Originally from Montreal,[2] Macken won the 1950 Canadian Open, in singles, by defeating defending champion Henri Rochon in the final in three straight sets. Macken had defeated French Davis Cup players Robert Haillet and Robert Abdesselam to reach the final. Despite this convincing victory, it would be his only Canadian Open championship singles title. He also won the doubles crown twice - in 1946 with his brother Jim and in 1951 partnering Lorne Main.
His tournament wins were concentrated from 1948 to 1952 and included the Quebec Championships in 1948, 1950, and 1952, the Ontario Championships in 1950 and 1952, and the West Jersey Championships in 1949.
Macken was ranked Canadian No. 1 player in 1950 and 1952.
Macken competed in nine consecutive United States National championships in singles, from 1945 through 1953. His best result was winning two matches to reach the third round in 1952. He also reached the last 32 in 1945 with a depleted field, which saw him as the No. 14 seed. Macken once competed in the main draw singles at Wimbledon, losing his only match in four sets to Kurt Nielsen.
In Davis Cup, Macken played in 10 ties for Canada over 9 years, beginning in 1946. Canada's best result with Macken on board was defeating Mexico in 1952 to reach the America Zone final, where they lost to the U.S. 1-4. Macken won both of his singles matches against Mexico as Canada swept the tie, 5 matches to nil. He then took the only match off the Americans, beating Robert Perry in a dead fifth rubber. Macken's career match win–loss record was 6 and 8 in singles and 1 and 5 in doubles.
ReferencesEdit
^"BRENDAN HUBERT MACKEN 1923 - 2020". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
brendan, macken, tennis, brendan, macken, january, 1923, march, 2020, canadian, open, tennis, champion, davis, player, brendan, mackenfull, namebrendan, mackencountry, sports, canadaborn, 1923, january, 1923montreal, quebec, canadadied12, march, 2020, 2020, ag. Brendan H Macken 21 January 1923 12 March 2020 was a Canadian Open tennis champion and Davis Cup player 2 Brendan MackenFull nameBrendan H MackenCountry sports CanadaBorn 1923 01 21 21 January 1923Montreal Quebec CanadaDied12 March 2020 2020 03 12 aged 97 1 Aurora Ontario CanadaSinglesCareer record46 34Career titles7Grand Slam singles resultsWimbledon1R 1951 US Open3R 1952 DoublesGrand Slam doubles resultsWimbledonQF 1951 Mixed doublesGrand Slam mixed doubles resultsWimbledon2R 1951 Team competitionsDavis CupFAm 1947 1951 1952 Originally from Montreal 2 Macken won the 1950 Canadian Open in singles by defeating defending champion Henri Rochon in the final in three straight sets Macken had defeated French Davis Cup players Robert Haillet and Robert Abdesselam to reach the final Despite this convincing victory it would be his only Canadian Open championship singles title He also won the doubles crown twice in 1946 with his brother Jim and in 1951 partnering Lorne Main His tournament wins were concentrated from 1948 to 1952 and included the Quebec Championships in 1948 1950 and 1952 the Ontario Championships in 1950 and 1952 and the West Jersey Championships in 1949 Macken was ranked Canadian No 1 player in 1950 and 1952 Macken competed in nine consecutive United States National championships in singles from 1945 through 1953 His best result was winning two matches to reach the third round in 1952 He also reached the last 32 in 1945 with a depleted field which saw him as the No 14 seed Macken once competed in the main draw singles at Wimbledon losing his only match in four sets to Kurt Nielsen In Davis Cup Macken played in 10 ties for Canada over 9 years beginning in 1946 Canada s best result with Macken on board was defeating Mexico in 1952 to reach the America Zone final where they lost to the U S 1 4 Macken won both of his singles matches against Mexico as Canada swept the tie 5 matches to nil He then took the only match off the Americans beating Robert Perry in a dead fifth rubber Macken s career match win loss record was 6 and 8 in singles and 1 and 5 in doubles References Edit BRENDAN HUBERT MACKEN 1923 2020 The Toronto Star Retrieved 2 September 2020 a b Ligne du temps 1923External links EditBrendan Macken at the International Tennis Federation nbsp Brendan Macken at the Davis Cup nbsp Rogers Cup 2010 online media guide Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brendan Macken tennis amp oldid 1177683055, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
