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Full name | Mervyn Gordon Rose |
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Born | Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia | 23 January 1930
Died | 24 July 2017 Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 87)
Turned pro | 1959 (amateur tour from 1949) |
Retired | 1972 |
Plays | Left-handed (one-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) |
Other tournaments | |
Professional majors | |
Wembley Pro | QF (1959) |
French Pro | QF (1959) |
TOC | 1R (1959FH) |
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) |
Mervyn Gordon Rose AM (23 January 1930 – 23 July 2017) was an Australian male tennis player who won seven Grand Slam titles (singles, doubles and mixed doubles).