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Chemold Tony Roche Autograph Series 4 5/8 M Tennis Racket Racquet Case USA Grand

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Brand:	Chemold	Model:	Autograph
Grip Size:	4 5/8"	UPC:	Does not apply

Chemold Tennis Racket (Racquet) representing Tony Roche, Autograph SeriesSize: 4 5/8 MBeautiful item!!!Pre-owned tennis racket (racquet); may show some minor usage wear such as rubbing to leather handle, fraying to stitching of leather casing. Some possible discoloration, may just need cleaning.

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Tony Roche at Wimbledon circa 1983 in Mixed Doubles

A left-hander, Roche had a successful singles and double career. He won one singles Grand Slam tournament, the 1966 French Open at , defeating in the final. He was five times the runner-up at Grand Slam tournaments: the French Championships in 1965 and 1967, losing to and respectively, in 1968, losing to , and the in 1969 and 1970, losing to Rod Laver and . With compatriot , he won 12 Grand Slam men's doubles tournaments.In January 1968, Roche turned professional, signing with , joining other pros like , , and to form the "Handsome Eight".Perhaps one of his greatest achievements came in 1977, being called up to play singles in the finals of the tournament versus Italy, nearly 10 years since he had last played for Australia. In the tie, Roche upset top Italian , 6–3, 6–4, 6–4, to lead Australia to a 3–1 victory, winning the Davis Cup. Shoulder and elbow injuries cut short his career after having finished in the top 10 for six consecutive years.Coaching career[]After completing his playing career Roche has developed a highly successful career as a tennis coach. He was the player-coach of the Denver Racquets who won the first in competition 1974, and he was named WTT Coach of the Year. hired Roche as a full-time coach for Roche's advice on volleying. (Lendl dreamed of winning Wimbledon, and because Roche had been a fine grass court player, he sought his tutelage.) Roche also coached former world no. 1 from 1997 to the end of his career in 2002. Roche coached world no. 1 from 2005 to 12 May 2007. It is reputed this was on a "handshake agreement" with no contract; Roche was paid by the week. Federer hired Roche for the opposite reason that Lendl hired him: to work on his clay-court game (as Roche had won the French Open). He also coached two-time singles titlist Lleyton Hewitt, who was aiming to get his career back on track after a number of unsuccessful years on the . On the day of her first round match against at the , which she eventually lost in straight sets, former world no. 4, , requested an hour-long session from Roche as last minute training. Controversially, Roche sat in Pat Rafter's courtside box during the 1998 US Open final versus fellow Australian Davis Cup teammate Philippoussis, affecting Davis Cup team dynamics.Honours[]Roche was made a Member of the (MBE) in 1981 and an Officer of the (AO) in 2001. He entered the alongside doubles partner and close friend in 1986. In 1990 he was inducted into the . He received an in 2000 and a in 2001.Major finals[]Grand Slam finals[]Singles: 6 (1 title, 5 runners-up)[]

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1965		Clay		6–3, 0–6, 2–6, 3–6
Winner	1966	French Championships	Clay		6–1, 6–4, 7–5
Runner-up	1967	French Championships	Clay		1–6, 4–6, 6–2, 2–6
↓ Open Era ↓
Runner-up	1968		Grass		3–6, 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up	1969		Grass	Rod Laver	9–7, 1–6, 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	1970	US Open	Grass		6–2, 4–6, 6–7, 3–6

Doubles: 15 (13 titles, 2 runners-up)[]

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1964		Clay			5–7, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7
Winner	1965		Grass	John Newcombe	Roy Emerson	3–6, 4–6, 13–11, 6–3, 6–4
Winner	1965		Grass	John Newcombe	Ken Fletcher	7–5, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	1966	Australian Championships (2)	Grass	John Newcombe	Roy Emerson Fred Stolle	9–7, 3–6, 8–6, 12–14, 10–12
Winner	1967	Australian Championships (2)	Grass	John Newcombe		3–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–8, 8–6
Winner	1967	French Championships	Clay	John Newcombe	Roy Emerson Ken Fletcher	6–3, 9–7, 12–10
Winner	1967		Grass	John Newcombe	Bill Bowrey Owen Davidson	6–8, 9–7, 6–3, 6–3
↓ Open Era ↓
Winner	1968	Wimbledon (2)	Grass	John Newcombe	Ken Fletcher Ken Rosewall	3–6, 8–6, 5–7, 14–12, 6–3
Winner	1969	French Open (2)	Clay	John Newcombe	Roy Emerson Rod Laver	4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Winner	1969	Wimbledon (3)	Grass	John Newcombe		7–5, 11–9, 6–3
Winner	1970	Wimbledon (4)	Grass	John Newcombe	Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle	10–8, 6–3, 6–1
Winner	1971	Australian Open (3)	Grass	John Newcombe	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	6–2, 7–6
Winner	1974	Wimbledon (5)	Grass	John Newcombe		8–6, 6–4, 6–4
Winner	1976	Australian Open (4)	Grass	John Newcombe		7–6, 6–4
Winner	1977	Australian Open (January) (5)	Grass			6–4, 6–4

Mixed doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runners-up)[]Grand Slam Singles performance timeline[]A=did not participate in the tournamentOpen-Era finals[]Singles[]

Score
Runner-up	1.	1968	, London	Grass	3–6, 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up	2.	1969		Grass	3–6, 6–0, 4–6, 1–6
Winner	1.	1969		Grass	6–4, 4–6, 9–7, 12–10
Winner	2.	1969	, New Zealand	Grass	6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Runner-up	3.	1969		Carpet	5–7, 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	4.	1969		Clay	3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 7–5, 3–6
Winner	3.	1969	, Germany	Clay	6–1, 5–7, 8–6, 7–5
Runner-up	5.	1969		Grass	9–7, 1–6, 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	6.	1969	, UK	Carpet	4–6, 1–6, 3–6
Runner-up	7.	1970		Carpet	3–6, 6–8, 2–6
Winner	4.	1970	, Ireland	Grass	6–3, 6–1
Winner	5.	1970		Clay	7–5, 7–5, 6–3
Winner	6.	1970	, US	Hard	3–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up	8.	1970		Grass	6–2, 4–6, 6–7, 3–6
Winner	7.	1972		Clay	3–6, 7–6, 6–4
Runner-up	9.	1974	, India	Clay	3–6, 3–6, 6–7
Runner-up	10.	1975		Grass	1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Winner	8.	1976		Carpet	6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Winner	9.	1976		Grass	6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	11.	1977	, Australia	Grass	7–6, 1–6, 1–6, 5–7
Winner	10.	1978	, England	Grass	8–6, 9–7

Doubles[]

Score
Winner	1.	1968	, London	Grass		3–6, 8–6, 5–7, 14–12, 6–3
Runner-up	1.	1968	, Germany	Clay		4–6, 4–6, 5–7
Runner-up	2.	1968	, Australia	Grass		5–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1, 4–6
Runner-up	3.	1969	, U.S.	Carpet	John Newcombe	6–8, 4–6
Winner	2.	1969	French Open, Paris	Clay	John Newcombe	4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Winner	3.	1969	, London	Grass	John Newcombe	7–5, 11–9, 6–3
Winner	4.	1970	, London	Grass	John Newcombe	10–8, 6–3, 6–1
Winner	5.	1970	, U.S.	Hard	John Newcombe	8–6, 5–7, 6–4
Winner	6.	1971	Australian Open, Melbourne	Grass	John Newcombe	6–2, 7–6
Winner	7.	1971	, U.S.	Hard	John Newcombe	7–6, 7–6
Runner-up	4.	1971	, U.S.	Carpet	John Newcombe	6–7, 6–4, 6–7
Winner	8.	1971	, Italy	Clay	John Newcombe	6–4, 6–4
Winner	9.	1971	, Iran	Clay	John Newcombe	6–4, 6–7, 6–1
Runner-up	5.	1972	, U.S.	Carpet	John Newcombe	6–7, 6–7
Runner-up	6.	1972	, U.S.	Carpet	John Newcombe	3–6, 7–6, 3–6
Runner-up	7.	1972	, U.S.	Clay	John Newcombe	4–6, 6–4, 6–7
Runner-up	8.	1972	, U.S.	Hard	John Newcombe	DEF
Winner	10.	1972	, U.S.	Carpet	John Newcombe	7–6, 6–2
Runner-up	9.	1972	, U.S.	Clay	John Newcombe	6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Winner	11.	1972	, U.S.	Hard	John Newcombe	6–3, 1–6, 7–6
Winner	12.	1974	, Canada	Carpet		6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Runner-up	10.	1974	, Monaco	Clay		6–7, 6–4, 6–7, 3–6
Winner	13.	1974	, London	Grass	John Newcombe	8–6, 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	11.	1974	, Australia	Hard (i)	John Newcombe	4–6, 4–6
Winner	14.	1976	Australian Open, Melbourne	Grass	John Newcombe	7–6, 6–4
Winner	15.	1976	, U.S.	Carpet	John Newcombe	6–3, 7–5
Winner	16.	1977	Australian Open, Melbourne	Grass		6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	12.	1977	, U.S.	Carpet		4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	13.	1977	, Canada	Carpet	Ross Case	4–6, 1–6
Winner	17.	1977	, Australia	Hard (i)	John Newcombe	6–7, 6–3, 6–1
Winner	18.	1978	, Australia	Hard (i)	John Newcombe	6–4, 6–3

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Chemold Tony Roche Autograph Series 4 5/8 M Tennis Racket Racquet Case USA Grand

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