Joe Whalen
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Joe Whalen (1916-1994) was an American tennis player in the 1930s who won a number of championships; he was originally from Millinocket, Maine but grew up in Miami, Florida.
His most significant championship win was the 1936 United States Pro Championship.
During World War II he served in the US Army; afterwards, he promoted professional tennis, and served as a teaching pro at a number of clubs. He founded and ran a tennis court construction company in Jacksonville, Florida until his retirement. He died in 1994.
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Joe was married to the late Elizabeth Mercereaus Whalen, with whom he had three sons: Joseph Patrick Whalen, Jr., Michael Whalen, and Gary Whalen. His grandchildren are Elizabeth, Lauren, Brooks and Mollie Whalen.
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- Whalen Tennis
- History of the Pro Tennis Wars
