Bob Maud
Appearance
Country (sports) | South Africa |
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Born | Johannesburg, South Africa | 12 August 1946
Died | 15 March 2006 Krugersdorp, South Africa | (aged 59)
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Plays | Right |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1971) |
French Open | 3R (1968, 1969) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1967) |
US Open | 2R (1972) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1971) |
French Open | QF (1971) |
Wimbledon | QF (1971) |
US Open | 3R (1971) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | QF (1966, 1967, 1970) |
US Open | F (1971) |
Robert Roy Maud, (12 August 1946 – 15 March 2006) was a South African tennis player.[1][2]
Maud made his Davis Cup debut at the age of 18, and was a member of the squad that gained South Africa's only Davis Cup triumph in 1974. He was ranked in the Top 10 in South Africa for 10 successive years, and partnered Betty Stöve to the 1971 US Open mixed doubles final against Billie Jean King and Owen Davidson (3–6, 5–7).[2]
In July 1968 he won the singles title at the Dutch Open in Hilversum after defeating István Gulyás in the final in five sets.[3]
Grand Slam finals
Mixed doubles
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
Runner-up | 1971 | US Open | Grass | Betty Stöve | Billie Jean King Owen Davidson |
3–6, 5–7 |
References
- ^ "Bob MAUD Player Page". Davis Cup Official Website. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
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(help) - ^ a b "Federation News: Obituary - Robert Maud". News Bulletin of the International Tennis Federation. International Tennis Federation. 20 March 2006. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
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(help) - ^ John Barrett, ed. (1969). BP Yearbook of World Tennis. London: Ward Lock. p. 167. ISBN 978-0706318241. OCLC 502175694.
External links
- Bob Maud at the Association of Tennis Professionals
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