Full name | Joseph Dominic Hackett |
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Country (sports) | Ireland |
Born | 4 August 1925 |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | 1R (1950) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959) |
US Open | 1R (1962) |
Joseph Dominic Hackett (born 4 August 1925) is an Irish former tennis player. He was also capped for Leinster in rugby union and captained Old Belvedere R.F.C. [1]
Hackett, who made his first Irish Championship final aged 16, was active on the tennis circuit from the 1940s to the early 1960s. [2] An Ireland Davis Cup player from 1950 to 1961, Hackett won four singles and four doubles rubbers, then later served the team as non playing captain. [3] He was a regular participant at Wimbledon in the 1950s. [4]
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