Ashley Cooper (tennis)

Ashley Cooper
AO

Cooper in 1958
Full name	Ashley John Cooper
Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Australia
Born	(1936-09-15)15 September 1936 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	22 May 2020(2020-05-22) (aged 83)
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	1959 (amateur from 1953)
Retired	1962
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF	1991 (member page)
Singles
Career record	461–261 (63.8%)[1]
Career titles	27[1]
Highest ranking	No. 1 (1957, Lance Tingay)[2]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	W (1957, 1958)
French Open	SF (1956, 1957, 1958)
Wimbledon	W (1958)
US Open	W (1958)
Other tournaments
Professional majors
US Pro	SF (1959, 1960)
Wembley Pro	QF (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962)
French Pro	SF (1962)
Other pro events
TOC	QF (1959FH)
Doubles
Career record	0–3
Highest ranking	No. 1 (1957)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	W (1958)
French Open	W (1957, 1958)
Wimbledon	F (1958)
US Open	W (1957)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	W (1957)

Ashley John Cooper AO (15 September 1936 – 22 May 2020) was an Australian tennis player who played between 1953 and 1968. He was ranked as the world's No. 1 amateur player during the years of 1957 and 1958.^[a][2] Cooper won four singles and four doubles titles at Grand Slam tournaments. He won three of the four Grand Slam events in 1958. He turned professional in 1959. Cooper won the Slazenger Professional Championships tournament in 1959. He won the Grand Prix de Europe professional tour of Europe in 1960. Cooper won the European Cup professional tour of Europe in 1962. He retired from tennis play at the end of 1962 due to injury.

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