Robert Howe (tennis)

Robert (Bob) Howe (3 August 1925, in Sydney – 30 November 2004, in Santa Ana, California)[2] was an Australian tennis player. 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]

Bob Howe
Full nameRobert Neville Howe
Country (sports) Australia
Born(1925-08-03)3 August 1925
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Died30 November 2004(2004-11-30) (aged 79)
Santa Ana, California
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1968 (amateur tour from 1949)
Retired1971
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)[1]
Singles
Career record41–51
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQF (1958, 1963)
French Open3R (1957)
Wimbledon4R (1956, 1962, 1965)
US Open4R (1957)
Doubles
Career record208–94
Career titles18
Highest rankingNo. 12 (30 August 1977)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenF (1959)
French OpenF (1958, 1961)
WimbledonSF (1956, 1957)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian OpenW (1958)
French OpenW (1960, 1962)
WimbledonW (1958)

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (3 runner-ups)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1958French ChampionshipsClay Abe Segal Ashley Cooper
Neale Fraser
6–3, 6–8, 3–6, 5–7
Loss1959Australian ChampionshipsGrass Don Candy Rod Laver
Bob Mark
7–9, 4–6, 2–6
Loss1961French ChampionshipsClay Bob Mark Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
6–3, 1–6, 1–6, 4–6

Mixed doubles (4 titles)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1958Australian ChampionshipsGrass Mary Bevis Hawton Angela Mortimer
Peter Newman
9–11, 6–1, 6–2
Wi1958WimbledonGrass Lorraine Coghlan Robinson Althea Gibson
Kurt Nielsen
6–3, 13–11
Win1960French ChampionshipsClay Maria Bueno Ann Haydon Jones
Roy Emerson
1–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win1962French ChampionshipsClay Renée Schuurman Lesley Turner
Fred Stolle
3–6, 6–4, 6–4

References

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