Henry Bunis

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

Henry Bunis

Full name	Henry Bunis
Country (sports)	United States
Born	March 27, 1953 Cincinnati, Ohio
Turned pro	1975
Retired	1978
Singles
Career record	28–58
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 100 (August 24, 1976)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open	1R (1976, 1977)
Wimbledon	2R (1977)
US Open	2R (1976, 1977)
Doubles
Career record	16–44
Career titles	0
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open	2R (1976)
Wimbledon	1R (1977)
US Open	2R (1977)

Biography

Early years and 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, where 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	W/L	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1–0	Nov 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.

External links

• Henry Bunis at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Henry Bunis at the International Tennis Federation