Published December 03,2024
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(L-R) Australian gamers Bob Mark, Neale Fraser, Harry Hopman (coach), Rod Laver and Roy Emerson pose with the David Cup trophy after profitable the ultimate towards Italy (5-0) in Sydney on December 21, 1961. (AFP Photo)
Neale Fraser, a legendary Australian tennis participant who received 19 Grand Slam titles throughout singles and doubles, died on Tuesday. He was 91.
“Australian tennis has lost one of its giants with the passing of Neale Fraser AO, MBE,” Tennis Australia mentioned in a press release.
He claimed three Grand Slam singles titles, profitable the US Open in 1959 and 1960 and Wimbledon in 1960.
As captain of the Australian Davis Cup group from 1970 to 1993, Fraser led his nation to 4 Davis Cup victories, securing the celebrated trophy in 1973, 1977, 1983, and 1986.
Fraser was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1984, and the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame in 1994.
In 2008, Fraser was honored with the International Tennis Federation’s Philippe Chatrier Award for his achievements in tennis.
Source: www.anews.com.tr