Rod Frawley (born 8 September 1952) is a former tennis player from Australia, who won one singles title (1982, Adelaide) and five doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 43 in December 1980. His highest ranking in doubles, world No. 23, was achieved in March 1980.

Rod Frawley
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceClontarf, Australia
Born (1952-09-08) 8 September 1952 (age 72)
Brisbane, Australia
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$256,333
Singles
Career record110–144
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 43 (22 December 1980)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (1979)
French Open2R (1981)
WimbledonSF (1981)
Doubles
Career record153–129
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 23 (3 March 1980)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1978–81, 1983)
WimbledonQF (1981)

Frawley reached the semifinals of Wimbledon in 1981, before losing to eventual champion John McEnroe.[1]

He is the older brother of John Frawley.[2]

Career finals

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Singles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jan 1982 Adelaide, Australia Grass   Lloyd Bourne 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Dec 1982 Melbourne, Australia Grass   Pat Cash 4–6, 6–7

Doubles (5 titles, 11 runner-ups)

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Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 1978 Bournemouth, UK Clay   David Carter   Louk Sanders
  Rolf Thung
3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 1979 Maui, US Hard   Francisco González   John Lloyd
  Nick Saviano
5–7, 4–6
Win 1–2 Oct 1979 Sydney, Australia Hard   Francisco González   Vijay Amritraj
  Pat DuPré
walkover
Loss 1–3 Oct 1979 Tokyo, Japan Clay   Francisco González   Colin Dibley
  Pat DuPré
6–3, 1–6, 1–6
Win 2–3 Jan 1980 Auckland, New Zealand Hard   Peter Feigl   John Sadri
  Tim Wilkison
6–2, 7–5
Loss 2–4 Mar 1980 Memphis, US Carpet (i)   Tomáš Šmíd   Brian Gottfried
  John McEnroe
3–6, 7–6, 6–7
Win 3–4 Jun 1980 London/Queen's, UK Grass   Geoff Masters   Paul McNamee
  Sherwood Stewart
6–2, 4–6, 11–9
Loss 3–5 Oct 1980 Brisbane, Australia Grass   Phil Dent   John McEnroe
  Matt Mitchell
6–8
Win 4–5 Oct 1981 Brisbane, Australia Grass   Chris Lewis   Mark Edmondson
  Mike Estep
7–5, 4–6, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 4–6 Mar 1982 Linz, Austria Clay   Paul Kronk   Anders Järryd
  Hans Simonsson
2–6, 0–6
Win 5–6 May 1982 Hilton Head WCT, US Clay   Mark Edmondson   Alan Waldman
  Van Winitsky
6–1, 7–5
Loss 5–7 Jul 1982 Newport, US Grass   Syd Ball   John Andrews
  John Sadri
6–3, 6–7, 5–7
Loss 5–8 Jul 1982 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay   Pavel Složil   Mark Edmondson
  Kim Warwick
6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 5–9 Oct 1982 Melbourne Indoor, Australia Carpet (i)   Syd Ball   Francisco González
  Matt Mitchell
6–7, 6–7
Loss 5–10 Dec 1983 Sydney, Australia Grass   Broderick Dyke   Mike Bauer
  Pat Cash
6–7, 4–6
Loss 5–11 Dec 1983 Adelaide, Australia Grass   Broderick Dyke   Craig Miller
  Eric Sherbeck
3–6, 6–4, 4–6

References

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