Joe_Hackett_(tennis)

Joe Hackett (tennis)

Joe Hackett (tennis)

Irish tennis player

Joseph Dominic Hackett (born 4 August 1925) is an Irish former tennis player. He was also capped for Leinster in rugby union and captained Old Belvedere R.F.C.[1]

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Hackett, who made his first Irish Championship final aged 16, was active on the tennis circuit from the 1940s to the early 1960s.[2] An Ireland Davis Cup player from 1950 to 1961, Hackett won four singles and four doubles rubbers, then later served the team as non playing captain.[3] He was a regular participant at Wimbledon in the 1950s.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Hackett Served Up An Ace In O'Reilly". Evening Herald. 5 November 1996.
  2. [2]
    "Hackett Gives Up Ireland Tennis". Belfast Telegraph. 16 February 1962.
  3. [3]
    "Hackett Irish Captain Again". Ireland's Saturday Night. 20 March 1965.
  4. [4]
    "Joe Hackett". wimbledon.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2022.
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