Tony Roche is an Australian former professional tennis player, born on 17 May 1945 in Tarcutta, New South Wales, who grew up playing junior tennis in Wagga Wagga. He won one Grand Slam singles title, the 1966 French Open, and 15 Grand Slam doubles titles, 12 of them with John Newcombe. In 1968 he won the combined professional championship at Madison Square Garden and was ranked world number two by Lance Tingay of the Daily Telegraph in 1969. He reached the fourth round at Wimbledon in 1968 by beating Ken Rosewall. After playing he became a leading coach, working with Ivan Lendl, Patrick Rafter, Roger Federer and Lleyton Hewitt.
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is an Australian former professional tennis player
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(born 17 May 1945)
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He won one Grand Slam singles title, the 1966 French Open at Roland Garros
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He won one Grand Slam singles title, the 1966 French Open at Roland Garros, and 15 Grand Slam doubles titles
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is an Australian former professional tennis player
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Roche played junior tennis in the New South Wales regional city of Wagga Wagga
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At Wimbledon 1968 Roche beat Ken Rosewall in the fourth round in straight sets.
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