Pat Hughes (tennis)
Encyclopedia
George Patrick Hughes was an English tennis
player.
Pat Hughes and Fred Perry
won the doubles at Roland Garros in 1933 and in Kooyong
in 1934. Hughes later teamed up with Raymond Tuckey
. They won the doubles in Wimbledon
in 1936. Between 1929 and 1936 he was member of the British Davis Cup
team.
Hughes is the only British player to succeed in singles at the Italian championships
, capturing the title in 1931 and finishing runner up the following year. He captured the doubles title in both those years too, when the tournament, in its infancy, was played in Milan.
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.
Pat Hughes and Fred Perry
Fred Perry
Frederick John Perry was a championship-winning English tennis and table tennis player who won 10 Majors including eight Grand Slams and two Pro Slams. Perry won three consecutive Wimbledon Championships between 1934 and 1936 and was World No. 1 four years in a row...
won the doubles at Roland Garros in 1933 and in Kooyong
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
in 1934. Hughes later teamed up with Raymond Tuckey
Raymond Tuckey
Charles Raymond Davys Tuckey was an English tennis player.Raymond Tuckey and Pat Hughes won the doubles in Wimbledon in 1936. Between 1937 and 1937 he was member of the British Davis Cup team....
. They won the doubles in Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
in 1936. Between 1929 and 1936 he was member of the British Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
team.
Hughes is the only British player to succeed in singles at the Italian championships
Rome Masters
The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's...
, capturing the title in 1931 and finishing runner up the following year. He captured the doubles title in both those years too, when the tournament, in its infancy, was played in Milan.