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Bill Bowrey
Australian tennis player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Bowrey (born 25 December 1943) is a former Australian tennis player. He was ranked world No. 8 in 1967.
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![]() Bill Bowrey at the 1970 Dutch Open | |
Full name | William Walter Bowrey |
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Country (sports) | Australia |
Residence | Victoria, Australia |
Born | (1943-12-25) 25 December 1943 (age 80) Sydney, Australia |
Turned pro | 1968 (amateur tour from 1962) |
Retired | 1975 |
Plays | Right-handed (1-handed backhand) |
Singles | |
Career record | 450–274 |
Career titles | 21 |
Highest ranking | No. 8 (1967, The New York Times)[1] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | W (1968) |
French Open | 3R (1965, 1971) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1966) |
US Open | QF (1966) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 89–60 (Open era at Grand Slam, Grand Prix and WCT level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 5 |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (1967) |
French Open | QF (1969, 1971) |
Wimbledon | F (1966) |
US Open | F (1967) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (1966) |
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Bowrey was born in Sydney, Australia and is best remembered as the last amateur to win the Australian Championships in 1968[2] before the tournament opened itself to professional tennis players in 1969.