Bob Mark

Bob Mark

Full name	Robert Ian Mark
Country	Australia
Born	(1937-11-28)28 November 1937 Albury, Australia
Died	21 July 2006(2006-07-21) (aged 68) South Africa
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	SF (1959)
French Open	3R (1958)
Wimbledon	3R (1958, 1960)
US Open	QF (1960)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	W (1959, 1960, 1961)
French Open	F (1961)
Wimbledon	F (1959)
US Open	F (1960)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open	W (1960)
Wimbledon	SF (1959, 1960)
US Open	W (1961)

Robert Mark (28 November 1937 – 21 July 2006) was an Australian professional tennis player.

Mark won the Australian Men's Doubles title in 1959, 1960 and 1960 partnering Rod Laver. Together with Sandra Reynolds he won the 1960 Australian Mixed Doubles title and in 1961 he teamed up with compatriot Margaret Court to win the U.S. National Championships Mixed Doubles title.

In 1962 he won the singles title at the South African Championships after a four-sets victory in the final against Gordon Forbes.^[1]

Grand slam finals

Doubles

Titles (3)

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score
1959	Australian Championships	Rod Laver	Don Candy Bob Howe	9–7, 6–4, 6–2
1960	Australian Championships	Rod Laver	Roy Emerson Neale Fraser	1–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
1961	Australian Championships	Rod Laver	Roy Emerson Martin Mulligan	6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 9–11, 6–2

Finals (2)

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score
1959	Wimbledon Championships	Rod Laver	Roy Emerson Neale Fraser	6–8, 3–6, 16–14, 7–9
1960	US National Championships	Rod Laver	Roy Emerson Neale Fraser	7–9, 2–6, 4–6

References

External links

• Biography of Bob Mark
• Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – Player profile
• Davis Cup – Player profile