Ashley Cooper
| Full name |
Ashley John Cooper |
| Country |
 Australia |
| Residence |
Australia |
| Born |
(1936-09-15) 15 September 1936 (age 76)
Melbourne, Vic, Australia |
| Turned pro |
1959 (amateur tour from 1953) |
| Retired |
1962 |
| Plays |
Right-handed |
| Int. Tennis HOF |
1991 (member page) |
| Singles |
| Highest ranking |
No. 1 (1957, Lance Tingay) |
| Grand Slam Singles results |
| Australian Open |
W (1957, 1958) |
| French Open |
SF (1958) |
| Wimbledon |
W (1958) |
| US Open |
W (1958) |
| Professional majors |
| US Pro |
SF (1959, 1960) |
| Wembley Pro |
QF (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962) |
| French Pro |
SF (1962) |
| TOC |
QF (1959) |
| Doubles |
| Highest ranking |
No. 1 (1957) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results |
| Australian Open |
W (1958) |
| French Open |
W (1957, 1958) |
| Wimbledon |
F (1958) |
| US Open |
W (1957) |
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Last updated on: May 5, 2012.
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Ashley John Cooper AO (born 15 September 1936 in Melbourne) is a former tennis player from Australia, who was the World No. 1 amateur player in 1957 and 1958.
1958 was Cooper's best year where he became one of only ten men to date (2010) to win three of the four Grand Slam events in the same year – he won singles at the Australian, British, and American championships and was a semi-finalist at the French championship, losing to Luis Ayala 11–9, 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 5–7.
The right-handed Cooper was the top-ranked player in both 1957, when he was a Wimbledon and Forest Hills finalist and Paris semi-finalist, and in 1958. Cooper was an Australian Davis Cup player as the team won the cup from '56 and '57, and finalists in '58. He turned professional in 1959.[1]
Upon retiring as a player, Cooper has served as a tennis player development administrator with Tennis Queensland, where he has been based for nearly fifty years. He presently also sits on the Board of Directors for Tennis Australia.
Cooper was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1991.
In the Queen's Birthday Honours List of 2007, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for his service to tennis.[2]
[edit] Grand Slam singles finals
[edit] Titles (4)
| Year |
Championship |
Opponent |
Score |
| 1957 |
Australian Championships |
Neale Fraser |
6–3, 9–11, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1958 |
Australian Championships (2) |
Malcolm Anderson |
7–5, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1958 |
Wimbledon |
Neale Fraser |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 13–11 |
| 1958 |
U.S. Championships |
Malcolm Anderson |
6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 10–8, 8–6 |
[edit] Runner-ups (2)
[edit] Grand Slam doubles finals
[edit] Titles (4)
| Year |
Championship |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
| 1957 |
French Championships |
Malcolm Anderson |
Don Candy
Mervyn Rose |
6-3, 6-0, 6-3 |
| 1957 |
U.S. Championships |
Neale Fraser |
 Gardnar Mulloy
Budge Patty |
4-6, 6-3, 9-7, 6-3 |
| 1958 |
Australian Championships |
Neale Fraser |
Roy Emerson
Robert Mark |
7-5, 6-8, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 |
| 1958 |
French Championships |
Neale Fraser |
Robert Howe
 Abe Segal |
3-6, 8-6, 6-3, 7-5 |
[edit] Runner-ups (3)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Cooper, Ashley |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Tennis player |
| Date of birth |
15 September 1936 |
| Place of birth |
Melbourne, Vic, Australia |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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Australia
Gardnar Mulloy
Abe Segal
Sven Davidson
