Mervyn Rose
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Full name | Mervyn Gordon Rose |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia |
23 January 1930
Turned pro | 1959 (amateur tour from 1949) |
Retired | 1972 |
Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Int. Tennis HoF | 2001 (member page) |
Singles | |
Career record | {{#property:P564}} |
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) |
Other tournaments | |
TOC | 1R (1959) |
Professional majors | |
Wembley Pro | QF (1959) |
French Pro | QF (1959) |
Doubles | |
Career record | {{#property:P555}} |
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) |
Mervyn Gordon Rose AM (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 and male players, including Billie Jean King, Margaret Court, Ernie Ewart, Michael Fancutt, Brett Prentice, Arantxa Sánchez 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 and the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame in 2002. He was awarded the Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2006 for service to tennis, particularly as a competitor at national and international levels and as a coach and mentor to both amateur and professional players.[2]
Contents
Grand Slam finals
Singles (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1953 | Australian Championships | Grass | ![]() |
0–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1954 | Australian Championships | Grass | ![]() |
6–2, 0–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 1958 | French Championships | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles (4 titles, 7 runners-up)
Mixed doubles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1951 | French Championships | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 1951 | Wimbledon Championships | Grass | ![]() |
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5–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 1951 | U.S. Championships | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 1953 | French Championships | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 1957 | Wimbledon Championships | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Other tournament records
- 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
External links
- Mervyn Rose at the International Tennis Hall of Fame
- Mervyn Rose at the Davis Cup
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- Australian Open. Tennis Australia
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- 1930 births
- Living people
- Australian Championships (tennis) champions
- Australian male tennis players
- French Championships (tennis) champions
- People from Coffs Harbour
- Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal
- Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
- International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees
- Tennis people from New South Wales
- United States National champions (tennis)
- Wimbledon champions (pre-Open Era)
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's singles
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles
- Professional tennis players before the Open Era