Bill Bowrey
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) |
William Bowrey (born 25 December 1943) is a former Australian tennis player. He was ranked world No. 8 in 1967.
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.
Biography
Bowrey reached the quarterfinal of the Australian (international amateur) Championships in 1965 (losing to John Newcombe), 1966 (losing to Roy Emerson) and 1967 (losing to Emerson) and the US Open quarters in 1966 (losing to Manuel Santana).
In 1966 he won the Sydney Metropolitan Grass Court Championships defeating Phil Dent, Dick Crealy, and Tony Roche in the final.
He won the 1967
At the 1967 US Open doubles, Bowrey and partner Owen Davidson lost the final to Newcombe and Roche in four sets.[3]
Bowrey was ranked world No. 8 in 1967 by the New York Times.[4]
At the end of 1967, Newcombe and Roche had signed professional contracts. Emerson, Santana and other European stars decided not to play in the 1968 Australian Championships (Emerson would turn pro on April 1, 1968), and
The game went open in April that year and in May Bowrey won the Atlanta Invitation defeating
At the first Open Wimbledon Bowrey lost in the second round to Andrés Gimeno. Defending his Australian title the following year Bowrey defeated Pancho Gonzales in the third round to reach the quarterfinals where he lost a two sets to love lead against Ray Ruffels.
Bowrey represented Australia in two Davis Cup rounds, the first against the U.S. in the World Group Final in December 1968, where he lost to Clark Graebner in five sets and defeated Arthur Ashe in four sets. The second in the North & Central America draw in May 1969 versus Mexico, where he won against Joaquín Loyo-Mayo and lost to Rafael Osuna.[6]
Bowrey was also involved in one of the longest matches in tennis history at
Bowrey had married fellow tennis professional
In February 1974, Bowrey won the New South Wales Hardcourt Championships, defeating Mark Edmondson in the semi-final and Stolle in the final in a close match.[10]
Grand Slam finals
Singles (1 title)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1968 | Australian Championships | Grass | Juan Gisbert Sr. | 7–5, 2–6, 9–7, 6–4 |
Doubles (3 runners-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1966 | Wimbledon | Grass | Owen Davidson | Ken Fletcher John Newcombe |
3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Loss | 1967 | Australian Championships | Grass | Owen Davidson | John Newcombe Tony Roche |
6–3, 3–6, 5–7, 8–6, 6–8 |
Loss | 1967 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Owen Davidson | John Newcombe Tony Roche |
8–6, 7–9, 3–6, 3–6 |
Grand Slam tournament performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Tournament | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | SR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australian Open | 2R | 2R | 3R | QF | QF | QF | W | QF | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | 1 / 12 |
French Open | A | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | A | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 5 |
Wimbledon | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 4R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 9 |
US Open | A | A | 4R | A | QF | 4R | A | 3R | 3R | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 |
Strike rate | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 32 |
References
- ^ "Mulligan, Emerson Lead World Tennis Standing", The New York Times, 21 May 1967.
- ^ a b "William Bowrey (1943)". Big Sports Fanatic.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
- ^ "US Open Tennis Mens Doubles Champions". Altius Directory. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
- ^ "Mulligan, Emerson Lead World Tennis Standing ", The New York Times, 21 May 1967.
- ^ Drucker, Joel (10 January 2008). "The Last Amateur Grand slam". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
- ^ "Bill Bowrey". Davis Cup. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
- ^ "Longest matches (games)". Tennis28.com. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
- ^ "Bowrey Turns Professional". Beaver County Times. 26 January 1970. p. B-4.
- ^ "Rogers Cup – Men – Doubles Champion". Retrieved 7 April 2010.
- ^ NSW Hardcourt Association. https://hardcourt.com.au/content.php?page=nursery_aus_tennis