Frank Parker
Frank "Frankie" Andrew Parker (rođen kao Franciszek Andrzej Pajkowski; Milwaukee, 31. januar 1916 - 24. jul 1997) je bio američki teniser. Odrastao je u porodici poljskih imigranata, vrhunac karijere je imao 1930-ih i 1940-ih, osvojivši Roland Garros (1948, 1949) i U.S. Championships (1944, 1945). Godine 1968. je sudjelovao na US Openu 1968 u dobi 52 godine, postavši najstariji igrač u historiji turnira; svojim je dolaskom, po vlastitim riječima, želio odati počast početku "Otvorene ere". U drugoj rundi ga je eliminirao Arthur Ashe, koji će iste godine postati prvak.
Literatura
- Tennis Is My Racket, by Bobby Riggs, New York, 1949
- The Game, My 40 Years in Tennis, Jack Kramer with Frank Deford, New York, 1979
Eksterni linkovi
- International Tennis Hall of Fame
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