Country (sports) Australia Height 1.91 m Children Sandon Stolle Role Tennis player Retired 1976 | Name Fred Stolle Grand slams won (singles) 2 Weight 93 kg | |
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Full name Frederick Sydney Stolle Residence Williams Island, FL, USA Turned pro 1966 (amateur tour from 1958) Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Similar People | ||
Int. Tennis HoF 1985 (member page) | ||
Difilm bob hewitt vs fred stolle wimbledon championships 1966
Frederick Sydney Stolle, AO (born 8 October 1938) is an Australian former tennis player and commentator. He was born in Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia. He is the father of former Australian Davis Cup player Sandon Stolle.
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- Difilm bob hewitt vs fred stolle wimbledon championships 1966
- Fred stolle winner of 18 grand slam titles hall of famer
- Career
- Honours
- Grand Slam record
- References
Fred stolle winner of 18 grand slam titles hall of famer
Career
Stolle is notable for being the only male player in history to have lost his first five Grand Slam singles finals, the fifth of which he led by two sets to love. However, Stolle went on to win two Grand Slam tournament singles titles, the 1965 French Championships and the 1966 US Championships. At Wimbledon and the Australian Championships he finished as runner-up in these tournaments and losing to compatriot Roy Emerson on no fewer than five occasions. Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph ranked Stolle as World No. 2 in 1966.
Stolle won ten Grand Slam doubles titles, partnering with compatriots Bob Hewitt (4 titles), Roy Emerson (4 titles) and Ken Rosewall (2 titles). In addition Stolle won 7 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles.
As a member of the Australian Davis Cup team Stolle won the Davis Cup title in 1964, 1965 and 1966. In 1964 Stolle and Emerson were briefly suspended from the Australian Davis Cup team for going on an overseas tour in defiance of a Lawn Tennis Association of Australia order to remain in Australia until April.
Stolle turned professional in 1966, and as a pro won two singles and 13 doubles titles. He earned about US$500,000 in career prize money.
Stolle coached Vitas Gerulaitis from 1977 until 1983.
For many years, Stolle did TV commentary for CBS and other tennis broadcasts. He currently provides commentary on Grand Slam tennis tournaments for Australia's Fox Sports and the Nine Network. He is also part of the commentary team for the Hopman Cup on One HD.
Honours
For his contribution to the tennis sport Fred Stolle was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1985. In 1988 he was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. He received an Australian Sports Medal in 2000 and was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2005.
Grand Slam record
Australian Championships/Open
French Championships/Open
Wimbledon
US Championships/Open