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Robert Howe (tennis)
Robert (Bob) Howe (3 August 1925 – 30 November 2004) 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.
| Full name |
|---|
| Australia |
| (1925-08-03)3 August 1925Sydney, NSW, Australia |
| 30 November 2004(2004-11-30) (aged 79)Santa Ana, California, US |
| 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| 1968 (amateur from 1949) |
| 1971 |
| Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| 500-369 |
| 29 |
| QF (1958, 1963) |
| 3R (1957) |
| 4R (1956, 1962, 1965) |
| 4R (1957) |
| 208–94 |
| 18 |
| No. 12 (30 August 1977) |
| F (1959) |
| F (1958, 1961) |
| SF (1956, 1957) |
| W (1958) |
| W (1960, 1962) |
| W (1958) |
Robert (Bob) Howe (3 August 1925 – 30 November 2004) 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.
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.
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1958 | French Championships | Clay | Abe Segal | Ashley Cooper Neale Fraser | 6–3, 6–8, 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1959 | Australian Championships | Grass | Don Candy | Rod Laver Bob Mark | 7–9, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1961 | French Championships | Clay | Bob Mark | Roy Emerson Rod Laver | 6–3, 1–6, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1956 | French Championships | Clay | Darlene Hard | Thelma Coyne Long Luis Ayala | 6–4, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1958 | Australian Championships | Grass | Mary Bevis Hawton | Angela Mortimer Peter Newman | 9–11, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1958 | French Championships | Clay | Lorraine Coghlan | Shirley Bloomer Nicola Pietrangeli | 6–8, 2–6 |
| Win | 1958 | Wimbledon | Grass | Lorraine Coghlan | Althea Gibson Kurt Nielsen | 6–3, 13–11 |
| Win | 1960 | French Championships | Clay | Maria Bueno | Ann Haydon-Jones Roy Emerson | 1–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Lost | 1960 | Wimbledon | Grass | Maria Bueno | Darlene Hard Rod Laver | 11–13, 6–3, 6–8 |
| Loss | 1961 | Wimbledon | Grass | Edda Buding | Fred Stolle Lesley Turner | 9–11, 2–6 |
| Win | 1962 | French Championships | Clay | Renée Schuurman | Lesley Turner Fred Stolle | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
- Robert Howe at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Robert Howe at the International Tennis Federation
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