Mervyn Rose

Mervyn Rose
AM
Full nameMervyn Gordon Rose
Country (sports) Australia
Born(1930-01-23)23 January 1930
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Died24 July 2017(2017-07-24) (aged 87)
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Turned pro1959 (amateur tour from 1949)
Retired1972
PlaysLeft-handed (one-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF2001 (member page)
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 3 (1958, Lance Tingay)[1]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenW (1954)
French OpenW (1958)
WimbledonSF (1952, 1953, 1958)
US OpenSF (1952)
Other tournaments
Professional majors
Wembley ProQF (1959)
French ProQF (1959)
TOC1R (1959FH)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (1954)
French OpenF (1953, 1957)
WimbledonW (1954)
US OpenW (1952, 1953)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French OpenF (1951, 1953)
WimbledonW (1957)
US OpenF (1951)

Mervyn Gordon Rose AM (23 January 1930 – 23 July 2017) was an Australian male tennis player who won seven Grand Slam titles (singles, doubles and mixed doubles).

  1. ^ United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 427.