biography
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Hopman, Harry
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popular name of Henry Christian Hopman
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1906–85)
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| biography:
| Tennis player, born in Sydney, New South Wales, SE Australia. Despite being a talented singles player, he specialized almost exclusively in doubles. He is, however, best known for his captaincy of the Australian Davis Cup side. He was briefly in charge before World War 2, and his return to the post in 1950 saw Australia dominate world men's tennis. Willing to take a chance with young players, he often had players representing Australia in the Davis Cup before they were 20 years old. |
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