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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.
This is a list of the main career statistics of Australian former tennis player Ken Rosewall whose playing career ran from 1951 until 1980. He played as an amateur from 1951 until the end of 1956 when he joined Jack Kramer 's professional circuit.
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 ...
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.
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.
Jan 11, 2021 · Remembered for his perfect backhand, his nickname of Muscles and his on-court agility, Rosewall is probably most famous for setting the standard for enduring excellence in the men's game.
May 9, 2018 · In an age of giants of the game – Rod Laver, Lew Hoad, Pancho Gonzales, John Newcombe, Arthur Ashe – Ken Rosewall stood as tall as any of them during a Hall of Fame career that ran an astonishing three decades through the amateur, professional and Open eras.
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.
Ken Rosewall. Inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame in January 1995; inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1980. Rosewall, 'Muscles' to his friends, is one of the Australian greats of tennis.
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