Country (sports) South Africa Wimbledon QF (1966, 1967, 1970) Died 2006 Wimbledon QF (1971) Role Tennis Player | Wimbledon 3R (1967) Name Bob Maud Plays Right US Open F (1971) Height 1.8 m | |
Born 12 August 1946
Johannesburg, South Africa ( 1946-08-12 ) | ||
Robert Maud, (12 August 1946 in Johannesburg, South Africa, – 2006) was a South African tennis player.
Maud made his Davis Cup debut at the age of 18, and was a member of the squad that gained South Africa's only Davis Cup triumph in 1975. He was ranked in the Top 10 in South Africa for 10 successive years, and partnered Betty Stöve to the 1971 US Open mixed doubles final against Billie Jean King and Owen Davidson (3–6, 5–7).
In July 1968 he won the singles title at the Dutch Open in Hilversum after defeating István Gulyás in the final in five sets.
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