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Ken Rosewall

AKA Kenneth R. Rosewall, Jr.

Born: 2-Nov-1934
Birthplace: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Tennis

Nationality: Australia
Executive summary: Winner of 17 Grand Slam titles

Wife: Wilma McIver (m. 6-Oct-1956, two sons)
Son: Brett
Son: Glenn

    Winner, French Open (men's singles) 1953
    Winner, French Open (men's doubles) 1953
    Winner, Wimbledon (men's doubles) 1953
    Winner, Australian Open (men's singles) 1953
    Winner, Australian Open (men's doubles) 1953
    Winner, Australian Open (men's singles) 1955
    Winner, US Open (men's singles) 1956
    Winner, Australian Open (men's doubles) 1956
    Winner, Wimbledon (men's doubles) 1956
    Winner, US Open (men's doubles) 1956
    Winner, French Open (men's singles) 1968
    Winner, French Open (men's doubles) 1968
    Winner, US Open (men's doubles) 1969
    Winner, US Open (men's singles) 1970
    Winner, Australian Open (men's singles) 1971
    Winner, Australian Open (men's singles) 1972
    Winner, Australian Open (men's doubles) 1972
    Australian Living Treasure
    Member of the British Empire 1971
    International Tennis Hall of Fame 1980

Author of books:
Ken Rosewall: Twenty Years at the Top (1976, with Peter T. Rowley)
Ken Rosewall on Tennis (1978)



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