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'''Howard Kinsey''' (], ] in ] – ], ] in ]) was an ] ] player in the 1920s who won a number of championships. He was originally from ].<ref>
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'''Howard Oreon Kinsey''' (December 3, 1899 – July 26, 1966) was an American ] player in the 1920s. He was originally from California.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0C17FB3855117B93CAAB178CD85F428685F9|title=Howard Kinsey, 66, a tennis champion |work=]|access-date=July 11, 2008| date=July 28, 1966}}
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== Playing record == == Playing record ==
His significant championships were the 1926 ] men's doubles championship, where he and ] beat ] and ] (a pairing who went on to win three other French National doubles titles) in the final, and the 1924 ] men's doubles championship with his brother ].


] wrote of the pair that he had "seldom seen a team work together more smoothly than the Kinseys."<ref>{{cite book|last=Tilden|first=William T.|title=The Art of Lawn Tennis|year=1922|publisher=Garden City|location=New York|ol=24183166M|page=151}}</ref> In 1926, he reached the Wimbledon final, losing to ].<ref>{{cite book|last=Collins|first=Bud|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=New York|isbn=978-0942257700|edition=2nd|pages=399, 418, 458, 477}}</ref>
His most significant championships were the 1926 ] men's doubles championship, where he and ] beat ] and ] (a pairing who went on to win three other French National doubles titles) in the final, and the 1924 ] men's doubles championship (with his brother, Robert Kinsey; ] wrote of the pair that he had "seldom seen a team work together more smoothly than the Kinseys.") In 1926, he reached the Wimbledon final losing to ].


Kinsey was ranked world No. 7 in 1924 by ] in his amateur rankings for ''The Daily Telegraph''.<ref name="USLTAEncyclopedia"/> As a pro, ''American Lawn Tennis Magazine'' ranked Kinsey as world No. 6 in 1930.<ref name="Vaderland">{{cite journal|editor=K. De Lang|url=http://resources2.kb.nl/010010000/pdf/DDD_010012690.pdf|volume=61|page=15|journal=Het Vaderland|date=January 14, 1930|title=Lawntennis|publisher=C.M. Schilt|language=nl|access-date=July 5, 2013}}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
Later in 1926, he went on to be one of the first players signed up by the promoter Charles C. Pyle to play in his professional tennis league. After a split with Pyle, he joined Richards in forming an association of professional tennis players.


Later in 1926, he was one of the early players signed by the promoter ] to play in his professional tennis league. After a split with Pyle, he joined Richards in forming an association of professional tennis players.<ref>{{cite book|last=Collins|first=Bud|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=New York|isbn=978-0942257700|edition=2nd|page=33}}</ref>
In 1936, he and ] volleyed a tennis ball back and forth 2,001 times without missing. The feat took them 1 hour and 18 minutes. They only broke off the exchange so that Kinsey could go teach a lesson that he had scheduled.


In 1936, he and ] volleyed a tennis ball back and forth 2,001 times without missing. The feat took them 1 hour and 18 minutes. They only stopped the exchange so that Kinsey could go teach a lesson that he had scheduled.
Kinsey is a member of the ] ] Hall of Fame.

Kinsey is a member of the ] Northern California Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|title=USTA Northern California Tennis Hall of Fame |url=https://www.usta.com/en/home/about-usta/usta-awards/northerncalifornia/HallofFame.html |publisher=USTA |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407180051/https://www.usta.com/en/home/about-usta/usta-awards/northerncalifornia/HallofFame.html |archive-date=April 7, 2020 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

== Grand Slam finals ==
=== Singles: (1 runner-up) ===
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|-style="background:#cfc;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || 1926 || ] || Grass || {{flagicon|FRA}} ] || 6–8, 1–6, 3–6
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=== Doubles: (2 titles, 1 runner-up) ===
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || ] || ] || Grass || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} ] || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} ] || 7–5, 5–7, 7–9, 6–3, 6–4
|-style="background:#ebc2af;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || ] || ] || Clay || {{flagicon|USA}} ] || {{flagicon|FRA}} ] <br> {{flagicon|FRA}} ] || 6–4, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || ] || ] || Grass || {{flagicon|USA}} Vincent Richards || {{flagicon|FRA}} Jacques Brugnon <br> {{flagicon|FRA}} Henri Cochet || 5–7, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6
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=== Mixed Doubles (1 runner-up) ===
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|-style="background:#cfc;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || ] || ] || Grass || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} ] || {{flagicon|GBR}} ] <br> {{flagicon|GBR}} ] || 3–6, 4–6
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== See also == == See also ==
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==External links== ==External links==
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Latest revision as of 17:38, 26 January 2024

American tennis player

Howard Kinsey
Kinsey in Paris (1926)
Full nameHoward Oreon Kinsey
Country (sports) United States
Born(1899-12-03)December 3, 1899
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
DiedJuly 26, 1966(1966-07-26) (aged 66)
San Francisco, California, United States
Turned pro1927 (amateur from 1920)
Retired1931
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 7 (1924, A. Wallis Myers)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQF (1926)
WimbledonF (1926)
US OpenQF (1924, 1925)
Professional majors
US ProF (1927)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenW (1926)
WimbledonF (1926)
US OpenW (1924)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
WimbledonF (1926)

Howard Oreon Kinsey (December 3, 1899 – July 26, 1966) was an American tennis player in the 1920s. He was originally from California.

Playing record

His significant championships were the 1926 French National men's doubles championship, where he and Vincent Richards beat Henri Cochet and Jacques Brugnon (a pairing who went on to win three other French National doubles titles) in the final, and the 1924 U.S. National men's doubles championship with his brother Robert Kinsey.

Bill Tilden wrote of the pair that he had "seldom seen a team work together more smoothly than the Kinseys." In 1926, he reached the Wimbledon final, losing to Jean Borotra.

Kinsey was ranked world No. 7 in 1924 by A. Wallis Myers in his amateur rankings for The Daily Telegraph. As a pro, American Lawn Tennis Magazine ranked Kinsey as world No. 6 in 1930.

Later in 1926, he was one of the early players signed by the promoter Charles C. Pyle to play in his professional tennis league. After a split with Pyle, he joined Richards in forming an association of professional tennis players.

In 1936, he and Helen Wills Moody volleyed a tennis ball back and forth 2,001 times without missing. The feat took them 1 hour and 18 minutes. They only stopped the exchange so that Kinsey could go teach a lesson that he had scheduled.

Kinsey is a member of the USTA Northern California Hall of Fame.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: (1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1926 Wimbledon Grass France Jean Borotra 6–8, 1–6, 3–6

Doubles: (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1924 U.S. National Championships Grass United States Robert Kinsey Australia Pat O'Hara Wood
Australia Gerald Patterson		 7–5, 5–7, 7–9, 6–3, 6–4
Win 1926 French Championships Clay United States Vincent Richards France Jacques Brugnon
France Henri Cochet		 6–4, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 1926 Wimbledon Grass United States Vincent Richards France Jacques Brugnon
France Henri Cochet		 5–7, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6

Mixed Doubles (1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1926 Wimbledon Grass United States Mary Browne United Kingdom Kitty McKane
United Kingdom Leslie Godfree		 3–6, 4–6

See also

References

  1. ^ United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 424.
  2. "Howard Kinsey, 66, a tennis champion". New York Times. July 28, 1966. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
  3. Tilden, William T. (1922). The Art of Lawn Tennis. New York: Garden City. p. 151. OL 24183166M.
  4. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. pp. 399, 418, 458, 477. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  5. K. De Lang, ed. (January 14, 1930). "Lawntennis" (PDF). Het Vaderland (in Dutch). 61. C.M. Schilt: 15. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  6. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  7. "USTA Northern California Tennis Hall of Fame". USTA. Archived from the original on April 7, 2020.

External links

French Open men's doubles champions
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US Open men's doubles champions
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