Humphrey Hose (born 4 May 1947) is a former professional

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player from

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who represented

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in the

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Biography

Hose was born in Curaçao and became there the tennis champion at the age of 18. He moved to Venezuela in 1965 and began representing his adopted country in Davis Cup competition. From 1967 to 1971, Hose played collegiate tennis in the United States with the

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, earning NCAA All-American selection in his final year. Following graduation, he competed on the

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. He won the doubles title at the Merion Open in 1974 with

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. Hose played a total of 16 Davis Cup ties for Venezuela, the last in 1979. He finished with a 17/26 record, with 13 of those wins in singles, one of which was over American

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in Caracas in 1976. Since 1980, Hose has lived in

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, where he works as a tennis coach. He became captain of Aruba's Davis Cup team in 2007.

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

Davis Cup

* indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hose, Humphrey 1947 births Living people Venezuelan male tennis players Venezuelan people of Curaçao descent Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Venezuela