![]() Cooper in 1958 | |
Full name | Ashley John Cooper |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Residence | Australia |
Born | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 15 September 1936
Died | 22 May 2020 | (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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