Neale Fraser

Fraser is the last man to have completed the triple crown, i.e. having won the singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles at a Grand Slam tournament, which he managed on two consecutive occasions, in 1959 and 1960 (both times at US National, now known as US Open); no male player has equalled this feat at any Grand Slam tournament since.

Neale Fraser
AO, MBE

Neale Fraser at the 1972 Dutch Open
Full name	Neale Andrew Fraser
Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Australia
Born	(1933-10-03) 3 October 1933 (age 90) Melbourne, Victoria
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Retired	1977
Plays	Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF	1984 (member page)
Singles
Career record	697–227 (75.2%)
Career titles	37
Highest ranking	No. 1 (1959, Lance Tingay)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	F (1957, 1959, 1960)
French Open	SF (1959, 1962)
Wimbledon	W (1960)
US Open	W (1959, 1960)
Doubles
Career record	20–16
Highest ranking	No. 1 (1959)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	W (1957, 1958, 1962)
French Open	W (1958, 1960, 1962)
Wimbledon	W (1959, 1961)
US Open	W (1957, 1959, 1960)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	W (1956)
Wimbledon	W (1962)
US Open	W (1958, 1959, 1960)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	W (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962)

After his playing days were over, he was non-playing captain of Australia's Davis Cup team for a record 24 years.

He was the son of barrister and politician Archibald Fraser.

Fraser was taught by coach Bryan Slattery, and later won the Wimbledon singles in 1960 and the US Championships singles in 1959 and 1960. Fraser failed to win the Australian Championships, finishing as runner-up on three occasions (1957, 1959 and 1960) and held a championship point in the 1960 final. Team play – doubles and Davis Cup – proved nearest to Fraser's heart. In doubles, Fraser took three Australian (1957, 1958, and 1962), French (1958, 1960, and 1962) and US (1957, 1959, and 1960) titles, and two Wimbledons (1959, and 1961) with three different partners: Ashley Cooper, Lew Hoad, and Roy Emerson.

Fraser was also successful in the mixed doubles, winning the Australian Championships in 1956 with Beryl Penrose, Wimbledon in 1962, and the U.S. Championships from 1958 to 1960 with Margaret Osborne duPont. He holds the distinction of having won the U.S. National (now Open) singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles in 1959 and then successfully defending those titles a year later. Since that time, no one has equalled that feat at a grand slam tournament, let alone successively.

Fraser was ranked the World No. 1 amateur in 1959 and 1960 by Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph, and was in the top 10 every year between 1956 and 1962.

Fraser became Davis Cup Captain for the Australian team in 1970, holding the position for a record 24 years and piloting Australia to four wins in 1973, 1977, 1983 and 1986, and recording 55 wins from 75 ties played.

Fraser is one of the 20 men to win all four majors in doubles, and in 1984, he was elected into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

Fraser was honoured with an MBE in 1974 and an AO in 1988. He was chairman of the Sport Australia Hall of Fame from 1997 until 2005. In 2008, he received the International Tennis Federation's highest honour: the Phillippe Chartier Award for outstanding achievements in tennis.

Fraser was also the centenary ambassador for Davis Cup, and was the first recipient of the ITF and International Hall of Fame's Davis Cup Award of Excellence.

Neale Fraser is married with children and grandchildren. He was voted Victorian Father of the Year in 1974.

Singles: 7 (3 wins, 4 losses)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1957	Australian Championships	Grass	Ashley Cooper	3–6, 11–9, 4–6, 2–6
Loss	1958	Wimbledon Championships	Grass	Ashley Cooper	6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 11–13
Loss	1959	Australian Championships	Grass	Alex Olmedo	1–6, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win	1959	US Championships	Grass	Alex Olmedo	6–3, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4
Loss	1960	Australian Championships	Grass	Rod Laver	7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–8, 6–8
Win	1960	Wimbledon Championships	Grass	Rod Laver	6–4, 3–6, 9–7, 7–5
Win	1960	US Championships	Grass	Rod Laver	6–4, 6–4, 10–8

Doubles: 18 (11 wins, 7 losses)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1954	Australian Championships	Grass	Clive Wilderspin	Rex Hartwig   Mervyn Rose	3–6, 4–6, 2–6
Loss	1954	Wimbledon	Grass	Ken Rosewall	Rex Hartwig   Lew Hoad	5–7, 4–6, 3–6
Win	1957	Australian Championships	Grass	Lew Hoad	Mal Anderson   Ashley Cooper	6–3, 8–6, 6–4
Loss	1957	Wimbledon	Grass	Lew Hoad	Budge Patty   Gardnar Mulloy	10–8, 4–6, 4–6, 4–6
Win	1957	U.S. Championships	Grass	Ashley Cooper	Gardnar Mulloy   Budge Patty	4–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–3
Win	1958	Australian Championships	Grass	Ashley Cooper	Roy Emerson   Bob Mark	7–5, 6–8, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Loss	1958	Wimbledon	Grass	Ashley Cooper	Sven Davidson   Ulf Schmidt	4–6, 4–6, 6–8
Win	1958	French Championships	Clay	Ashley Cooper	Robert Howe   Abe Segal	3–6, 8–6, 6–3, 7–5
Loss	1959	French Championships	Clay	Roy Emerson	Nicola Pietrangeli   Orlando Sirola	3–6, 2–6, 12–14
Win	1959	Wimbledon	Grass	Roy Emerson	Rod Laver   Bob Mark	8–6, 6–3, 14–16, 9–7
Win	1959	U.S. Championships	Grass	Roy Emerson	Earl Buchholz   Alex Olmedo	3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 7–5
Loss	1960	Australian Championships	Grass	Roy Emerson	Rod Laver   Bob Mark	6–1, 2–6, 4–6, 4–6
Win	1960	French Championships	Clay	Roy Emerson	Jose-Luis Arilla   Andrés Gimeno	6–2, 8–10, 7–5, 6–4
Win	1960	U.S. Championships	Grass	Roy Emerson	Rod Laver   Bob Mark	9–7, 6–2, 6–4
Win	1961	Wimbledon	Grass	Roy Emerson	Bob Hewitt   Fred Stolle	6–4, 6–8, 6–4, 6–8, 8–6
Win	1962	Australian Championships	Grass	Roy Emerson	Bob Hewitt   Fred Stolle	4–6, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 11–9
Win	1962	French Championships	Clay	Roy Emerson	Wilhelm Bungert   Christian Kuhnke	6–3, 6–4, 7–5
Loss	1973	Wimbledon	Grass	John Cooper	Jimmy Connors   Ilie Năstase	6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 9–8, 1–6

Mixed doubles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1956	Australian Championships	Grass	Beryl Penrose	Mary Bevis Hawton   Roy Emerson	6–2, 6–4
Loss	1957	Wimbledon	Grass	Althea Gibson	Darlene Hard   Mervyn Rose	4–6, 5–7
Win	1958	U.S. Championships	Grass	Margaret Osborne	Maria Bueno   Alex Olmedo	6–3, 3–6, 9–7
Loss	1959	Wimbledon	Grass	Maria Bueno	Darlene Hard   Rod Laver	4–6, 3–6
Win	1959	U.S. Championships	Grass	Margaret Osborne	Janet Hopps   Bob Mark	7–5, 13–15, 6–2
Win	1960	U.S. Championships	Grass	Margaret Osborne	Maria Bueno   Antonio Palafox	6–3, 6–2
Win	1962	Wimbledon	Grass	Margaret Osborne	Ann Haydon-Jones   Dennis Ralston	2–6, 6–3, 13–11

Singles