Country (sports) United States Name Bill Jr. French Open 4R (1965) Role Tennis Player | Wimbledon 2R (1963, 1966) Died 1978 US Open 3R (1961) | |
William H. Hoogs Jr. (1940 - 1978) was a tennis player from the United States.
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Career
Hoogs formed a strong doubles combination at UC Berkeley with Jim McManus. The pair were doubles runners-up at the 1961 NCAA Championships.
Together with McManus, Hoogs won doubles titles at the 1961 National Hard Court Championships and the Canadian Open in 1962.
As a singles player, Hoogs notably reached the fourth round at the 1965 French Championships and only narrowly missed out on a spot in the quarter-finals, losing to Toomas Leius 7-9 in the fifth set.
Death
Hoogs had his leg amputated in 1968, after developing a malignant growth on his foot. The cancer claimed his life in 1978.
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