Neale Fraser

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Neale Andrew Fraser, Template:Post-nominals (3 October 1933 – 2 December 2024) was an Australian champion tennis player. Fraser is the most recent man to have completed the triple crown (i.e. having won the singles, doubles, and mixed doubles titles at a Grand Slam tournament), which he did in 1959 and 1960 at the U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open). He won the 1960 Wimbledon championships. Fraser was ranked world No. 1 amateur tennis player in 1959 and 1960 by Lance Tingay[1] and Ned Potter.[2]

After his playing days were over, he was the non-playing captain of Australia's Davis Cup team for a record 24 years.[3]

Biography

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Fraser at the 1972 Dutch Open

Neale Fraser was the son of barrister and politician Archibald Fraser.[4]

The young Fraser was taught by coach Bryan Slattery, and later won the Wimbledon singles in 1960 and the U.S. Championships singles in 1959 and 1960. He failed to win the Australian Championships, finishing as runner-up on three occasions (1957, 1959, and 1960) and held a championship point in the 1960 final. Team play – doubles and Davis Cup – proved nearest to Fraser's heart. In doubles, he took three Australian (1957, 1958, and 1962), French (1958, 1960, and 1962) and US (1957, 1959, and 1960) titles, and two Wimbledons (1959, and 1961) with three different partners: Ashley Cooper, Lew Hoad, and Roy Emerson.

Fraser was also successful in the mixed doubles, winning the Australian Championships in 1956 with Beryl Penrose, Wimbledon in 1962, and the U.S. Championships from 1958 to 1960 with Margaret Osborne duPont. He holds the distinction of having won the U.S. National (now Open) singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles in 1959 and then successfully defending those titles a year later. Since that time, no one has equalled that feat at a grand slam tournament, let alone successively.

Fraser was ranked the World No. 1 amateur in 1959 and 1960 by Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph, and was in the top 10 every year between 1956 and 1962.[5]

Fraser became Davis Cup captain for the Australian team in 1970, holding the position for a record 24 years and piloting Australia to four wins in 1973, 1977, 1983, and 1986, and recording 55 wins from 75 ties played.

Fraser is one of the 20 men to win all four majors in doubles, and in 1984, he was elected into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

Fraser was honoured with an MBE in 1974, and an AO in 1988. He was chairman of the Sport Australia Hall of Fame from 1997 until 2005. In 2008, he received the International Tennis Federation's highest honour: the Philippe Chatrier Award for outstanding achievements in tennis.

Fraser was also the centenary ambassador for the Davis Cup, and was the first recipient of the ITF and International Hall of Fame's Davis Cup Award of Excellence.

Neale Fraser was married with children and grandchildren. He was voted Victorian Father of the Year in 1974.[6]

Fraser died on 2 December 2024, at the age of 91.[7][8][9]

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 7 (3 wins, 4 losses)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1957 Australian Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Ashley Cooper 3–6, 11–9, 4–6, 2–6
Loss 1958 Wimbledon Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Ashley Cooper 6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 11–13
Loss 1959 Australian Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Alex Olmedo 1–6, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 1959 US Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Alex Olmedo 6–3, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4
Loss 1960 Australian Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Rod Laver 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–8, 6–8
Win 1960 Wimbledon Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Rod Laver 6–4, 3–6, 9–7, 7–5
Win 1960 US Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Rod Laver 6–4, 6–4, 10–8

Doubles: 18 (11 wins, 7 losses)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1954 Australian Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Clive Wilderspin Template:Flagicon Rex Hartwig
Template:Flagicon Mervyn Rose		 3–6, 4–6, 2–6
Loss 1954 Wimbledon Grass Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall Template:Flagicon Rex Hartwig
Template:Flagicon Lew Hoad		 5–7, 4–6, 3–6
Win 1957 Australian Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Lew Hoad Template:Flagicon Mal Anderson
Template:Flagicon Ashley Cooper		 6–3, 8–6, 6–4
Loss 1957 Wimbledon Grass Template:Flagicon Lew Hoad Template:Flagicon Budge Patty
Template:Flagicon Gardnar Mulloy		 10–8, 4–6, 4–6, 4–6
Win 1957 U.S. Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Ashley Cooper Template:Flagicon Gardnar Mulloy
Template:Flagicon Budge Patty		 4–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–3
Win 1958 Australian Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Ashley Cooper Template:Flagicon Roy Emerson
Template:Flagicon Bob Mark		 7–5, 6–8, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Loss 1958 Wimbledon Grass Template:Flagicon Ashley Cooper Template:Flagicon Sven Davidson
Template:Flagicon Ulf Schmidt		 4–6, 4–6, 6–8
Win 1958 French Championships Clay Template:Flagicon Ashley Cooper Template:Flagicon Robert Howe
Template:Flagicon Abe Segal		 3–6, 8–6, 6–3, 7–5
Loss 1959 French Championships Clay Template:Flagicon Roy Emerson Template:Flagicon Nicola Pietrangeli
Template:Flagicon Orlando Sirola		 3–6, 2–6, 12–14
Win 1959 Wimbledon Grass Template:Flagicon Roy Emerson Template:Flagicon Rod Laver
Template:Flagicon Bob Mark		 8–6, 6–3, 14–16, 9–7
Win 1959 U.S. Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Roy Emerson Template:Flagicon Earl Buchholz
Template:Flagicon Alex Olmedo		 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 7–5
Loss 1960 Australian Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Roy Emerson Template:Flagicon Rod Laver
Template:Flagicon Bob Mark		 6–1, 2–6, 4–6, 4–6
Win 1960 French Championships Clay Template:Flagicon Roy Emerson Template:Flagicon Jose-Luis Arilla
Template:Flagicon Andrés Gimeno		 6–2, 8–10, 7–5, 6–4
Win 1960 U.S. Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Roy Emerson Template:Flagicon Rod Laver
Template:Flagicon Bob Mark		 9–7, 6–2, 6–4
Win 1961 Wimbledon Grass Template:Flagicon Roy Emerson Template:Flagicon Bob Hewitt
Template:Flagicon Fred Stolle		 6–4, 6–8, 6–4, 6–8, 8–6
Win 1962 Australian Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Roy Emerson Template:Flagicon Bob Hewitt
Template:Flagicon Fred Stolle		 4–6, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 11–9
Win 1962 French Championships Clay Template:Flagicon Roy Emerson Template:Flagicon Wilhelm Bungert
Template:Flagicon Christian Kuhnke		 6–3, 6–4, 7–5
Loss 1973 Wimbledon Grass Template:Flagicon John Cooper Template:Flagicon Jimmy Connors
Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase		 6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 9–8, 1–6

Mixed doubles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1956 Australian Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Beryl Penrose Template:Flagicon Mary Bevis Hawton
Template:Flagicon Roy Emerson		 6–2, 6–4
Loss 1957 Wimbledon Grass Template:Flagicon Althea Gibson Template:Flagicon Darlene Hard
Template:Flagicon Mervyn Rose		 4–6, 5–7
Win 1958 U.S. Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Margaret Osborne Template:Flagicon Maria Bueno
Template:Flagicon Alex Olmedo		 6–3, 3–6, 9–7
Loss 1959 Wimbledon Grass Template:Flagicon Maria Bueno Template:Flagicon Darlene Hard
Template:Flagicon Rod Laver		 4–6, 3–6
Win 1959 U.S. Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Margaret Osborne Template:Flagicon Janet Hopps
Template:Flagicon Bob Mark		 7–5, 13–15, 6–2
Win 1960 U.S. Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Margaret Osborne Template:Flagicon Maria Bueno
Template:Flagicon Antonio Palafox		 6–3, 6–2
Win 1962 Wimbledon Grass Template:Flagicon Margaret Osborne Template:Flagicon Ann Haydon-Jones
Template:Flagicon Dennis Ralston		 2–6, 6–3, 13–11

Grand Slam performance timeline

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Singles

Tournament 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 SR W–L Win %
Australian 3R 2R 2R 3R SF F SF F F A SF A A A A A 3R A A A 3R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 15 29–15 65.9
French A A 3R A A QF QF SF QF A SF A A 2R A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 7 20–7 74.1
Wimbledon A A 2R 1R QF SF F QF W 4R SF A A 3R A A A A A A 1R 1R 2R 1R 1 / 14 38–13 74.5
U.S. A A 4R 4R SF 3R SF W W A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 2 / 7 32–5 86.5
Win–loss 1–1 1–1 7–4 4–3 12–3 14–4 17–4 18–3 21–2 3–1 13–3 3–2 2–1 2–2 0–2 1–2 0–2 3 / 43 119–40 74.8

See also

References

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  1. ↑ (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-1-9375-5938-0.
  2. ↑ Potter, Edward C. (November 1960). "The World's First Tens of 1960". World Tennis. Vol. 8, no. 6. New York. p. 35.
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