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John David Newcombe, born May 23, 1944 in Sydney,
Australia, was a former World No. 1 tennis
champion.

A natural athlete, as a boy John Newcombe played
several sports until devoting himself to tennis.
He was the Australian junior champion in 1961,
1962 and 1963 and became a member of Australia's
Davis Cup winning team in 1964. He won his first
Grand Slam major in 1965 by taking the Australian
Open doubles title with fellow Australian Tony
Roche. That same year, the duo won the Wimbledon
championships|Wimbledon doubles title. They would
team up to win the Australian doubles championship
three more times, Wimbledon another four times and
the US Open (tennis)|US Open in 1967, the French
Open in 1967 and 1969.  Together, Newcombe and
Roche won 12 Grand Slam titles, more than any
other men's team in tennis history.

John Newcombe's powerful serve and volley was the
backbone of his attacking game. To the delight of
fans, and the surprise of his opponent, he
frequently came up with a second-serve ace. His
play made him the No. 1 amateur in the world in
1967. As a pro, he was the world number one player
in 1970, 1971 and 1973.  In singles play, he was a
two time winner of the Australian Open, a three
time winner of Wimbledon, and the US Open twice. 

As member of Lamar Hunt's, "World Championship
Tennis" professional tour group, and part of the
players union, he was banned by the International
Tennis Federation from competing in the 1972
Wimbledon championships and he boycotted the event
in 1973. Very popular with the fans, Newcombe's
absence resulted in urgent negotiations that
ultimately resolved the issues. He served as
President of the Association of Tennis
Professionals in 1977 and 1978.

Newcombe and Rod Laver are the only players to
ever win both the US Open and Wimbledon men's
singles titles as an amateur and as a
professional. The grass surfaces favored his game
and although he made it to the 1964 finals,  the
French Open's clay surface was the only major
singles championship he never won. However, he did
take the French doubles title on three occasions.
Overall, he won 25 Grand Slam major titles in
singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. 

John Newcombe was the last of the Australians who
dominated tennis in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1986,
his achievements were recognized with his
induction into the International Tennis Hall of
Fame. Still active in tennis, he was made captain
of Australia's Davis Cup team in 1995.

==Grand Slam results==
===Australian Open===
* Singles champion: 1973, 1975
** Singles finalist: 1976 
* Doubles champion: 1965, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1976
** Doubles finalist: 1963, 1966
* Mixed champion: 1965  

===French Open===
* Doubles champion: 1967, 1969, 1973
** Doubles finalist: 1964
* Mixed champion: 1965

===Wimbledon Championships===
* Singles champion: 1967, 1970, 1971
** Singles finalist: 1969 
* Doubles champion: 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970,
1974
* Mixed champion: 1965

===US Open (tennis)|U.S. Open===
* Singles champion: 1967, 1973 
** Singles finalist: 1966 
* Doubles champion: 1967, 1971, 1973 
** Doubles finalist: 1972 
* Mixed champion: 1964 

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==Grand Slam titles (7)== 
 1967   Wimbledon                William Bungert  
          6-3, 6-1, 6-1 
 1967   U.S. Open                Clark Graebner   
          6-4, 6-4, 8-6 
 Open Era
 1970   Wimbledon                Ken Rosewall     
          5-7, 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1   
 1971   Wimbledon                Stan Smith       
          6-3, 5-7, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 
 1973   Australian Open          Onny Parun       
          6-3, 6-7, 7-5, 6-1 
 1973   U.S. Open                Jan Kodes        
          6-4, 1-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 
 1975   Australian Open          Jimmy Connors    
          7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6

Tennis World Number Ones (men)