Harry Hopman, Australian tennis player and coach (d. 1985)
Henry Christian "Harry" Hopman CBE (12 August 1906 – 27 December 1985) was an Australian tennis player and coach.
Hopman was born in Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales, before his family moved to Parramatta, a city adjoining Sydney and now effectively a suburb of the metropolis.
Hopman was a student at Rosehill Public Primary (elementary) school, where his father was headmaster, and later at Parramatta High School where he played tennis and cricket.
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