Bunny Austin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetBunny Austin
English tennis player
Date of Birth: 20-Aug-1906
Place of Birth: London
Date of Death: 20-Aug-2000
Profession: tennis player
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Bunny Austin
- Henry Wilfred "Bunny" Austin (26 August 1906 – 26 August 2000) was a British tennis player from England.
- For 74 years he was the last Briton to reach the final of the gentlemen's singles at Wimbledon, until Andy Murray did so in 2012.
- He was also a finalist at the 1937 French Championships and a championship winner at Queen's Club.
- Along with Fred Perry, he was a vital part of the British team that won the Davis Cup in three consecutive years (1933–35).
- He is also remembered as the first tennis player to wear shorts.Austin was brought up in South Norwood, London.
- The nickname "Bunny" came from the Daily Mirror comic strip Pip, Squeak and Wilfred (Wilfred was a rabbit, or bunny).
- Encouraged by his father, who was determined that he become a sportsman, he joined Norhurst Tennis Club aged six.
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