Ken Rosewall career statistics

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. As a professional he was banned from playing the Grand Slam tournaments as well as other tournaments organized by the national associations of the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF). In 1968, with the advent of the Open Era, the distinction between amateurs and professionals disappeared and Rosewall was again able to compete in most[a] Grand Slam events until the end of his career in 1978. During his career he won eight Grand Slam, 15 Pro Slam and three Davis Cup titles.

Australian tennis player Ken Rosewall ca. 1954

Major finals edit

Grand Slam finals edit

Singles: 16 finals (8 titles, 8 runner-ups) edit

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Win 1953 Australian Championships Grass   Mervyn Rose 6–0, 6–3, 6–4
Win 1953 French Championships Clay   Vic Seixas 6–3, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2
Loss 1954 Wimbledon Grass   Jaroslav Drobný 11–13, 6–4, 2–6, 7–9
Win 1955 Australian Championships Grass   Lew Hoad 9–7, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1955 U.S. Championships Grass   Tony Trabert 7–9, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 1956 Australian Championships Grass   Lew Hoad 4–6, 6–3, 4–6, 5–7
Loss 1956 Wimbledon Grass   Lew Hoad 2–6, 6–4, 5–7, 4–6
Win 1956 U.S. Championships Grass   Lew Hoad 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
↓ Open Era ↓
Win 1968 French Open Clay   Rod Laver 6–3, 6–1, 2–6, 6–2
Loss 1969 French Open Clay   Rod Laver 4–6, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 1970 Wimbledon Grass   John Newcombe 7–5, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 1–6
Win 1970 US Open Grass   Tony Roche 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(5–2), 6–3
Win 1971 Australian Open Grass   Arthur Ashe 6–1, 7–5, 6–3
Win 1972 Australian Open Grass   Malcolm Anderson 7–6(7–2), 6–3, 7–5
Loss 1974 Wimbledon Grass   Jimmy Connors 1–6, 1–6, 4–6
Loss 1974 US Open Grass   Jimmy Connors 1–6, 0–6, 1–6

Pro Slam finals edit

Singles * : 15 titles, 4 runner-ups edit

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Win 1957 Wembley Championships Wood (i)   Pancho Segura 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Win 1958 French Pro Championship Clay   Lew Hoad 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–0
Win 1960 French Pro Championship Clay   Lew Hoad 6–2, 2–6, 6–2, 6–1
Win 1960 Wembley Championships Wood (i)   Pancho Segura 5–7, 8–6, 6–1, 6–3
Win 1961 French Pro Championship Clay   Pancho Gonzales 2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 8–6
Win 1961 Wembley Championships Wood (i)   Lew Hoad 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 1962 French Pro Championship Clay   Andrés Gimeno 3–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–2
Win 1962 Wembley Championships Wood (i)   Lew Hoad 6–4, 5–7, 15–13, 7–5
Win 1963 U.S. Pro Championship Grass   Rod Laver 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
Win 1963 French Pro Championship Wood (i)   Rod Laver 6–8, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Win 1963 Wembley Championships Wood (i)   Lew Hoad 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Win 1964 French Pro Championship Wood (i)   Rod Laver 6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 1964 Wembley Championships Wood (i)   Rod Laver 5–7, 6–4, 7–5, 6–8, 6–8
Win 1965 U.S. Pro Championship Grass   Rod Laver 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Win 1965 French Pro Championship Wood (i)   Rod Laver 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Win 1966 French Pro Championship Wood (i)   Rod Laver 6–3, 6–2, 14–12
Loss 1966 Wembley Championships Wood (i)   Rod Laver 2–6, 2–6, 3–6
Loss 1966 U.S. Pro Championship Grass   Rod Laver 4–6, 6–4, 2–6, 10–8, 3–6
Loss 1967 Wembley Championships Wood (i)   Rod Laver 6–2, 1–6, 6–1, 6–8, 2–6
  • * other events (important professional tournaments – 2 runners-up)

WCT year end championship edit

Singles: 2 titles edit

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1971 Dallas, U.S. Carpet   Rod Laver 6–4, 1–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4)
Win 1972 Dallas, U.S. Carpet (i)   Rod Laver 4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–5)

Performance timeline edit

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Ken Rosewall joined professional tennis in 1957 and was unable to compete in 45 Grand Slam tournaments until the open era arrives in 1968. Summarizing Grand Slam and Pro Slam tournaments, Rosewall won 23 titles, he has a winning record of 242–46 which represents 84.02% spanning 28 years.

Grand Slam Tournament Amateur Professional Open Era Titles / played Career win–loss Career win %
'51 '52 '53 '54 '55 '56 1957–1967 '68 '69 '70 '71 '72 '73 '74 '75 '76 '77 '78
Australian 1R QF W SF W F A 3R A W W 2R A A SF SF QF 3R 4 / 14 43–10 81.13
French A 2R W 4R A A A W F A A A A A A A A A 2 / 5 24–3 88.89
Wimbledon A 2R QF F SF F A 4R 3R F SF A A F 4R A A A 0 / 11 47–11 81.03
U.S. A QF SF SF F W A SF QF W A 2R SF F A A 3R A 2 / 12 57–10 85.07
Total: 8 / 42 171–34 83.41
Pro Slam Tournament Professional Titles / played Career win–loss Career win %
'57 '58 '59 '60 '61 '62 '63 '64 '65 '66 '67
U.S. Pro SF A A A A A W SF W F SF 2 / 6 12–4 75.00
French Pro NH W SF W W W W W W W SF 8 / 10 30–2 93.75
Wembley Pro W SF SF W W W W F SF F F 5 / 11 29–6 82.86
Total: 15 / 27 71–12 85.54
other Pro
Tournament of Champions SF F SF NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH 0 / 3
Wimbledon Pro NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH F 0 / 1 2–1 66.67

Ken Rosewall Singles finals:(251) edit

Singles titles 147, Runners-Up 104 edit

Amateur (24) Professional (80) Open Era (43) Total
1951 '52 '53 '54 '55 '56 '57 '58 '59 '60 '61 '62 '63 '64 '65 '66 '67 '68 '68 '69 '70 '71 '72 '73 '74 '75 '76 '77
1 0 4 3 5 11 5 6 5 7 6 10 9 11 7 9 8 1 4 3 6 8 7 5 0 3 2 1 147

Amateur era edit

Singles (1951–1956) : 26 titles

No. Date Championship Surface Opponent Score
1 6 January 1951 Sydney Seaside Championships (Australia) Grass   James Gilchrist 6–1, 6–4
2 17 January 1953 Australian Championships, Melbourne (Australia) Grass   Mervyn Rose 6–0, 6–3, 6–4
3 7 April 1953 Perth Western Australian Championships (Australia) Grass   Don Candy 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
4 31 May 1953 French Championships, Paris (France) Clay   Vic Seixas 6–3, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2
5 21 October 1953 Los Angeles Pacific Southwest (United States) Hard   Vic Seixas 6–4, 1–6, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
6 18 April 1954 Toowoomba Darling Downs (Australia) Grass   Mal Anderson 6–4, 6–2
7 5 June 1954 Manchester Northern Tournament (United Kingdom) Grass   Rex Hartwig 6–2, 6–1
8 1954–10 Toowoomba Championships (Australia) Grass   Malcolm Anderson 6–4 (last set)
9 5 December 1954 Melbourne Victorian Championships (Australia) Grass   Vic Seixas 6–1, 4–6, 6–1, 7–5
10 8 January 1955 Sydney Seaside Championships (Australia) Grass   Mal Anderson 6–1, 6–4
11 31 January 1955 Australian Championships, Adelaide (Australia) Grass   Lew Hoad 9–7, 6–4, 6–4
12 16 April 1955 Launceston Tasmanian Hard Court (Tasmania) Clay   Neale Fraser 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1
13 18 June 1955 Queen's Club Championships, London (United Kingdom) Grass   Lew Hoad 6–2, 6–3
14 6 October 1955 Brisbane Queensland Championships (Australia) Grass   Ashley Cooper 6–8, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
15 2 January 1956 Sydney County of Cumberland (Australia) Grass   Paul Frankland 6–2, 6–4
16 18 March 1956 Wagga Wagga New South Wales Hard Court (Australia) Clay   Neale Fraser 6–2, 6–4
17 2 April 1956 Toowoomba Darling Downs (Australia) Grass   P. Gaydon 6–1, 6–4
18 15 July 1956 Båstad Swedish Championships (Sweden) Clay   Kurt Nielsen 7–5, 6–3, 6–1
19 1956–07 Oskarshamn International (Sweden) ?   Neale Fraser ?
20 22 July 1956 Travemünde International (Germany) Clay   Ladislas Legenstein 8–6, 3–6, 6–0
21 29 July 1956 Deauville Colonel Kuntz Cup (France) Clay   Marcel Bernard 6–1, 6–3, 11–9
22 19 August 1956 Newport Casino Invitational (United States) Grass   Hamilton Richardson 6–0, 8–6, 6–2
23 9 October 1956 U.S. Championships, Forest Hills (United States) Grass   Lew Hoad 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
24 17 October 1956 Sydney New South Wales Championships (Australia) Grass   Neale Fraser 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
25 1 December 1956 Adelaide South Australian Championships (Australia) Grass   Lew Hoad 6–1, 7–5, 6–1
26 15 December 1956 Melbourne Victorian Championships (Australia) Grass   Lew Hoad 5–7, 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4

Professional era edit

Singles (1957–1968) : 64 titles

No. Date Championship Surface Opponent Score
1 28 September 1957 Wembley Championships, London (United Kingdom) Wood (i)   Pancho Segura 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
2 16 August 1958 Eastbourne Slazenger Pro (United Kingdom) Grass   Tony Trabert 6–0, 6–2, 6–8, 2–6, 7–5
3 20 September 1958 French Pro Championship, Paris (France) Clay   Lew Hoad 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–0
4 1 November 1958 Madrid Indoor Pro (Spain)1 Hard (i)   Tony Trabert 6–3, 2–6, 10–8
5 24 January 1959 Brisbane Pro Championships (Australia) Grass   Tony Trabert 6–2, 4–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–1
6 25 August 1959 Palermo Pro Championships (Italy)1 Clay   Frank Sedgman 6–3, 6–1
7 19 December 1959 Brisbane Pro Championships (Australia) Grass   Pancho Gonzales 1–6, 7–5, 8–6, 8–6
8 10 May 1960 Melbourne Australian Pro Indoor (Australia) Clay (i)   Lew Hoad 6–3, 9–11, 8–10, 7–5, 6–3
9 19 June 1960 San Francisco Pro (United States) Hard   Lew Hoad 7–5, 7–5
10 27 June 1960 Los Angeles Pro (United States) Hard   Lew Hoad 10–12, 6–3, 6–4
11 18 September 1960 French Pro Championship, Paris (France) Clay   Lew Hoad 6–2, 2–6, 6–2, 6–1
12 24 September 1960 Wembley Championships, (London) (United Kingdom) Wood (i)   Pancho Segura 5–7, 8–6, 6–1, 6–3
13 28 November 1960 Manille Jack Kramer Pro (Philippines) Clay   Andrés Gimeno 6–3, 6–4
14 17 September 1961 French Pro Championship, Paris (France) Clay   Pancho Gonzales 2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 8–6
15 23 September 1961 Wembley Championships, London (United Kingdom) Wood (i)   Lew Hoad 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
16 3 December 1961 Sydney New South Wales Pro (Australia) Grass   Butch Buchholz 6–4, 6–3, 6–1
17 13 January 1962 Adelaide South Australian Pro (Australia) Grass   Andrés Gimeno 7–9, 6–3, 12–10, 6–4
18 20 January 1962 Melbourne Victorian Pro (Australia) Grass   Lew Hoad 6–3, 6–8, 6–0, 6–4
19 1962–02 Sydney Australian TV Series (Australia)2 Grass
20 1962-03 Wellington Pro (New Zealand)1 Grass   Andrés Gimeno 4–6, 6–2, 6–1
21 1962–04 Auckland Pro (New Zealand)1 Grass   Andrés Gimeno 6–3, 6–2
22 2 September 1962 Genova Gold Trophy Pro (Switzerland) Clay   Lew Hoad 6–3, 7–5
23 16 September 1962 French Pro Championship, Paris (France) Clay   Andrés Gimeno 3–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–2
24 22 September 1962 Wembley Championships, London (United Kingdom) Wood (i)   Lew Hoad 6–4, 5–7, 15–13, 7–5
25 29 September 1962 Milan Pro Championships (Italy) Hard   Andrés Gimeno 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
26 12 October 1962 Stockholm Swedish Pro (Sweden) Hard (i)   Andrés Gimeno 3–6, 6–2, 7–5
27 16 June 1963 Los Angeles Adler Pro (United States) Hard   Rod Laver 14–12, 6–4, 6–3
28 29 June 1963 U.S. Pro Championship, Forest Hills (United States) Grass   Rod Laver 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
29 15 September 1963 French Pro Championship, Paris (France) Wood   Rod Laver 6–8, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4
30 21 September 1963 Wembley Championships, London (United Kingdom) Wood (i)   Lew Hoad 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
31 30 September 1963 Rome Italian Pro Championships (Italy) Clay   Rod Laver 6–4, 6–3
32 11 January 1964 Melbourne Pro Championships (Australia)1 Grass   Rod Laver 6–4, 6–4
33 8 June 1964 Los Angeles Pro Masters (United States) Hard   Frank Sedgman 6–2, 6–4
34 14 June 1964 Saint-Louis Volkswagen Pro (United States) Clay   Pancho Gonzales 6–4, 6–3
35 28 June 1964 Milwaukee Schiltz Pro (United States) Hard   Pancho Gonzales 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
36 6 August 1964 San Remo Pro Championships (Italy)1 Clay   Butch Buchholz 6–1, 6–2
37 11 August 1964 Venise Pro Championships (Italy)1 Clay   Andrés Gimeno 3–6, 6–2, 6–4
38 16 August 1964 Cannes Pro Championships (France) Clay   Pancho Gonzales 6–3, 3–6, 14–12, 6–4
39 13 September 1964 French Pro Championship, Paris (France) Wood (i)   Rod Laver 6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3
40 28 September 1964 Hanover Pro Championships (Germany) Clay   Butch Buchholz 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
41 1964–10 Cape Town Western Province (South Africa) Hard   Butch Buchholz 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
42 16 January 1965 Brisbane Pro Championships (Australia) Grass   Rod Laver 6–8, 6–2, 6–4
43 27 June 1965 Reston Greater Washington Pro (United States) Clay   Rod Laver 8–6, 6–1
44 4 July 1965 Saint Louis Volkswagen Pro (United States) Hard   Andrés Gimeno 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
45 19 July 1965 U.S. Pro Championship, Chestnut Hill (United States) Grass   Rod Laver 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
46 13 September 1965 French Pro Championship, Paris (France) Wood (i)   Rod Laver 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
47 27 September 1965 Helsinki Scandinavian Pro (Finland) Hard (i)   Andrés Gimeno 6–3, 6–1
48 15 January 1966 Adelaide South Australian Pro (Australia) Grass   Pierre Barthès 9–7, 3–6, 6–2
49 26 January 1966 Sydney New South Wales Pro (Australia) Grass   Andrés Gimeno 6–4, 6–2
50 26 March 1966 Madison Square Garden Pro, New York City, (United States) Wood (i)   Rod Laver 6–3, 6–3
51 23 May 1966 Casablanca Pro Championships (Morocco) Clay   Andrés Gimeno 6–3, 6–2
52 27 June 1966 San Rafael Pro R.R. (United States) Hard   Rod Laver (2nd) 31–29
53 10 July 1966 Newport Pro R.R. (United States) Grass   Mal Anderson (2nd) 31–30
54 2 October 1966 French Pro Championship, Paris (France) Wood (i)   Rod Laver 6–3, 6–2, 14–12
55 12 October 1966 Benoni Pro Championships (South Africa) Hard   Andrés Gimeno 7–5 (pro set)
56 20 October 1966 Johannesburg Pro R.R. (South Africa) Hard   Rod Laver (2nd) 31–26
57 5 April 1967 BBC2 Pro Championships,[1] Wembley, (United Kingdom) Wood (i)   Dennis Ralston 6–4, 6–2
58 28 May 1967 Los Angeles Pro Championships[2] Hard   Rod Laver 6–2, 2–6, 7–5
59 4 June 1967 Berkeley Pacific Coast Pro (United States) Hard   Rod Laver 4–6, 6–3, 8–6
60 18 June 1967 Saint Louis U.S. Pro Hard Court (United States) Hard   Andrés Gimeno 6–3, 6–4
61 25 June 1967 Newport Beach Pro (United States) Hard   Andrés Gimeno 6–3, 6–3
62 10 September 1967 Durban Natal Pro (South Africa) Hard   Fred Stolle 6–4, 6–2
63 16 September 1967 Cape Town Western province (South Africa) Hard   Fred Stolle 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
64 19 April 1968 NTL Paris Pro Championships (France)3 Wood (i)   Andrés Gimeno 6–3, 6–4

Notes:

  • 1 : 4-men tournaments
  • 2 : Players take turns challenging the winner of the last game. Rosewall was the one who won the most matches.
  • 3 : 1 listed by the ATP Website

Open era edit

 
Ken Rosewall at a tournament in Scheveningen, The Netherlands in 1970

Singles (1968–1977) : 43 titles (including 39[b] listed by the ATP Website)

No. Date Championship Surface Opponent Score
1 27 April 1968 Bournemouth British Hard Court (United Kingdom)2 Clay   Rod Laver 3–6, 6–2, 6–0, 6–3
2 9 June 1968 French Open, Paris (France)2 Clay   Rod Laver 6–3, 6–1, 2–6, 6–2
3 18 August 1968 Fort Worth Colonial Pro (United States)2 Hard   Andrés Gimeno 6–4, 6–3
4 21 November 1968 Wembley Pro Tournament of Champions (United Kingdom)2 Carpet (i)   John Newcombe 6–4, 4–6, 7–5, 6–4
5 14 June 1969 Bristol West of England Open (United Kingdom)2 Grass   Pierre Barthès 8–10, 6–3, 6–1
6 12 September 1969 Chicago Pro Championships (United States)2 Hard   Butch Buchholz 6–3, 6–4
7 9 October 1969 Midland Texas Pro Championships (United States)1, 2 ?   Pancho Gonzales 5–7, 6–1, 7–5
8 14 February 1970 Hollywood Pro Championships (United States)2 Clay   Andrés Gimeno 3–6, 6–2, 3–6, 7–6, 6–3
9 22 February 1970 Corpus Christi / WCT South Texas Pro (United States)2 Hard   John Newcombe 6–2, 6–0
10 19 June 1970 Eastbourne Rothmans Open (United Kingdom)2 Grass   Bob Hewitt 6–2, 6–1
11 10 July 1970 Newport Green Shield Welsh Open (United Kingdom)2 Grass   John Newcombe 6–4, 6–4
12 26 July 1970 Cincinnati Western Championships (United States)2 Clay   Cliff Richey 7–9, 9–7, 8–6
13 13 September 1970 US Open, Forest Hills (United States)2 Grass   Tony Roche 2–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–3
14 14 March 1971 Australian Open, Melbourne (Australia)2 Grass   Arthur Ashe 6–1, 7–5, 6–3
15 17 April 1971 Johannesburg South African Open (South Africa)2 Hard   Fred Stolle 6–4, 6–0, 6–4
16 25 April 1971 Denver United Bank Invitational (United States)2 Carpet (i)   Cliff Drysdale 6–2, 6–2
17 10 July 1971 Newport Green Shield Welsh Open (United Kingdom)2 Grass   Roger Taylor 6–1, 9–8
18 18 July 1971 Washington Star International, Washington, D.C. (United States)2 Clay   Marty Riessen 6–2, 7–5, 6–1
19 8 August 1971 U.S. Pro WCT, Chestnut Hill (United States)2 Hard   Cliff Drysdale 6–4, 6–3, 6–0
20 10 October 1971 Vancouver / WCT Rothmans International (Canada)2 Hard   Tom Okker 6–2, 6–2, 6–4
21 26 November 1971 Houston & Dallas / WCT Finals (United States)1, 2 Carpet   Rod Laver 6–4, 1–6, 7–6, 7–6
22 3 January 1972 Australian Open, Melbourne (Australia)2 Grass   Mal Anderson 7–6, 6–3, 7–5
23 28 March 1972 Miami / WCT Saga Bay Classic (United States)2 Hard   Cliff Drysdale 3–6, 6–2, 6–4
24 25 March 1972 Hilton Head / WCT CBS Classic (United States)2 Clay   John Newcombe 7–5, 6–3
25 23 April 1972 Charlotte / WCT NCNB Classic (United States)2 Clay   Cliff Richey 2–6, 6–2, 6–2
26 14 May 1972 Dallas / WCT Finals (United States)2 Carpet   Rod Laver 4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 6–7, 7–6
27 8 October 1972 Tokyo Classic / WCT (Japan)2 Clay   Fred Stolle 7–5, 7–6, 6–3
28 2 December 1972 Brisbane Queensland Championships (Australia)2 Grass   Geoff Masters 6–2, 5–7, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5
29 8 April 1973 Houston / WCT River Oaks (United States)2 Clay   Fred Stolle 6–4, 6–1, 7–5
30 15 April 1973 Cleveland / WCT Championships (United States)2 Carpet (i)   Roger Taylor 6–3, 6–4
31 22 April 1973 Charlotte / WCT NCNB Classic (United States)2 Clay   Arthur Ashe 6–3, 7–6
32 7 October 1973 Osaka Open (Japan)2 Hard   Toshiro Sakai 6–2, 6–4
33 14 October 1973 Tokyo Japan Open (Japan)2 Clay   John Newcombe 6–1, 6–4
34 30 March 1975 Jackson Invitational (United States)2 Carpet (i)   Butch Buchholz 7–5, 4–6, 7–6
35 27 April 1975 Houston / WCT River Oaks Invitational (United States)2 Clay   Cliff Drysdale 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
36 11 May 1975 Louisville Tennis Club Invitational (United States) Clay   Stan Smith 7–6, 7–6
37 13 July 1975 Gstaad Swiss Open (Switzerland)2 Clay   Karl Meiler 6–4, 6–4, 6–3
38 30 October 1975 Tokyo Gunze Open International (Japan) Carpet   John Newcombe 7–5, 4–6, 6–1
39 25 January 1976 Brisbane Queensland Invitational (Australia) Grass   John Newcombe 7–6, 6–2
40 21 March 1976 Jackson / WCT South Invitational (United States)2 Carpet (i)   Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 6–3
41 14 November 1976 Hong Kong Tennis Classic (British Hong Kong)2 Hard   Ilie Năstase 1–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–0
42 13 November 1977 Hong Kong Colgate Tennis Classic (British Hong Kong)2 Hard   Tom Gorman 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
43 28 November 1977 Tokyo Gunze Open International (Japan) Carpet   Ilie Năstase 4–6, 7–6, 6–4

Notes:

  • 1 : 4-men tournaments.
  • 2 : 39 listed by the ATP website

Professional tours edit

Singles (1957–1967) : 7 tours

No. Date Tour Standings
1 1957
November – December
Australian Pro Tour

Incomplete tour results. Each man played 20 matches.

1)   Ken Rosewall
2)   Lew Hoad
or   Frank Sedgman
or   Pancho Segura
2 1958
2 August – 25 October
Perrier Trophy Pro Tour

Incomplete tour results.

1)   Ken Rosewall
2)   Lew Hoad
or   Tony Trabert
or   Pancho Segura
3 1958
November
South African Pro Tour
1)   Ken Rosewall 12–2
2)   Pancho Segura 9–5
3)   Ashley Cooper 7–7
4)   Malcolm Anderson 4–10
5)   Mervyn Rose 3–11
4 1962
March
New Zealand Pro Tour
1)   Ken Rosewall 4–1
2)   Andrés Gimeno 3–2
3)   Frank Sedgman 2–3
4)   Luis Ayala 1–4
5 1963
January
Australasian Pro Tour
1)   Ken Rosewall 11–2
2)   Rod Laver 2–11
6 1963
8 February – May
World Pro Tour
Round robin:
1)   Ken Rosewall 31–10
2)   Rod Laver 26–16
3)   Butch Buchholz 23–18
4)   Andrés Gimeno 21–20
5)   Barry MacKay 12–29
6)   Luis Ayala 11–30
Finals:
1)   Ken Rosewall 14–4
2)   Rod Laver 4–14
3)   Andrés Gimeno 11–7
4)   Butch Buchholz 7–11
7 1964
28 July – 11 August
29 September – 8 October
Italian Pro Tour
1)   Ken Rosewall
2)   Andrés Gimeno
or   Pancho Gonzales
or   Butch Buchholz

Team events edit

Davis Cup edit

 
Ken Rosewall (left) and Lew Hoad (right) at the 1954 Davis Cup.

Rosewall won 17 out of 19 Davis Cup singles matches and 2 out of 3 doubles. Rosewall was a member of the victorious Australian Davis Cup teams in 1953, 1955, 1956 and 1973, in all cases defeating USA in the final. He did not personally participate in the 1973 final.

Zone Round Date Opponents Tie score Location Surface Match Opponent W–L Rubber score
1953 Davis Cup
CR F 28–31 Dec 1953   United States
3–2
Melbourne Grass Singles 2 Tony Trabert L 3–6, 4–6, 4–6
Singles 4 Vic Seixas W 6–2, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
1954 Davis Cup
CR F 27–29 Dec 1954   United States
2–3
Sydney Grass Singles 2 Vic Seixas L 6–1, 6–4, 6–3
Doubles (Hoad) Vic Seixas
Tony Trabert
L 2–6, 6–4, 2–5, 8–10
Singles 5 Tony Trabert W 9–7, 7–5, 6–3
1955 Davis Cup
A QF 15–17 Jul 1955   Mexico
5–0
Chicago Clay Singles 1 Gustavo Palafox W 6–3, 7–5, 6–2
Singles 4 Esteban Reyes W 6–2, 6–4, 6–3
A SF 22–24 Jul 1955   Brazil
4–1
Louisville Grass Singles 1 Jose Aguero W 7–5, 6–0, 4–6, 6–3
Singles 5 Bob Falkenburg W 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
A F 29–31 Jul 1955   Canada
5–0
Montreal Grass Singles 1 Robert Bedard W 6–0, 6–1, 4–6, 6–2
Singles 5 Henri Rochon W 6–1, 6–2, 6–1
IZ SF 5–7 Aug 1955   Japan
4–0
Long Island Grass Singles 1 Atsushi Miyagi W 6–4, 6–4, 6–1
Singles 5 Kosei Kamo W 3–1, unf.
IZ F 14–16 Aug 1955   Italy
5–0
Philadelphia Grass Singles 2 Nicola Pietrangeli W 8–6, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Singles 4 Orlando Sirola W 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
CR F 26–27 Aug 1955   United States
5–0
New York City Grass Singles 1 Vic Seixas W 6–3, 10–8, 4–6, 6–2
Singles 5 Ham Richardson W 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
1956 Davis Cup
CR F 26–28 Dec 1956   United States
5–0
Adelaide Grass Singles 2 Vic Seixas W 6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Doubles (Hoad) Sam Giammalva
Vic Seixas
W 1–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–4
Singles 4 Sam Giammalva W 4–6, 6–1, 8–6, 7–5
1973 Davis Cup
IZ SF 16–18 Nov 1973   Czechoslovakia
4–1
Melbourne Grass Doubles (Laver) Jan Kodeš
Vladimír Zedník
W 6–4, 14–12, 7–9, 8–6
1975 Davis Cup
E F 28 Feb – 2 Mar 1975   New Zealand
4–0
Auckland Grass Singles 2 Onny Parun W 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
Singles 4 Brian Fairlie W 6–1, 9–11, 7–5, 9–7

Kramer Cup edit

In this pro "Davis Cup-format" team event, held just 3 years (1961–1963) and opposing the subcontinents Australia, Europe, North America and South America, Rosewall won 9 out of 10 singles matches and 4 out of 5 doubles. Australia won all three editions.

Head to head edit

Rosewall's win–loss record against top players is as follows.

Player Record Years
  Lew Hoad 84–51 1955–1964
  Pancho Gonzales 85–116 1957–1970
  Rod Laver 75–89 1963–1976
  Ilie Năstase 6–3 1969–1977
  Jimmy Connors 1–6 1972–1977
  Björn Borg 0–1 1973
  Guillermo Vilas 2–0 1973, 1976

Notes edit

  1. ^ Power struggles between the ILTF and the commercial promoters National Tennis League (NTL) and World Championship Tennis (WCT) resulted in Rosewall missing a number of Grand Slam tournaments during the early 1970s.
  2. ^ The Paris NTL event took place prior to the open era but is listed on the ATP website as it took place in 1968, the year the open era started.

References edit

  1. ^ McCauley, Joe (2003). The History of Professional Tennis. Windsor, Berkshire, England: , Short Run Book Company. p. 245. ASIN B001EOVE56.
  2. ^ McCauley, Joe (2003). The History of Professional Tennis. Windsor, Berkshire, England: , Short Run Book Company. p. 246. ASIN B001EOVE56. (United States)

Sources edit

  • Joe McCauley, The History of Professional Tennis, London 2001.
  • Michel Sutter, Vainqueurs Winners 1946–2003, Paris 2003.
  • Tony Trabert, Tennis de France.
  • Robert Geist, Der Grösste Meister Die denkwürdige Karriere des australischen Tennisspielers Kenneth Robert Rosewall, Vienna 1999.
  • Bud Collins, The Bud Collins History of Tennis, 2008.

External links edit