- Martin Mulligan
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Martin Mulligan Country 
AustraliaResidence San Francisco, California, United States Born 18 October 1940
Marrickville, New South Wales, AustraliaPlays Right-handed Singles Career record 62-47[1] Career titles 2 Highest ranking 44[1] Grand Slam results Wimbledon F (1962) Doubles Career record 28-33[1] Last updated on: N/A. Martin "Marty" Mulligan (born 18 October 1940) is a former tennis player from Australia. He is best remembered for reaching the men's singles final at Wimbledon in 1962, where he was defeated by fellow-Australian Rod Laver 6–2, 6–2, 6–1.[2][3]
Mulligan was born in the Sydney suburb of Marrickville. In 1958, he won the boy's singles title at the Australian Championships,[4] as well as the Boy's Doubles (w/Bob Hewitt).[5] He was runner-up in the men's doubles at the Australian Championships in 1961.[6] In 1962 he was in the finals of the Dutch Open in Hilversum, and he won the men's singles title at the Italian Championships three times in 1963, 1965 and 1967.[7][8] He won singles titles in 1966 and 1967 at the Swedish Open in Bastad and the Austrian Open at Kitzbuhel. Mulligan won the 1970 Japan Championships. He was ranked in top ten in the world 1962, 63, 65, 67. Mulligan won 1960 U.S. Claycourts doubles (w/Hewitt) and the 1962 German Doubles (w/Hewitt). Mulligan was a member of the 1968 Italian Davis Cup team,[9] playing a total of eleven matches.[10] Mulligan was ranked No. 1 in Italy between 1968 and 1971. He was the coach of Italian Davis Cup team for ten years and was the first non-Italian to receive the Golden Racquet Award by the Italian Tennis Federation.[11]
References
- ^ a b c "Martin Mulligan". ATP World Tour. http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Mu/M/Martin-Mulligan.aspx. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Wimbeldon Mens Finals". All About Tennis.com. http://www.all-about-tennis.com/menswimbledonfinals.html. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Today in Wimbledon History". Today in Sport. http://www.todayinsport.com/tennis/tennis-tournaments/wimbledon. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Australian Open - Boys Singles Champions". Australian Open. http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/boys_singles.html. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Australian Open - Boys Doubles Champions". Australian Open. http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/boys_doubles.html. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Australian Open Men´s Doubles". World Tennis Source. http://www.worldtennissource.com/aushd.html. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Muster trounces Krajicek for title". Manila Standard. 21 May 1996. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1370&dat=19960521&id=m5kVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ggsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6513,3209904. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Mulligan carries Italy's tennis hopes". Pittsburgh Press. 24 April 1969. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19690424&id=dosbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OlAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7375,3918220. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Mulligan may play for Italy". The Age. 1 November 1967. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19671101&id=AdsQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YpMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3678,125127. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Martin Mulligan". Davis Cup. http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10004081. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Court honoured in Italy". Tennis Australia. 18 July 2007. http://www.tennis.com.au/pages/News.aspx?id=4&pageId=11499&HandlerId=2&NewsID=3202. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
External links
- article in The Australian (11 October 2008)
Categories:- Australian Championships junior (tennis) champions
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- People from the Inner West (Sydney)
- People from Marrickville
- Sportspeople from Sydney
- Sportspeople from San Francisco, California
- Tennis people from California
- Tennis people from New South Wales
- 1940 births
- Living people
- Australian tennis biography stubs
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