Mervyn Gordon Rose AM (23 January 1930 – 23 July 2017) was an Australian male

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player who won seven Grand Slam titles (singles, doubles and mixed doubles). Rose was born in

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, and turned professional in 1959. He was ranked inside the world's Top 10 throughout much of his tennis career and represented Australia in the

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from 1951 to 1957. He was ranked World No. 3 in 1958 by Lance Tingay of ''

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''. Rose won the singles title at the

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in Sydney, defeating compatriot

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in the final in four sets. Four years later, in 1958, he became the French singles champion after a straight-sets victory in the final against Luis Ayala. He coached numerous female and male players, including

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, Ernie Ewart, Michael Fancutt, Brett Prentice, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Eleni Daniilidou,

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and Caroline Schnieder. Rose was awarded the

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in 2000, inducted into the

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in 2001 and the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame in 2002. He was appointed a

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(AM) in the

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for service to tennis, particularly as a competitor at national and international levels and as a coach and mentor to both amateur and professional players. Rose died on 23 July 2017 at the age of 87.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Doubles (4 titles, 7 runners-up)

Mixed doubles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)

Grand Slam tournament performance timeline

Singles

Other tournament records

* Italian Championships **Singles champion: 1958 **Mixed Doubles runner-up: 1953, 1955 * German Championships **Singles champion: 1957 **Men's Doubles champion: 1957 **Mixed Doubles champion: 1957 * Canadian Championships **Singles champion: 1953 **Men's Doubles champion: 1953

References

External links

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Wimbledon Website. All England Lawn Tennis Club

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rose, Mervyn 1930 births 2017 deaths Australian Championships (tennis) champions Australian male tennis players French Championships (tennis) champions People from Coffs Harbour Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees Tennis people from New South Wales United States National champions (tennis) Wimbledon champions (pre-Open Era) Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's singles Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles Professional tennis players before the Open Era Members of the Order of Australia