For the English television, radio and film comedy writer, see Tony Roche (writer).
Tony Roche AO MBE
Full name
Anthony Dalton Roche
Country (sports)
Australia
Residence
Turramurra, New South Wales, Australia
Born
(1945-05-17) 17 May 1945 (age 78) Wagga Wagga, Australia
Height
1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro
1968 (amateur from 1963)
Retired
1979
Plays
Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money
US$ 529,199
Int. Tennis HoF
1986 (member page)
Singles
Career record
838-338 (71.2%)[1]
Career titles
46[2]
Highest ranking
No. 2 (1969, Lance Tingay)[3]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open
SF (1965, 1967, 1969, 1975)
French Open
W (1966)
Wimbledon
F (1968)
US Open
F (1969, 1970)
Doubles
Career record
208–94 (Open era)
Career titles
18 (Open era)
Highest ranking
No. 1 (1965)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open
W (1965, 1967, 1971, 1976, 1977)
French Open
W (1967, 1969)
Wimbledon
W (1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974)
US Open
W (1967)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open
W (1966)
Wimbledon
W (1976)
Team competitions
Davis Cup
W (1965, 1966, 1967, 1977)
Anthony Dalton Roche AO MBE (born 17 May 1945) is an Australian former professional tennis player.
A native of Tarcutta, Roche played junior tennis in the New South Wales regional city of Wagga Wagga.[4] He won one Grand Slam singles title, the 1966 French Open at Roland Garros, and 15 Grand Slam doubles titles.
In 1968, Roche won the WCT/NTL combined professional championship in men's singles in the final event of the season at Madison Square Garden. He was ranked World No. 2 by Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph in 1969.[3]
He won the U.S. Pro Championships in 1970 at Longwood in Boston. Roche won the New South Wales Open twice, in 1969 and 1976. He won a key Davis Cup singles match in 1977.
He also coached multi-Grand Slam winning world No. 1s Ivan Lendl, Patrick Rafter, Roger Federer and Lleyton Hewitt as well as former World No. 4 Jelena Dokic.
^"Tony Roche: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
^"Tony Roche: Career tournament results". thetennisbase.com. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
^ abUnited States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 428.
^"Sporting Hall of Fame – Roche, Tony". www.wagga.nsw.gov.au. Museum of the Riverina. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
(W–L) win–loss record. "TonyRoche: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 23 September 2021. "TonyRoche: Career tournament results"...
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