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Robert Howe (tennis)
Australian tennis player

Robert Howe (tennis)

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Australian tennis player
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Sydney
Death
Place of death
Santa Ana
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Biography

Robert (Bob) Howe (born 3 August 1925 in Sydney; died 30 November 2004 in Santa Ana, California) was an Australian tennis player. His main successes were achieved in the doubles competition. He won four mixed doubles Grand Slam titles, including the Wimbledon mixed doubles championship in 1958.

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles

Titles (4)

YearChampionshipPartnerOpponentsScore
1958Australian ChampionshipsAustralia Mary Bevis HawtonUnited Kingdom Angela Mortimer Barrett
United Kingdom Peter Newman
9–11, 6–1, 6–2
1958WimbledonAustralia Lorraine Coghlan RobinsonUnited States Althea Gibson
Denmark Kurt Nielsen
6–3, 13–11
1960French ChampionshipsBrazil Maria BuenoUnited Kingdom Ann Haydon Jones
Australia Roy Emerson
1–6, 6–1, 6–2
1962French ChampionshipsSouth Africa Renee Schuurman HaygarthAustralia Lesley Turner Bowrey
Australia Fred Stolle
3–6, 6–4, 6–4

Men's doubles

Runners-up (3)

YearChampionshipPartnerOpponentsScore
1958French ChampionshipsSouth Africa Abe SegalAustralia Ashley Cooper
Australia Neale Fraser
6–3, 6–8, 3–6, 5–7
1959Australian ChampionshipsAustralia Don CandyAustralia Rod Laver
Australia Bob Mark
7–9, 4–6, 2–6
1961French ChampionshipsAustralia Bob MarkAustralia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
6–3, 1–6, 1–6, 4–6

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