Roy Emerson
{{Short description|Australian tennis player (born 1936)}}
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{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Roy Emerson
{{post-nominals|country=AUS|AC}}
| fullname = Roy Stanley Emerson
| image = Roy Emerson 2011.jpg
| country = {{AUS}}
| residence = Newport Beach, California, U.S.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1936|11|3}}
| birth_place = Blackbutt, Queensland, Australia
| height = {{height|cm=183}}{{cite web|title=Roy Emerson|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Em/R/Roy-Emerson.aspx|work=atpworldtour.com|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals|access-date=20 January 2014|archive-date=14 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514123150/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Em/R/Roy-Emerson.aspx|url-status=live}}
| turnedpro = 1968 (amateur tour from 1951)
| retired = 1983
| plays = Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
| careerprizemoney =
| tennishofyear = 1982
| tennishofid = roy-emerson
| singlestitles = 110 (6 open era titles listed by ATP)
| highestsinglesranking = No. 1 (1961{{small|, Ned Potter}}){{cite magazine|last=Potter|first=Edward C.|date=November 1961|title=The 1961 World's First Ten|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_tennis-illustrated_1961-11_9_6/page/12/mode/2up|magazine=World Tennis|location=New York|publisher=|volume=9|issue=6|page=13|pages=|access-date=}}
| AustralianOpenresult = W (1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967)
| FrenchOpenresult = W (1963, 1967)
| Wimbledonresult = W (1964, 1965)
| USOpenresult = W (1961, 1964)
| doublesrecord =
| doublestitles =
| highestdoublesranking =
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = W (1962, 1966, 1969)
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = W (1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965)
| WimbledonDoublesresult = W (1959, 1961, 1971)
| USOpenDoublesresult = W (1959, 1960, 1965, 1966)
| OthertournamentsDoubles =
| MastersCupDoublesresult =
| Team = yes
| DavisCupresult = W (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967)
}}
Roy Stanley Emerson {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AC}} (born 3 November 1936) is an Australian former tennis player who won 12 Grand Slam singles titles and 16 Grand Slam doubles titles, for a total of 28 Grand Slam titles. All of his singles Grand Slam victories and 14 of his Grand Slam doubles victories were achieved before the open era began in 1968. He is the only male player to have completed a career Grand Slam (winning titles at all four Grand Slam events) in both singles and doubles, and the first of four male players to complete a double career Grand Slam in singles (later followed by Rod Laver, Novak Djokovic, and Rafael Nadal). His 28 major titles are the all-time record for a male player. He was ranked world No. 1 amateur in 1961 by Ned Potter,{{cite magazine|last=Potter|first=Edward C.|date=November 1961|title=The 1961 World's First Ten|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_tennis-illustrated_1961-11_9_6/page/12/mode/2up|magazine=World Tennis|location=New York|publisher=|volume=9|issue=6|page=13|pages=|access-date=}} 1964 by Potter,{{cite web|title=The Miami Herald, 3 November 1964|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/620705858/|website=newspapers.com|date=3 November 1964|access-date=11 December 2021|archive-date=25 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125235654/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/620705858/|url-status=live}} Lance Tingay{{sfnp|Collins|2016|p=758|ps=}} and an Ulrich Kaiser panel of 14 experts{{cite magazine |date=January 1965 |title=Around the World... |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_tennis-illustrated_1965-01_12_8/page/66/ |magazine=World Tennis |location=New York |publisher= |volume=12 |issue=8 |pages=67–68 |access-date=}} and 1965 by Tingay,{{sfnp|Collins|2016|p=758|ps=}} Joseph McCauley,{{cite magazine |date=February 1966 |title=Letters |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_tennis-illustrated_1966-02_13_9/page/8/ |magazine=World Tennis |location=New York |publisher= |volume=13 |issue=9 |page=8 |access-date=}} Sport za Rubezhom{{cite magazine |date=April 1966 |title=Around the world... |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_tennis-illustrated_1966-04_13_11/page/74/ |magazine=World Tennis |location=New York |publisher= |volume=13 |issue=11 |page=75 |access-date=}} and an Ulrich Kaiser panel of 16 experts.{{cite magazine |date=February 1966 |title=Around the World... |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_tennis-illustrated_1966-02_13_9/page/66/ |magazine=World Tennis |location=New York |publisher= |volume=13 |issue=9 |page=66 |access-date=}}
Emerson was the first male player to win 12 singles majors. He held that record for 30 years until it was passed by Pete Sampras in 2000. He also held the record of six Australian Open men's singles titles until 2019 when Novak Djokovic won his seventh title. Emerson won five of those titles consecutively (1963–67), a still-standing record. Emerson is one of only five tennis players ever to win multiple slam sets in two disciplines. Emerson was a member of a record eight Davis Cup–winning teams between 1959 and 1967. Unlike several of his contemporaries, he chose to remain an amateur player and did not turn professional before the advent of the Open Era.
Biography
Emerson was born on a farm in Blackbutt, Queensland. His family later moved to Brisbane and he received better tennis instruction after attending Brisbane Grammar School and Ipswich Grammar School. He played his first singles tour event at the 1951 Southwest Queensland Championships. He won his first singles title at the 1953 Queensland Hard Court Championships.
Emerson won his first Grand Slam tournament doubles title in 1959 at Wimbledon (partnering Neale Fraser). In 1961, he captured his first Grand Slam tournament singles title at the Australian Championships, beating compatriot Rod Laver in four sets in the final. Later that year, Emerson claimed his second major singles crown when he again beat Laver in the final of the US Championships.
Known as "Emmo" on the tour, the six-foot right-hander was known for training hard and always being ready for strenuous matches because of his outstanding level of fitness. He was primarily a serve-and-volley style player, but was also able to adapt to the rigours of slow courts, allowing him to enjoy success on all surfaces.
From 1963 to 1967, Emerson won five consecutive men's singles titles at the Australian Championships. His record of six Australian men's singles crowns was surpassed in 2019 by Novak Djokovic who won his record seventh.{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/31870/11619145/novak-djokovic-crushes-rafael-nadal-to-win-record-seventh-australian-open |title=Novak Djokovic crushes Rafael Nadal to win record seventh Australian Open |work=Sky Sports |date=27 January 2019 |access-date=27 January 2019 |archive-date=27 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727192713/https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/31870/11619145/novak-djokovic-crushes-rafael-nadal-to-win-record-seventh-australian-open |url-status=live }}
1963 also saw Emerson capture his first French Championships singles title, beating Pierre Darmon in the final.
Emerson's first Wimbledon singles title came in 1964, with a final victory over Fred Stolle. Emerson won 55 consecutive matches during 1964 and finished the year with 109 victories out of 115 matches. He won three of the year's four Grand Slam events that year (failing to win only the French Open).
During his amateur career Emerson received several offers to turn professional, including an £38,000 offer made at the end of 1964 by Jack Kramer, but declined and opted to remain an amateur.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107511405 |title=Emerson likely to refuse pro. offer. |newspaper=The Canberra Times |date=26 November 1964 |page=36 |via=National Library of Australia |access-date=4 July 2014 |archive-date=21 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240121002848/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/107511405 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107512603 |title=Emerson demand 'right'. |newspaper=The Canberra Times |date=2 December 1964 |page=30 |via=National Library of Australia |access-date=4 July 2014 |archive-date=21 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240121002851/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/107512603 |url-status=live }}
In 1966, Emerson rejected a $100,000 guarantee over two years offer to turn pro, stating that he "couldn't afford to take a pay cut."{{cite book|last=McCauley|first=Joe|title=The History of Professional Tennis|year=2000|publisher=The Short Run Book Company Limited|location=Windsor|page=136}} It was estimated that Emerson and Santana were paid about $1,000 to $1,500 a week in living expenses alone from their national tennis associations as "shamateurs".{{Cite web|url=https://tennis-buzz.com/manuel-santana-by-rex-bellamy/|title=Manuel Santana, Spain's first Grand Slam champion : Tennis Buzz|access-date=4 March 2022|archive-date=9 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809200115/http://tennis-buzz.com/manuel-santana-by-rex-bellamy/|url-status=usurped}}
Emerson was the world No. 1 amateur player in 1964 and 1965 according to Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph and in 1961 and 1964 according to Ned Potter of World Tennis. In 1965, he successfully defended his Australian and Wimbledon singles crowns. He was the heavy favourite to win Wimbledon again in 1966, but during his fourth round match he skidded while chasing the ball and crashed into the umpire's stand, injuring his shoulder. He still finished the match, but was unable to win.
Emerson's last major singles title came at the French Championships in 1967 – the year before the open era began. His 12 major singles titles stood as a men's record until 2000, when it was surpassed by Pete Sampras. Emerson signed a professional contract with the National Tennis League in early April 1968.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107046829 |title=Emerson Wins in Pro Debut. |newspaper=The Canberra Times |date=15 April 1968 |page=12 |via=National Library of Australia |access-date=21 July 2015 |archive-date=21 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240121002904/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/107046829 |url-status=live }}
Emerson had 10 straight victories in Grand Slam tournament finals in which he appeared, which is an all-time record.
Emerson's final Grand Slam doubles title was won in 1971 at Wimbledon (partnering Laver). His 16 Grand Slam doubles crowns were won with five different partners. From 1960 to 1965, he won six consecutive French Open men's doubles titles. Jack Kramer, the long-time tennis promoter and tennis great, writes in his 1979 autobiography that "Emerson was the best doubles player of all the moderns, very possibly the best forehand court player of all time. He was so quick he could cover everything. He had the perfect doubles shot, a backhand that dipped over the net and came in at the server's feet as he moved to the net. Gene Mako and Johnny van Ryn could hit a shot like that sometimes, but never so often nor as proficiently as Emerson."
Emerson was also a member of a record eight Davis Cup winning teams between 1959 and 1967.
Emerson's 12 singles and 16 doubles titles make him one of the leading players in Grand Slam tournament history.
Emerson's last top-20 ranking was in 1973, primarily owing to his winning his 119th and final career title at the Pacific Coast Championships in San Francisco. He defeated Roscoe Tanner, Arthur Ashe, and Björn Borg in the last three rounds of that tournament. Emerson played just a few tournaments through 1977. His last appearance was at the Swiss Open in Gstaad, Switzerland in 1983.
Although he exited the tournament circuit, Emerson did not retire. In the late 1970s, he served as a player/coach for the Boston Lobsters in World Team Tennis (WTT).{{cite news|title=Emerson will boss Lobsters|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uAQ0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=PCMIAAAAIBAJ&pg=4850%2C200718|newspaper=Bangor Daily News|date=16 November 1976|via=Google News Archive|access-date=8 October 2016|archive-date=27 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727192711/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uAQ0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=PCMIAAAAIBAJ&pg=4850,200718|url-status=live}} He mostly played doubles with the Lobsters and often teamed with fellow Australian Tony Roche. In the 1978 season, the last season under the original iteration of World Team Tennis, Roy coached the Lobsters to the Eastern Division Championship and into the WTT Finals against the Los Angeles Strings.{{cite book|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=New York|isbn=978-0942257700|author=Bud Collins|edition=2nd|page=575}} The final Lobster team that Emerson coached consisted of Tony Roche, Mike Estep (for part of the season), and Emerson himself as the male players.
Emerson now resides in Newport Beach, California with his wife, Joy, and daughter, Heidi, and has a home in Gstaad where he holds a tennis clinic each summer. His son, Antony, was an All-American in tennis at Corona del Mar High School and the University of Southern California and played on the professional tour briefly. Roy and Antony won the United States Hard Court Father-and-Son title in 1978. Roy briefly coached promising juniors at East Lake Woodlands in Oldsmar, Florida.
Awards and honours
Emerson was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1982 and the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1986.{{cite web|url=https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/roy-emerson/|title=Roy Emerson|publisher=Sport Australia Hall of Fame|access-date=25 September 2020|archive-date=23 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023035745/https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/roy-emerson/|url-status=live}} The main court for the Suisse Open Gstaad, a tournament which Emerson won five times and where he played his last match as a professional, is named Roy Emerson Arena in his honour.
In 2000, Emerson was awarded the Australian Sports Medal,[https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/982262 It's an Honour: Australian Sports Medal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706214012/https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/982262 |date=6 July 2022 }}. Retrieved 3 February 2015 and in 2001 received the Centenary Medal.[https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1126086 It's an Honour: Centenary Medal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703225842/https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1126086 |date=3 July 2022 }}. Retrieved 3 February 2015
The Roy Emerson trophy, which is awarded to the male champion at the Brisbane International, is named in his honour.{{cite web|author1=Margie McDonald|title=Men will play for Roy Emerson trophy in Brisbane International|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/men-will-play-for-roy-emerson-trophy-in-brisbane-international/story-e6frg7mf-1226201828246|work=The Australian|date=22 November 2011|access-date=26 January 2014|archive-date=9 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140609083215/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/men-will-play-for-roy-emerson-trophy-in-brisbane-international/story-e6frg7mf-1226201828246|url-status=live}} In 2009 Emerson was inducted into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame.{{cite web|title=Mr Roy Emerson|url=http://www.qsport.org.au/qshof/biography.asp?ID=5|work=Queensland Sport Hall of Fame|publisher=qsport.org.au|access-date=20 January 2014|archive-date=12 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312023338/http://qsport.org.au/qshof/biography.asp?ID=5|url-status=dead}} He was honoured during the 2013 Australian Open at the Australian Open Legends' Lunch.{{cite news|title=Grand day for Emerson|url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/grand-day-for-emerson-20130126-2ddur.html|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|agency=AAP|date=27 January 2013|access-date=14 November 2014|archive-date=25 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925010746/http://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/grand-day-for-emerson-20130126-2ddur.html|url-status=live}}
In 2014, the Brisbane City Council named the new tennis centre in Milton at Frew Park after Roy Emerson.{{cite web|title=The Roy Emerson Tennis Centre|url=http://emersontennis.com.au/|website=www.emersontennis.com.au|publisher=Emerson Tennis Centre|access-date=14 November 2014|archive-date=29 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129023826/http://emersontennis.com.au/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|author1=Tony Moore|title=Plan to honour Brisbane tennis greats|url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/plan-to-honour-brisbane-tennis-greats-20130320-2gfr9.html|work=Brisbane Times|date=21 March 2013|access-date=14 November 2014|archive-date=13 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413214224/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/plan-to-honour-brisbane-tennis-greats-20130320-2gfr9.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=Frew Park (former Milton Tennis Centre site) |url=https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/things-to-see-and-do/council-venues-and-precincts/parks/parks-by-suburb/milton-parks/frew-park-former-milton-tennis-centre-site |access-date=2022-08-22 |website=Brisbane City Council |language=en |archive-date=15 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915091401/https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/things-to-see-and-do/council-venues-and-precincts/parks/parks-by-suburb/milton-parks/frew-park-former-milton-tennis-centre-site |url-status=live }} The same year at Blackbutt, the Roy Emerson Museum was opened by Roy Emerson. On the 18 January 2017, a statue of Roy Emerson was unveiled at the Blackbutt Museum.{{cite news|title=Tennis legend Roy Emerson to be immortalised as a bronze statue|newspaper=Tennis Queensland|url=http://www.tennis.com.au/qld/news/2016/02/05/tennis-legend-roy-emerson-to-be-immortalised-as-a-bronze-statue|publisher=Tennis Australia|date=5 February 2016|access-date=21 January 2017|archive-date=2 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202001632/http://www.tennis.com.au/qld/news/2016/02/05/tennis-legend-roy-emerson-to-be-immortalised-as-a-bronze-statue|url-status=live}}{{cite web|author1=Grantlee Kieza|title=Tennis legend Roy Emerson treasures humble hometown start|url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/tennis/tennis-legend-roy-emerson-treasures-humble-hometown-start/news-story/a9728133cfdeb0a8a7b09a1000d5255c|work=The Courier Mail|date=19 January 2017|access-date=21 January 2017|archive-date=30 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170430084135/http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/tennis/tennis-legend-roy-emerson-treasures-humble-hometown-start/news-story/a9728133cfdeb0a8a7b09a1000d5255c|url-status=live}}
Place in history
In the Tennis Channel series "100 Greatest of All Time" in 2012, Emerson was ranked the 11th greatest male tennis player of all time, and the second highest rated Australian in the series, behind Rod Laver.
Grand Slam tournament finals
=Singles: 15 (12 titles, 3 runners–up)=
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| style="width:45px"|Result
!style="width:35px"|Year !style="width:200px"|Championship !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:160px"|Opponent !style="width:190px" class="unsortable"|Score | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#ffc;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1961 | Australian Championships | Grass | {{Flagicon|Australia}} Rod Laver | 1–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 |
| style="background:#ccf;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1961 | US Championships | Grass | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver | 7–5, 6–3, 6–2 |
| style="background:#ffc;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1962 | Australian Championships | Grass | {{Flagicon|Australia}} Rod Laver | 6–8, 6–0, 4–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ebc2af;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1962 | French Championships | Clay | {{Flagicon|Australia}} Rod Laver | 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 7–9, 2–6 |
| style="background:#ccf;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1962 | US Championships | Grass | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver | 2–6, 4–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ffc;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1963 | Australian Championships | Grass | {{Flagicon|Australia}} Ken Fletcher | 6–3, 6–3, 6–1 |
| style="background:#ebc2af;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1963 | French Championships | Clay | {{Flagicon|France}} Pierre Darmon | 3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 |
| style="background:#ffc;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1964 | Australian Championships | Grass | {{Flagicon|Australia}} Fred Stolle | 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1964 | Wimbledon Championships | Grass | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Fred Stolle | 6–4, 12–10, 4–6, 6–3 |
| style="background:#ccf;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1964 | US Championships | Grass | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Fred Stolle | 6–2, 6–2, 6–4 |
| style="background:#ffc;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1965 | Australian Championships | Grass | {{Flagicon|Australia}} Fred Stolle | 7–9, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–1 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1965 | Wimbledon Championships | Grass | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Fred Stolle | 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 |
| style="background:#ffc;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1966 | Australian Championships | Grass | {{Flagicon|USA}} Arthur Ashe | 6–4, 6–8, 6–2, 6–3 |
| style="background:#ffc;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1967 | Australian Championships | Grass | {{Flagicon|USA}} Arthur Ashe | 6–4, 6–1, 6–1 |
| style="background:#ebc2af;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1967 | French Championships | Clay | {{Flagicon|Australia}} Tony Roche | 6–1, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 |
=Doubles: 28 (16 titles, 12 runners–up)=
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!style="width:35px"|Year !style="width:200px"|Championship !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:160px"|Partner !style="width:160px"|Opponents !style="width:190px" class="unsortable"|Score | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#ffc;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1958 | Australian Championships | Grass | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Bob Mark | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Ashley Cooper {{Flagicon|AUS}} Neale Fraser | 5–7, 8–6, 6–3, 3–6, 5–7 |
| style="background:#ebc2af;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1959 | French Championships | Clay | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Neale Fraser | {{Flagicon|ITA}} Nicola Pietrangeli {{Flagicon|ITA}} Orlando Sirola | 3–6, 2–6, 12–14 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1959 | Wimbledon Championships | Grass | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Neale Fraser | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver {{Flagicon|AUS}} Robert Mark | 8–6, 6–3, 14–16, 9–7 |
| style="background:#ccf;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1959 | US Championships | Grass | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Neale Fraser | {{Flagicon|USA}} Earl Buchholz {{Flagicon|USA}} Alex Olmedo | 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 7–5 |
| style="background:#ffc;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1960 | Australian Championships | Grass | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Neale Fraser | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver {{Flagicon|AUS}} Robert Mark | 6–1, 2–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ebc2af;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1960 | French Championships | Clay | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Neale Fraser | {{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} José Luis Arilla {{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Andrés Gimeno | 6–2, 8–10, 7–5, 6–4 |
| style="background:#ccf;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1960 | US Championships | Grass | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Neale Fraser | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver {{Flagicon|AUS}} Robert Mark | 9–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
| style="background:#ffc;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1961 | Australian Championships | Grass | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Marty Mulligan | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver {{Flagicon|AUS}} Robert Mark | 3–6, 5–7, 6–3, 11–9, 2–6 |
| style="background:#ebc2af;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1961 | French Championships | Clay | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Robert Howe {{Flagicon|AUS}} Robert Mark | 3–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–4 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1961 | Wimbledon Championships | Grass | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Neale Fraser | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Bob Hewitt {{Flagicon|AUS}} Fred Stolle | 6–4, 6–8, 6–4, 6–8, 8–6 |
| style="background:#ffc;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1962 | Australian Championships | Grass | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Neale Fraser | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Bob Hewitt {{Flagicon|AUS}} Fred Stolle | 4–6, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 11–9 |
| style="background:#ebc2af;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1962 | French Championships | Clay | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Neale Fraser | {{Flagicon|FRG}} Wilhelm Bungert {{Flagicon|FRG}} Christian Kuhnke | 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 |
| style="background:#ebc2af;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1963 | French Championships | Clay | {{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Manolo Santana | {{Flagicon|RSA|1928}} Gordon Forbes {{Flagicon|RSA|1928}} Abe Segal | 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 |
| style="background:#ffc;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1964 | Australian Championships | Grass | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Ken Fletcher | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Bob Hewitt {{Flagicon|AUS}} Fred Stolle | 4–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 12–14 |
| style="background:#ebc2af;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1964 | French Championships | Clay | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Ken Fletcher | {{Flagicon|AUS}} John Newcombe {{Flagicon|AUS}} Tony Roche | 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1964 | Wimbledon Championships | Grass | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Ken Fletcher | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Bob Hewitt {{Flagicon|AUS}} Fred Stolle | 5–7, 9–11, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ffc;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1965 | Australian Championships | Grass | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Fred Stolle | {{Flagicon|AUS}} John Newcombe {{Flagicon|AUS}} Tony Roche | 6–3, 6–4, 11–13, 3–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ebc2af;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1965 | French Championships | Clay | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Fred Stolle | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Ken Fletcher {{Flagicon|AUS}} Bob Hewitt | 6–8, 6–3, 8–6, 6–2 |
| style="background:#ccf;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1965 | US Championships | Grass | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Fred Stolle | {{Flagicon|USA}} Frank Froehling {{Flagicon|USA}} Charles Pasarell | 6–4, 10–12, 7–5, 6–3 |
| style="background:#ffc;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1966 | Australian Championships | Grass | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Fred Stolle | {{Flagicon|AUS}} John Newcombe {{Flagicon|AUS}} Tony Roche | 7–9, 6–3, 6–8, 14–12, 12–10 |
| style="background:#ccf;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1966 | US Championships | Grass | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Fred Stolle | {{Flagicon|USA}} Clark Graebner {{Flagicon|USA}} Dennis Ralston | 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
| style="background:#ebc2af;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1967 | French Championships | Clay | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Ken Fletcher | {{Flagicon|AUS}} John Newcombe {{Flagicon|AUS}} Tony Roche | 3–6, 7–9, 10–12 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1967 | Wimbledon Championships | Grass | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Ken Fletcher | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Bob Hewitt {{Flagicon|AUS}} Frew McMillan | 2–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="7"|↓ Open Era ↓ | ||||||
| style="background:#ebc2af;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1968 | French Open | Clay | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Ken Rosewall {{Flagicon|AUS}} Fred Stolle | 3–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
| style="background:#ffc;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1969 | Australian Open | Grass | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Ken Rosewall {{Flagicon|AUS}} Fred Stolle | 6–4, 6–4 |
| style="background:#ebc2af;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1969 | French Open | Clay | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver | {{Flagicon|AUS}} John Newcombe {{Flagicon|AUS}} Tony Roche | 6–4, 1–6, 6–3, 4–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ccf;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1970 | US Open | Grass | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver | {{Flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Barthès {{Flagicon|YUG}} Nikola Pilić | 3–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–7 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1971 | Wimbledon | Grass | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver | {{Flagicon|USA}} Arthur Ashe {{Flagicon|USA}} Dennis Ralston | 4–6, 9–7, 6–8, 6–4, 6–4 |
=Mixed doubles: 2 (runners–up)=
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| style="width:45px"|Result
!style="width:35px"|Year !style="width:200px"|Championship !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:160px"|Partner !style="width:160px"|Opponents !style="width:190px" class="unsortable"|Score | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#ffc;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1956 | Australian Championships | Grass | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Mary Bevis Hawton | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Beryl Penrose {{Flagicon|AUS}} Neale Fraser | 2–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ebc2af;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1960 | French Championships | Clay | {{Flagicon|GBR}} Ann Haydon-Jones | {{Flagicon|BRA}} Maria Bueno {{Flagicon|AUS}} Robert Howe | 6–1, 1–6, 2–6 |
Grand Slam tournament performance timeline
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=Singles=
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!style="width:100px;"|Tournament !!1954 !!1955 !!1956 !!1957 !!1958 !!1959 !!1960 !!1961 !!1962 !!1963 !!1964 !!1965 !!1966 !!1967 !!1968 !!1969 !!1970 !!1971 !!1972 ! style="width:45px;" | SR ! style="width:45px;" | {{Tooltip| W–L | Win–loss}} ! style="width:45px;" | Win % | ||
| align=left bgcolor=#efefef|{{nowrap| Australian Open}}
| bgcolor=afeeee|1R | bgcolor=afeeee|2R | bgcolor=afeeee|2R | A | bgcolor=ffebcd|QF | bgcolor=ffebcd|QF | bgcolor=yellow|SF | bgcolor=lime|W | bgcolor=thistle|F | bgcolor=lime|W | bgcolor=lime|W | bgcolor=lime|W | bgcolor=lime|W | bgcolor=lime|W | A | bgcolor=afeeee|3R | A | bgcolor=ffebcd|QF | A | 6 / 15 | 46–9 | 83.6 |
| align=left bgcolor=#efefef| French Open
| bgcolor=afeeee|1R | A | A | bgcolor=afeeee|3R | A | bgcolor=ffebcd|QF | bgcolor=afeeee|3R | bgcolor=ffebcd|QF | bgcolor=thistle|F | bgcolor=lime|W | bgcolor=ffebcd|QF | bgcolor=yellow|SF | bgcolor=ffebcd|QF | bgcolor=lime|W | bgcolor=ffebcd|QF | bgcolor=afeeee|4R | A | A | A | 2 / 13 | 43–11 | 79.6 |
| align=left bgcolor=#efefef| Wimbledon
| bgcolor=afeeee|2R | A | bgcolor=afeeee|3R | bgcolor=afeeee|4R | A | bgcolor=yellow|SF | bgcolor=ffebcd|QF | bgcolor=ffebcd|QF | bgcolor=afeeee|4R | bgcolor=ffebcd|QF | bgcolor=lime|W | bgcolor=lime|W | bgcolor=ffebcd|QF | bgcolor=afeeee|4R | bgcolor=afeeee|4R | bgcolor=afeeee|4R | bgcolor=ffebcd|QF | bgcolor=afeeee|4R | A | 2 / 16 | 60–14 | 81.1 |
| align=left bgcolor=#efefef| US Open
| bgcolor=afeeee|3R | A | bgcolor=ffebcd|QF | bgcolor=afeeee|4R | A | bgcolor=ffebcd|QF | bgcolor=afeeee|3R | bgcolor=lime|W | bgcolor=thistle|F | bgcolor=afeeee|4R | bgcolor=lime|W | bgcolor=ffebcd|QF | bgcolor=yellow|SF | bgcolor=ffebcd|QF | bgcolor=afeeee|4R | bgcolor=ffebcd|QF | bgcolor=afeeee|4R | A | bgcolor=afeeee|1R | 2 / 16 | 61–14 | 81.3 |
| style="font-weight:bold; background:#efefef;"
| style=text-align:left|Win–loss | 3–4 | 0–1 | 7–3 | 8–3 | 2–1 | 14–4 | 10–4 | 19–2 | 18–4 | 18–2 | 22–1 | 20–2 | 18–3 | 18–2 | 9–3 | 11–4 | 7–2 | 5–2 | 1–1 | {{nowrap|12 / 60}} | {{nowrap|210–48}} | 81.4 |
Open-Era doubles titles (20)
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| style="width:30px"|No.
!style="width:40px"|Year !style="width:210px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:180px"|Partner !style="width:180px"|Opponents !style="width:180px" class="unsortable"|Score |
|---|
| 1.
| 1968 | Bournemouth, England | Grass | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver | {{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Andrés Gimeno | 8–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| style="background:#f3e6d7;"
| 2. | 1969 | Grass | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Ken Rosewall | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 3.
| 1969 | Hard (i) | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver | {{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Andrés Gimeno | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 4.
| 1970 | Hard | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver | {{Flagicon|United Arab Republic}} Ismail El Shafei | 6–1, 7–6 |
| style="background:#f3e6d7;"
| 5. | 1971 | Grass | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver | {{Flagicon|USA}} Arthur Ashe | 4–6, 9–7, 6–8, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 6.
| 1971 | Indoor | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver | {{Flagicon|NED}} Tom Okker | 7–6, 6–3 |
| 7.
| 1971 | Hard | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver | {{Flagicon|NED}} Tom Okker | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 8.
| 1971 | Hard | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Ken Rosewall | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 9.
| 1971 | Outdoor | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver | {{Flagicon|AUS}} John Alexander | 6–3, 7–6 |
| 10.
| 1972 | Clay | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Ken Rosewall | 6–4, 7–6 |
| 11.
| 1972 | Hard | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver | {{Flagicon|AUS}} John Newcombe | 7–6, 1–6, 6–2 |
| 12.
| 1972 | Carpet | {{Flagicon|AUS}} John Newcombe | {{Flagicon|USA}} Arthur Ashe | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 13.
| 1973 | Hard | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Terry Addison | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 14.
| 1973 | Hard | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver | {{Flagicon|YUG}} Nikola Pilić | 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 15.
| 1973 | Carpet | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Terry Addison | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 16.
| 1973 | Clay | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver | {{Flagicon|RSA|1928}} Robert Maud | 7–6, 6–3 |
| 17.
| 1973 | Carpet | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver | {{Flagicon|YUG}} Nikola Pilić | 6–7, 6–4, 6–1 |
| 18.
| 1973 | Carpet | {{Flagicon|USA}} Stan Smith | {{Flagicon|SWE}} Ove Nils Bengtson | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 19.
| 1974 | Hard | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver | {{Flagicon|RSA|1928}} Frew McMillan | 6–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 20.
| 1975 | Carpet | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver | {{Flagicon|AUS}} Bob Carmichael | 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 |
Notes
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References
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=Sources=
- {{cite book|last=Collins|first=Bud|author-link=Bud Collins|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2016|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=New York|isbn=978-1-937559-38-0|edition=3rd}}
- World of Tennis Yearbook 1971 (1971), by John Barrett, London
See also
External links
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- {{Cite web |last=Blackbutt & District Tourism and Heritage Association |date=2016-08-29 |title=How the Roy Emerson Museum came about |url=https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/how-roy-emerson-museum-came-about |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822011639/https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/how-roy-emerson-museum-came-about |archive-date=2022-08-22 |website=State Library Of Queensland |language=en}}
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