Don Candy

Template:Short description Template:Use Australian English Don Candy (31 March 1929 – 14 June 2020) was an Australian tennis player who was mainly successful in doubles.

At the Grand Slam tournaments he reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Championships singles event in 1952 and 1959. In the singles event at the French Championships he reached the eighth-finals in 1956 and 1960.

In June 1951 Candy won the singles title at the Kent Championships, a grass court tournament held in Beckenham, defeating Gardnar Mulloy in three sets. The next year, 1952, he again reached the Kent final but on this occasion lost in three sets to Ham Richardson. In July 1951 he won the Midlands counties men's singles title after a straight sets victory in the final against Naresh Kumar from India.

In 1956 he won the Men's Doubles title at the French Championships. With his American partner Bob Perry he won against compatriots Ashley Cooper and Lew Hoad in three straight sets.

After his active career he moved to Baltimore in 1967 where he coached the World Team Tennis Baltimore Banners and later became the coach of Pam Shriver. In 2022 Shriver disclosed that she had been in a multi-year relationship with Candy, that started when she was a young player.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 title, 6 runners-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1951	US National Championships	Template:Flagicon Mervyn Rose	Template:Flagicon Ken McGregor Template:Flagicon Frank Sedgman	8–10, 4–6, 6–4, 5–7
Runner-up	1952	Australian Championships	Template:Flagicon Mervyn Rose	Template:Flagicon Ken McGregor Template:Flagicon Frank Sedgman	4–6, 5–7, 3–6
Runner-up	1953	Australian Championships	Template:Flagicon Mervyn Rose	Template:Flagicon Lew Hoad Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall	11–9, 4–6, 8–10, 4–6
Runner-up	1956	Australian Championships	Template:Flagicon Mervyn Rose	Template:Flagicon Lew Hoad Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall	8–10, 11–13, 4–6
Winner	1956	French Championships	Template:Flagicon Bob Perry	Template:Flagicon Ashley Cooper Template:Flagicon Lew Hoad	7–5, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up	1957	French Championships	Template:Flagicon Mervyn Rose	Template:Flagicon Mal Anderson Template:Flagicon Ashley Cooper	3–6, 0–6, 3–6
Runner-up	1959	Australian Championships	Template:Flagicon Bob Howe	Template:Flagicon Rod Laver Template:Flagicon Robert Mark	7–9, 4–6, 2–6

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