In 1940 he reached the semifinals of the New York State Clay Court Tennis championship. His father was a stockbroker and U.S. amateur court tennis champion. It is one of the few grass court tennis tournaments around. In 2001, he was inducted into the International Court Tennis Hall of Fame. The United States Open Tennis Championships is a hard court tennis tournament. Hard court tennis is played on both Friday nights and Saturday mornings. The club still contains its original court tennis court and racquets court. Sports activities such as table-tennis, court tennis, fitness, cross country and wrestling are also performed. He also appeared in "Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2" as an unlockable character. Grove Lawn Tennis Club is a family-friendly grass court tennis club. As well as traditional tennis, paddle court tennis is also offered year round. There is also a hard court tennis court adjacent to the track and field. The area has a seven court tennis club, called Seaford Lawn Tennis Club. Goole Tennis Centre is a 9 court tennis club based on the Westfield Banks site. Its home is the reconstructed Court Tennis Building at the Newport Casino.