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| Full name | Anthony Dalton Roche |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
| Residence | Turramurra, New South Wales, Australia |
| Born | 17 May 1945 Wagga Wagga, Australia |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Turned pro | 1968 (amateur from 1963) |
| Retired | 1979 |
| Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 529,199 |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 1986 (member page) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 838-338 (71.2%)[1] |
| Career titles | 46[2] |
| Highest ranking | No. 2 (1969, Lance Tingay)[3] |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (1965, 1967, 1969, 1975) |
| French Open | W (1966) |
| Wimbledon | F (1968) |
| US Open | F (1969, 1970) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 208–94 (Open era) |
| Career titles | 18 (Open era) |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (1965) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1965, 1967, 1971, 1976, 1977) |
| French Open | W (1967, 1969) |
| Wimbledon | W (1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974) |
| US Open | W (1967) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1966) |
| Wimbledon | W (1976) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (1965, 1966, 1967, 1977) |
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.[4] He won one Grand Slam singles title, the 1966 French Open at Roland Garros, and 15 Grand Slam doubles titles.
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.[3]
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.
- ^ "Tony Roche: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Tony Roche: Career tournament results". thetennisbase.com. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ a b United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 428.
- ^ "Sporting Hall of Fame – Roche, Tony". www.wagga.nsw.gov.au. Museum of the Riverina. Retrieved 13 November 2014.