Mervyn Rose

Mervyn Rose was an Australian tennis player, born in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, on 23 January 1930 and died on 23 July 2017, who won seven Grand Slam titles across singles, doubles and mixed doubles. He won the singles title at the 1954 Australian Championships in Sydney, beating his compatriot Rex Hartwig in four sets, and the French singles title in 1958 in straight sets over Luis Ayala. He represented Australia in the Davis Cup from 1951 to 1957, was ranked world number three in 1958 and turned professional in 1959 to play on Jack Kramer's tour. He later coached many players, among them Billie Jean King and Margaret Court. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2001, the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame in 2002, and was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2006.