Mervyn Rose
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| Full name | Mervyn Gordon Rose |
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| Country (sports) |
 Australia
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| Born |
23 January 1930 Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia |
| Turned pro | 1959 (amateur tour from 1949) |
| Retired | 1972 |
| Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 2001 (member page) |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (1958, Lance Tingay) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1954) |
| French Open | W (1958) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1952, 1953, 1958) |
| US Open | SF (1952) |
| Other tournaments | |
| TOC | 1R (1959) |
| Professional majors | |
| Wembley Pro | QF (1959) |
| French Pro | QF (1959) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1954) |
| French Open | F (1953, 1957) |
| Wimbledon | W (1954) |
| US Open | W (1952, 1953) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| French Open | F (1951, 1953) |
| Wimbledon | W (1957) |
| US Open | F (1951) |
Mervyn Gordon Rose AM (born 23 January 1930) is a former Australian male tennis player. He was born in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales and turned professional in 1959.
He has coached numerous female and male players, including Billie Jean King, Margaret Court, Ernie Ewart, Michael Fancutt, Brett Prentice, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Eleni Daniilidou, Nadia Petrova, Magdalena Grzybowska and Caroline Schnieder.
Rose was ranked inside the world's Top 10 throughout much of his tennis career and represented Australia in the Davis Cup from 1951 to 1957. He was ranked World No. 3 in 1958 by Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph.
Rose was awarded the Australian Sports Medal in 2000, inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2001 and the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame in 2002. He was awarded the Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2006 for service to tennis, particularly as a competitor at national and international levels and as a coach and mentor to both amateur and professional players.
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