Don Candy
Full name | Donald William Candy |
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Country (sports) | Australia |
Born | (1929-03-31)31 March 1929 Adelaide, Australia |
Died | 14 June 2020(2020-06-14) (aged 91) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1952, 1959) |
French Open | 4R (1956, 1960) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1951, 1957, 1960) |
US Open | 3R (1951) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (1952, 1953, 1956, 1959) |
French Open | W (1956) |
Wimbledon | QF (1956, 1957) |
US Open | F (1951) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | SF (1952) |
Don Candy (31 March 1929 – 14 June 2020[1]) was an Australian tennis player who was mainly successful in doubles.[2]
At the Grand Slam tournaments he reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Championships singles event in 1952 and 1959. In the singles event at the French Championships he reached the eighth-finals in 1956 and 1960.[3][4][5]
In June 1951 Candy won the singles title at the Kent Championships, a grass court tournament held in Beckenham, defeating Gardnar Mulloy in three sets.[6] The next year, 1952, he again reached the Kent final but on this occasion lost in three sets to Ham Richardson.[7] In July 1951 he won the Midlands counties men's singles title after a straight sets victory in the final against Naresh Kumar from India.[8]
In 1956 he won the Men's Doubles title at the French Championships. With his American partner Bob Perry he won against compatriots Ashley Cooper and Lew Hoad in three straight sets.[9]
After his active career he moved to Baltimore in 1967 where he coached the World Team Tennis Baltimore Banners and later became the coach of Pam Shriver.[10] In 2022 Shriver disclosed that she had been in a multi-year relationship with Candy, that started when she was a young player.[11][12]
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (1 title, 6 runners-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1951 | US National Championships | Mervyn Rose | Ken McGregor Frank Sedgman | 8–10, 4–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 1952 | Australian Championships | Mervyn Rose | Ken McGregor Frank Sedgman | 4–6, 5–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 1953 | Australian Championships | Mervyn Rose | Lew Hoad Ken Rosewall | 11–9, 4–6, 8–10, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 1956 | Australian Championships | Mervyn Rose | Lew Hoad Ken Rosewall | 8–10, 11–13, 4–6 |
Winner | 1956 | French Championships | Bob Perry | Ashley Cooper Lew Hoad | 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1957 | French Championships | Mervyn Rose | Mal Anderson Ashley Cooper | 3–6, 0–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 1959 | Australian Championships | Bob Howe | Rod Laver Robert Mark | 7–9, 4–6, 2–6 |
References
- ^ "Remembering Don Candy". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Players – Don Candy". ATP World Tour. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
- ^ "Australian Open – Boys' Singles". Juniors. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
- ^ Lawrence, Don (21 January 1959). "Don Candy Will Fight Ban on Private Tour". The Age. p. 11. Retrieved 25 February 2010 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Perry, Candy Take French Tennis Title". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 28 May 1956. Retrieved 25 February 2010 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Candy Upsets Mulloy in Kent Tennis Final". The New York Times. 17 June 1951.
- ^ "Protest By Candy". The West Australian. Perth. 16 June 1952. p. 20 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Marathon tennis". The Cairns Post. Cairns, Queensland. 16 July 1951. p. 2 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). New York City: New Chapter Press. p. 400. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ "Gear Talk: Q&A With Pam Shriver". Tennis.com. 7 April 2011.
- ^ Shriver, Pam (20 April 2022). "Pam Shriver exclusive: 'I was in an inappropriate relationship with my 50-year-old coach at 17'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Pam Shriver's Story: Me, my coach, and the danger of crossing boundaries". The Tennis Podcast. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
External links
- Don Candy at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Don Candy at the International Tennis Federation
- Australian Open Player Profile
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