Ashley Cooper (tennis player)
Ashley Cooper | |||||||||||||
Ashley Cooper, 1958 | |||||||||||||
Nation: | Australia | ||||||||||||
Birthday: | September 15, 1936 | ||||||||||||
Date of death: | May 22, 2020 | ||||||||||||
1st professional season: | 1959 | ||||||||||||
Resignation: | 1962 | ||||||||||||
Playing hand: | Right, one-handed backhand | ||||||||||||
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Highest ranking: | 1 (1957) | ||||||||||||
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Highest ranking: | 1 (1957) | ||||||||||||
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Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) |
Ashley John Cooper , AO (born September 15, 1936 in Melbourne ; † May 22, 2020 there ) was an Australian tennis player .
Cooper's greatest year as a tennis player was in 1958 when he won the men's singles at Wimbledon , the Australian Open and the US Open . In 1957 and 1958 he was number 1 in tennis. After 1958 he switched to professional tennis players.
In 2007 Cooper was awarded the title of Officer of the Order of Australia .
Web links
- ATP profile of Ashley Cooper (English)
- ITF profile Ashley Cooper (English)
- Davis Cup stats from Ashley Cooper (tennis player )
- Ashley Cooper in the "International Tennis Hall of Fame" (English; with picture)
Individual evidence
- ^ Australian Great Ashley Cooper Dies at 83. In: ntd.com. May 22, 2020, accessed on May 22, 2020 .
- ↑ It's an Honor. Australia Government, accessed July 22, 2010 .
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SURNAME | Cooper, Ashley |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cooper, Ashley John |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian tennis player |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 15, 1936 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Melbourne , Australia |
DATE OF DEATH | May 22, 2020 |
Place of death | Melbourne , Australia |