Don Candy (31 March 1929 – 14 June 2020) was an Australian tennis player who was mainly successful in doubles.
At the Grand Slam tournaments he reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Championships singles event in 1952 and 1959. In the singles event at the French Championships he reached the eighth-finals in 1956 and 1960.
In June 1951 Candy won the singles title at the Kent Championships, a grass court tournament held in Beckenham, defeating Gardnar Mulloy in three sets. The next year, 1952, he again reached the Kent final but on this occasion lost in three sets to Ham Richardson. In July 1951 he won the Midlands counties men's singles title after a straight sets victory in the final against Naresh Kumar from India.
In 1956 he won the Men's Doubles title at the French Championships. With his American partner Bob Perry he won against compatriots Ashley Cooper and Lew Hoad in three straight sets.
After his active career he moved to Baltimore in 1967 where he coached the World Team Tennis Baltimore Banners and later became the coach of Pam Shriver. In 2022 Shriver disclosed that she had been in a multi-year relationship with Candy, that started when she was a young player.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (1 title, 6 runners-up)
ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore Loss 1951 US National Championships Grass Mervyn Rose Ken McGregor Frank Sedgman 8–10, 4–6, 6–4, 5–7Loss 1952 Australian Championships Grass Mervyn Rose Ken McGregor Frank Sedgman 4–6, 5–7, 3–6Loss 1953 Australian Championships Grass Mervyn Rose Lew Hoad Ken Rosewall 11–9, 4–6, 8–10, 4–6Loss 1956 Australian Championships Grass Mervyn Rose Lew Hoad Ken Rosewall 8–10, 11–13, 4–6Winner 1956 French Championships Clay Bob Perry Ashley Cooper Lew Hoad 7–5, 6–3, 6–3Loss 1957 French Championships Clay Mervyn Rose Mal Anderson Ashley Cooper 3–6, 0–6, 3–6Loss 1959 Australian Championships Grass Bob Howe Rod Laver Robert Mark 7–9, 4–6, 2–6
References
External links
Australian Open Player Profile