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  Bruce Barnes

Bruce Barnes

Player Profile

Sport: Tennis (1929-31)
Inducted: 1979
Hometown: Dallas, Texas

•1931 NCAA singles finalist and won 1931 doubles title with Karl Kamrath
•SWC singles and doubles champion from 1929-31
•Won 23 career collegiate titles
•Among world's first pro tennis players and influenced growth of the sport
•Coach of 1939 U.S. Davis Cup team
•National pro doubles champion in 1932, 1934 and 1939
•Won 1933 world professional doubles title with Bill Tilden
•1938 national open singles and doubles champion
•1945 national professional singles champion
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