John Richard Cooper (born 4 November 1946) is a former
Australia
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n male
tennis
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player who played on the
ATP tour
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in the 1970s. He reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in
1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...
and the Australian Open in
1972
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and
1973
Events January
* January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...
. Other career highlights include finishing runner-up in
1973 Wimbledon Championships
The 1973 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was scheduled to be held from Monday 25 June ...
Doubles tournament and a singles victory at
Hilversum
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in 1972. Cooper was also on the winning
Davis Cup
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team in 1973.
He is the younger brother of four-time Grand Slam tournament winner
Ashley Cooper.
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Statistics
Match recordTitles and FinalsRankings history
Playing activity
Singles
197319741975
Doubles
1973
1974
1975
See also
*List of male tennis players
There are several lists of tennis players:
;Men:
* List of male singles tennis players
* List of male doubles tennis players
* Rankings
** List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players
** List of ATP number 1 ranked doubles tennis players
** ...
References
External links
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1946 births
Living people
Australian male tennis players
People from Alexandra, Victoria
Tennis people from Victoria (Australia)
20th-century Australian people
21st-century Australian people