Thomas Brown Jr. Bio

Thomas Brown Jr. Bio

Inducted into the college tennis hall of fame in 1995 … was a finalist in 1943 NCAA singles tournament, losing to Miami's Francisco Segura … also doubles finalists (with Harry Buttimer), falling to Texas' John Hickman and Walter Driver … finalist at Wimbledon singles (lost to Jack Kramer) in 1947 … Wimbledon doubles champion (with Kramer) in 1946 … finalist for U.S. singles title in 1946 … won U.S. hard court singles in 1957-58 and doubles in 1950, ’52 and ‘53 … a member of U.S. Davis Cup team in 1946, ’50 and ‘53, scoring only U.S. point in 1950 Challenge Round against Australia at Forest Hill, over Ken McGregor 9-11, 8-10, 11-9, 6-1, 6-4 … ranked in U.S. Top 10 eight times, 1946 through '58.