Allan Stone

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Allan Stone Tennis player
Nation: AustraliaAustralia Australia
Birthday: October 14, 1945
1st professional season: 1968
Resignation: 1978
singles
Career record: 175: 218
Highest ranking: 38 (April 8 1975)
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  0
Australian Open HF (1972)
French Open 3R (1968, 1969, 1970)
Wimbledon 3R (1977, 1978)
US Open 4R (1973)
Double
Career record: 249: 159
Career title: 11
Highest ranking: 12 (23 August 1977)
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  2
Australian Open S (1968, 1977)
French Open -
Wimbledon F (1975)
US Open -
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Allan James Stone (born October 14, 1945 in Launceston ) is a former Australian tennis player who played the sport professionally in the 1960s and 1970s. He achieved his highest ranking in the ATP world rankings in singles with 38th place in 1975, even if he had already played for several years before the introduction of the ATP world rankings.

Stone achieved the majority of his successes in doubles competitions, of which he won eleven in the course of his career, including the Australian Open in 1968 (then called the Australian Championship ) and 1977. In singles, he reached four finals, including the Cincinnati Masters in 1968.

Tournament victories

Double

No. date competition Topping partner Final opponent Result
1. 1968 AustraliaAustralia Australian Open race AustraliaAustralia Dick Crealy AustraliaAustralia Terry Addison Ray Keldie
AustraliaAustralia  		10: 8, 6: 4, 6: 3
2. 1970 SwedenSweden Båstad Clay court AustraliaAustralia Dick Crealy Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia Željko Franulović Jan Kodeš
Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		6: 2, 2: 6, 12:12 task
3. 1973 GermanyGermany Munich carpet Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia Nikola Pilic South Africa 1961South Africa Cliff Drysdale Cliff Richey
United StatesUnited States  		7: 5, 5: 7, 6: 4
4th 1973 United StatesUnited States Merion race AustraliaAustralia Colin Dibley United StatesUnited States John Austin Fred McNair
United StatesUnited States  		7: 6, 6: 3
5. 1974 United StatesUnited States Richmond carpet Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia Nikola Pilic AustraliaAustralia John Alexander Phil Dent
AustraliaAustralia  		6: 3, 3: 6, 7: 6
6th 1974 AustraliaAustralia Adelaide race United StatesUnited States Grover Reid United StatesUnited States Mike Estep Paul Kronk
AustraliaAustralia  		7: 6, 6: 4
7th 1975 United StatesUnited States Dayton carpet AustraliaAustralia Ray Ruffels United StatesUnited States Paul Gerken Brian Gottfried
United StatesUnited States  		7: 6, 7: 5
8th. 1976 United StatesUnited States Boston carpet AustraliaAustralia Ray Ruffels United StatesUnited States Mike Cahill John Whitlinger
United StatesUnited States  		3: 6, 6: 3, 7: 6
9. 1976 United StatesUnited States Maui Hard court South Africa 1961South Africa Raymond Moore United StatesUnited States Dick Stockton Roscoe Tanner
United StatesUnited States  		6: 7, 6: 3, 6: 4
10. 1977 AustraliaAustralia Perth Hard court AustraliaAustralia Ray Ruffels United StatesUnited States Nick Saviano John Whitlinger
United StatesUnited States  		6: 2, 6: 1
11. 1977 AustraliaAustralia Australian Open race AustraliaAustralia Ray Ruffels AustraliaAustralia John Alexander Phil Dent
AustraliaAustralia  		7: 6, 7: 6

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Profiles: Allan Stone . Retrieved March 26, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Stone, Allan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stone, Allan James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH October 14, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Launceston , Australia