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Francis "Frank" Arthur Sedgman AO (born 29 October 1927) is an Australian former world No. 1 tennis player. Over the course of a three-decade career, Sedgman won five Grand Slam singles tournaments as an amateur as well as 22 Grand Slam doubles tournaments.
In celebration of his 80 th birthday in 2007, legendary Australian player Frank Sedgman was thrown a gala birthday party, attended by 400 guests. There was one surprise: legendary Jack Kramer flew in from Los Angeles to take part in the festivities.
Jul 5, 2022 · Among the many milestones that create the unique majesty of Wimbledon, there is one that still stands after 70 years. In 1952, Australia’s Frank Sedgman claimed men’s singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles at The Championships – a triple feat that has never been replicated.
Aug 20, 2022 · Frank Sedgman [AUS] Born: 29 October 1927. Career: 1945-78. Plays: Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Peak rank: 1 (1950) Major singles titles: 5. Total singles titles: 49. * * * Rod Laver defines the “Golden Era” of Australian tennis as a 22-year span running from 1952 to 1973.
Apr 8, 2009 · We can only look back over the record books for Frank Sedgman and truly admire and marvel at his achievements in Tennis on the court and off. He has won every major event across Singles, Doubles and Mixed bar the French Singles title which is an amazing effort unlikely to be seen again.
Seventy years since Frank Sedgman claimed the singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles at 1952 Wimbledon, the Australian retains a rare and special place in the sport.
Oct 29, 2014 · As one of the pioneers of gym training as a vital strength and conditioning tool, and eventual mentor to the great Margaret Smith Court, Sedgman broke an 18-year Australian singles drought at ...
Frank Sedgman. Inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame in January 1996; inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1979. It only took Frank Sedgman five years to amass 22 major titles. It would be an understatement to say that Sedgman dominated for a few years in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Francis "Frank" Arthur Sedgman AO (born 29 October 1927) is an Australian former world No. 1 tennis player. Over the course of a three-decade career, Sedgman won five Grand Slam singles tournaments as an amateur as well as 22 Grand Slam doubles tournaments.
Sedgman was the winner of two major titles in professional tennis, which were the Wembley Pro titles of 1953 and 1958, defeating Gonzales in both tournaments. Sedgman was also the runner-up in four more pro majors in the years before Open tennis.
