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Anthony Dalton Roche AO MBE (born 17 May 1945) is an Australian former professional tennis player.
A native of Tarcutta, Roche played junior tennis in the New South Wales regional city of Wagga Wagga.[1] He won one Grand Slam singles title, the 1966 French Open at Roland Garros, and 15 Grand Slam doubles titles (12 of these with John Newcombe).
In 1968, Roche won the WCT/NTL combined professional championship in men's singles in the final event of the season at Madison Square Garden. He was ranked World No. 2 by Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph in 1969.[2]
He won the U.S. Pro Championships in 1970 at Longwood in Boston. Roche won the New South Wales Open twice, in 1969 and 1976. He won a key Davis Cup singles match in 1977.
He also coached multi-Grand Slam winning world No. 1s Ivan Lendl, Patrick Rafter, Roger Federer and Lleyton Hewitt as well as former World No. 4 Jelena Dokic.
Playing career
Amateur
Roche started to play tennis at school when he was nine. His father, who worked as a butcher, and his mother were both recreational tennis players and encouraged his interest.[3] Roche grew up playing in Australia under the tutelage of Harry Hopman, who also coached other Australian tennis players such as Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall.
Roche won one singles Grand Slam tournament, the 1966 French Open at Roland Garros, defeating István Gulyás in straight sets in the final. He was runner-up at the French Championships in 1965, where he beat Roy Emerson in four sets in the semi finals[4] before losing to Fred Stolle and 1967, when he lost to Emerson in the final.
Professional
In January 1968, Roche turned professional, signing with World Championship Tennis, joining other pros like John Newcombe, Cliff Drysdale, Nikola Pilić and Roger Taylor to form the "Handsome Eight".[5][6][7] Roche was guaranteed $125,000 annually, an amount equivalent to the annual salary of Willie Mays, the top paid baseball player.[8]
Roche was the leading money winner on the WCT tour in 1968.[9] In the 1968 final in the combined WCT/NTL professional event at Madison Square Garden, Roche defeated Rod Laver in the semifinal and Pancho Gonzales in the final.Template:Sfnp At Wimbledon 1968 Roche beat Ken Rosewall in the fourth round in straight sets. "Roche played brilliantly. Rosewall never got going and netted shots that should have been winners".[10] He lost in the final in straight sets to Rod Laver. "Roche played a more consistent game, but Laver produced the flashes of genius that won the big points".[11]
Roche held a personal head-to-head edge over Laver during the latter's Grand Slam season of 1969, 5 to 4. At the News South Wales Open in Sydney, Roche beat Laver in the final in four sets. Rod didn't serve well "so Laver had to call upon his impromptu brilliance so many times to win points. He just couldn't keep it up against the tighter play of Roche."[12] The following week Roche and Laver played a classic match against each other in the 1969 Australian Open at Brisbane, two days after Roche had won a five set quarter final against John Newcombe.[13] The Laver-Roche semi final was one of the longest matches played at that stage in tennis history (they were on court for 4 hours and 45 minutes in searing heat). Roche "displayed phenomenal fighting qualities to come from two sets down to get back on level terms with Laver" but Laver won the fifth set.[14][15] Roche lost in the French Open semi finals to Rosewall[16] and the Wimbledon semi finals to Newcombe.[17] Roche contested the final match of Laver's Grand Slam run that year, the 1969 U.S. Open final, after beating Newcombe in five sets in the semi finals in intense humidity.[18] Laver beat Roche in four sets. The match started late due to rain and the court was dried by a helicopter to get it into a playable condition.[19][20]
Roche won the U.S. Pro Championships at Longwood, Boston in 1970, defeating Laver in a hard fought five set final. He lost in the 1970 US Open final in four sets against Ken Rosewall.[21]
Roche missed much of the 1972 and 1973 seasons due to an elbow injury to his playing arm. He had surgery and then visited a faith healer in Manila.[22] He returned to regular play in 1974 and in December that year won his first title in more than two years when he beat Phil Dent in the final in five sets on a windy day to win the New South Wales championships.[23] At the 1975 Australian Open, Roche led Newcombe 5-2 in the fifth set and had 3 match points before losing their semi final.[24] After beating Ken Rosewall in the fourth round, Roche lost in five sets in the Wimbledon 1975 semi finals to Arthur Ashe.[25]
Roche won his fourth New South Wales title (his first title was in the amateur era) by volleying well to beat Dick Stockton in the 1976 final in four sets.[26] Perhaps one of his greatest achievements came in 1977, playing singles in the finals of the Davis Cup tournament versus Italy, nearly 10 years since he had last played for Australia. In the tie, Roche upset top Italian Adriano Panatta in three straight sets to lead Australia to a 3–1 victory, winning the Davis Cup. One of his last great victories was in the final of Queen's in 1978, when the 33-year-old Roche beat 19-year-old John McEnroe in "as good a final as Queen's have had".[27]
Shoulder and elbow injuries cut short his career after having finished in the top 10 for six consecutive years.
Coaching career
After completing his playing career, Roche has developed a highly successful career as a tennis coach. He was the player-coach of the Denver Racquets who won the first World Team Tennis in competition 1974, and he was named WTT Coach of the Year.[28] Ivan Lendl hired Roche in 1985 as a full-time coach for Roche's advice on volleying.[29][30] Lendl dreamed of winning Wimbledon, and because Roche had been a fine grass court player, he sought his tutelage. Roche also coached former world no. 1 Patrick Rafter from 1997 to the end of his career in 2002. Roche coached world no. 1 Roger Federer from 2005 to 12 May 2007. It is reputed this was on a "handshake agreement" with no contract; Roche was paid by the week. Federer hired Roche for the opposite reason that Lendl hired him: to work on his clay-court game (as Roche had won the 1966 French Championships). He also coached two-time Grand Slam singles titlist Lleyton Hewitt, who was aiming to get his career back on track after a number of unsuccessful years on the ATP Tour.[31]
Honours
Roche was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1981 and an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2001.[32][33] He entered the International Tennis Hall of Fame alongside doubles partner and close friend John Newcombe in 1986.[34] In 1990 he was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.[35] He received an Australian Sports Medal in 2000 and a Centenary Medal in 2001.[36][37]
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 6 (1 title, 5 runners-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1965 | French Championships | Clay | Template:Flagicon Fred Stolle | 6–3, 0–6, 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 1966 | French Championships | Clay | Template:Flagicon István Gulyás | 6–1, 6–4, 7–5 | |
| Loss | 1967 | French Championships | Clay | Template:Flagicon Roy Emerson | 1–6, 4–6, 6–2, 2–6 | |
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| Loss | 1968 | Wimbledon | Grass | Template:Flagicon Rod Laver | 3–6, 4–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 1969 | US Open | Grass | Template:Flagicon Rod Laver | 9–7, 1–6, 2–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 1970 | US Open | Grass | Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall | 6–2, 4–6, 6–7, 3–6 | |
Doubles: 15 (13 titles, 2 runners-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1964 | French Championships | Clay | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Roy Emerson Template:Flagicon Ken Fletcher |
5–7, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Win | 1965 | Australian Championships | Grass | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Roy Emerson Template:Flagicon Fred Stolle |
3–6, 4–6, 13–11, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 1965 | Wimbledon Championships | Grass | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Ken Fletcher Template:Flagicon Bob Hewitt |
7–5, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1966 | Australian Championships (2) | Grass | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Roy Emerson Template:Flagicon Fred Stolle |
9–7, 3–6, 8–6, 12–14, 10–12 |
| Win | 1967 | Australian Championships (2) | Grass | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Bill Bowrey Template:Flagicon Owen Davidson |
3–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–8, 8–6 |
| Win | 1967 | French Championships | Clay | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Roy Emerson Template:Flagicon Ken Fletcher |
6–3, 9–7, 12–10 |
| Win | 1967 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Bill Bowrey Template:Flagicon Owen Davidson |
6–8, 9–7, 6–3, 6–3 |
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| Win | 1968 | Wimbledon (2) | Grass | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Ken Fletcher Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall |
3–6, 8–6, 5–7, 14–12, 6–3 |
| Win | 1969 | French Open (2) | Clay | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Roy Emerson Template:Flagicon Rod Laver |
4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 1969 | Wimbledon (3) | Grass | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Tom Okker Template:Flagicon Marty Riessen |
7–5, 11–9, 6–3 |
| Win | 1970 | Wimbledon (4) | Grass | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall Template:Flagicon Fred Stolle |
10–8, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 1971 | Australian Open (3) | Grass | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Tom Okker Template:Flagicon Marty Riessen |
6–2, 7–6 |
| Win | 1974 | Wimbledon (5) | Grass | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Bob Lutz Template:Flagicon Stan Smith |
8–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 1976 | Australian Open (4) | Grass | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Ross Case Template:Flagicon Geoff Masters |
7–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 1977(<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />JScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) | Australian Open (5) | Grass | Template:Flagicon Arthur Ashe | Template:Flagicon Charlie Pasarell Template:Flagicon Erik van Dillen |
6–4, 6–4 |
Mixed doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runners-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1965 | Wimbledon Championships | Grass | Template:Flagicon Judy Tegart | Template:Flagicon Margaret Smith Template:Flagicon Ken Fletcher |
10–12, 3–6 |
| Win | 1966 | Australian Championships | Grass | Template:Flagicon Judy Tegart | Template:Flagicon Robyn Ebbern Template:Flagicon William Bowrey |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1967 | Australian Championships | Grass | Template:Flagicon Judy Tegart | Template:Flagicon Lesley Turner Template:Flagicon Owen Davidson |
7–9, 4–6 |
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| Loss | 1969 | Wimbledon (2) | Grass | Template:Flagicon Judy Tegart | Template:Flagicon Ann Haydon Template:Flagicon Fred Stolle |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1976 | Wimbledon | Grass | Template:Flagicon Françoise Dürr | Template:Flagicon Rosemary Casals Template:Flagicon Dick Stockton |
6–3, 2–6, 7–5 |
Grand Slam Singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | Career SR | |
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| Australian Open | A | QF | SF | QF | SF | A | SF | QF | 3R | A | A | 2R | SF | QF | 3R | 1R | QF | 3R | 0 / 14 |
| French Open | 1R | 2R | F | W | F | A | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1 / 6 | |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | 2R | F | SF | QF | 1R | A | A | 3R | SF | 4R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 13 | |
| US Open | 3R | QF | A | 3R | A | 4R | F | F | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 8 | |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 41 | |
Open-Era finals
Singles: 41 (21 titles, 20 runners-up)
| Result | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 1968 | Sydney WCT | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Nikola Pilic | 96–33 |
| Loss | 1. | 1968 | Miami WCT | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Butch Buchholz | 22–31, 26–31 |
| Loss | 2. | 1968 | Fresno WCT | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Butch Buchholz | 23–31, 29–31 |
| Loss | 3. | 1968 | Baltimore WCT | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Dennis Ralston | 0–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 1968 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Template:Flagicon Rod Laver | 3–6, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5. | 1968 | Pretoria WCT | Hard | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | 9–11, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Win | 2. | 1968 | Johannesburg WCT | Hard | Template:Flagicon Butch Buchholz | 6-2, 9-7 |
| Loss | 6. | 1968 | Durban WCT | Hard | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7. | 1968 | Port Elizabeth WCT | Hard | Template:Flagicon Roger Taylor | 8–10 |
| Win | 3. | 1968 | Cape Town WCT | Hard | Template:Flagicon Cliff Drysdale | 6-2, 6-1 |
| Loss | 8. | 1968 | Kimberley WCT | Hard | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | 8–10 |
| Win | 4. | 1968 | Vienna WCT | Indoor Hard | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | 6-4, 7-5 |
| Win | 5. | 1968 | Madison Square Garden, New York City | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Pancho Gonzales | 6-3, 6-4 |
| Loss | 9. | 1969 | Hobart, Australia | Grass | Template:Flagicon Fred Stolle | 3–6, 6–0, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 6. | 1969 | Sydney, Australia | Grass | Template:Flagicon Rod Laver | 6–4, 4–6, 9–7, 12–10 |
| Win | 7. | 1969 | Auckland, New Zealand | Grass | Template:Flagicon Rod Laver | 6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 10. | 1969 | Philadelphia WCT, U.S. Pro Indoor | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Rod Laver | 5–7, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 8. | 1969 | Hollywood | Clay | Template:Flagicon Rod Laver | 6–3, 9–7, 6–4 |
| Win | 9. | 1969 | Oakland | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Rod Laver | 4–6, 6–4, 11–9 |
| Loss | 11. | 1969 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
| Win | 10. | 1969 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Template:Flagicon Tom Okker | 6–1, 5–7, 8–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 12. | 1969 | US Open, New York | Grass | Template:Flagicon Rod Laver | 9–7, 1–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 11. | 1969 | Tucson | Hard | Template:Flagicon Tom Okker | 9–7, 6–1 |
| Win | 12. | 1969 | Vienna | Hard | Template:Flagicon Tom Okker | w/o |
| Loss | 13. | 1969 | Wembley, UK | Carpet (i) | Template:Flagicon Rod Laver | 4–6, 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 13. | 1970 | Australian round robin | Grass | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | 5–7, 7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 14. | 1970 | Melbourne | Grass | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | 4–6, 4–6, 6–4 rtd. |
| Loss | 15. | 1970 | Philadelphia WCT, US | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Rod Laver | 3–6, 6–8, 2–6 |
| Win | 14. | 1970 | Dublin, Ireland | Grass | Template:Flagicon Rod Laver | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 15. | 1970 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Template:Flagicon Tom Okker | 7–5, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 16. | 1970 | Boston, US Pro | Hard | Template:Flagicon Rod Laver | 3–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 16. | 1970 | US Open, New York | Grass | Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall | 6–2, 4–6, 6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 17. | 1972 | Washington WCT, US | Clay | Template:Flagicon Marty Riessen | 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 17. | 1973 | Kansas City | Hard | Template:Flagicon Charlie Pasarell | 1–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 18. | 1974 | Bombay, India | Clay | Template:Flagicon Onny Parun | 3–6, 3–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 18. | 1974 | Sydney | Grass | Template:Flagicon Phil Dent | 7–6, 4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 8–6 |
| Loss | 19. | 1975 | Nottingham, England | Grass | Template:Flagicon Tom Okker | 1–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 19. | 1976 | Charlotte WCT, US | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 20. | 1976 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Grass | Template:Flagicon Dick Stockton | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 20. | 1977 | Brisbane, Australia | Grass | Template:Flagicon Vitas Gerulaitis | 7–6, 1–6, 1–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 21. | 1978 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | Template:Flagicon John McEnroe | 8–6, 9–7 |
Doubles
| Result | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 1968 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall Template:Flagicon Fred Stolle |
3–6, 8–6, 5–7, 14–12, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1. | 1968 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Tom Okker Template:Flagicon Marty Riessen |
4–6, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2. | 1968 | Hobart, Australia | Grass | Template:Flagicon Fred Stolle | Template:Flagicon Mal Anderson Template:Flagicon Roger Taylor |
5–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 1969 | Philadelphia WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Tom Okker Template:Flagicon Marty Riessen |
6–8, 4–6 |
| Win | 2. | 1969 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Roy Emerson Template:Flagicon Rod Laver |
4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 3. | 1969 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Tom Okker Template:Flagicon Marty Riessen |
7–5, 11–9, 6–3 |
| Win | 4. | 1970 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall Template:Flagicon Fred Stolle |
10–8, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 5. | 1970 | Louisville, U.S. | Hard | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Roy Emerson Template:Flagicon Rod Laver |
8–6, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Win | 6. | 1971 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Tom Okker Template:Flagicon Marty Riessen |
6–2, 7–6 |
| Win | 7. | 1971 | Miami WCT, U.S. | Hard | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Roy Emerson Template:Flagicon Rod Laver |
7–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 1971 | Chicago WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Tom Okker Template:Flagicon Marty Riessen |
6–7, 6–4, 6–7 |
| Win | 8. | 1971 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Andrés Gimeno Template:Flagicon Roger Taylor |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 9. | 1971 | Tehran WCT, Iran | Clay | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Bob Carmichael Template:Flagicon Ray Ruffels |
6–4, 6–7, 6–1 |
| Loss | 5. | 1972 | Richmond WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Tom Okker Template:Flagicon Marty Riessen |
6–7, 6–7 |
| Loss | 6. | 1972 | Philadelphia WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Arthur Ashe Template:Flagicon Bob Lutz |
3–6, 7–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 7. | 1972 | Charlotte WCT, U.S. | Clay | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Tom Okker Template:Flagicon Marty Riessen |
4–6, 6–4, 6–7 |
| Loss | 8. | 1972 | Las Vegas WCT, U.S. | Hard | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Roy Emerson Template:Flagicon Rod Laver |
DEF |
| Win | 10. | 1972 | St. Louis WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon John Alexander Template:Flagicon Phil Dent |
7–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 9. | 1972 | Washington WCT, U.S. | Clay | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Tom Okker Template:Flagicon Marty Riessen |
6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 11. | 1972 | Boston WCT, U.S. | Hard | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Arthur Ashe Template:Flagicon Bob Lutz |
6–3, 1–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 12. | 1974 | Toronto WCT, Canada | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Raúl Ramírez | Template:Flagicon Tom Okker Template:Flagicon Marty Riessen |
6–3, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 10. | 1974 | Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco | Clay | Template:Flagicon Manuel Orantes | Template:Flagicon John Alexander Template:Flagicon Phil Dent |
6–7, 6–4, 6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 13. | 1974 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Bob Lutz Template:Flagicon Stan Smith |
8–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 11. | 1974 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Ross Case Template:Flagicon Geoff Masters |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 14. | 1976 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Ross Case Template:Flagicon Geoff Masters |
7–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 15. | 1976 | Charlotte WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Vitas Gerulaitis Template:Flagicon Gene Mayer |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 16. | 1977 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | Template:Flagicon Arthur Ashe | Template:Flagicon Charlie Pasarell Template:Flagicon Erik van Dillen |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 12. | 1977 | Richmond WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Ross Case | Template:Flagicon Wojtek Fibak Template:Flagicon Tom Okker |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 13. | 1977 | Toronto Indoor WCT, Canada | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Ross Case | Template:Flagicon Wojtek Fibak Template:Flagicon Tom Okker |
4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 17. | 1977 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Ross Case Template:Flagicon Geoff Masters |
6–7, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 18. | 1978 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | Template:Flagicon Mark Edmondson Template:Flagicon John Marks |
6–4, 6–3 |
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