.jpg) Bunny Austin with his wife Phyllis Konstam in 1936 | |
| Full name | Henry Wilfred Austin |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Great Britain |
| Born | 26 August 1906 London, England |
| Died | 26 August 2000 (aged 94) Coulsdon, London, England |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | 1926 (amateur tour) |
| Retired | 1939 |
| Plays | Right-handed (1-handed backhand)[1] |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 1997 (member page) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 455–108 (80.8%) [2] |
| Career titles | 30 [2] |
| Highest ranking | No. 2 (1931, A. Wallis Myers)[3] |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1929) |
| French Open | F (1937) |
| Wimbledon | F (1932, 1938) |
| US Open | QF (1929) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | SF (1926) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| French Open | F (1931) |
| Wimbledon | F (1934) |
| US Open | F (1929) |
Henry Wilfred "Bunny" Austin (26 August 1906 – 26 August 2000[4][5]) was an English tennis player. For 74 years he was the last Briton to reach the final of the men's singles at Wimbledon, until Andy Murray did so in 2012. He was also a finalist at the 1937 French Championships and a championship winner at Queen's Club. Along with Fred Perry, he was a vital part of the British team that won the Davis Cup in three consecutive years (1933–35). He is also remembered as the first tennis player to wear shorts.
- ^ Peter Jackson (6 July 2012). "Andy Murray v Bunny Austin: Can Scot emulate 30s British great?". BBC News. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Bunny Austin: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Tennis Base. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 424.
- ^ Litsky, Frank (28 August 2000). "Bunny Austin, 94, a Pioneer in Tennis Shorts". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ Gray, Michael (27 August 2000). "Obituary: Bunny Austin, British tennis player". the Guardian. Retrieved 16 March 2022.