Bob Carmichael
Appearance
Full name | Robert Carmichael |
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Country (sports) | Australia |
Residence | Melbourne, Australia |
Born | 4th July 1940 Melbourne, Australia |
Died | November 18, 2003 | (aged 63)
Height | 6' (183 cm) |
Turned pro | 1968 (Slam debut in 1963) |
Retired | 1978 |
Plays | Right-handed (1-handed backhand) |
Singles | |
Career record | 170-224 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | Top 10 (1970) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1973) |
French Open | 4R (1968) |
Wimbledon | QF (1970) |
US Open | 4R (1971) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 312-215 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 12 |
Last updated on: 6 June 2012. |
Bob "Nails" Carmichael (4 July 1940 – 18 November 2003) was an Australian tennis player and coach.
As a player, Carmichael won 1 singles title and 12 doubles titles, and achieved a top 10 ranking in 1970. Partnering Allan Stone, he reached the doubles final of the 1974 Australian Open. Following his retirement in 1979, Carmichael was a coach for Tennis Australia, and the Australian Institute of Sport. He coached Patrick Rafter, Lleyton Hewitt, Darren Cahill, and Leander Paes.
Doubles titles (12)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1970 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Owen Davidson | Arthur Ashe Stan Smith |
0–6, 7–5, 5–7 |
Winner | 1. | 1970 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Ray Ruffels | Željko Franulović Jan Kodeš |
7–5, 6–2, 5–7, 6–7, 6–3 |
Winner | 2. | 1971 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Ray Ruffels | Brian Fairlie Raymond Moore |
6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1971 | Tehran WCT, Iran | Clay | Ray Ruffels | John Newcombe Tony Roche |
4–6, 7–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 1971 | Washington WCT, U.S. | Clay | Ray Ruffels | Tom Okker Marty Riessen |
6–7, 2–6 |
Winner | 3. | 1971 | South Orange, U.S. | Hard | Tom Leonard | Clark Graebner Erik Van Dillen |
6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 4. | 1972 | Toronto WCT, Canada | Carpet | Ray Ruffels | Roy Emerson Rod Laver |
6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 5. | 1972 | Quebec WCT, Canada | Indoor | Ray Ruffels | John Alexander Terry Addison |
4–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 4. | 1972 | Johannesburg-2, South Africa | Hard | Terry Addison | John Newcombe Fred Stolle |
3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 1973 | Nottingham, U.S. | Grass | Frew McMillan | Tom Gorman Erik Van Dillen |
4–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 1973 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Frew McMillan | Nikola Pilić Stan Smith |
6–2, 4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 1973 | Bretton Woods, U.S. | Clay | Frew McMillan | Rod Laver Fred Stolle |
6–7, 6–4, 5–7 |
Winner | 6. | 1973 | Tanglewood, U.S. | Other | Frew McMillan | Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie |
6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 7. | 1973 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Clay | Frew McMillan | Manuel Orantes Ion Ţiriac |
6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 8. | 1973 | Seattle, U.S. | Frew McMillan | Tom Gorman Tom Okker |
6–2, 4–6, 6–7 | |
Winner | 8. | 1973 | Quebec City, Canada | Other | Frew McMillan | Jimmy Connors Marty Riessen |
6–2, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | 1973 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Frew McMillan | Ilie Năstase Tom Okker |
3–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 10. | 1973 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Frew McMillan | Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase |
3–6, 7–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 11. | 1975 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | Allan Stone | John Alexander Phil Dent |
3–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 9. | 1975 | Auckland, New Zealand | Grass | Ray Ruffels | Brian Fairlie Onny Parun |
7–6, RET. |
Runner-up | 12. | 1975 | Denver WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Allan Stone | Roy Emerson Rod Laver |
2–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 13. | 1975 | Las Vegas, U.S. | Hard | Cliff Drysdale | John Alexander Phil Dent |
1–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 14. | 1975 | Hong Kong | Hard | Gene Mayer | Tom Okker Ken Rosewall |
3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 15. | 1976 | Düsseldorf, Germany | Clay | Raymond Moore | Wojtek Fibak Karl Meiler |
4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 16. | 1976 | Perth, Australia | Hard | Ismail El Shafei | Dick Stockton Roscoe Tanner |
7–6, 1–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 10. | 1976 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Clay | Ken Rosewall | Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie |
6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 11. | 1976 | Bangalore, India | Clay | Ray Ruffels | Chiraid Mukherjea Bhanu Nunna |
6–2, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 17. | 1978 | Miami, U.S. | Carpet | Brian Teacher | Tom Gullikson Gene Mayer |
6–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 12. | 1978 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Mark Edmondson | Péter Szőke Balázs Taróczy |
7–5, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 18. | 1978 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Mark Edmondson | Tom Okker Balázs Taróczy |
6–7, 6–4, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 19. | 1978 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Grass | Syd Ball | Hank Pfister Sherwood Stewart |
4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 20. | 1979 | Washington Indoor, U.S. | Carpet | Brian Teacher | Robert Lutz Stan Smith |
4–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 21. | 1979 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Hard (i) | Brian Teacher | Wojtek Fibak Tom Okker |
3–6, 7–5, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 22. | 1979 | Woodlands Doubles, U.S. | Hard | Tim Gullikson | Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart |
3–6, 2–2, RET. |
External links
- Bob Carmichael at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel "Former tennis star Carmichael dies at 63.