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Revision as of 23:26, 1 August 2005 by Hayford Peirce (talk | contribs) (added juniors to tourney info)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)John F. Hennessey was a successful American tennis player of the 1920s and 1930s who played on several Davis Cup teams. He was ranked among the 10 best American players three times, his highest ranking being #4 in 1928. In both 1927 and 1928 he was the #8-ranked player in the world. In 1925 he and Ray Casey reached the finals of the Wimbledon doubles. In an era in which tournament doubles matches were considered almost as important as singles, they lost one of the most famous matches in the early history of tennis, being beaten 4-6, 9-11, 6-4, 6-1, 3-6 by one of the great French teams of Jean Borotra and René Lacoste. A July 14, 1924 Time Magazine article called Hennessey The Indianapolis Cyclone.
In 1984 Hennessey was one of the first four inductees into the USTA/Midwest Section Hall of Fame. There is an annual John F. Hennessey Open tournament in Indianapolis for junior players.