Mervyn Rose
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| Full name | Mervyn Gordon Rose |
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| Country |  Australia |
| Born | 23 January 1930 Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia |
| Turned pro | 1959 (amateur tour from 1949) |
| Retired | 1972 |
| Plays | Left-handed (1-handed backhand) |
| Int. Tennis HOF | 2001 (member page) |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (1958, Lance Tingay)[1] |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1954) |
| French Open | W (1958) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1952, 1953, 1958) |
| US Open | SF (1952) |
| Professional majors | |
| Wembley Pro | QF (1959) |
| French Pro | QF (1959) |
| TOC | QF (1959) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1954) |
| French Open | F (1953, 1957) |
| Wimbledon | W (1954) |
| US Open | W (1952, 1953) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| French Open | F (1951, 1953) |
| Wimbledon | W (1957) |
| US Open | F (1951) |
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Last updated on: January 28, 2013. |
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Mervyn Gordon Rose (born 23 January 1930) is a former Australian male tennis player. He was born in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales and turned professional in 1959.
He has coached numerous female players, including Billie Jean King, Margaret Court, Brett Prentice, Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Eleni Daniilidou, Nadia Petrova, Magdalena Grzybowska and Caroline Schnieder.
Rose was ranked inside the world's Top 10 throughout much of his tennis career and represented Australia in the Davis Cup from 1951 to 1957. He was ranked World No. 3 in 1958 by Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph.[1]
Rose was awarded the Australian Sports Medal in 2000, inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2001, the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame in 2002, and was presented with the Order of Australia Medal (AM) in 2006.
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Grand Slam record [edit]
- Australian Championships
- Singles champion: 1954
- Singles finalist: 1953
- Men's Doubles champion: 1954
- Men's Doubles runner-up: 1952, 1953, 1956
- French Championships
- Singles champion: 1958
- Men's Doubles runner-up: 1953, 1957
- Mixed Doubles runner-up: 1951, 1953
- Wimbledon
- Men's Doubles champion: 1954
- Mixed Doubles champion: 1957
- Mixed Doubles runner-up: 1951
- U.S. Championships
- Men's Doubles champion: 1952, 1953
- Men's Doubles runner-up: 1951
- Mixed Doubles runner-up: 1951
Other tournament records [edit]
- Italian Championships
- Singles champion: 1958
- Mixed Doubles runner-up: 1953, 1955
- German Championships
- Singles champion: 1957
- Men's Doubles champion: 1957
- Mixed Doubles champion: 1957
- Canadian Championships
- Singles champion: 1953
- Men's Doubles champion: 1953
References [edit]
External links [edit]
- International Tennis Hall of Fame
- Wimbledon Website. All England Lawn Tennis Club
- Australian Open. Tennis Australia
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