Robert Howe (tennis)
Full name | Robert Neville Howe |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | (1925-08-03)3 August 1925 Sydney, NSW, Australia |
Died | 30 November 2004(2004-11-30) (aged 79) Santa Ana, California, US |
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Turned pro | 1968 (amateur from 1949) |
Retired | 1971 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand)[1] |
Singles | |
Career record | 500-369 |
Career titles | 29 |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1958, 1963) |
French Open | 3R (1957) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1956, 1962, 1965) |
US Open | 4R (1957) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 208–94 |
Career titles | 18 |
Highest ranking | No. 12 (30 August 1977) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (1959) |
French Open | F (1958, 1961) |
Wimbledon | SF (1956, 1957) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (1958) |
French Open | W (1960, 1962) |
Wimbledon | W (1958) |
Robert (Bob) Howe (3 August 1925 – 30 November 2004)[2] was an Australian tennis player. Although he won 29 singles titles, his main successes were achieved in the doubles competition. He won four mixed doubles Grand Slam titles, including the Wimbledon mixed doubles championship in 1958.[3]
Career
In singles play, Howe won the 1954 London Hard Court Championships on clay at The Hurlingham Club defeating Gordon Forbes in the final.
He won the ILTF Surrey Hard Court Championships on clay in 1956 and 1962.
In 1963 he won the Nottingham Open on grass defeating Pierre Barthès in the semifinal and Tony Pickard in the final.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (3 runner-ups)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1958 | French Championships | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–8, 3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 1959 | Australian Championships | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–9, 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 1961 | French Championships | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 1–6, 1–6, 4–6 |
Mixed doubles (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1956 | French Championships | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 1958 | Australian Championships | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 9–11, 6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 1958 | French Championships | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–8, 2–6 |
Win | 1958 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 13–11 |
Win | 1960 | French Championships | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Lost | 1960 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 11–13, 6–3, 6–8 |
Loss | 1961 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 9–11, 2–6 |
Win | 1962 | French Championships | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
References
External links
- Robert Howe at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Robert Howe at the International Tennis Federation
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- 1923: Sylvia Lance Harper / Horace Rice
- 1924: Daphne Akhurst Cozens / Jim Willard
- 1925: Daphne Akhurst Cozens / Jim Willard
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- 1927: Esna Boyd Robertson / Jack Hawkes
- 1928: Daphne Akhurst Cozens / Jean Borotra
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- 1930: Nell Hall Hopman / Harry Hopman
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- 1951: Thelma Coyne Long / George Worthington
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- 1953: Julia Sampson Hayward / Rex Hartwig
- 1954: Thelma Coyne Long / Rex Hartwig
- 1955: Thelma Coyne Long / George Worthington
- 1956: Beryl Penrose / Neale Fraser
- 1957: Fay Muller / Mal Anderson
- 1958: Mary Bevis Hawton / Bob Howe
- 1959: Sandra Reynolds Price / Bob Mark
- 1960: Jan Lehane O'Neill / Trevor Fancutt
- 1961: Jan Lehane O'Neill / Bob Hewitt
- 1962: Lesley Turner Bowrey / Fred Stolle
- 1963: Margaret Smith Court / Ken Fletcher
- 1964: Margaret Smith Court / Ken Fletcher
- 1965: Robyn Ebbern / Owen Davidson & Margaret Smith Court / John Newcombe
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- 1995: Natalia Zvereva / Rick Leach
- 1996: Larisa Savchenko Neiland / Mark Woodforde
- 1997: Manon Bollegraf / Rick Leach
- 1998: Venus Williams / Justin Gimelstob
- 1999: Mariaan de Swardt / David Adams
- 2000: Rennae Stubbs / Jared Palmer
- 2001: Corina Morariu / Ellis Ferreira
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- 2003: Martina Navratilova / Leander Paes
- 2004: Elena Bovina / Nenad Zimonjić
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- 2010: Cara Black / Leander Paes
- 2011: Katarina Srebotnik / Daniel Nestor
- 2012: Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Horia Tecău
- 2013: Jarmila Gajdošová / Matthew Ebden
- 2014: Kristina Mladenovic / Daniel Nestor
- 2015: Martina Hingis / Leander Paes
- 2016: Elena Vesnina / Bruno Soares
- 2017: Abigail Spears / Juan Sebastián Cabal
- 2018: Gabriela Dabrowski / Mate Pavić
- 2019: Barbora Krejčíková / Rajeev Ram
- 2020: Barbora Krejčíková / Nikola Mektić
- 2021: Barbora Krejčíková / Rajeev Ram
- 2022: Kristina Mladenovic / Ivan Dodig
- 2023: Luisa Stefani / Rafael Matos
- 2024: Hsieh Su-wei / Jan Zieliński
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