Mike Hann
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (1937-08-24) 24 August 1937 (age 86)
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Turned pro1952(amateur tour)
Retired1968
Singles
Career record96–77 (10–15 per ATP)
Career titles12
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1961)
French Open2R (1961, 1962)
Wimbledon3R (1958, 1959, 1962)
US Open1R (1960, 1963)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon4R (1963)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon4R (1962)

Michael Preston Hann (born 24 August 1937) is a former British tennis player who won the Wimbledon Boys' singles title in 1955.[1][2]

Tennis career

In 1955 Hann won the Wimbledon Boys' Singles title when he beat Jan-Erik Lundqvist in the final.[3]

Hann competed on the amateur circuit during the 1950s and 60s and won 12 titles, all in the United Kingdom. In June 1953, two months before his 16th birthday, Hann won the Chapel Allerton Gentleman's Singles Championships in Leeds. He also won this Championship in 1954 and 1956.[2]

Hann participated at the Wimbledon Championships, in the singles and/or doubles, for a period of 13 years from 1955 to 1967. His best results were to reach the third round in the singles on three occasions and the fourth round in doubles once, in 1963 when he and his partner, Roger Taylor lost to Gordon Forbes and Abe Segal.[4]

Junior Grand Slam titles

Singles: 1

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1955 Wimbledon Grass Sweden Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6–0, 11–9

References

  1. ^ "Mike Hann| Player Stats | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "player – Tennisarchives.com". www.tennisarchives.com. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Wimbledon – Michael Hann". www.wimbledon.com. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Michael Preston Hann | Player Activity | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 22 April 2020.

External links

Wimbledon boys' singles champions
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