Frank Parker (tennis)

Frank Parker
Parker, circa 1944
Full nameFrank Andrew Parker
Country (sports) United States
Born(1916-01-31)January 31, 1916
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedJuly 24, 1997(1997-07-24) (aged 81)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Turned proOctober 1949
(amateur from 1930)
Retired1971
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF1966 (member page)
Singles
Career record770–231 (76.9%)[1]
Career titles74[1]
Highest rankingNo. 1 (1948, John Olliff)[2]
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenW (1948, 1949)
WimbledonSF (1937)
US OpenW (1944, 1945)
Professional majors
US ProQF (1950, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenW (1949)
WimbledonW (1949)
US OpenW (1943)
Team competitions
Davis CupW (1937, 1948)

Frank Andrew Parker (born Franciszek Andrzej Pajkowski, January 31, 1916 – July 24, 1997) was an amateur & later professional American male tennis player of Polish immigrant parents who was active in the 1930s and 1940s. He won four Grand Slam singles titles as well as three doubles titles.

  1. ^ a b "Frank Parker: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. TennismemSL. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  2. ^ United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 426.