Bob Carmichael
Bob "Nails" Carmichael (4 July 1940 – 18 November 2003) was an Australian tennis player and coach.
Wimbledon 1985, Over 35's Doubles | |
| Country (sports) | Australia |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 July 1940 Melbourne, Australia |
| Died | 18 November 2003 (aged 63) Melbourne, Australia |
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 1968 (amateur from 1963) |
| Retired | 1979 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 170–224 (Open era) |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 10 (1970, world's top 10) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1973) |
| French Open | 4R (1968) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1970) |
| US Open | 4R (1971) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 312–215 (Open era) |
| Career titles | 12 |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | F (1975) |
| French Open | SF (1971, 1973) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1977) |
| US Open | SF (1977) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | QF (1970) |
As a player, Carmichael won one singles title and 12 doubles titles, and achieved a top-ten ranking in 1970. Partnering Allan Stone, he reached the doubles final of the 1975 Australian Open.
Following his retirement in 1979, Carmichael was a coach for Tennis Australia, and the Australian Institute of Sport. He coached top-ranking professionals Patrick Rafter, Lleyton Hewitt, Darren Cahill and Leander Paes.
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