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Anthony Dalton Roche AO MBE (born 17 May 1945) is an Australian former professional tennis player. A native of Tarcutta, Roche played junior tennis in the New South Wales regional city of Wagga Wagga. [4] He won one Grand Slam singles title, the 1966 French Open at Roland Garros, and 15 Grand Slam doubles titles.
His most heralded singles victory came in the 1977 Davis Cup when he upset and dismantled Italian Adriano Panatta in three-sets, fostering a 3-1 Australian victory, his fifth playing for his country. Doubles was Roche’s forte though, winning 13 career titles and possessing a 210-95 record.
A keen Davis Cup player, Roche racked up a 14-5 win-loss record (7-3 singles, 7-2 doubles) and was a part of winning teams in 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1977. After retiring, Roche became a highly successful coach, guiding the careers of world No.1 players Ivan Lendl, Patrick Rafter, Lleyton Hewitt and Roger Federer.
Feb 1, 2020 · But it was Tony Roche, arguably among the greatest Australian legends of all, who was most feted as past players, Roche’s family and many others in the tennis community celebrated the many achievements of the multiple major champion and highly respected coach.
A left hander from Tarcutta, New South Wales, Tony Roche is a legend of Australian sport. As a player, Roche became one of the world's best, achieving a ranking of world number two behind Rod Laver in 1969. He was in the world top ten from 1965 to 1970, in a career which spanned the…
Roche, with his wicked left-handed serve and magnificent volleying, took 13 major doubles, 12 with Newcombe, setting a team record. But Tony, broad-shouldered and barrel-chested, had the groundstrokes to succeed on clay, winning the difficult Continental double in 1966, the Italian and French singles.
Official tennis player profile of Tony Roche on the ATP Tour. Featuring news, bio, rankings, playing activity, coach, stats, win-loss, points breakdown, videos, and more.
