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Famoso per il proprio colpo di rovescio, ha avuto una carriera eccezionalmente lunga ai più alti livelli confermandosi tra i primi 10 tennisti della classifica mondiale dal 1952 al 1975. Ha vinto tutti i tornei del Grande Slam tranne Wimbledon, dove perse le quattro finali disputate nel 1954, 1956, 1970, 1974.
Kenneth Robert Rosewall AM MBE (born 2 November 1934) is an Australian former world top-ranking professional tennis player. Rosewall won 147 singles titles, including a record 15 Pro Majors and 8 Grand Slam titles for a total 23 titles at pro and amateur majors. He also won 15 Pro Majors in doubles and 9 Grand Slam doubles titles.
- Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
- 1956, (amateur since 1950)
- 1980
- RR – 3rd (1970)
4 apr 2024 · Ken Rosewall, Australian tennis player who was a major competitor for 25 years, winning 18 Grand Slam titles, 8 of which were in men’s singles. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1980. Learn more about Rosewall’s life and career, including his other Grand Slam championships.
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Overview. Bio. Activity. Stats. Ranking. Personal. As the Doomsday Stroking Machine, the remarkable Kenneth Robert "Muscles" Rosewall was a factor in three decades of tennis, winning his first major titles, the Australian and French singles in 1953 as a teenager, and continuing as a tournament winner past his 43rd birthday.
Rosewall was a youthful member of the Australian Davis Cup team, joining the squad as an 18-year-old in 1953, and helped the Aussies win the Cup that year three other times (1955, 1956, 1973) during his six years competing. During the Open Era, the ATP lists Rosewall’s record at 550-175.
3 nov 2020 · Ubaldo Scanagatta. Il 2 novembre è stato il compleanno di un mio mito, Ken Rosewall, 86 anni. Uno dei più grandi campioni di sempre. Non è giusto che quando tutti dissertano, accalorandosi, sul...
27 dic 2019 · Campioni internazionali. Rosewall l'infinito, quando tornerà un australiano così? Ken, il più giovane campione dell'Australian Open e il più anziano vincitore Slam, ha vinto dall'inizio degli anni Cinquanta alla fine dei Settanta. Nessuno ha giocato meglio in un periodo tanto lungo.
