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Jimmy Van Alen

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Jimmy Van Alen

Birth
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
Death
3 Jul 1991 (aged 88)
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
Burial
Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
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Professional Tennis Player. A national court tennis champion, he created the VASSS (Van Alen Streamlined Scoring System) which introduced the tie-breaker into the sport. He founded the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island in 1954. He himself was inducted in 1965.
Professional Tennis Player. A national court tennis champion, he created the VASSS (Van Alen Streamlined Scoring System) which introduced the tie-breaker into the sport. He founded the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island in 1954. He himself was inducted in 1965.

Bio by: Jen Snoots

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  • Originally Created by: Jen Snoots
  • Added: Mar 19, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18514345/jimmy-van_alen: accessed ), memorial page for Jimmy Van Alen (19 Sep 1902–3 Jul 1991), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18514345, citing Berkeley Memorial Cemetery, Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.