Born: October 28, 1923
Hometown: Crystal Springs, MS
Year of Induction: 2002
High School Career
Crystal Springs High School
College Career
MSCW (MUW) (1941-1945)
• Ranked #1 in singles and doubles
Post-College Accomplishments
(Championships only)
(MTA- Mississippi Tennis Association)
(STA – Southern Tennis Association)
(USTA – U.S. Tennis Association)
• MTA Senior Hard Court, 40 singles (’71)
• MTA MS Open, senior singles and doubles (’72)
• MTA MS Senior Closed, 45 doubles (’73)
• MTA MS Senior Closed, 35 doubles (’74)
• STA Southern Open, 50 singles
• MS Senior Hard Court, 45 doubles (’77)
• MTA MS Adult Championships, 50 singles (’78)
• MTA MS Open, 45 singles and doubles (’79)
• STA Southern Seniors, 55 singles (’78, ‘80)
• MS Open, 35 singles and doubles (’79)
• MTA MS Closed, 45 doubles (’79)
• MTA MS Clay Court Open, 50 singles (’79)
• MSU Classic, 45 single (’80)
• MTA MS Senior Classic, 35 singles (’80)
• MTA MS Closed, 45 singles (’80)
• MTA MS Open, 45 singles (’80)
• MTA MS State Open, 50 singles (’80)
• STA Southern Closed, 50 singles and doubles (’80)
• STA Southern closed, 60 singles and doubles (’83, ‘84)
• STA Southern Open, 60 doubles (’84, ‘85)
• USTA National Clay Court, 60 singles (’84)
• STA Southern Open, 60 singles (’85)
• STA Southern Open 60 singles and doubles (’86)
• STA Southern Senior, 60 doubles (’87)
• MTA MS Clay Court, 50 singles (’88)
• MTA MS Hard Court, 50 singles (’88)
• STA Southern Indoor, 65 singles (’88)
• STA Southern Open, 65 singles (’88,’89)
• STA Senior Closed, 60 doubles (’88)
• STA Southern Hard Court Closed, 65 singles and doubles (’89)
• STA Southern, 50 doubles (’90)
• USTA National Clay Court, 60 doubles (’90)
• MTA MS Adult Closed, 65 singles (’91)
• USTA National Hard Court, 65 doubles (’91)
• MTA MS Adult, 65 singles (’92)
• MS Senior Olympics, 65 singles and doubles (’92)
• STA Southern Indoor, 70 singles (’93,’94)
• Southern Indoor (’94)
• National Senior Womens Clay Court (’94)
• USTA National Team Championship doubles (’96, ‘97)
• National Team Intersectional, singles and doubles (’99)
• National Hard Court singles (’99)
• National Grass Court Tournament, doubles (’00)
• Member US Team, Bundy-Cheney Cup (’00)
• National Senior Olympics, mixed doubles (’01)
Rankings
• Consistenly ranked #1 by the MTA in her age group since 1968
• Consistently ranked in Top 10 by the STA and USTA
• Highest national ranking ever in 2000; #1 doubles, #2 singles
• National ranking in 2001; #2 doubles, #4 singles, #1 South
Other Achievements
• Vice-President, MTA (1974-1978)
• President, MTA (1978-1980)
• State Coordinator Volvo/USTA League (1980-1981)
• Treasurer, MS Professional Tennis Association (1990)
• Received 25-year Service Award from STA (2000)
• Named Statewide Ageless Hero in Vitality Category by Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Mississippi (2001)
Hall of Fame Memberships
• MSCW Hall of Fame (1945)
• Mississippi Tennis Hall of Fame (1993)
• Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame (2002)
Did You Know?
Carolyn Henry was a high school tennis coach for 18 years at Indianola High School, Indianola Academy, Madison-Ridgeland Academy, and Jackson Academy, winning five state championships.
