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.
Country (sports) | Australia |
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Residence | Clontarf, Australia |
Born | Brisbane, Australia | 8 September 1952
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $256,333 |
Singles | |
Career record | 110–144 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 43 (22 December 1980) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1979) |
French Open | 2R (1981) |
Wimbledon | SF (1981) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 153–129 |
Career titles | 5 |
Highest ranking | No. 23 (3 March 1980) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1978–81, 1983) |
Wimbledon | QF (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
editSingles (1 title, 1 runner-up)
editResult | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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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)
editResult | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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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
editExternal links
edit- Rod Frawley at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Rod Frawley at the International Tennis Federation