Harry Hopman
Henry ("Harry") Christian Hopman, CBE (12 August 1906 – 27 December 1985) was a world-acclaimed Australian-American tennis player and coach, born in Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales, and soon moving 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 Parramatta High School where he played tennis and cricket.
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