Bob "Nails" Carmichael (4 July 1940 – 18 November 2003) was an Australian tennis player and coach.
As a player, Carmichael won one singles title and 12 doubles titles, and achieved a top-ten ranking in 1970.
Partnering
Allan Stone
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, he reached the doubles final of the
1975 Australian Open
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.
Following his retirement in 1979, Carmichael was a coach for
Tennis Australia
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, and the
Australian Institute of Sport
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. He coached top-ranking professionals
Patrick Rafter
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,
Lleyton Hewitt
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,
Darren Cahill
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and
Leander Paes
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.
Career finals
Doubles (12 titles, 22 runner-ups)
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1940 births
2003 deaths
Australian male tennis players
Australian tennis coaches
Australian Institute of Sport coaches
Tennis players from Melbourne
Sportsmen from Victoria (state)