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Mark Edmondson

Australian tennis playerFor the former Salford, Sydney Roosters and St Helens rugby league player, see Mark Edmondson (rugby league).

Mark Edmondson (born 28 June 1954 in Gosford, New South Wales) is a retired Australian professional tennis player.

Edmondson won the 1976 Australian Open while ranked 212th in the world, and remains the lowest-ranked winner of a Grand Slam tournament since the ATP rankings were introduced in 1973. He is the last Australian to date to win the men's singles at the Australian Open.

Edmondson's best subsequent performance in Grand Slams was reaching the semifinals of the Australian Open in 1981 and Wimbledon in 1982, which took him to a career-high singles ranking of #15. As a doubles player, he won 34 *les, including five in Grand Slams.

Contents

  • 1 Grand Slam performance
    • 1.1 Grand Slam singles performance timeline
    • 1.2 Grand Slam finals, 10 (6 wins, 4 losses)
      • 1.2.1 Singles, 1 (1 win)
      • 1.2.2 Doubles, 7 (5 wins, 2 losses)
      • 1.2.3 Mixed Doubles 2 (2 losses)
  • 2 Career finals
    • 2.1 Singles (6 *les, 6 runner-ups)
    • 2.2 Doubles (34 *les, 34 runner-ups)
  • 3 References
  • 4 External links

Grand Slam performance

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Grand Slam finals, 10 (6 wins, 4 losses)

Singles, 1 (1 win)

Doubles, 7 (5 wins, 2 losses)

Mixed Doubles 2 (2 losses)

Career finals

Singles (6 *les, 6 runner-ups)

Doubles (34 *les, 34 runner-ups)

References

    External links

    • Mark Edmondson at the *ociation of Tennis Professionals
    • Mark Edmondson at the International Tennis Federation
    • Mark Edmondson at the Davis Cup