New this year is a rule that limits the best-of-five-set format to the men's singles and doubles finals.
He was also in three additional Grand Slam doubles finals during his career.
Grand Slam doubles finals: 10 (6 titles, 4 runners up)
Pero also reached doubles finals in Cincinnati before the War and after it.
He also reached the singles final in 1954 and doubles finals in 1952 & 1958.
She also won a doubles title (1911) at Cincinnati and reached two doubles finals (1915 & 1920) as well.
In his career, Hood won 13 out of the 26 top level doubles finals he was in.
He also won the year-end doubles finals in 2000 and a silver medal at the 1992 Olympics.
To maintain their record for never losing in any grandslam doubles finals.
He played two doubles finals against Bob and Mike Bryan, as his most notable opponents.