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John Horn

Country (sports)	United Kingdom
Born	6 November 1931 Plaistow, London, England
Died	26 August 2001(2001-08-26) (aged 69) Ireland
Turned pro	1951(amateur tour)
Retired	1958
Singles
Career record	55–42 (6–7 per ATP)
Career titles	24
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	2R (1951)
Wimbledon	3R (1952)
US Open	1R (1950)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	2R (1952)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	3R (1952, 1953)

John Alfred Thomas Horn (6 November 1931 – 26 August 2001) was a British tennis player, and he won the Wimbledon Boys' singles Championship in 1950.

Tennis career

Horn reached the Wimbledon Boys' Singles final for two years running. In the 1949 final, he lost to Staffan Stockenberg; and in 1950, he beat the Egyptian player, Kamel Moubarek in the final.

Horn competed on the amateur circuit during the 1950s and won 23 titles. His first title was as an eighteen-year-old, at the Derbyshire championships in Buxton, when he beat George Godsell in the final. His last amateur title was in 1956 at the North of England Hardcourts, beating Michael Hann in the final. Horn turned professional in the late 1950s and in 1967 he won the British Pro Championships held at Eastbourne with a victory over Charles Applewhaite.

Horn's best result at a Grand Slam events was reaching the third round at the 1952 Wimbledon Championships, before losing to Budge Patty. After retiring as a player, Horn worked as a tennis coach in Ireland, spending many years coaching at Rathdown School.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 2 (1 win – 1 loss)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1949	Wimbledon	Grass	Staffan Stockenberg	2–6, 1–6
Win	1950	Wimbledon	Grass	Kamel Moubarek	6–0, 6–2

References

1. "John Horn: much respected coach". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
2. "John Horn| Player Stats | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
3. ^ "John Horn: much respected coach". The Irish Times. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
4. "Wimbledon – John Horn". www.wimbledon.com. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
5. "player – Tennisarchives.com". www.tennisarchives.com. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
6. "John Horn | Player Activity | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

External links

• John Horn at the Association of Tennis Professionals

• 1931 births
• 2001 deaths
• Wimbledon junior champions
• Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' singles
• People from Plaistow, Newham
• Tennis players from the London Borough of Newham
• Professional tennis players before the Open Era
• English male tennis players
• British male tennis players
• 20th-century English sportsmen