Tony Roche
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| Full name | Anthony Dalton Roche |
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| Country (sports) |
 Australia |
| Residence | Turramurra, NSW, Australia |
| Born |
17 May 1945 Wagga Wagga, Australia |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Turned pro | 1968 (amateur tour from 1963) |
| Retired | 1979 |
| Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 529,199 |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 1986 (member page) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 235–114 (Open era) |
| Career titles | 26 (7 ATP) |
| Highest ranking | No. 2 (1969, Lance Tingay) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (1965, 1967, 1969, 1975) |
| French Open | W (1966) |
| Wimbledon | F (1968) |
| US Open | F (1969, 1970) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 208–94 (Open era) |
| Career titles | 18 (Open era) |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (1965) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1965, 1967, 1971, 1976, 1977) |
| French Open | W (1967, 1969) |
| Wimbledon | W (1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974) |
| US Open | W (1967) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1966) |
| Wimbledon | W (1976) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (1965, 1966, 1967, 1977 ) |
Anthony "Tony" Dalton Roche, AO MBE (born 17 May 1945) is a former professional Australian tennis player, native of Tarcutta. He played junior tennis in the New South Wales regional city of Wagga Wagga. He won one Grand Slam singles title and thirteen Grand Slam doubles titles, and was ranked as high as World No. 2 by Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph in 1969. He also coached multi-Grand Slam winning World No. 1s, Ivan Lendl, Patrick Rafter, Roger Federer, Lleyton Hewitt and former World No. 4, Jelena Dokic.
Roche started to play tennis at school when he was nine. His father, a butcher, and mother were recreational tennis players and encouraged his interest. Roche grew up playing in Australia under the tutelage of Harry Hopman, who also coached other Australian tennis players such as Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall.
A left-hander, Roche had a successful singles and double career. He won one singles Grand Slam tournament, the 1966 French Open at Roland Garros, defeating István Gulyás in the final. He was five times the runner-up at Grand Slam tournaments: the French Championships in 1965 and 1967, losing to Fred Stolle and Roy Emerson respectively, Wimbledon in 1968, losing to Rod Laver, and the US Open in 1969 and 1970, losing to Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall. With compatriot John Newcombe, he won 12 Grand Slam men's doubles tournaments.
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