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Henry Bunis
Henry Bunis (born March 27, 1953) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. BiographyEarly years and educationBorn in Cincinnati, he is the oldest child of Alvin Bunis Sr. and Ann Bunis (née Johnston).[2][3] Bunis, winner of the Ohio high school state championship in 1971, was a two-time All American varsity tennis player at the Columbia University in New York, while he completed an arts history major.[4][5] Professional tennisFollowing graduation in 1975, Bunis turned professional and spent four years on tour.[4] He made the quarter-finals at Cologne in 1976, to match his best performance in a Grand Prix tournament, a quarter-final appearance in Cincinnati while at Columbia University in 1974. At a tournament in Little Rock in 1977 he managed to win a set against Björn Borg, in front of a crowd of 3,500 in Arkansas.[4] Bunis also made appearances at the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open.[4] He had three wins at Grand Slam level, to make the second round twice at the US Open and at the 1977 Wimbledon Championships, where he won a marathon 72 game match against Raz Reid.[6] His only final on the Grand Prix tour came in the doubles, when he and partner Paul McNamee were runners-up at the 1977 Chilean Open, .[7] Later lifeWhen he retired from tennis in 1978 he began working with JP Morgan in New York and later completed a J.D. degree at New York Law School in June 1992,[1] after which he worked for 20 years with real state company Archstone.[4][8] Bunis now lives in Cincinnati, Ohio and is married with two sons, Evan and Ryan. Grand Prix career finalsDoubles: 1 (0–1)
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