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Full name
  
Brendan H. Macken

Wimbledon
  
QF (1951)

Country (sports)
  
Wimbledon
  
2R (1951)


Wimbledon
  
1R (1951)

Name
  
Brendan Macken

US Open
  
3R (1952)

Role
  
Tennis Player

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Born
  
January 21, 1923 (age 101) Montreal, Canada (
1923-01-21
)

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Brendan H. Macken (born 21 January 1923) is a former Canadian National tennis champion and Davis Cup player.

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Originally from Montreal, Macken won the precursor to today's Roger Cups, the 1950 Canadian National championship, in singles, by defeating Henri Rochon in the final, 6-0, 6-0, 6-3. Despite this convincing scoreline, it was his only Canadian championship singles title. He also won the doubles crown twice - in 1946 with his brother Jim and in 1951 partnering Lorne Main.

Macken competed in nine consecutive United States National championships in singles, from 1945 through 1953. His best result was winning two matches to reach the third round in 1952. He also reached the last 32 in 1945 with a depleted field, which saw him as the No. 14 seed. Macken once competed in the main draw singles at Wimbledon, losing his only match in four sets to Kurt Nielsen.

In Davis Cup, Macken played in 10 ties for Canada over 9 years, beginning in 1946. Canada's best result with Macken on board was defeating Mexico in 1952 to reach the America Zone final, where they lost to the U.S. 1-4. Macken won both of his singles matches against Mexico as Canada swept the tie, 5 matches to nil. He then took the only match off the Americans, beating Robert Perry in a dead fifth rubber. Macken's career match win-loss record was 6 and 8 in singles and 1 and 5 in doubles.

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References

Brendan Macken (tennis) Wikipedia