Ellsworth vines tennis racket

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Henry Ellsworth Vines Jr. (September 28, 1911 – March 17, 1994) was an American tennis champion of the 1930s, the World No. 1 player or the co-No.

This appears to be a vintage Wilson Ellsworth Vines tennis racket, part of their Famous Player Series.

Ellsworth Vines

American tennis player and golfer (–)

Henry Ellsworth Vines Jr. (September 28, – March 17, ) was an American tennis champion of the s, the World No. 1 player or the co-No.

1 in as an amateur, and in , , and as a professional. He won three Grand Slam titles, the U.S. National Championships in and and the Wimbledon Championships in Vines also was able to win Pro Slam titles on three different surfaces.

He later became a professional golfer and reached the semifinals of the PGA Championship in

Career

Amateur

Vines attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California, where he was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity and played on the freshman basketball team.^[4] Many believe that Mercer Beasley started him on his tennis career at age 14 in Pasadena.

He was mentored by Perry T. Jones through the Los Angeles Tennis Club and the Southern California Tennis Association.

Vines, aged 15, reached the quarter-finals of the Pacifi