Robert Roy Maud, (12 August 1946 – 15 March 2006) was a South African tennis player. Maud made his

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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 5’11 and three quarters and 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

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and Owen Davidson (3–6, 5–7). In July 1968 he won the singles title at the

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in Hilversum after defeating István Gulyás in the final in five sets.

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles

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* * 1946 births 2006 deaths Tennis players from Johannesburg South African male tennis players White South African people {{SouthAfrica-tennis-bio-stub