Mark Edmondson
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Mark Edmondson (born June 24, 1954 in Gosford, New South Wales) was a professional Australian male tennis player. He is best remembered for his victory at the Australian Open in 1976, famously wearing a pair of Dunlop Volleys. He is the last Australian up to date to win the men's singles at the Australian Open. This win was particularly notable because he is the lowest-ranked winner of a major since the ATP rankings were introduced in 1973. He was ranked 212th at the time. [1] Eddo has won six career singles titles and 34 in doubles, including five major titles.
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[edit] Grand Slam record
[edit] Australian Open
- Singles champion: 1976
- Doubles champion: 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984
- Doubles finalist: 1985
[edit] French Open
- Doubles champion: 1985
- Doubles finalist: 1983
[edit] Singles titles (6)
- 1976
- Australian Open, Brisbane
- 1978
- Brisbane
- 1981
- Adelaide, Bristol, Brisbane
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* Open Era | (1969) Rod Laver | (1970) Arthur Ashe | (1971-72) Ken Rosewall | (1973) John Newcombe | (1974) Jimmy Connors | (1975) John Newcombe | (1976) Mark Edmondson | (1977 [Jan]) Roscoe Tanner | (1977 [Dec]) Vitas Gerulaitis | (1978-79) Guillermo Vilas | (1980) Brian Teacher | (1981-82) Johan Kriek | (1983-84) Mats Wilander | (1985) Stefan Edberg | (1986) No competition | (1987) Stefan Edberg | (1988) Mats Wilander | (1989-90) Ivan Lendl | (1991) Boris Becker | (1992-93) Jim Courier | (1994) Pete Sampras | (1995) Andre Agassi | (1996) Boris Becker | (1997) Pete Sampras | (1998) Petr Korda | (1999) Yevgeny Kafelnikov | (2000-01) Andre Agassi | (2002) Thomas Johansson | (2003) Andre Agassi | (2004) Roger Federer | (2005) Marat Safin | (2006-07) Roger Federer |
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