California Athletics Hall of Fame
An All-American in both 1961 and 1963, Jim McManus helped Cal reach the NCAA semifinals and a No. 3 national ranking in 1961, the same year he reached the NCAA doubles final with partner William Hoogs, Jr. McManus ranked among the top 10 in the USTA in doubles four times from 1965-71 and held top 10 rankings in singles on three occasions –1968 (9th), 1969 (10th) and 1970 (8th). McManus also represented the United States at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and reached the fourth round of singles at Wimbledon in 1972. He was the U.S. hard court doubles champion in 1961 and 1967 as well as the hard-court mixed double champion in 1961. McManus also reached the 1968 U.S. Open semifinals with Jim Osborne. McManus received the 1971 William Johnston Award from the USTA for character, sportsmanship and contribution to the growth of the game and was one of the founding members of the ATP in 1972. He was inducted into the USTA NorCal Hall of Fame in 1994.
