Don Candy
Full name | Donald William Candy |
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Country (sports) |
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Born |
Adelaide, Australia | 31 March 1929
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1952, 1959) |
French Open | 4R (1956, 1960) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1951, 1957, 1960) |
US Open | 3R (1951) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (1952, 1953, 1956, 1959) |
French Open | W (1956) |
Wimbledon | QF (1956, 1957) |
US Open | F (1951) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Wimbledon | SF (1952) |
Don Candy (born 31 March 1929) is an Australian former tennis player who was mainly successful in doubles.[1]
At the Grand Slam tournaments he reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Championships singles event in 1952 and 1959. In the singles event at the French Championships he reached the eighth-finals in 1956 and 1960.[2][3][4]
In June 1951 Candy won the singles title at the Kent Championships, a grass court tournament held in Beckenham, defeating Gardnar Mulloy in three sets.[5] The next year, 1952, he again reached the Kent final but on this occasion lost in three sets to Ham Richardson.[6] In July 1951 he won the Midlands counties men's singles title after a straight sets victory in the final against Naresh Kumar from India.[7]
In 1956 he won the Men's Doubles title at the French Championships. With his American partner Bob Perry he won against compatriots Ashley Cooper and Lew Hoad in three straight sets.[8]
After his active career he moved to Baltimore in 1967 where he coached the World Team Tennis Baltimore Banners and later became the coach of Pam Shriver.[9]
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (1 title, 6 runners-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final |
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Runner-up | 1951 | US National Championships | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 8–10, 4–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 1952 | Australian Championships | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 5–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 1953 | Australian Championships | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 11–9, 4–6, 8–10, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 1956 | Australian Championships | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 8–10, 11–13, 4–6 |
Winner | 1956 | French Championships | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1957 | French Championships | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 0–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 1959 | Australian Championships | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–9, 4–6, 2–6 |
References
- ↑ "Players – Don Candy". ATP World Tour. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
- ↑ "Australian Open – Boys' Singles". Juniors. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
- ↑ Lawrence, Don (21 January 1959). "Don Candy Will Fight Ban On Private Tour". The Age. Google News Archive. p. 11. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
- ↑ "Perry, Candy Take French Tennis Title". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Google News Archive. 28 May 1956. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
- ↑ "Candy Upsets Mulloy in Kent Tennis Final". The New York Times. 17 Jun 1951.
- ↑ "Protest By Candy.". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 16 June 1952. p. 20.
- ↑ "MARATHON TENNIS.". The Cairns Post. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 16 July 1951. p. 2.
- ↑ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 400. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ↑ "Gear Talk: Q&A With Pam Shriver". Tennis.com. 7 April 2011.
External links
- Don Candy at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Don Candy at the International Tennis Federation
- Australian Open Player Profile