14 Grand Slam victories

Tennis world mourns: Former world number one dead!

Neale Fraser (right) has passed away.(Bild: AP/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

The tennis world mourns the loss of one of its greats: Former world number one and 14-time Grand Slam winner Neale Fraser has passed away at the age of 91.

"A true legend of Australian tennis who will be missed by many people around the world," wrote the Australian Tennis Association on X with a picture showing the late Fraser at Wimbledon. He celebrated one of his greatest career successes there in 1960. Fraser defeated his compatriot Rod Laver in the final and won the second of his three Grand Slam singles titles. He also won the US Open in 1959 and 1960.

Fraser was one of the best players in the world from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s. During this period, he was always in the top 10 of the world rankings.

Australian tennis legends (from left): Roy Emerson, Neale Fraser and Rod Laver(Bild: AP/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

A force in doubles
The Australian was a force in doubles in particular, winning a total of eleven Grand Slam tournaments. He triumphed three times each in Melbourne, Paris and New York and twice in London. These successes also earned him first place in the doubles world rankings. He won the Davis Cup with his team in 1959, 1960, 1961 and 1962. In 1984 he was elected to the Tennis Hall of Fame and in 2008 he received the prestigious Phillippe Chartier Award for his outstanding successes.