Английская Википедия:Ashley Cooper (tennis)

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Ashley John Cooper AO (15 September 1936Шаблон:Spnd22 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.Шаблон:Efn[1] 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.

Playing career

Junior

Cooper reached final in 1954 Junior Wimbledon losing to Ramanathan Krishnan in Boys' Singles tournaments.

Amateur

Cooper won his first Grand Slam singles title at the 1957 Australian Championships where he defeated compatriot Neale Fraser in the final in four sets.[2][3] He was runner-up at Wimbledon in 1957, losing the final to Lew Hoad.[4] He reached the 1957 U.S. Open final where he lost to Mal Anderson.[5] Cooper was ranked amateur world number one in 1957 by Ned Potter,[6] Lance Tingay,Шаблон:Sfnp Adrian Quist[7] and Yvon Petra.[8]

Cooper played his best year in 1958, becoming one of only eleven men to win three of the four Grand Slam events in the same year. He successfully defended his Australian singles title after a straight-sets victory in the final against Malcolm Anderson.[2] In July, he won his first and only Wimbledon title after beating Fraser in the final. The pair were roommates at that year's tournament and ate breakfast together on the morning of their match.[9] He followed up with a first singles title at the U.S. Championships, again defeating Anderson in the final.[9] Additionally, Cooper was a semifinalist at the French Championship, losing to Luis Ayala in five sets after leading by 2 sets to love. The defeat prevented him from achieving the Grand Slam that year. It remained the only Major that Cooper did not win in his career.[10] Cooper was ranked world number one amateur in 1958 by Ned Potter[11] and Lance Tingay.Шаблон:Sfnp

The right-handed Cooper played on the Australian Davis Cup team that won the cup in 1957, and were finalists in 1958.[12]

Professional

In January 1959, Cooper turned professional after signing a contract with Jack Kramer for a $100,000 guarantee.[13]

Cooper won his first professional match against Pancho Gonzales at Perth on grass in the Ampol world series of tournaments, and defeated Sedgman in the semifinal, but lost the final to Hoad.[14] He finished third on the 1959 World Championship 4-man tour, behind Gonzales and Hoad. Cooper was 18–9 against Mal Anderson on the 4-man tour.

In the fall of 1959, he won the Slazenger Professional tournament at Eastbourne, England on grass, defeating Trabert in the semifinal and Hoad in the final in best-of-five set matches.

Cooper won a professional tour of Europe in 1960, the Grand Prix de Europe series. Cooper finished in first place ahead of (2) Gimeno (3) Segura (4) Anderson (5) Olmedo.[15]

Cooper won the European Cup professional tour of Europe in 1962, with Gimeno again finishing in second place.[16]

Cooper experienced severe nerve damage in his right arm and was forced to retire at the end of 1962.[17]

After retiring as a player, Cooper went on to serve as a tennis player development administrator with Tennis Queensland, where he was based for nearly fifty years. He also sat on the board of directors for Tennis Australia.[18]

Honours

Cooper was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1987 and the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1991.[19] In the Queen's Birthday Honours List of 2007, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for his service to tennis.[20]

In 2009 Cooper was inducted into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame.[21]

Personal life

Cooper married Helen Wood, Miss Australia 1957, on 2 January 1959. An estimated crowd of five thousand unruly people surrounded St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in Brisbane to try to catch a glimpse of the couple.[22]

Cooper died on 22 May 2020 at the age of 83 following a long illness.[23]

Grand Slam finals

Source:[24]

Singles: (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Win 1957 Australian Championships Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Neale Fraser 6–3, 9–11, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 1957 Wimbledon Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Lew Hoad 2–6, 1–6, 2–6
Loss 1957 U.S. Championships Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Malcolm Anderson 8–10, 5–7, 4–6
Win 1958 Australian Championships (2) Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Malcolm Anderson 7–5, 6–3, 6–4
Win 1958 Wimbledon Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Neale Fraser 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 13–11
Win 1958 U.S. Championships Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Malcolm Anderson 6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 10–8, 8–6

Doubles: (4 titles, 3 runners-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1956 French Championships Clay Шаблон:Flagicon Lew Hoad Шаблон:Flagicon Don Candy
Шаблон:Flagicon Robert Perry		 5–7, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 1957 Australian Championships Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Malcolm Anderson Шаблон:Flagicon Lew Hoad
Шаблон:Flagicon Neale Fraser		 3–6, 6–8, 4–6
Win 1957 French Championships Clay Шаблон:Flagicon Malcolm Anderson Шаблон:Flagicon Don Candy
Шаблон:Flagicon Mervyn Rose		 6–3, 6–0, 6–3
Win 1957 U.S. Championships Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Neale Fraser Шаблон:Flagicon Gardnar Mulloy
Шаблон:Flagicon Budge Patty		 4–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–3
Win 1958 Australian Championships Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Neale Fraser Шаблон:Flagicon Roy Emerson
Шаблон:Flagicon Robert Mark		 7–5, 6–8, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Loss 1958 Wimbledon Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Neale Fraser Шаблон:Flagicon Sven Davidson
Шаблон:Flagicon Ulf Schmidt		 4–6, 4–6, 6–8
Win 1958 French Championships Clay Шаблон:Flagicon Neale Fraser Шаблон:Flagicon Robert Howe
Шаблон:Flagicon Abe Segal		 3–6, 8–6, 6–3, 7–5

Grand Slam tournament performance timeline

Source:[25] Шаблон:Performance key

Singles

Tournament 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 Шаблон:Tooltip
Australian Open QF QF QF W W A A A A A A A A A A 2 / 5
French Open 2R A SF SF SF A A A A A A A A A 2R 0 / 5
Wimbledon 4R 1R 4R F W A A A A A A A A A A 1 / 5
US Open 2R 3R QF F W A A A A A A A A A A 1 / 5
Strike rate 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 4 1 / 4 3 / 4 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 Шаблон:Nowrap

Notes

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