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Neale Fraser The solidly built and athletic Neale Fraser found team play his strongest suit, as doubles and Davis Cup for his beloved Australia won him the most trophies, as player and captain. The Melbourne player won the Wimbledon singles in 1960 and the U.S. titles in 1959 and 1960, but will be remembered as one of eight men to have won all four majors in doubles, the Australian, French and U.S. Championships three times each and Wimbledon twice. Astonishingly he won them with three different Australian partners: Ashley Cooper, Lew Hoad and Roy Emerson. The 6-foot-one-inch player was at his best on fast surfaces, serving down his left-handed bombs using flat, sliced and kick: backing it up with precision volleys and a marvelous competitive nature. With Emerson he won eight majors and was the mainstay in an Australian side, which won four Davis Cups, starting in 1959 at Forest Hills. He also won one Australian, one Wimbledon and three U.S. mixed Championships between 1958-60.
Although he retired from playing in 1963 (cameo appearance at Wimbledon in 1973), Fraser was ranked in the Top Ten every year between 1956 and 1962, finishing the year at number one in 1959 and 1960. Fraser succeeded legendary non-playing captain Harry Hopman in 1970 and held the job for a record 23 years, masterminding four victories in 1973, 1977, 1983 and 1986, losing the 1990 final to the United States. Grand Slam Record Australian Singles finalist 1957, 1959-60; Doubles 1957-58, 1962; Doubles finalist 1954, 1960; Mixed 1959 Wimbledon Singles 1960; Singles finalist 1958; Doubles 1959, 1961, Doubles finalist 1955, 1957-58, 1973; Mixed 1962; Mixed finalist 1957, 1959 French Doubles 1958, 1960, 1962; Doubles finalist 1959 U.S. Championships Singles 1959-60; Doubles 1957, 1959-60, Mixed 1958-60 Tournament Record (inc. Davis Cup) Italian Championships Singles finalist 1959; Doubles 1957, 1959, 1961-62; Doubles finalist 1960 Australian Davis Cup team member 1959-63;
winning side 1959-62; Captain 1970-93; winning
captain 1973, 1977, 1983, 1986; losing captain 1990
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