Mark Edmondson (born 28 June 1954 in

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) is a retired Australian professional

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. Edmondson won the

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while ranked 212th in the world, and remains the lowest-ranked winner of a

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tournament since the

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were introduced in 1973. He is the last Australian to date to win the men's singles at the

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.The Last Gasp of Australian Tennis’s Golden Era
/ref> Edmondson's best subsequent performance in Grand Slams was reaching the semifinals of the Australian Open in

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and Wimbledon in

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, which took him to a career-high singles ranking of #15. As a doubles player, he won 34 titles, including five in Grand Slams.

Grand Slam performance

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Grand Slam finals, 10 (6 wins, 4 losses)

Singles, 1 (1 win)

Doubles, 7 (5 wins, 2 losses)

Mixed Doubles 2 (2 losses)

Career finals

Singles (6 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Doubles (34 titles, 34 runner-ups)

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Edmondson, Mark Australian male tennis players Australian Open (tennis) champions French Open champions People from Gosford Tennis people from New South Wales 1954 births Living people Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's singles Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles