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Martin Mulligan

Martin "Marty" Mulligan (born 18 October 1940) is a former tennis player from Australia. He is best known for reaching the men's singles final at Wimbledon in 1962, where he was defeated by fellow Australian Rod Laver.[2][3]

Martin Mulligan
Full nameMartin Frederick Mulligan
Country (sports) Australia
 Italy (1968-1975)
ResidenceSan Francisco, United States
Born (1940-10-18) 18 October 1940 (age 82)
Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia
Turned pro1968 (amateur from 1958)
Retired1975
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career titles16
Highest rankingNo. 4 (1967, Lance Tingay)[1]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenSF (1964)
French OpenQF (1959, 1962, 1970)
WimbledonF (1962)
US Open2R (1966)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (1961)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenF (1960)

Personal life Edit

Mulligan was born in the Sydney suburb of Marrickville. His maternal grandparents were Italian, from Orsago, Treviso, Veneto. They moved to Australia in 1900.[4]

Tennis career Edit

Juniors Edit

In 1958, he won the boys' singles title at the Australian Championships[5] as well as the Boys' Doubles (with Bob Hewitt).[6]

Pro tour Edit

He was runner-up in the men's doubles at the Australian Championships in 1961.[7] In 1962, he was in the finals of the Dutch Open in Hilversum, and he won the men's singles title at the Italian Championships three times in 1963, 1965 and 1967.[8][9] He won singles titles in 1967 and 1968 at the Swedish Open in Bastad and the Austrian Open at Kitzbuhel (1967). Mulligan won the 1970 Japan Championships. He was ranked in the world's top 10 in 1962, 1963, 1965 and 1967, reaching as high as world no. 4 in the latter year.[1] Mulligan won 1960 U.S. Claycourts doubles (with Hewitt) and the 1962 German doubles (with Hewitt). Mulligan was a member of the 1968 Italian Davis Cup team,[10] playing a total of 11 matches.[11] Mulligan was ranked no. 1 in Italy between 1968 and 1971. He was the coach of Italian Davis Cup team for 10 years and was the first non-Italian to receive the Golden Racquet Award by the Italian Tennis Federation.[12]

Grand Slam finals Edit

Singles (1 runner–up) Edit

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1962 Wimbledon Championships Grass   Rod Laver 2–6, 2–6, 1–6

Doubles (1 runner-up) Edit

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1961 Australian Championships Grass   Roy Emerson   Rod Laver
  Bob Mark
3–6, 5–7, 6–3, 11–9, 2–6

References Edit

  1. ^ a b United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 428.
  2. ^ "Wimbledon Men's Finals". All About Tennis.com. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Today in Wimbledon History". Today in Sport. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  4. ^ "The Tome Family".
  5. ^ . Australian Open. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  6. ^ "Australian Open – Boys' Doubles Champions". Australian Open. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  7. ^ . World Tennis Source. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  8. ^ "Muster trounces Krajicek for title". Manila Standard. 21 May 1996. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  9. ^ "Mulligan carries Italy's tennis hopes". Pittsburgh Press. 24 April 1969. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  10. ^ "Mulligan may play for Italy". The Age. 1 November 1967. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  11. ^ "Martin Mulligan". Davis Cup. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  12. ^ "Court honoured in Italy". Tennis Australia. 18 July 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2010.[permanent dead link]

External links Edit

martin, mulligan, martin, marty, mulligan, born, october, 1940, former, tennis, player, from, australia, best, known, reaching, singles, final, wimbledon, 1962, where, defeated, fellow, australian, laver, full, namemartin, frederick, mulligancountry, sports, a. Martin Marty Mulligan born 18 October 1940 is a former tennis player from Australia He is best known for reaching the men s singles final at Wimbledon in 1962 where he was defeated by fellow Australian Rod Laver 2 3 Martin MulliganFull nameMartin Frederick MulliganCountry sports Australia Italy 1968 1975 ResidenceSan Francisco United StatesBorn 1940 10 18 18 October 1940 age 82 Marrickville New South Wales AustraliaTurned pro1968 amateur from 1958 Retired1975PlaysRight handed one handed backhand SinglesCareer titles16Highest rankingNo 4 1967 Lance Tingay 1 Grand Slam singles resultsAustralian OpenSF 1964 French OpenQF 1959 1962 1970 WimbledonF 1962 US Open2R 1966 DoublesGrand Slam doubles resultsAustralian OpenF 1961 Mixed doublesGrand Slam mixed doubles resultsAustralian OpenF 1960 Contents 1 Personal life 2 Tennis career 2 1 Juniors 2 2 Pro tour 3 Grand Slam finals 3 1 Singles 1 runner up 3 2 Doubles 1 runner up 4 References 5 External linksPersonal life EditMulligan was born in the Sydney suburb of Marrickville His maternal grandparents were Italian from Orsago Treviso Veneto They moved to Australia in 1900 4 Tennis career EditJuniors Edit In 1958 he won the boys singles title at the Australian Championships 5 as well as the Boys Doubles with Bob Hewitt 6 Pro tour Edit He was runner up in the men s doubles at the Australian Championships in 1961 7 In 1962 he was in the finals of the Dutch Open in Hilversum and he won the men s singles title at the Italian Championships three times in 1963 1965 and 1967 8 9 He won singles titles in 1967 and 1968 at the Swedish Open in Bastad and the Austrian Open at Kitzbuhel 1967 Mulligan won the 1970 Japan Championships He was ranked in the world s top 10 in 1962 1963 1965 and 1967 reaching as high as world no 4 in the latter year 1 Mulligan won 1960 U S Claycourts doubles with Hewitt and the 1962 German doubles with Hewitt Mulligan was a member of the 1968 Italian Davis Cup team 10 playing a total of 11 matches 11 Mulligan was ranked no 1 in Italy between 1968 and 1971 He was the coach of Italian Davis Cup team for 10 years and was the first non Italian to receive the Golden Racquet Award by the Italian Tennis Federation 12 Grand Slam finals EditSingles 1 runner up Edit Result Year Championship Surface Opponent ScoreLoss 1962 Wimbledon Championships Grass nbsp Rod Laver 2 6 2 6 1 6Doubles 1 runner up Edit Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents ScoreLoss 1961 Australian Championships Grass nbsp Roy Emerson nbsp Rod Laver nbsp Bob Mark 3 6 5 7 6 3 11 9 2 6References Edit a b United States Lawn Tennis Association 1972 Official Encyclopedia of Tennis First Edition p 428 Wimbledon Men s Finals All About Tennis com Retrieved 8 April 2010 Today in Wimbledon History Today in Sport Retrieved 8 April 2010 The Tome Family Australian Open Boys Singles Champions Australian Open Archived from the original on 2 April 2010 Retrieved 8 April 2010 Australian Open Boys Doubles Champions Australian Open Retrieved 8 April 2010 Australian Open Men s Doubles World Tennis Source Archived from the original on 18 July 2011 Retrieved 8 April 2010 Muster trounces Krajicek for title Manila Standard 21 May 1996 Retrieved 8 April 2010 Mulligan carries Italy s tennis hopes Pittsburgh Press 24 April 1969 Retrieved 8 April 2010 Mulligan may play for Italy The Age 1 November 1967 Retrieved 8 April 2010 Martin Mulligan Davis Cup Retrieved 8 April 2010 Court honoured in Italy Tennis Australia 18 July 2007 Retrieved 8 April 2010 permanent dead link External links EditArticle in The Australian 11 October 2008 Martin Mulligan at the International Tennis Federation nbsp Martin Mulligan at the Association of Tennis Professionals nbsp Martin Mulligan at Tennis Australia nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Martin Mulligan amp oldid 1154506051, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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