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Barnes, Bruce

Bio:
Bruce Barnes became a tennis champion long before he reached the professional ranks. In three years of college tennis, he never lost a match. He won the Southwest Conference singles and doubles championships three consecutive years (1929, 1930, 1931). In 1931, he teamed with fellow Texan Karl Kamrath to win the national collegiate doubles title and was a singles finalist the same year. As a pro, Barnes won the world doubles title in 1932, U.S. doubles titles in 1932, 1934, 1939, and 1943, and the U.S. singles crowns in 1938 and 1943. Barnes' competition included Bill Tilden, Frech star Henri Cochet, British champion Fred Perry, and other top American players like Don Budge, Ellsworth Vines, and Vincent Richards. Barnes was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1979.

Quote:
"Bruce was a finesse player, slender and fast with wonderful shot execution. I do believe he could have played with anyone in doubles and won." Former SWC President J. William Davis

Bibliography:
Barnes, Bruce. Tennis: Fun and Fundamentals. Jeannette, PA: Pennsylvania Rubber Company, 1948.

Barnes, Bruce

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