Hank Irvine’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Intro Zimbabwean tennis player
A.K.A. Henry Irvine, Douglas Irvine
Is Athlete
Tennis player
From Zimbabwe
Type Sports
Gender male
Birth

1 September 1943, Bulawayo, Bulawayo Province, Zimbabwe

Age 77 years
Star sign Virgo

Henry “Hank” Irvine (born September 1, 1943) is a Rhodesian born American former professional tennis player.

Biography

Born in Bulawayo, Irvine was a student of Prince Edward School in Salisbury and played a variety of sports early in life. He was a world ranked squash player and also represented Rhodesia in field hockey. A school teacher by profession, he played in two Davis Cup ties for Rhodesia, against Sweden in 1968 and Spain in 1969.

While competing on the professional tour in the early 1970s he made several appearances at Wimbledon and the US Open. He was a mixed doubles semi-finalist at the 1970 Wimbledon Championships, partnering Helen Gourlay of Australia. As a singles player he made the Wimbledon third round in 1971 and played a center court match at Wimbledon the following year against top seed and eventual champion Stan Smith.

Irvine, who became an American citizen, had a noted career in platform tennis after leaving the professional tour and is a member of the sport’s hall of fame.

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