Autographs of Bunny Austin
Henry Wilfred "Bunny" Austin (26 August 1906 – 26 August 2000) was an English tennis player. For 74 years he was the last Briton to reach the final of the men's singles at the Wimbledon Championships, until Andy Murray did so in 2012. He was also a finalist at the 1937 French Championships and a championship winner at Queen's Club. Along with Fred Perry, he was a vital part of the British team that won the Davis Cup in three consecutive years (1933–1935). He is also remembered as the first tennis player to wear shorts.
The son of stockjobber Wilfred Austin and his wife Kate, Austin was brought up in South Norwood, London. Austin concluded that the nickname "Bunny", bestowed on him by school friends, came from the Daily Mirror comic strip Pip, Squeak and Wilfred (Wilfred was a rabbit, or bunny). Encouraged by his father, who was determined that he become a sportsman, he joined Norhurst Tennis Club aged six. Austin was educated at Repton School, and studied history at Pembroke College, Cambridge.
While still an undergraduate at Cambridge University, he reached the semi-finals of the men's doubles at Wimbledon in 1926. In 1931, A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph ranked Austin as the World No. 2. In his first Wimbledon men's singles final in 1932, he was beaten by Ellsworth Vines of the United States in three sets.
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Traded items with a signature of Bunny Austin
The most expensive item with a signature of Bunny Austin ( SIGNED 26 Autographs1932 Lawn Tennis Championships Fred Perry Bunny Austin) was sold in March 2021 for £59.00 while the cheapest item (HW Bunny Austin - Signed Magazine Picture Wimbledon Mens Finalist 1932 & 1938) found a new owner for £2.99 in August 2018. The month with the most items sold (2) was August 2018 with an average selling price of £3.99 for an autographed item of Bunny Austin. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2021 with £59.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £3.99 was August 2018. In average, an autographed item from Bunny Austin is worth £13.24.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Bunny Austin were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | SIGNED 26 Autographs1932 Lawn Tennis Championships Fred Perry Bunny Austin | £59.00 |  |
| Ardath card: Tennis, Davis Cup Team photocard ORIGINALLY SIGNED by BUNNY AUSTIN! | £4.99 | |
| Ardath card: Tennis, Davis Cup Team photocard ORIGINALLY SIGNED by BUNNY AUSTIN! | £4.99 | |
| Bunny Austin & Phyllis Tennis genuine authentic signed autograph signature UACC | £34.95 | |
| Bunny Austin & Phyllis Tennis genuine authentic signed autograph signature UACC | £34.95 | |
| Bunny Austin Autograph - English Tennis Player | £25.00 | |
| Bunny Austin Autograph - English Tennis Player | £25.00 | |
| BUNNY AUSTIN WIMBLEDON TENNIS LEGEND HAND-SIGNED PHOTOCARD | £34.95 | |
| BUNNY AUSTIN WIMBLEDON TENNIS LEGEND HAND-SIGNED PHOTOCARD | £34.95 | |
 | HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPH CARD & PHOTO TENNIS LEGEND BUNNY AUSTIN | £12.71 | |
| HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPH CARD & PHOTO TENNIS LEGEND BUNNY AUSTIN | £12.71 | |
| HW 'BUNNY' AUSTIN (1906-2000) WIMBLEDON TENNIS CHAMPION HAND-SIGNED ALBUM PAGE | £5.50 | |
| HW 'BUNNY' AUSTIN (1906-2000) WIMBLEDON TENNIS CHAMPION HAND-SIGNED ALBUM PAGE | £5.50 | |
| Vintage signed postcards of doubles pair Bunny Austin and Betty Nuthall | £44.99 | |
| Vintage signed postcards of doubles pair Bunny Austin and Betty Nuthall | £44.99 | |
