Howard Oreon Kinsey (December 3, 1899 – July 26, 1966) was an American

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player in the 1920s. He was originally from California.

Playing record

His significant championships were the 1926 French National men's doubles championship, where he and

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beat

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and

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(a pairing who went on to win three other French National doubles titles) in the final, and the 1924 U.S. National men's doubles championship with his brother Robert Kinsey.

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wrote of the pair that he had "seldom seen a team work together more smoothly than the Kinseys." In 1926, he reached the Wimbledon final, losing to

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. Kinsey was ranked world No. 7 in 1924 by

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in his amateur rankings for ''The Daily Telegraph''. As a pro, ''American Lawn Tennis Magazine'' ranked Kinsey as world No. 6 in 1930. Later in 1926, he was one of the early players signed by the promoter

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to play in his professional tennis league. After a split with Pyle, he joined Richards in forming an association of professional tennis players. In 1936, he and

Helen Wills Moody Helen Newington Wills (October 6, 1905 – January 1, 1998), also known by her married names Helen Wills Moody and Helen Wills Roark, was an American tennis player. She won 31 Grand Slam tournament titles (singles, doubles, and mixed doubles) ...

volleyed a tennis ball back and forth 2,001 times without missing. The feat took them 1 hour and 18 minutes. They only stopped the exchange so that Kinsey could go teach a lesson that he had scheduled. Kinsey is a member of the

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Northern California Hall of Fame.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: (1 runner-up)

Doubles: (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Mixed Doubles (1 runner-up)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kinsey, Howard American male tennis players French Championships (tennis) champions Tennis players from San Francisco United States National champions (tennis) 1899 births 1966 deaths Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles Professional tennis players before the Open Era