 Fraser in 1956 | |
| Full name | Neale Andrew Fraser |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
| Residence | Australia |
| Born | (1933-10-03)3 October 1933 |
| Died | 2 December 2024(2024-12-02) (aged 91) Australia |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Retired | 1977 |
| Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 1984(member page) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 697–227 (75.2%)[1] |
| Career titles | 37[1] |
| Highest ranking | No.1 (1959,Lance Tingay)[2] |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | F (1957,1959,1960) |
| French Open | SF (1959,1962) |
| Wimbledon | W (1960) |
| US Open | W (1959,1960) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 20–16 |
| Highest ranking | No.1 (1959) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1957, 1958, 1962) |
| French Open | W (1958, 1960, 1962) |
| Wimbledon | W (1959, 1961) |
| US Open | W (1957, 1959, 1960) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1956) |
| Wimbledon | W (1962) |
| US Open | W (1958, 1959, 1960) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (1959,1960,1961,1962) |
Neale Andrew Fraser,AO MBE (3 October 1933 – 2 December 2024) was an Australian champion tennis player. Fraser is the most recent man to have completed thetriple crown (i.e. having won the singles, doubles, and mixed doubles titles at aGrand Slam tournament), which he did in 1959 and 1960 at theU.S. National Championships (now known as theUS Open). He won the 1960 Wimbledon championships. Fraser was ranked world No. 1 amateur tennis player in 1959 and 1960 by Lance Tingay[3] and Ned Potter.[4]
After his playing days were over, he was the non-playing captain of Australia's Davis Cup team for a record 24 years.[5]
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Neale Fraser was the son of barrister and politicianArchibald Fraser.[6]
The young Fraser was taught by coachBryan Slattery, and later won theWimbledon singles in 1960 and the U.S. Championships singles in 1959 and 1960. He failed to win the Australian Championships, finishing as runner-up on three occasions (1957, 1959, and 1960) and held a championship point in the 1960 final. Team play – doubles and Davis Cup – proved nearest to Fraser's heart. In doubles, he took three Australian (1957, 1958, and 1962), French (1958, 1960, and 1962) and US (1957, 1959, and 1960) titles, and two Wimbledons (1959, and 1961) with three different partners:Ashley Cooper,Lew Hoad, andRoy Emerson.
Fraser was also successful in themixed doubles, winning the Australian Championships in 1956 withBeryl Penrose, Wimbledon in 1962, and the U.S. Championships from 1958 to 1960 withMargaret Osborne duPont. He holds the distinction of having won the U.S. National (now Open) singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles in 1959 and then successfully defending those titles a year later. Since that time, no one has equalled that feat at a grand slam tournament, let alone successively.
Fraser was ranked the World No. 1 amateur in 1959 and 1960 byLance Tingay ofThe Daily Telegraph, and was in the top 10 every year between 1956 and 1962.[2]
Fraser became Davis Cup captain for the Australian team in 1970, holding the position for a record 24 years and piloting Australia to four wins in 1973, 1977, 1983, and 1986, and recording 55 wins from 75 ties played.
Fraser is one of the 20 men to win all four majors in doubles, and in 1984, he was elected into theInternational Tennis Hall of Fame.
Fraser was honoured with anMBE in 1974, and an AO in 1988. He was chairman of theSport Australia Hall of Fame from 1997 until 2005. In 2008, he received theInternational Tennis Federation's highest honour: thePhilippe Chatrier Award for outstanding achievements in tennis.
Fraser was also the centenary ambassador for theDavis Cup, and was the first recipient of the ITF and International Hall of Fame's Davis Cup Award of Excellence.
Neale Fraser was married with children and grandchildren. He was voted Victorian Father of the Year in 1974.[7]
Fraser died on 2 December 2024, at the age of 91.[8][9][10]
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1957 | Australian Championships | Grass | Ashley Cooper | 3–6, 11–9, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1958 | Wimbledon Championships | Grass | Ashley Cooper | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 11–13 |
| Loss | 1959 | Australian Championships | Grass |  Alex Olmedo | 1–6, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 1959 | US Championships | Grass | Alex Olmedo | 6–3, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1960 | Australian Championships | Grass | Rod Laver | 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–8, 6–8 |
| Win | 1960 | Wimbledon Championships | Grass | Rod Laver | 6–4, 3–6, 9–7, 7–5 |
| Win | 1960 | US Championships | Grass | Rod Laver | 6–4, 6–4, 10–8 |
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1954 | Australian Championships | Grass | Clive Wilderspin | Rex HartwigMervyn Rose | 3–6, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1954 | Wimbledon | Grass | Ken Rosewall | Rex HartwigLew Hoad | 5–7, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1957 | Australian Championships | Grass | Lew Hoad | Mal AndersonAshley Cooper | 6–3, 8–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1957 | Wimbledon | Grass | Lew Hoad | Budge PattyGardnar Mulloy | 10–8, 4–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1957 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Ashley Cooper | Gardnar Mulloy Budge Patty | 4–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–3 |
| Win | 1958 | Australian Championships | Grass | Ashley Cooper | Roy EmersonBob Mark | 7–5, 6–8, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1958 | Wimbledon | Grass | Ashley Cooper |  Sven DavidsonUlf Schmidt | 4–6, 4–6, 6–8 |
| Win | 1958 | French Championships | Clay | Ashley Cooper | Robert Howe Abe Segal | 3–6, 8–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1959 | French Championships | Clay | Roy Emerson |  Nicola PietrangeliOrlando Sirola | 3–6, 2–6, 12–14 |
| Win | 1959 | Wimbledon | Grass | Roy Emerson | Rod Laver Bob Mark | 8–6, 6–3, 14–16, 9–7 |
| Win | 1959 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Roy Emerson | Earl BuchholzAlex Olmedo | 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1960 | Australian Championships | Grass | Roy Emerson | Rod LaverBob Mark | 6–1, 2–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1960 | French Championships | Clay | Roy Emerson |  Jose-Luis ArillaAndrés Gimeno | 6–2, 8–10, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 1960 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Roy Emerson | Rod Laver Bob Mark | 9–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 1961 | Wimbledon | Grass | Roy Emerson | Bob HewittFred Stolle | 6–4, 6–8, 6–4, 6–8, 8–6 |
| Win | 1962 | Australian Championships | Grass | Roy Emerson | Bob Hewitt Fred Stolle | 4–6, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 11–9 |
| Win | 1962 | French Championships | Clay | Roy Emerson |  Wilhelm BungertChristian Kuhnke | 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1973 | Wimbledon | Grass | John Cooper | Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 9–8, 1–6 |
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1956 | Australian Championships | Grass | Beryl Penrose | Mary Bevis HawtonRoy Emerson | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1957 | Wimbledon | Grass | Althea Gibson | Darlene HardMervyn Rose | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1958 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Margaret Osborne |  Maria BuenoAlex Olmedo | 6–3, 3–6, 9–7 |
| Loss | 1959 | Wimbledon | Grass | Maria Bueno | Darlene HardRod Laver | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1959 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Margaret Osborne | Janet HoppsBob Mark | 7–5, 13–15, 6–2 |
| Win | 1960 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Margaret Osborne | Maria Bueno Antonio Palafox | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 1962 | Wimbledon | Grass | Margaret Osborne |  Ann Haydon-JonesDennis Ralston | 2–6, 6–3, 13–11 |
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Australian | 3R | 2R | 2R | 3R | SF | F | SF | F | F | A | SF | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 15 | 29–15 | 65.9 |
| French | A | A | 3R | A | A | QF | QF | SF | QF | A | SF | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 20–7 | 74.1 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 2R | 1R | QF | SF | F | QF | W | 4R | SF | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1 / 14 | 38–13 | 74.5 |
| U.S. | A | A | 4R | 4R | SF | 3R | SF | W | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2 / 7 | 32–5 | 86.5 |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 1–1 | 7–4 | 4–3 | 12–3 | 14–4 | 17–4 | 18–3 | 21–2 | 3–1 | 13–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3 / 43 | 119–40 | 74.8 |
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