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Henry Wilfred "Bunny" Austin (26 August 1906 – 26 August 2000) was an English tennis player. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) As of 2007 he was the last male tennis player from the United Kingdom to reach the final of Wimbledon, achieving that in 1932 and 1938. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was also a finalist at the 1937 French Open. The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over Along with Fred Perry, he was a vital part of the British team that won the Davis Cup three times from 1933-35. Frederick John Perry (18 May 1909 – 2 February 1995 born in Stockport, Cheshire, was an English Tennis and Table tennis The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's Tennis. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He is also remembered as the first tennis player to wear shorts.
Austin was brought up in South Norwood, London. South Norwood is a urban town and ward within the Greater London boundaries in Croydon, England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The nickname Bunny came from a comic strip, Pip, Squeak & Wilfred. Encouraged by his father, who was determined that he become a sportsman, he joined Norhurst Tennis Club aged six.
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Tennis career
While still an undergraduate at Cambridge University he reached the semi-finals of the men's doubles at Wimbledon in 1926. The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. By the 1930s he was ranked in the world's top ten players. The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. In his first Wimbledon men's singles final in 1932 he was beaten by Ellsworth Vines of the United States in three sets. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Henry Ellsworth Vines Jr (September 28 1911 – March 17 1994 was an American Tennis champion of the 1930s the World No The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
In 1932 he decided that the traditional tennis attire, cricket flannels, weighed him down too much. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. He bought a pair of shorts and used them at Forest Hills and subsequently at Wimbledon. But the tennis historian Bud Collins reports that Austin was not in fact the very first to wear shorts at Wimbledon. Arthur Worth "Bud" Collins Jr (born June 17, 1929 in Lima Ohio) is an American Journalist and television Sportscaster
In the years 1933-6, he and Fred Perry helped win the Davis Cup for Britain. Frederick John Perry (18 May 1909 – 2 February 1995 born in Stockport, Cheshire, was an English Tennis and Table tennis The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's Tennis.
In his Wimbledon career Austin reached the quarter-finals or better ten times. In 1938 he played Don Budge in the final, but won only four games. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Donald ("Don" or "Donnie" Budge ( June 13 1915 &ndash January 26 2000) was an American Tennis The next year he was seeded first but lost in an early round. It was the last time he played at Wimbledon.
Personal
He married the actress Phyllis Konstam in 1931, and together they were one of the celebrity couples of the age. Phyllis Konstam ( 14 April, 1907 &ndash 20 August, 1976) was an English film actress Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Austin played tennis with Charlie Chaplin, was a friend of Daphne du Maurier, and met both Queen Mary and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Daphne du Maurier Lady Browning DBE ( 13 May, 1907 – 19 April, 1989) (ˈdæfnɪ du ˈmɒɹieɪ was a British Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes 26 May 1867 – 24 March 1953 was the queen-empress consort of George V of the United Kingdom
Austin and his wife worked for the cause of the Oxford Group. The Oxford Group was a Christian organization founded by American Christian missionary Dr According to Austin's friend Peter Ustinov, Austin was "disgracefully ostracised by the All-England Club because he was a conscientious objector". Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (ˈjuːstɪnɒf or /ˈuːstɪnɒf/ 16 April 1921 – 28 March 2004) born Peter Alexander Baron von Ustinow A conscientious objector (CO is an individual who on religious moral or ethical grounds refuses to participate as a combatant in war or in some cases to take any role that would support In fact, he served in the American Army Air-Force as a private, 1943-45. A voting member of the Membership Committee of the All-England Club had been removed from the Cambridge tennis team during Austin's captaincy, and used the excuse of Austin's alleged proselytisation for the Oxford Group as an excuse for denying him reinstatement in the All-England Club after a lapse of dues payment. His membership of the club was restored in 1984, the year the obstructing member died. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar)
Austin's autobiography, written with his wife, A Mixed Double, was published in 1969. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
After a serious fall in 1995 Austin moved to a nursing home at Coulsdon, Surrey. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Coulsdon is a town in the London Borough of Croydon on the Brighton Road ( A23) Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. He died in 2000 on his 94th birthday. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Just a few months earlier, he had joined other past Wimbledon champions and finalists on Wimbledon's Centre Court for a Millennium-year parade of champions.
Austin was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame at Newport, Rhode Island in 1997. The International Tennis Hall of Fame is a non-profit Tennis Hall of fame and Museum at the Newport Casino in Newport Rhode Island Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about 30 miles (48 km south of Providence Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar
Grand Slam record
- Singles finalist: 1937
- Mixed Doubles finalist: 1931
- Singles finalist: 1932, 1938
- Mixed Doubles finalist: 1934
- Singles finalist: 1928, 1929
Grand Slam singles finals
Runner-ups (3)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1932 | Wimbledon Championships |  Ellsworth Vines |
4–6, 2–6, 0–6 |
| 1937 | French Championships |  Henner Henkel |
1–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
| 1938 | Wimbledon Championships | Don Budge |
1–6, 0–6, 3–6 |
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