Frank Parker, from Evanston, Ill., was the first Western player to win the National Singles Championship at Forest Hills in 1944 and again in 1945 while serving in the armed forces. He won the National Clay Court title five times, the National Indoor singles and doubles, the Western singles and was on the U.S. Davis Cup team for four years. He was ranked number one twice and he was in the top ten 17 times. Parker is also a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame.