Jimmy Van Alen

Full name: James Henry Van Alen
Nickname: Jimmy

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Bio	A national singles and doubles champion in court tennis, Jimmy Van Alen was a progressive thinker who fervently believed that tennis needed to be willing to make changes in its scoring system. At the Newport Casino he introduced VASSS, the Van Alen Streamlined Scoring System, electric scoreboards, night tennis, and the tiebreaker, now called the tie-break. His original nine-point “Sudden Death” tie-break was implemented at a Grand Slam event for the first time at the 1970 US Open. Most importantly, he established the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
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Tournament	AO	RG	W	US	Win-Loss
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		Total	A	R	W	U	Total	A	R	W	U	Total	A	R	W	U
1	GS Appearances	Subscribe now This information and data is not available because you are not our subscriber yet. Please click here and get full access to the entire database!
2	GS Matches
3	GS Appearances Representing The Same Nation
4	Represented different nations
5	Years Between 2 GS Appearances
6	Years Between The First And Last GS Appearance
7	Decades Between The First And Last GS Appearance
8	GS Final Appearances
9	GS Final Appearances Representing The Same Nation
10	Represented different nations in the GS Finals
11	Years Between 2 GS Final Appearances
12	Years Between The First And Last GS Final Appearance
13	Decades Between The First And Last GS Final Appearance
14	GS Titles