- Ashley Cooper (tennis)
Ashley John Cooper AO (born
September 15 ,1936 inMelbourne, Victoria ) is a formertennis player fromAustralia , who was World No. 1 amateur in the late 1950s.1958 was Cooper's big year where he became one of only nine men to date (2007) to win three of the four Grand Slam events in the same year - he won singles at the Australian, British, and American championships and was a semi-finalist at the French championship, losing to
Luis Ayala 11-9, 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 5-7.The right-handed Cooper was the top-ranked player in both 1957, when he was a Wimbledon and Forest Hills finalist and Paris semi-finalist, and in 1958. Cooper was an Australian
Davis Cup player as the team won the cup from '56 and '57, and finalists in '58. He turned professional in 1959.Upon retiring as a player, Cooper has served as a tennis player development administrator with Tennis Queensland, where he has been based for forty years. He presently also sits on the Board of Directors for
Tennis Australia .Cooper was inducted into the
International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1991.In the
Queen's Birthday Honours List of 2007, he was appointed anOfficer of the Order of Australia (AO) for his service to tennis. [ [http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1134654&search_type=quick&showInd=true It's an Honour] - Officer of the Order of Australia]Grand Slam singles finals
Wins (4)
Runner-ups (2)
References
External links
* [http://www.tennisfame.com/enshrinees/ashley_cooper.html International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee page for Cooper]
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