Robert Roy Maud (12 August 1946 – 15 March 2006) was a South African tennis player.[1][2]
Country (sports) | South Africa |
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Born | Johannesburg, Transvaal, Union of South Africa | 12 August 1946
Died | 15 March 2006 Krugersdorp, Gauteng, South Africa | (aged 59)
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Plays | Right |
Singles | |
Career titles | 3 |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1971) |
French Open | 3R (1968, 1969) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1967) |
US Open | 2R (1972) |
Doubles | |
Career titles | 0 |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1971) |
French Open | QF (1971) |
Wimbledon | QF (1971) |
US Open | 3R (1971) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | QF (1966, 1967, 1970) |
US Open | F (1971) |
Maud made his Davis Cup debut at the age of 18, and was a member of the squad that gained South Africa's only Davis Cup triumph in 1974. He was 5’11 and three quarters and He was ranked in the Top 10 in South Africa for 10 successive years, and partnered Betty Stöve to the 1971 US Open mixed doubles final against Billie Jean King and Owen Davidson (3–6, 5–7).[2]
In July 1968 he won the singles title at the Dutch Open in Hilversum after defeating István Gulyás in the final in five sets.[3]
Grand Slam finals
editMixed doubles
editResult | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1971 | US Open | Grass | Betty Stöve | Billie Jean King Owen Davidson |
3–6, 5–7 |
References
edit- ^ "Bob MAUD Player Page". Davis Cup Official Website. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
- ^ a b "Federation News: Obituary – Robert Maud" (PDF). News Bulletin of the International Tennis Federation. International Tennis Federation. 20 March 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2006. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1969). BP Yearbook of World Tennis. London: Ward Lock. p. 167. ISBN 978-0706318241. OCLC 502175694.
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