Dick Crealy

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dick Crealy was an Australian tennis player most notable for reaching the finals of the Australian Open in 1970 and winning two Grand Slam titles in doubles.

Crealy was born in 1944 and in 1968 he achieved his first serious title at the Australian Open with his fellow countryman and teamate Allan Stone in doubles. In the same year he played mixed double with Billie Jean King. In 1970, Crealy reached the singles finals at same tournament but lost to American player Arthur Ashe in straight sets. In 1974, he won a second Grand Slam Title in doubles, together with New Zealander Onny Parun in the French Open. In 1975, he reached the Singles semifinals of the Australian Open for the second time, although this time he lost to Jimmy Connors. Outside of his own country's Grand Slam Tournament, Crealy played at Roland Garros in 1970 where reached the quarterfinals.

Contents

[edit] Grand Slam Tournaments

[edit] Singles Finals (1)

Year Tournament Opponent in Finals Results
1975 Australian Open Arthur Ashe 4–6 7–9 2–6

[edit] Doubles Championships (2)

Year Tournament Partner Opponent in Finals Results
1968 Australian Open Allan Stone Terry Addison / Ray Keldie 10-8 6–4 6–3
1974 French Open Onny Parun Robert Lutz / Stan Smith 6–3 6–2 3–6 5–7 6–1

[edit] Mixed Doubles Championships (1)

Year Tournament Partner Opponent in Finals Results
1968 Australian Open Billie Jean King Margaret Court / Allan Stone walkover

[edit] Career Titles (8)

[edit] Singles (2)

Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Tour (2)
Nº Date Tournament Surface Opponent in Finals Results
1. 11 July 1970 Bastad, Sweden Clay Georges Goven (France) 6–3 6–1 6–1
2. 28 March 1975 Nice, France Clay Iván Molina (Colombia) 7–6 6–4 6–3

[edit] Singles Finals (2)

[edit] External links