Neale Fraser

Neale Fraser
AO, MBE
Neale Fraser at the 1972 Dutch Open
Full nameNeale Andrew Fraser
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceAustralia
Born (1933-10-03) 3 October 1933 (age 91)
Melbourne, Victoria
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Retired1977
PlaysLeft-handed (one-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF1984 (member page)
Singles
Career record697–227 (75.2%)[1]
Career titles37[1]
Highest rankingNo. 1 (1959, Lance Tingay)[2]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenF (1957, 1959, 1960)
French OpenSF (1959, 1962)
WimbledonW (1960)
US OpenW (1959, 1960)
Doubles
Career record20–16
Highest rankingNo. 1 (1959)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (1957, 1958, 1962)
French OpenW (1958, 1960, 1962)
WimbledonW (1959, 1961)
US OpenW (1957, 1959, 1960)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenW (1956)
WimbledonW (1962)
US OpenW (1958, 1959, 1960)
Team competitions
Davis CupW (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962)

Neale Andrew Fraser AO MBE (born 3 October 1933) is a former number one amateur male tennis-player from Australia, born in Melbourne, Victoria, the son of a Victorian judge. Fraser is the last 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 managed on two consecutive occasions, in 1959 and 1960 (both times at US National, now known as US Open); no male player has equalled this feat at any Grand Slam tournament since.

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

  1. ^ a b Garcia, Gabriel. "Neale Fraser: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. ^ United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 427.
  3. ^ "Neale Fraser: A Davis Cup devotee like no other". WLM Tennis. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2023.