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Anthony Dalton Roche AO MBE (born 17 May 1945) is an Australian former professional tennis player. A native of Tarcutta, Roche played junior tennis in the New South Wales regional city of Wagga Wagga. [4] He won one Grand Slam singles title, the 1966 French Open at Roland Garros, and 15 Grand Slam doubles titles.
Jun 20, 2015 · Official tennis player profile of Tony Roche on the ATP Tour. Featuring news, bio, rankings, playing activity, coach, stats, win-loss, points breakdown, videos, and more.
Apr 2, 2022 · Tony Roche [AUS] Born: 17 May 1945 Career: 1961-80 Plays: Left-handed (one-handed backhand) Peak rank: 2 (1969) Peak Elo rating: 2,132 (2nd place, 1969) Major singles titles: 1 (1966 French) Total singles titles: 55 * * * If you’re anything like me, you’ve heard quite a lot about Tony Roche, just not for reasons that would put him on this list.
He was a player-coach for Phoenix and Boston in World Team Tennis, and has tutored several pros including Ivan Lendl, Patrick Rafter and most recently Roger Federer. Roche was a country boy, born in the New South Wales hamlet of Tarcutta on May 17, 1945, a son of the local butcher.
His most heralded singles victory came in the 1977 Davis Cup when he upset and dismantled Italian Adriano Panatta in three-sets, fostering a 3-1 Australian victory, his fifth playing for his country. Doubles was Roche’s forte though, winning 13 career titles and possessing a 210-95 record.
Roche possessed a lethal left-hand serve and crisp volleys – weapons that carried him to the 1966 French title – his only major singles win. He finished runner-up in five Grand Slam finals – twice at the French (1965 and 1967), twice in the United States (1969 and 1970) and once at Wimbledon (1968).
Feb 1, 2020 · But it was Tony Roche, arguably among the greatest Australian legends of all, who was most feted as past players, Roche’s family and many others in the tennis community celebrated the many achievements of the multiple major champion and highly respected coach.
A left hander from Tarcutta, New South Wales, Tony Roche is a legend of Australian sport. As a player, Roche became one of the world's best, achieving a ranking of world number two behind Rod Laver in 1969.
Inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame in 1998; inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1986. Tony Roche enjoyed great success on the doubles court with his long-time partner John Newcombe.
…in 1970 he defeated favourite Tony Roche to win the U.S. Open, 14 years after beating Hoad at the same event. He won the Australian singles championship in 1971 and 1972 and helped Australia win the 1973 Davis Cup.
