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All-time greats: Jimmy Parker

The greatest senior player of all time.

When you’re the youngest member of a family who’s already won everything on the court and promoted everything off the court, how do you find your own way?

For Jimmy Parker, the answer has been to just. Keep. Winning. Over a 70-year career, he has collected 153 USTA national-championship Gold Balls and 22 international titles.