	5–7, 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
Loss	1895	U.S. Championships	Grass	Clarence Hobart	Malcolm Chace Robert Wrenn	5–7, 1–6, 6–8

References[]

^ "Hobart and Hovey Champions" (PDF). The New York Times. July 30, 1893.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed. Boston: Barre Publishers. p. 70. OCLC 172306.
^ "Year-end rankings: Top 10 U.S. Men". United States Tennis Association. January 1, 2017.

External links[]

Frederick Hovey at the International Tennis Hall of Fame

[1] "Hobart and Hovey Champions" (PDF). The New York Times. July 30, 1893.

[collins2016-2] 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.

[talbert-3] Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed. Boston: Barre Publishers. p. 70. OCLC 172306.

[ustarankings-4] "Year-end rankings: Top 10 U.S. Men". United States Tennis Association. January 1, 2017.

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