Dick Crealy

Dick Crealy

Full name	Richard D. Crealy
Country	Australia
Residence	Sydney, Australia
Born	(1944-09-18) 18 September 1944 Sydney, Australia
Turned pro	1969 (amateur tour from 1963)
Retired	1981
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record	274–277 (Open era)
Career titles	5
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	F (1970)
French Open	4R (1970)
Wimbledon	3R (1967, 1969, 1974)
US Open	2R (1969, 1973, 1978)
Doubles
Career record	262–240 (Open era)
Career titles	6
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	W (1968)
French Open	W (1974)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open	W (1968)

Richard Crealy (born 18 September 1944) is a former Australian tennis player most notable for reaching the finals of the Australian Open in 1970, being a member of the 1970 Australian Davis Cup Team and winning four Grand Slam titles in doubles.

Tennis career

Crealy was born in Sydney in 1944 and in 1968 he achieved his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open with his fellow countryman and teammate Allan Stone in doubles. He also won the mixed doubles with Billie Jean King. In 1969, Crealy again combined with Stone to win the US Open Doubles, a title that is often mistakenly credited to Ken Rosewall and Fred Stolle.

In 1970, Crealy had his most successful season, reaching No. 5 on the Grand Prix rankings. In this year, he reached the singles finals at the Australian Open, where he lost to American player Arthur Ashe, as well as the quarter-finals of the French Open. He also won the Swedish Open in Båstad and represented Australia in the Davis Cup with a 4–2 singles record and 2–0 doubles record. In 1974, he won another Grand Slam Title in doubles, combining with New Zealander Onny Parun in the French Open.

Crealy retired from the ATP in 1978, but continued having success for many years on the Veteran's Tour, playing in many of the "Legends" tournaments at the Australian Open. He also still plays Pro-Ams, often supporting The Starlight Foundation in their annual tournament in Sydney.

Dick Crealy is a Life Member of the Australian Davis Cup Foundation.

Grand Slam finals

Singles

Runner-ups (1)

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score
1970	Australian Open	Arthur Ashe	4–6, 7–9, 2–6

Doubles

Titles (2)

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score
1968	Australian Open	Allan Stone	Terry Addison / Ray Keldie	10–8, 6–4, 6–3
1974	French Open	Onny Parun	Robert Lutz / Stan Smith	6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 5–7, 6–1

Mixed Doubles

Titles (1)

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score
1968	Australian Open	Billie Jean King	Margaret Court / Allan Stone	walkover

Open era titles (8)

Singles (2)

Grand Slam (0)

Tennis Masters Cup (0)

ATP Tour (2)

Nº	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in Finals	Results
1.	11 July 1970	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Georges Goven	6–3, 6–1, 6–1
2.	28 March 1975	Nice, France	Clay	Iván Molina	7–6, 6–4, 6–3

Singles Finals (2)

• 1970: Australian Open (against Arthur Ashe)
• 1972: Kitzbühel (against Colin Dibley)

External links

• ATP Entry
• Davis Cup Record