# Hal Burrows > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hal_Burrows > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hal_Burrows.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Burrows > Source revision: 1262769476 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American tennis player (1924–2014)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Hal Burrows | image = | fullname = Harold Melville Burrows Jr | country_represented = {{USA}} | birth_date = {{birth date|1924|12|24}} | birth_place = [Washington, North Carolina](/source/Washington%2C_North_Carolina) | death_date = {{death date and age|2014|09|20|1924|12|24}} | death_place = [Richmond, Virginia](/source/Richmond%2C_Virginia) | height = | plays = | careerprizemoney = | singlesrecord = 132-92 | singlestitles = 5 | highestsinglesranking = | FrenchOpenresult = 3R ([1951](/source/1951_French_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles), [1954](/source/1954_French_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)) | Wimbledonresult = 3R ([1954](/source/1954_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)) | USOpenresult = 4R ([1955](/source/1955_U.S._National_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)) | doublesrecord = | doublestitles = | highestdoublesranking = | FrenchOpenDoublesresult = QF ([1951](/source/1951_French_Championships_(tennis))) | WimbledonDoublesresult = QF ([1954](/source/1954_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_doubles)) | USOpenDoublesresult = SF ([1953](/source/1953_U.S._National_Championships_(tennis))) }} '''Harold Melville Burrows Jr''' (December 24, 1924 — September 20, 2014) was an American [tennis](/source/tennis) player.{{cite news |title=Integration, Housing Issues Seen In Charlottesville Race |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/869853317 |work=[Evening Star](/source/The_Washington_Star) |date=June 14, 1959}} Burrows was raised in [Charlottesville, Virginia](/source/Charlottesville%2C_Virginia) and served in Europe during the war as a radio operator with the [81st Squadron of the 436th Troop Carrier Group](/source/81st_Troop_Carrier_Squadron). After the war he captained [University of Virginia](/source/University_of_Virginia) in collegiate tennis and was a three-time state champion, before graduating in 1950.{{cite news |title=Burrows, Harold Melville Jr. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/838371346 |work=[Richmond Times-Dispatch](/source/Richmond_Times-Dispatch) |date=September 25, 2014}} Active on tour in the 1950s, Burrows won the 1952 Eastern Canadian Championships in Quebec City on clay where he defeated Canadian No. 1 [Lorne Main](/source/Lorne_Main) in the final in a close four set match. He also won the 1954 Paris International Championships on clay in Paris defeating French No. 1 [Paul Rémy](/source/Paul_R%C3%A9my) in a close final.{{cite news |title=L'AMÉRICAIN HAL BURROWS A REMPORTÉ LES "INTERNATIONAUX DE PARIS" |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1954/05/04/l-americain-hal-burrows-a-remporte-les-internationaux-de-paris_2029070_1819218.html |work=[Le Monde](/source/Le_Monde)|date=May 4, 1954 |language=fr}} His doubles partnership with [Straight Clark](/source/Straight_Clark) ranked amongst the top in the world, with their best win coming in the quarter-finals of the [1953 U.S. National Championships](/source/1953_U.S._National_Championships_(tennis)) over [Lew Hoad](/source/Lew_Hoad) and [Ken Rosewall](/source/Ken_Rosewall), who were trying to complete the calendar grand slam. In 1954 he became the first native of Virginia to play [Davis Cup](/source/Davis_Cup) tennis and was part of a winning campaign. He featured in the preliminary America Zone fixtures against the Caribbean and Cuba.{{cite news |title=Davis Cup Pairings Set; Reception, 2 P.M., Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/315858785 |work=[Tampa Bay Times](/source/Tampa_Bay_Times) |date=July 29, 1954}} Burrows served as a representative for Charlottesville on the [Virginia House of Delegates](/source/Virginia_House_of_Delegates) from 1960 to 1962. He was a member of the [Democratic Party](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)). In 1990 he was an inductee in the [Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum](/source/Virginia_Sports_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum).{{cite news |title=State Hall to induct Gillette |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/831695448 |work=[Richmond Times-Dispatch](/source/Richmond_Times-Dispatch) |date=April 8, 1990}} ==See also== *[List of United States Davis Cup team representatives](/source/List_of_United_States_Davis_Cup_team_representatives) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{ATP|bo40}} * {{Davis Cup player|800172429}} * {{ITF profile|harold-burrows/800172429/usa}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Burrows, Hal}} Category:1924 births Category:2014 deaths Category:American male tennis players Category:Tennis players from Virginia Category:Virginia Cavaliers men's tennis players Category:United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II Category:Democratic Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates Category:Sportspeople from Charlottesville, Virginia Category:20th-century American sportsmen Category:20th-century members of the Virginia General Assembly --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Hal Burrows](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Burrows) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Burrows?action=history)). 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