Bill Bowrey

Bill Bowrey
Bill Bowrey at the 1970 Dutch Open
Full nameWilliam Walter Bowrey
Country (sports)Australia
ResidenceVictoria, Australia
Born (1943-12-25) 25 December 1943 (age 80)
Sydney, Australia
Turned pro1968 (amateur tour from 1962)
Retired1975
PlaysRight-handed (1-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record450–274
Career titles21
Highest rankingNo. 8 (1967, The New York Times)[1]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenW (1968)
French Open3R (1965, 1971)
Wimbledon4R (1966)
US OpenQF (1966)
Doubles
Career record89–60 (Open era at Grand Slam, Grand Prix and WCT level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles5
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (1967)
French OpenQF (1969, 1971)
WimbledonF (1966)
US OpenF (1967)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenF (1966)
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William Bowrey (born 25 December 1943) is a former Australian tennis player. He was ranked world No. 8 in 1967.

Bowrey was born in Sydney, Australia and is best remembered as the last amateur to win the Australian Championships in 1968[2] before the tournament opened itself to professional tennis players in 1969.

  1. ^ "Mulligan, Emerson Lead World Tennis Standing", The New York Times, 21 May 1967.
  2. ^ "William Bowrey (1943)". Big Sports Fanatic.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2010.