Fred Stolle was an Australian amateur world number one tennis player and commentator, born in Hornsby, New South Wales, on 8 October 1938 and died on 5 March 2025, and the father of Australian Davis Cup player Sandon Stolle. He won two Grand Slam singles titles, the 1965 French Championships and the 1966 US Championships, and he finished runner-up at Wimbledon and the Australian Championships, losing to compatriot Roy Emerson on no fewer than five occasions. He won ten Grand Slam doubles titles, four each with Bob Hewitt and Roy Emerson and two with Ken Rosewall, seven mixed doubles titles and three Davis Cup titles with Australia between 1964 and 1966.
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was an Australian amateur world No. 1 tennis player and commentator
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Frederick Sydney Stolle, AO (8 October 1938
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Stolle won ten Grand Slam doubles titles
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was an Australian amateur world No. 1 tennis player and commentator
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was an Australian amateur world No. 1 tennis player and commentator
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At Wimbledon and the Australian Championships he finished as runner-up in these tournaments
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