Henry Bunis

Henry Bunis (born March 27, 1953) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Henry Bunis
Full nameHenry Bunis
Country (sports) United States
Born (1953-03-27) March 27, 1953
Cincinnati, Ohio
Turned pro1975
Retired1978
Singles
Career record28–58
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 100 (August 24, 1976)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open1R (1976, 1977)
Wimbledon2R (1977)
US Open2R (1976, 1977)
Doubles
Career record16–44
Career titles0
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open2R (1976)
Wimbledon1R (1977)
US Open2R (1977)

Biography

Early years & education

Born in Cincinnati, he is one of three sons of Alvin and Ann Bunis.[1]

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.[2][3]

Professional tennis

Following graduation in 1975, Bunis turned professional and spent four years on tour.[2] 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.[2]

Bunis also made appearances at the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open.[2] He had three wins at Grand Slam level, to make the second round twice at the US Open and at the 1977 Wimbledon Championships, wherer he won a marathon 72 game match against Raz Reid.[4]

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, .[5]

Later life

When he retired from tennis in 1978 he began working with JP Morgan in New York and later completed a Doctor of Law at New York Law School, after which he worked for 20 years with real state company Archstone.[2][6]

Bunis now lives in Cincinnati, Ohio and is married with two sons, Evan and Ryan.

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Result No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 1977 Santiago, Chile Clay Paul McNamee Patricio Cornejo
Jaime Fillol		 7–5, 1–6, 1–6

References
  1. Goodman, Rebecca (July 15, 2004). "Bill Bunis turned from tennis, became sociology professor". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  2. Langone, Matt (July 14, 2013). "Love of tennis passed from father to son". The Sun. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  3. Turkel, Chris (April 24, 1975). "Bunis: Art Historian Turned Tennis Pro". Columbia Daily Spectator. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  4. "Connors hushes boos". San Antonio Express. June 22, 1977. p. 45. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  5. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Santiago - 14 November - 20 November 1977". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  6. "Archstone promotes Bunis to SVP". HighBeam Research. March 1, 2006. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
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