Henry Bunis (born March 27, 1953) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
| Full name | Henry Johnston Bunis[1] |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United States |
| Born | March 27, 1953 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Turned pro | 1975 |
| Retired | 1978 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 28–58 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 100 (August 24, 1976) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 1R (1976, 1977) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1977) |
| US Open | 2R (1976, 1977) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 16–44 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 2R (1976) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1977) |
| US Open | 2R (1977) |
Biography
editEarly years and education
editBorn in Cincinnati, he is the oldest child of Alvin Bunis Sr. and Ann Bunis (née Johnston).[2][3]
Bunis, winner of the Ohio high school state championship in 1971, was a two-time All American varsity tennis player at the Columbia University in New York, while he completed an arts history major.[4][5]
Professional tennis
editFollowing graduation in 1975, Bunis turned professional and spent four years on tour.[4] He made the quarter-finals at Cologne in 1976, to match his best performance in a Grand Prix tournament, a quarter-final appearance in Cincinnati while at Columbia University in 1974. At a tournament in Little Rock in 1977 he managed to win a set against Björn Borg, in front of a crowd of 3,500 in Arkansas.[4]
Bunis also made appearances at the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open.[4] He had three wins at Grand Slam level, to make the second round twice at the US Open and at the 1977 Wimbledon Championships, where he won a marathon 72 game match against Raz Reid.[6]
His only final on the Grand Prix tour came in the doubles, when he and partner Paul McNamee were runners-up at the 1977 Chilean Open, .[7]
Later life
editWhen he retired from tennis in 1978 he began working with JP Morgan in New York and later completed a J.D. degree at New York Law School in June 1992,[1] after which he worked for 20 years with real state company Archstone.[4][8]
Bunis now lives in Cincinnati, Ohio and is married with two sons, Evan and Ryan.
Grand Prix career finals
editDoubles: 1 (0–1)
edit| Result | W/L | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1–0 | Nov 1977 | Santiago, Chile | Clay |  Paul McNamee
|
 Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol
|
7–5, 1–6, 1–6 |
References
edit- ^ a b One Hundredth Commencement Exercises. New York Law School. June 10, 1992. p. 15. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
- ^ Goodman, Rebecca (July 15, 2004). "Bill Bunis turned from tennis, became sociology professor". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ^ Slotnik, Daniel (September 2, 2011). "Alvin Bunis, Creator of a Senior Tennis Circuit, Dies at 87". The New York Times. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Langone, Matt (July 14, 2013). "Love of tennis passed from father to son". The Sun. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ^ Turkel, Chris (April 24, 1975). "Bunis: Art Historian Turned Tennis Pro". Columbia Daily Spectator. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ^ "Connors hushes boos". San Antonio Express. June 22, 1977. p. 45. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Santiago - 14 November - 20 November 1977". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ^ "Archstone promotes Bunis to SVP". HighBeam Research. March 1, 2006. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
