Roy Stanley Emerson AC (born 3 November 1936) is an Australian former tennis player who won 12 Grand Slam singles titles and 16 Grand Slam doubles titles, for a total of 28 Grand Slam titles.

In the 1960s, when an endless array of Australian men’s tennis players dominated the major tournament circuit, winning 32 of 40 major singles championships, Roy Emerson was the ring-leader, winning 12 of them himself.

Roy Emerson is an Australian former No.1 tennis player who won 28 Major titles, including 12 Major singles titles and 16 Grand Slam tournament men's doubles titles. He holds the unique distinction of being the only male player to have completed a …

Emerson, a slim, quick, athletic farm kid who strengthened his wrists for tennis by milking innumerable cows on his father’s property, played on eight winning Davis Cup teams between 1959 and 1967, a record. He won 28 of the major singles and doubles championships, a lofty male record.

Roy Stanley Emerson (born 3 November 1936) is an Australian former number one amateur tennis player who won 12 amateur Grand Slam tournament singles titles and 16 Grand Slam tournament men’s doubles titles (14 amateur. 2 open). He is the only male player to have completed an amateur Career Grand Slam (winning titles at all four Grand Slam ...

Aug 31, 2022 · In September 1962, Rod Laver completed his first Grand Slam with a 2–6, 4–6, 7–5, 4–6 defeat of his fellow Australian, Roy Emerson. It was the tenth meeting between the two players that year, every single one of them in a final.

Official tennis player profile of Roy Emerson on the ATP Tour. Featuring news, bio, rankings, playing activity, coach, stats, win-loss, points breakdown, videos, and more.

Roy Emerson was a super-fit and athletic champion whose career bridged the amateur and Open eras. His haul of 28 Grand Slam titles (12 singles, 16 doubles) is a record for men’s tennis. Emerson is also the only man to win singles and doubles titles at all four majors.

Nov 2, 2016 · The 60’s were rightly called the Golden Age of Australian tennis, simply because it was just another time when the Australians were best at a sport. As the birthday of one such legend Roy Emerson approaches, this article honors the achievements of this iconic figure in the history of tennis.

Right-handed six-footer Emerson was slim, quick and famed for his fitness. He won his first major singles title in Melbourne in 1961, defeating Rod Laver in the final. "Emerson's victory will be widely toasted tonight in the little town of Blackbutt, 100 miles north-west of Brisbane where the bronzed super-fit new champion first started the ...