Robert Howe (tennis)

Bob Howe

Full name	Robert Neville Howe
Country (sports)	Australia
Born	(1925-08-03)3 August 1925 Sydney, NSW, Australia
Died	30 November 2004(2004-11-30) (aged 79) Santa Ana, California
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	1968 (amateur from 1949)
Retired	1971
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)[1]
Singles
Career record	41–51
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	QF (1958, 1963)
French Open	3R (1957)
Wimbledon	4R (1956, 1962, 1965)
US Open	4R (1957)
Doubles
Career record	208–94
Career titles	18
Highest ranking	No. 12 (30 August 1977)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	F (1959)
French Open	F (1958, 1961)
Wimbledon	SF (1956, 1957)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open	W (1958)
French Open	W (1960, 1962)
Wimbledon	W (1958)

Robert (Bob) Howe (3 August 1925 – 30 November 2004)^[2] 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.^[3]

Grand Slam finals[]

Doubles (3 runner-ups)[]

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1958	French Championships	Clay	Abe Segal	Ashley Cooper Neale Fraser	6–3, 6–8, 3–6, 5–7
Loss	1959	Australian Championships	Grass	Don Candy	Rod Laver Bob Mark	7–9, 4–6, 2–6
Loss	1961	French Championships	Clay	Bob Mark	Roy Emerson Rod Laver	6–3, 1–6, 1–6, 4–6

Mixed doubles (4 titles)[]

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1958	Australian Championships	Grass	Mary Bevis Hawton	Angela Mortimer	9–11, 6–1, 6–2
Wi	1958	Wimbledon	Grass	Lorraine Coghlan	Althea Gibson Kurt Nielsen	6–3, 13–11
Win	1960	French Championships	Clay	Maria Bueno	Ann Haydon Jones Roy Emerson	1–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win	1962	French Championships	Clay	Renée Schuurman	Lesley Turner Fred Stolle	3–6, 6–4, 6–4

References[]

External links[]

• Robert Howe at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Robert Howe at the International Tennis Federation

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