Martin Mulligan
Full name | Martin Frederick Mulligan |
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Country (sports) | Australia Italy (1968-1975) |
Residence | San Francisco, United States |
Born | Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia | 18 October 1940
Turned pro | 1968 (amateur from 1958) |
Retired | 1975 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Singles | |
Career titles | 16 |
Highest ranking | No. 4 (1967, Lance Tingay)[1] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | SF (1964) |
French Open | QF (1959, 1962, 1970) |
Wimbledon | F (1962) |
US Open | 2R (1966) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (1961) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (1960) |
Martin "Marty" Mulligan (born 18 October 1940) is a former
Personal life
Mulligan was born in the Sydney suburb of Marrickville. His maternal grandparents were Italian, from Orsago, Treviso, Veneto. They moved to Australia in 1900.[4]
Tennis career
Juniors
In 1958, he won the boys' singles title at the Australian Championships[5] as well as the Boys' Doubles (with Bob Hewitt).[6]
Pro tour
He was runner-up in the men's doubles at the Australian Championships in 1961.
Grand Slam finals
Singles (1 runner–up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1962 | Wimbledon Championships | Grass | Rod Laver | 2–6, 2–6, 1–6 |
Doubles (1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1961 | Australian Championships | Grass | Roy Emerson | Rod Laver Bob Mark |
3–6, 5–7, 6–3, 11–9, 2–6 |
References
- ^ a b United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 428.
- ^ "Wimbledon Men's Finals". All About Tennis.com. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Today in Wimbledon History". Today in Sport. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "The Tome Family".
- ^ "Australian Open – Boys Singles Champions". Australian Open. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Australian Open – Boys' Doubles Champions". Australian Open. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Australian Open Men's Doubles". World Tennis Source. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Muster trounces Krajicek for title". Manila Standard. 21 May 1996. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- Pittsburgh Press. 24 April 1969. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Mulligan may play for Italy". The Age. 1 November 1967. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Martin Mulligan". Davis Cup. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Court honoured in Italy". Tennis Australia. 18 July 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2010.[permanent dead link]
External links
- Article in The Australian (11 October 2008)
- Martin Mulligan at the International Tennis Federation
- Martin Mulligan at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Martin Mulligan at Tennis Australia