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Joe Whalen

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Joe Whalen
Full nameJoseph Patrick Whalen
Country (sports) United States
Born14 January 1916
Millinocket, Maine, United States
DiedNovember 9, 1992(1992-11-09) (aged 76)[1]
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Singles
US ProW (1936)

Joe Whalen (1916–1992) was an American tennis player in the 1930s who won a number of championships; he was originally from Millinocket, Maine, but grew up in Miami, Florida.

Career

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His most significant championship win was the 1936 United States Pro Championship. He beat Charles Wood in the final.[2]

During World War II he served in the U.S. Army and was awarded the Purple Heart.[1] Afterwards, he promoted professional tennis, and served as a teaching pro at a number of clubs. He founded and ran a tennis court construction[3] company in Jacksonville, Florida until his retirement.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Asheville Citizen Times, November 10, 1992, Page 13". www.newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "U. S. Pro Championships". www.tennis.co.nf. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  3. ^ "Tennis Court Construction | Construction Specialist". www.tenniscourtconstruction.org.uk. Retrieved November 13, 2020.