Joe Whalen
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Joe Whalen was an American tennis
player in the 1930s who won a number of championships; he was originally from Millinocket, Maine
, but grew up in Miami, Florida
.
His most significant championship win was the 1936 United States Pro Championship.
During World War II
he served in the US Army; afterwards, he promoted professional tennis, and served as a teaching pro at a number of clubs. He founded and ran a tennis court construction company in Jacksonville, Florida until his retirement. He died in 1994.
Joe was married to the late Elizabeth Mercereau Whalen, with whom he had three sons: Joseph Patrick Whalen, Jr., Michael Whalen, and Gary D. Whalen. His grandchildren are Elizabeth, Lauren, Brooks and Mollie Whalen.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player in the 1930s who won a number of championships; he was originally from Millinocket, Maine
Millinocket, Maine
Millinocket is a former mill town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,203 at the 2000 census. Millinocket is both a forest products and recreational area.-History:...
, but grew up in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
.
His most significant championship win was the 1936 United States Pro Championship.
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
he served in the US Army; afterwards, he promoted professional tennis, and served as a teaching pro at a number of clubs. He founded and ran a tennis court construction company in Jacksonville, Florida until his retirement. He died in 1994.
See also
- Professional Tennis Championships
Joe was married to the late Elizabeth Mercereau Whalen, with whom he had three sons: Joseph Patrick Whalen, Jr., Michael Whalen, and Gary D. Whalen. His grandchildren are Elizabeth, Lauren, Brooks and Mollie Whalen.
External links
- Whalen Tennis
- History of the Pro Tennis Wars