Robert (Bob) Howe (3 August 1925 – 30 November 2004)Tennis Archives biography was an Australian tennis player. Although he won 29 singles titles, his main successes were achieved in the doubles competition. He won four mixed doubles Grand Slam titles, including the Wimbledon mixed doubles championship in 1958.
Career In singles play, Howe won the 1954 London Hard Court Championships on clay at The Hurlingham Club defeating Gordon Forbes in the final.
He won the ILTF Surrey Hard Court Championships on clay in 1956 and 1962.
In 1963 he won the Nottingham Open on grass defeating Pierre Barthès in the semifinal and Tony Pickard in the final.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (3 runner-ups)
ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1958 French Championships Clay Abe Segal Ashley Cooper Neale Fraser 6–3, 6–8, 3–6, 5–7 Loss 1959 Australian Championships Grass Don Candy Rod Laver Bob Mark 7–9, 4–6, 2–6Loss 1961 French Championships Clay Bob Mark Roy Emerson Rod Laver 6–3, 1–6, 1–6, 4–6
Mixed doubles (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)
ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1956 French Championships Clay Darlene Hard Thelma Coyne Long Luis Ayala 6–4, 4–6, 1–6Win 1958 Australian Championships Grass Mary Bevis Hawton Angela Mortimer Peter Newman 9–11, 6–1, 6–2Loss 1958 French Championships Clay Lorraine Coghlan Shirley Bloomer Nicola Pietrangeli 6–8, 2–6Win 1958 Wimbledon Grass Lorraine Coghlan Althea Gibson Kurt Nielsen 6–3, 13–11Win 1960 French Championships Clay Maria Bueno Ann Haydon-Jones Roy Emerson 1–6, 6–1, 6–2Lost 1960 Wimbledon Grass Maria Bueno Darlene Hard Rod Laver 11–13, 6–3, 6–8Loss 1961 Wimbledon Grass Edda Buding Fred Stolle Lesley Turner 9–11, 2–6Win 1962 French Championships Clay Renée Schuurman Lesley Turner Fred Stolle 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
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