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1966 Australian Championships – Men's Singles
First-seeded Roy Emerson defeated Arthur Ashe 6–4, 6–8, 6–2, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1966 Australian Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Roy Emerson is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Roy Emerson ''(champion)'' # Arthur Ashe ''(finalist)'' # Fred Stolle ''(semifinals)'' # Clark Graebner ''(quarterfinals)'' # John Newcombe ''(semifinals)'' # n/a # Tony Roche ''(quarterfinals)'' # Marty Riessen ''(third round)'' # Bill Bowrey ''(quarterfinals)'' # Tom Okker ''(third round)'' # Owen Davidson ''(third round)'' # Ken Fletcher ''(first round)'' # John Cottrill ''(third round)'' # Herb Fitzgibbon ''(third round)'' # Ray Ruffels ''(third round)'' # Roger Taylor ''(third round)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired Final eight Earlier rounds Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 External links 1966 Australian Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Emerson
Roy Stanley Emerson (born 3 November 1936) is an Australian former tennis player who won 12 Grand Slam singles titles and 16 Grand Slam doubles titles, for a total of 28 Grand Slam titles. All of his singles Grand Slam victories and 14 of his Grand Slam doubles victories were achieved before the open era began in 1968. He is the only male player to have completed a career Grand Slam (winning titles at all four Grand Slam events) in both singles and doubles, and the first of four male players to complete a double career Grand Slam in singles (later followed by Rod Laver, Novak Djokovic, and Rafael Nadal). His 28 major titles are the all-time record for a male player. He was ranked world No. 1 amateur in 1961 by Ned Potter, 1964 by Potter, Lance Tingay and an Ulrich Kaiser panel of 14 experts and 1965 by Tingay, Joseph McCauley, Sport za Rubezhom and an Ulrich Kaiser panel of 16 experts. Emerson was the first male player to win 12 singles majors. He held that record for 30 year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Card (tennis)
This page is a glossary of tennis terminology. A * Ace (tennis), Ace: Serve where the tennis ball lands inside the ''#service box, service box'' and is not touched by the receiver; thus, a shot that is both a serve and a winner is an ace. Aces are usually powerful and generally land on or near one of the corners at the back of the service box. Initially, the term was used to indicate the scoring of a point. * Action: Synonym of ''#spin, spin''. * Ad court: Left side of the court of each player, so called because the ''ad'' (''advantage'') point immediately following a deuce is always served to this side of the court. * Ad in: ''#advantage, Advantage'' to the ''#server, server''. * Ad out: ''#advantage, Advantage'' to the ''#receiver, receiver''. * Ad: Used by the chair umpire to announce the score when a player has the ''#advantage, advantage'', meaning they won the point immediately after a ''#deuce, deuce''. See scoring in tennis. * Advantage set: Set won by a player or te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lennart Bergelin
Sven Lennart Bergelin (10 June 1925 – 4 November 2008) was a Swedish tennis player and coach. As a player, for AIK, Bergelin won nine Swedish championship singles titles between 1945 and 1955, and the French Open doubles title in 1948. Bergelin is best known for his work with Björn Borg, whom he trained between 1971 and 1983, helping him to win 11 Grand Slam tournaments. Bergelin also captained Sweden to its first Davis Cup title. ''International Herald Tribune'', 4 November 2008. Tennis career During a ten-year period, between 1946 and 1955, Bergelin was ranked among the top 10 amateur players in the world, reaching World No. 9 in John Olliff< ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Richards (tennis)
Anthony Richards may refer to: * Tony Richards (footballer, born 1934) Anthony Willis Richards (6 March 1934 – 4 March 2010) was an English footballer who played as a forward. Associated with Birmingham City as a teenager, he joined Walsall in 1954. He became the club's top scorer for five successive seasons, ... (1934–2010), English footballer * Anthony Charles Richards (born 1953), British Army officer * Anthony Richards (Shortland Street) * Anthony D. Richards, English footballer See also * Tony Richards (other) {{hndis, Richards, Anthony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Holland (tennis)
Mark Holland (born October 16, 1974) is a Canadian politician who served as Minister of Health from July 26, 2023 to March 14, 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, Holland represented Ajax in the House of Commons. He was first elected to parliament in 2004 and served until 2025 with the exception of four years after losing his seat in the 2011 election. He was returned to parliament in 2015. He served as Government House Leader from 2021 to 2023, and as Chief Government Whip from 2018 to 2021. Holland decided not to seek reelection in the 2025 Canadian federal election. He was succeeded as the MP for Ajax by Jennifer McKelvie and as health minister by Kamal Khera. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2004 federal election in the riding of Ajax—Pickering. Holland was re-elected in the 2006 and 2008 elections, but was defeated in 2011. He worked for the Heart and Stroke Foundation, before returning to politics to run in the 2015 election, where he was elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Harms (tennis)
Daniel commonly refers to: * Daniel (given name), a masculine given name and a surname * List of people named Daniel * List of people with surname Daniel * Daniel (biblical figure) * Book of Daniel, a biblical apocalypse, "an account of the activities and visions of Daniel" Daniel may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Literature * ''Daniel'' (Old English poem), an adaptation of the Book of Daniel * ''Daniel'', a 2006 novel by Richard Adams * ''Daniel'' (Mankell novel), 2007 Music * "Daniel" (Bat for Lashes song) (2009) * "Daniel" (Elton John song) (1973) * "Daniel", a song from ''Beautiful Creature'' by Juliana Hatfield * ''Daniel'' (album), a 2024 album by Real Estate Other arts and entertainment * ''Daniel'' (1983 film), by Sidney Lumet * ''Daniel'' (2019 film), a Danish film * Daniel (comics), a character in the ''Endless'' series Businesses * Daniel (department store), in the United Kingdom * H & R Daniel, a producer of English porcelain between 1827 and 1846 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Bovett
Christopher Bovett (born 25 December 1945) is a British-American former professional tennis player. Born in Worcestershire, Bovett was educated at Harrow High School. In the mid-1960s, after failing to secure special coaching from the LTA, he emigrated to Australia to work as a freelance photographer. He secured a scholarship in 1966 to Pan American College (Texas), later transferring to the University of Houston The University of Houston (; ) is a Public university, public research university in Houston, Texas, United States. It was established in 1927 as Houston Junior College, a coeducational institution and one of multiple junior colleges formed in ..., where he met his wife Karen. He featured in main draws at the Australian and US national championships while based in both countries. A longtime resident of the Houston area, he was a 2014 inductee into the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bovett, Chris 1945 births Living pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Brown (tennis)
John Brown (born 12 July 1940) is an Australian sports promoter and former professional tennis player. As a tennis player, Brown competed on the international tour during the late 1960s and locally in the early 1970s. He made the singles third round of the 1968 US Open and was a doubles quarter-finalist at the 1969 Australian Open. In the 1970s he served as tournament director of the Australian Open. Later based in Queensland, Brown held the original license for the Brisbane Bears VFL club and was the inaugural executive chairman of the Australian Baseball League The Australian Baseball League (ABL) is a professional baseball league in Australia. The league is governed by the Australian Baseball Federation (ABF). It uses the same name as a now-defunct competition held during the 1990s, and though it s .... References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, John 1940 births Living people Australian male tennis players Sports promoters Tournament directors Tenn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julián Ganzábal
Julián Ganzábal (born 25 August 1946) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. Biography Ganzábal first played Davis Cup tennis for Argentina Davis Cup team, Argentina in 1967. His career singles highlights include winning the River Plate Championships four times (1968–69, 1973, 1976). He defeated two-time Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam winner Fred Stolle at Swiss Open (tennis), Gstaad in 1969, but didn't go deep into a Grand Prix tennis circuit, Grand Prix tournament until 1972 when he reached the semifinals at home in ATP Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires. Further semifinals came at ATP Florence, Florence in 1974 and Berlin in 1976. As a doubles player he partnered with Davis Cup teammate Lito Álvarez to finish runner-up at Dutch Open (tennis), Hilversum in 1974. They were beaten in the final by the Argentine pair of Tito Vázquez and Guillermo Vilas. At his best on clay, Ganzábal reached the third round of the 1976 French Open, his best performance in a Grand S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cooper (tennis)
John Richard Cooper (born 4 November 1946) is a former Australian male tennis player who played on the Grand Prix circuit in the 1970s. He reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in 1967 and the Australian Open in 1972 and 1973. Other career highlights include finishing runner-up in 1973 Wimbledon Championships Doubles tournament and a singles victory at Hilversum in 1972. Cooper was also on the winning Davis Cup team in 1973. He is the younger brother of four-time Grand Slam tournament winner Ashley Cooper. 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 * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cooper, John 1946 births Living people Australian male tennis players People from Alexandra, Victoria Tennis players from Vict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Stone
Allan Stone (born 14 October 1945) is a former tennis player from Australia. He played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked as high as world No. 36 in singles and world No. 12 in doubles on the ATP rankings. After his playing career, Stone became a sports commentator. Singles In singles, he was finalist at the 1969 Cincinnati., losing the final to Cliff Richey. In 1970, he won the Western Australian Championships in Perth defeating Tom Gorman, Richard Russell, and Phil Dent in the final. In 1971, he won the Washington Open defeating Eddie Dibbs in the final. In 1972, he made the semifinal of the Australian Open singles, where he was defeated by that year's champion, Ken Rosewall. Stone was selected to play Davis Cup for Australia and participated in five Davis Cup ties. His Davis Cup win-loss record is 6–0. Doubles Stone found the majority of his success on the doubles court. He won 15 doubles titles during his career, including th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Sherriff
Ross may refer to: People and fictional characters * Ross (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name Ross, as well as the meaning * Clan Ross, a Highland Scottish clan Places Antarctica * Ross Sea * Ross Ice Shelf * Ross Dependency * Ross Island Ireland *"Ross", a common nickname for County Roscommon * Ross, County Mayo, a townland bordering Moyne Townland * Ross, County Westmeath, a townland in Noughaval civil parish * Diocese of Ross (Ireland), West Cork United Kingdom * Ross, Northumberland, England, a village * Ross, Scottish Borders, a hamlet * Ross-on-Wye, England * Ross, Scotland, a region of Scotland and former earldom * County of Ross, Scotland * Diocese of Ross (Scotland) United States * Ross, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Ross, California, a town * Ross, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Ross, Iowa, an unincorporated community * Ross, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Ross, North Dakota, a ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
