John Alexander (Australian politician)

John Alexander OAM
Alexander in 2010
Member of the Australian Parliament for Bennelong
In office 16 December 2017 – 11 April 2022
Preceded by	Himself
Succeeded by	Jerome Laxale
In office 21 August 2010 – 11 November 2017
Preceded by	Maxine McKew
Succeeded by	Himself
Personal details
Born	John Gilbert Alexander (1951-07-04) 4 July 1951 (age 73) Sydney, Australia
Nationality	Australian British (1951–2017)
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Spouse	Rosemary Brown (div.)
Occupation	Politician, tennis player, businessman
Website	johnalexander.net.au
Nickname	J.A.
Tennis career
Country (sports)	Australia
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro	1969 (amateur tour from 1967)
Retired	1985
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,214,079
Singles
Career record	579–428 (57.5%)
Career titles	7
Highest ranking	No. 8 (15 December 1975)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	SF (1974, 1977Jan, 1977Dec)
French Open	4R (1975, 1978, 1983)
Wimbledon	4R (1969, 1978)
US Open	4R (1971, 1973)
Other tournaments
WCT Finals	SF (1975)
Doubles
Career record	451–300
Career titles	28
Highest ranking	No. 15 (23 August 1977)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	W (1975, 1982)
French Open	F (1975)
Wimbledon	F (1977)
US Open	QF (1972, 1973, 1974)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	W (1977)

John Gilbert Alexander OAM (born 4 July 1951), nicknamed JA, is an Australian former professional tennis player, sports broadcaster, and federal politician.

As a tennis player, Alexander reached a career-high singles rank of no. 8 in the world in 1975. He reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open singles on three occasions, and won the doubles in 1975 and 1982. He also played in the Australian team that won the 1977 Davis Cup. After the end of his playing career, Alexander worked as a tennis commentator and managed various sports-related businesses.

He was a commentator for Seven Sport, the host broadcaster of the Australian Open, for more than two decades, from the late 1980s until the early 2010s, becoming the main play-by-play commentator for men's singles prime time matches in the new millennium, alongside John McEnroe and from 2005 Jim Courier. JA's final commentary duties at the Australian Open were in 2010, thereafter he moved into politics, winning his seat at the 2010 Australian federal election.

Alexander won the Division of Bennelong for the Liberal Party at the 2010 election, and retained the seat in 2013 and 2016. He resigned on 11 November 2017 due to constitutional ineligibility arising from his dual citizenship of the United Kingdom. He renounced his UK citizenship and stood as the Liberal Party candidate at the by-election, held on 16 December 2017, which he won. In November 2021, Alexander announced his retirement from politics.