Frew McMillan
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| Full name | Frew Donald McMillan |
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| Country (sports) |
 South Africa |
| Residence | Bristol, England |
| Born |
20 May 1942 Springs, South Africa |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 1969 (amateur tour from 1961) |
| Retired | 1983 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed both sides) |
| Prize money | $609,072 |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 1992 (member page) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 142–213 (Open era) |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 39 (6 March 1974) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1971) |
| French Open | 3R (1967, 1971, 1972) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1970, 1978) |
| US Open | QF (1972) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 552–207 |
| Career titles | 63 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (23 August 1977) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1971) |
| French Open | W (1972) |
| Wimbledon | W (1967, 1972, 1978) |
| US Open | W (1977) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | W (1977) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career titles | 5 |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| French Open | W (1966) |
| Wimbledon | W (1978, 1981) |
| US Open | W (1977, 1978) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (1974) |
Frew Donald McMillan (born 20 May 1942) is a former professional male tennis player from South Africa who won five major doubles championships including three Wimbledons with Bob Hewitt. Altogether, he won 63 doubles titles, surpassed only by the Bryan brothers, Todd Woodbridge, John McEnroe and Tom Okker. He was also ranked No.1 in Doubles on the ATP Computer for a significant period from 1977 to 1979 when he was aged 37.
McMillan was born in Springs, South Africa. Aside from his success as a doubles player, he had a less distinguished singles career which is not well recorded although he did have some good results over the years, many of which occurred in South Africa. He played in 38 Grand Slam singles events with a 28 to 38 win loss record, first playing in 1961 at Wimbledon and his last being at the first US Open at Flushing Meadows in 1978. His best results in both came at the US Open reaching the quarter finals in 1972 and the last 16 in 1976. Arguably his greatest result was reaching the final of the 1970 South African Open held at Ellis Park. He beat a raging Pancho Gonzales in the semi-final before losing to world no.1 Rod Laver in four sets in the final. At the time the South African Open with Italian and German Opens were rated the top three tournaments beneath the Grand Slams. As late as 1979 McMillan reached the quarter-finals of the Fischer Open in Vienna.
McMillan continued to play the tour for many years in doubles he played his last Wimbledon with Bob Hewitt in 1979 reaching the semi-finals and they made a last appearance together in the main draw at Flushing Meadows in 1980 reaching the quarterfinals with a nostalgic victory over fellow veteran Americans Clark Graebner and Charlie Pasarell. McMillan won his last tour title at the 1982 South African Open with Brian Gottfried.
McMillan played for many years on the seniors tours and was Runner-up at the inaugural Wimbledon over 35's to John Newcombe in 1982 after good wins over Tony Roche, Mark Cox and Ismail El Shafei. In 1988 he and Hewitt gave away 20 years between them to beat the Gullikson twins Tim and Tom in the 35's doubles final at Wimbledon.
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