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Kenneth Robert Rosewall AM MBE (born 2 November 1934) is an Australian former world top-ranking professional tennis player. Rosewall won 147 singles titles, including a record 15 Pro Majors and 8 Grand Slam titles for a total 23 titles at pro and amateur majors. He also won 15 Pro Majors in doubles and 9 Grand Slam doubles titles.
Ken Rosewall (born November 2, 1934, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian tennis player who was a major competitor for 25 years, winning 18 Grand Slam titles, 8 of which were in men’s singles.
On a sweltering 100-plus degree day in Melbourne, one better suited for the pool or beach, Rosewall became the oldest major tournament winner in the Open Era when, at age 37 years, 2 months and 1 day, he defeated fellow Aussie Mal Anderson, 7-6, 6-3, 7-5, to win the 1972 Australian Open at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club.
Nov 13, 2022 · At the age of 42, he’d beaten world No. 3 Ilie Nastase in the final by the remarkable score of 1-6, 6-4, 7-6, 6-0. In ‘77, as defending champion, Rosewall won four matches to reach the final ...
He was the second tennis player to cross $1 million in prize money, following Laver, and had a career total of $1,600,300. Like Laver, Gonzalez and Hoad, and a few others, he had one of those rare careers spanning the amateur era, pro one-night stand years and the open era.
Kenneth Robert Rosewall AM MBE (born 2 November 1934) is an Australian former world top-ranking professional tennis player. Rosewall won 147 singles titles, including a record 15 Pro Majors and 8 Grand Slam titles for a total 23 titles at pro and amateur majors.
Known as “Muscles” to his friends, Ken Rosewall is one of the Australian greats of tennis. In a career that continued into his 40s, Rosewall amassed 18 major titles and achieved a career doubles Grand Slam.
Ken Rosewall. Legendary for his perfect backhand, his nickname (Muscles - an ironic reference to his slight frame), and his on-court agility, four-time Australian champion Ken Rosewall is probably most famous for the longevity of his campaign Down Under.
Jan 11, 2021 · Ken Rosewall: Enduring Tennis Excellence. Ken Rosewall's career spanned the amateur, professional, and Open Eras. He won Slams in three different decades and was in the Top-20 for 25...
May 26, 2023 · Ken Rosewall, a name that reverberates through the annals of the sport, has left an indelible mark on tennis history. From his early beginnings in the 1950s to his triumphant career spanning...
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