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{{short description|Australian tennis player (born 1927)}}
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|name= Frank Sedgman<br/><small>{{post-nominals|country=AUS|AO}}</small>
|fullname= Francis Arthur Sedgman 
|image= Frank Sedgman.jpg
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|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1927|10|29|df=y}}
|birth_place= [[Mont Albert, Victoria]], Australia
|height= {{height|cm=180}}
|turnedpro= 1953 (amateur tour from 1945)
|retired= 1976
|plays= Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney=
|tennishofyear= 1979
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|singlesrecord= 863–516 (62.5%)<ref>{{cite web|title=Frank Sedgman: Career match record|url=https://app.thetennisbase.com/?enlace=playern&player_input_enc=SEDGMAN%2C+FRANK&player_input=SEDGMAN%2C+FRANK&sub=2#aSubmenu|website=thetennisbase.com|publisher=Tennismem SL|access-date=22 September 2021}}</ref>
|singlestitles= 49<ref>{{cite web|title=Frank Sedgman: Career tournament results|url=https://app.thetennisbase.com/?enlace=playern&player_input_enc=SEDGMAN%2C+FRANK&player_input=SEDGMAN%2C+FRANK&sub=4&idjugador=44857&year=&surface=&tipo_de_torneo=&tipo_de_cuadro=W&tm_category=&tm_torneo=&rondaplus=#aSubmenu|website=thetennisbase.com|publisher=Tennismem SL|access-date=22 November 2017}}</ref>
|highestsinglesranking= [[World number 1 ranked male tennis players|No. '''1''']] (1950, [[Harry Hopman]],<ref name="HOPMAN'S WORLD RANKINGS">{{cite news|date=16 January 1951|title=HOPMAN'S WORLD RANKINGS|page=16|newspaper=[[The Herald (Melbourne)]]|issue=22979|location=Victoria, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article248321620|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=25 November 2021}}</ref> Ned Potter.<ref name="Sedgman Tops World Tennis">{{cite news|date=26 October 1950|title=Sedgman Tops World Tennis|page=16|newspaper=[[The Age]]|issue=29,796|location=Victoria, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205374724|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=26 November 2021}}</ref>)
|AustralianOpenresult= '''W''' ([[1949 Australian Championships – Men's singles|1949]], [[1950 Australian Championships – Men's singles|1950]])
|FrenchOpenresult= F ([[1952 French Championships – Men's singles|1952]])
|Wimbledonresult= '''W''' ([[1952 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1952]])
|USOpenresult= '''W''' ([[1951 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles|1951]], [[1952 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles|1952]])
|Promajors= yes
|USProresult= F ([[U.S. Pro Tennis Championships draws, 1946–1967#1954|1954]], [[U.S. Pro Tennis Championships draws, 1946–1967#1961|1961]])
|WembleyProresult= '''W''' ([[Wembley Championship#1953|1953]], [[Wembley Championship#1958|1958]])
|FrenchProresult= '''W''' ([[French Pro Championship#1953|1953]])
|Othertournaments= yes
|Proother= yes
|TOCresult= F ([[Tournament of Champions (tennis)#Australian 1957|1957]]<sup>AU</sup>, [[Tournament of Champions (tennis)#Forest Hills 1957|1957]]<sup>FH</sup>, [[Tournament of Champions (tennis)#Australian 1958|1958]]<sup>AU</sup>)
|doublesrecord=
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|highestdoublesranking=
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult= '''W''' (1951, 1952)
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult= '''W''' (1951, 1952)
|WimbledonDoublesresult= '''W''' ([[1948 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles|1948]], [[1951 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles|1951]], [[1952 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles|1952]])
|USOpenDoublesresult= '''W''' (1950, 1951)
|mixedrecord=
|mixedtitles=
|AustralianOpenMixedresult= '''W''' (1949, 1950)
|FrenchOpenMixedresult= '''W''' (1951, 1952)
|WimbledonMixedresult= '''W''' ([[1951 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles|1951]], [[1952 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles|1952]])
|USOpenMixedresult= '''W''' (1951, 1952)
}}

'''Francis Arthur Sedgman''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AO}} (born 29 October 1927) is an Australian former [[World number 1 ranked male tennis players|world No. 1]] [[tennis]] player. Over the course of a three-decade career, Sedgman won five [[Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments|Grand Slam]] singles tournaments as an amateur as well as 9 Grand Slam doubles tournaments. He is one of only five tennis players all-time to win [[Grand Slam (tennis)#Career Grand Slam|multiple career Grand Slams]] in two disciplines, alongside [[Margaret Court]], [[Roy Emerson]], [[Martina Navratilova]] and [[Serena Williams]]. In 1951, he and [[Ken McGregor]] won [[Grand Slam (tennis)#Grand Slam|the Grand Slam]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-06-04|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Grand Slam (tennis)#Grand Slam|reason= The anchor (Grand Slam) [[Special:Diff/1227209401|has been deleted]].}} in men's doubles. Sedgman turned professional in 1953, and won the Wembley World Professional Indoor singles title in 1953 and 1958. He also won the Sydney Masters tournament in 1958, and the Melbourne Professional singles title in 1959. He won the Grand Prix de Europe Professional Tour in 1959.

Sedgman was ranked as the world No. 1 amateur in 1950 by Harry Hopman and Ned Potter, in 1951 by Pierre Gillou, Hopman and Potter and in 1952 by Lance Tingay, Gillou, Hopman and Potter. Tennis de France magazine ranked Sedgman as the world No. 1 professional tennis player for the 1953 season. [[Jack Kramer]], in his personal ranking lists, ranked Sedgman as the world No. 2 professional behind [[Pancho Gonzales]] for the 1958, 1959 and 1960 seasons.

==Career==
===Amateur===
[[File:Franck Sedgman.jpg|thumb|Frank Sedgman]]
Sedgman was a {{convert|180|cm|ftin}} right-hander who played the [[serve-and-volley]] game that had just been popularised by [[Jack Kramer]]. He was one of a number of Australian players who used the Continental grip in which the racquet is held the same way for both the forehand and the backhand. He was particularly known for his volleying and speed at the net. When asked in 2005 who was the best player he had ever faced, Mervyn Rose replied, "Hopman's pet, Sedgie."<ref name="2005int"/>

Sedgman led the [[Australia Davis Cup team|Australian Davis Cup team]] to victory in 1950, 1951, and 1952. In a five-year span from 1948 to 1952 Sedgman won 22 [[Grand Slam in tennis|Grand Slam]] titles in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. Sedgman and his partner [[Ken McGregor]] were the only men's doubles team to ever win the Grand Slam in a single year—they won all four majors in 1951. The following year they also won the first three majors, then, at [[US Open (tennis)|Forest Hills]], were upset by a pick-up team of another Australian, [[Mervyn Rose]], and an American [[Vic Seixas]], denying them eight consecutive Grand Slam victories. According to Rose in a 2005 interview, [[Harry Hopman]], the coach of the Australian team, would not talk to him for two months afterwards.<ref name="2005int">Interview with tennis historian Rich Hillway in 2005 at the [[International Tennis Hall of Fame]].</ref>

====1945====
Although still playing in the junior events in Australian tournaments in 1945, Sedgman began to enter the men's singles events as well. In June, he lost a close match to [[Jack Harper (tennis)|Jack Harper]] at the Elsternwick tournament.<ref>The Argus, 18 June 1945</ref> In December, at the Victorian championships, Sedgman beat Noel Kirkby before losing to [[Adrian Quist]]. Writing in ''The Melbourne Herald'', renowned coach Harry Hopman called Sedgman a "potential champion". Hopman also said, "it is about a year ago that I advised him ''(Sedgman)'' to go to a gymnasium. The work he has done there – about three times a week after his work – has put on a stone in weight and improved him in many ways. His legs, wind and stamina are now first class. His temperament, too, is good".<ref>The Melbourne Herald, 12 December 1945</ref>

====1946====
Sedgman began the year by reaching the final of the South Australian championships in Adelaide, where he lost to [[John Bromwich]]. Writing in ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', Bromwich said, "Sedgman was not inclined to induldge in long drawn-out-rallies, and after the ball crossed the net three or four times, he either endeavoured to force the play or strived for an outright placement".<ref>The Sydney Morning Herald, 2 January 1946</ref> Sedgman made his debut at the [[1946 Australian Championships – Men's singles|Australian Championships in 1946]]. He won his first match against Reg Clements, but lost in the last 16 round, to [[Geoff Brown (tennis)|Geoff Brown]] in straight sets. Brown played "faultlessly throughout", whilst Sedgman was "not able to settle down, and did not look comfortable".<ref>The Age, 22 January 1946</ref>

====1947====
In 1947, Sedgman lost in the opening round of the Australian Championships to Patrick Callaghan. It was his second appearance in the singles. He also won the Victorian Hardcourt Championships in June, beating [[Lionel Brodie]] in the final. The final was played in a strong wind. It was a "closely contested final, which produced some brilliant tennis under most difficult conditions".<ref>The Melbourne Herald, 16 June 1947</ref> At the Australian hardcourt championships in Toowoomba in November, Sedgman was suffering from strained muscles in his right shoulder in the final against Quist and lost in straight sets.<ref>The Melbourne Argus, 10 November 1947</ref>

====1948====
At the 1948 Australian championships, Sedgman beat veteran former champion [[Jack Crawford (tennis)|Jack Crawford]] before losing to Bromwich in the quarterfinals. At the West Australian championships in March, Sedgman beat [[Colin Long (tennis)|Colin Long]] in straight sets in the final. According to the Melbourne Age, Sedgman's success was "due to stronger driving, more powerful service and greater all-court agility".<ref>The Age, 30 March 1948</ref> At the French championships, Sedgman lost in the last 16 to [[Giovanni Cucelli]]. In June, Sedgman won the Kent championships, beating fellow Australian Jack Harper in the final.<ref>Townsville Daily Bulletin, 14 June 1948</ref> At Wimbledon, he lost in the last 16 to eventual winner [[Bob Falkenburg]].<ref>The Akron Beacon Journal, 27 June 1948</ref> At the U.S. Championships, Sedgman lost in the last 16 to [[Frank Parker (tennis)|Frank Parker]]. Sedgman lost in the final of the New South Wales championship to Bromwich.<ref>Barrier Miner, 27 November 1948</ref>

====1949====
At the Australian Championships in January 1949, Sedgman beat defending champion Quist in the quarter-finals and former champion Bromwich in the final to win his first Grand Slam singles title. Sedgman "gave a flawless exhibition of attacking tennis" in the final against Bromwich.<ref>Queensland Times, 1 February 1949</ref> Bromwich was now 30, whilst Sedgman was 21. In the Gold Cup final at Toowoomba in April, Sedgman beat Brian Strohfeldt in the final.<ref>Courier Mail, 19 April 1949</ref> At Wimbledon, Sedgman had two match points against [[Ted Schroeder]] in the quarterfinals, but lost in five sets.<ref>The Boston Globe, 28 June 1949</ref> Sedgman lost to Schroeder again in a five set quarterfinal at the U.S. Championships.

====1950====
Sedgman began the year by winning the South Australian championships in Adelaide, beating [[Jaroslav Drobny]] in the final in three straight sets, losing only three games.<ref>The Examiner (Launceston), 3 January 1950</ref> Sedgman won his second Australian Championships men's singles title, beating Bromwich, [[Eric Sturgess]] and [[Ken McGregor]]. Sedgman's superior groundstrokes were a key factor in his victory over McGregor.<ref>Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga), 31 January 1950</ref> Sedgman won the West Australian Championships beating [[Clive Wilderspin]] in the final, showing a "much superior brand of tennis" than he had in earlier rounds.<ref>The West Australian, 11 April 1950</ref> He then won the Australian Hardcourt Championships beating [[George Worthington (tennis)|George Worthington]] in the final.<ref>Queensland Times, 24 April 1950</ref> At the French Championships, Sedgman was seeded second, but surprisingly lost in the last 16 to [[Irvin Dorfman]]. At Wimbledon, Sedgman was top seeded. He beat [[Art Larsen]] and Drobny (both from two sets to love down), before losing the final to [[Budge Patty]] in four sets. Sedgman lost in the last 16 of the U.S. Championships to [[Earl Cochell]].<ref>The New York Times, 2 September 1950</ref> In September, Sedgman won the Pacific Southwest Championships in straight sets against Schroeder, though Schroeder was suffering from a knee injury in the latter stages.<ref>The Argus, 20 September 1950</ref> In November, Sedgman beat reigning U.S. singles champion Larsen in straight sets in the final of the Queensland Championships.<ref>Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton), 6 November 1950</ref> Larsen beat Sedgman in the final of the New South Wales Championships, but in December, Sedgman beat Larsen in the final of the Victorian Championships<ref>The Examiner (Launceston), 11 December 1950</ref> Sedgman was ranked world No. 1 amateur by Harry Hopman<ref name="HOPMAN'S WORLD RANKINGS">{{cite news|date=16 January 1951|title=HOPMAN'S WORLD RANKINGS|page=16|newspaper=[[The Herald (Melbourne)]]|issue=22979|location=Victoria, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article248321620|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=25 November 2021}}</ref> and by Ned Potter.<ref name="Sedgman Tops World Tennis">{{cite news|date=26 October 1950|title=Sedgman Tops World Tennis|page=16|newspaper=[[The Age]]|issue=29,796|location=Victoria, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205374724|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=26 November 2021}}</ref>

====1951====
Sedgman began the year by winning the South Australian Championships, beating Larsen in the final.<ref>Barrier Miner, 2 January 1951</ref> He failed in his bid to win a hat-trick of Australian singles titles, when he lost in the semifinals of the 1951 championships to [[Dick Savitt]]. Sedgman beat Rose in the final of the MCC championships in Melbourne in March<ref>{{cite web|title=Advocate (Burnie), 19 March 1951|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/69239095|newspaper=Advocate|date=19 March 1951 }}</ref> and later in the month was victorious in the Australian hardcourt tournament in Tasmania over [[Don Candy]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Sydney Morning Herald, 1 April 1951|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/124020192|website=newspapers.com |date=April 1951 }}</ref> Sedgman lost to Drobny in the semifinals of the French Championships. Top-seeded at Wimbledon, Sedgman led by two sets to love against [[Herbert Flam]] in the quarterfinals, but lost in five sets. At the Newport championships in August, Sedgman beat [[Mervyn Rose]] in the final to become the first overseas winner of the men's singles since 1916.<ref>Warwick Daily News, 14 August 1951</ref> At the U.S. Championships, Sedgman beat [[Bill Talbert]], [[Tony Trabert]], Larsen and [[Vic Seixas]] to win the title. He then retained his Pacific Southwest title in Los Angeles, beating Trabert in the final, by manoeuvering him out of position.<ref>National Advocate, 18 September 1951</ref> Sedgman beat [[Ian Ayre (tennis)|Ian Ayre]] in the final of the Queensland championships in November.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 November 1951|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/126107205|website=newspapers.com |date=4 November 1951 }}</ref> In December, Sedgman beat three of the best American amateurs Trabert, Seixas and Savitt to win the Victorian Championships.<ref>Cairns Post, 11 December 1951</ref> In late 1951, Sedgman was tempted to turn professional for 1952. Harry Hopman, however, led a fund-raising drive via his newspaper column in the ''[[Melbourne Herald]]'' to keep Sedgman an amateur. Enough money was raised to purchase a gasoline station in the name of Sedgman's future bride.<ref>''The History of Professional Tennis'', Joe McCauley, page 58</ref> Sedgman remained an amateur for another year. Sedgman was ranked world No. 1 amateur No. 1 by Pierre Gillou,{{sfnp|Collins|2016|p=757|ps=}}
Harry Hopman<ref>{{cite news|date=16 January 1952|title=Sedgman leads in Hopman ranking|page=15|newspaper=[[The Herald (Melbourne)]]|issue=23,290|location=Victoria, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article246039064|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=25 November 2021}}</ref> and Ned Potter.<ref>{{cite news|date=25 October 1951|title=Sedgman rated No. 1|volume=XVI|page=24|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|issue=185|location=Sydney, New South Wales, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article248984575|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=26 November 2021}}</ref>

====1952====
Sedgman began the year in January by winning the Manly seaside tournament beating McGregor in the final.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Age, 7 January 1952|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/123389981|website=newspapers.com |date=7 January 1952 }}</ref> Later in the month, Sedgman lost to his doubles partner McGregor in the final of the Australian Championships. Sedgman won the Asian Championships in February beating [[Tony Mottram]] in the final. Sedgman won titles in Cannes in March (over Milo Branovic)<ref>{{cite web|title=Tyler Morning Telegraph, 1 April 1952|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/587171503|website=newspapers.com |date=April 1952 }}</ref> and in Beaulieu in April (over [[Philippe Washer]]).<ref>{{cite web|title=The Times Record (New York), 7 April 1952|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/57891494|website=newspapers.com |date=7 April 1952 }}</ref> At the French Championships, Sedgman beat Patty and Sturgess before losing in the final to Drobny, but Sedgman had beaten Drobny in the finals of the Monte Carlo tournament and the Italian Championships. Sedgman had a successful tour of Britain, where he won the Sutton event in April, the Harrogate tournament in May beating Sturgess in the final,<ref>Advocate, 19 May 1952</ref> the Northern tournament in June over Candy and the Queens club tournament over Rose.<ref>Queensland Times, 23 June 1952</ref> Sedgman also won his first Wimbledon singles title (it was the third year in a row he had been number one seed). In 2012, Sedgman said "You always wanted to win the Wimbledon title and I had offers to turn professional before I won Wimbledon and I had put it off because I thought, gee, I wanted to win the Wimbledon title to cap your career, really, as an amateur".<ref>{{cite AV media|title=Wimbledon memories: Frank Sedgman|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlEQDhUNZ1c |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/JlEQDhUNZ1c |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|publisher=[[Tennis Australia]]|date=1 July 2012|place=Wimbledon}}{{cbignore}}</ref> To win the Wimbledon title, Sedgman beat Sturgess, Rose and Drobny. Sedgman won the Velbert tournament in July beating Sturgess in the final.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Spokesman-Review (Spokane), 14 July 1952|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/569603796|website=newspapers.com |date=14 July 1952 }}</ref> Sedgman beat Rose to win the Newport tournament in August.<ref>Cairns Post, 19 August 1952</ref> At the U.S. Championships, Sedgman beat [[Lew Hoad]], Rose and [[Gardnar Mulloy]] to retain his title. In November, Sedgman (hampered by a blistered hand) beat 18 year old Ken Rosewall in five sets in the semifinals of the Queensland Championships<ref>Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton), 7 November 1952</ref> before overcoming Rose in five sets in the final. Sedgman won the New South Wales Championships over McGregor.<ref>Cairns Post, 24 November 1952</ref> Sedgman was ranked world No. 1 amateur by [[Lance Tingay]],<ref>{{cite news|date=17 September 1952|title=Writer Ranks Tennis Stars|page=8|newspaper=[[The Age]]|issue=30,385|location=Victoria, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205419954|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=22 November 2021}}</ref>
Pierre Gillou,<ref>{{cite news|date=3 January 1953|title=SEDGMAN TOPS FRENCH LIST|page=11|newspaper=[[Sporting Globe]]|issue=3191|location=Victoria, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article178183005|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=17 November 2021}}</ref>
Harry Hopman<ref>{{cite news|date=6 January 1953|title=SEDGMAN WORLD'S TOP IN 1952|page=12|newspaper=[[The Herald (Melbourne)]]|issue=23,593|location=Victoria, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article249190016|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=25 November 2021}}</ref>
and Ned Potter.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ogden Standard-Examiner, 17 October 1952|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/598830048/|website=newspapers.com |date=17 October 1952 }}</ref> Sedgman turned professional at the end of the year.

===Professional===
====1953====
Sedgman faced [[Jack Kramer]] in the 1953 World Series tour. Sedgman began the tour well and opened up an 11–6 lead (Kramer had been suffering from the flu during several matches).<ref>The Indianapolis News, 30 January 1953</ref> However, by winning in Houston on 11 March, Kramer opened up a 28–19 lead. In the end, Kramer won 54 matches to 41. The tour grossed $860,000.<ref>The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 September 1979</ref><ref>The Los Angeles Times, 24 July 1997</ref> Sedgman won the tournament at Wembley beating [[Don Budge]] and [[Pancho Gonzales]] (both in straight sets).<ref>The Guardian, 21 November 1953</ref> Sedgman won the tournament in Paris, beating Gonzales in the final.<ref>The Age, 24 November 1953</ref> Sedgman beat [[Dinny Pails]] and Segura at Vienna and Geneva.<ref>Gazette de Lausanne, 14 September 1953</ref> Tennis de France magazine ranked Sedgman as the world No. 1 professional tennis player for the 1953 season.<ref>Tennis de France, "Annual Rankings for 1953", February 1954, No. 10, P. 3, 4, 5</ref> This gave Sedgman world number one rankings for both the amateur tennis world and for the contract tennis professionals in his career record.

====1954–1955====
In 1954, Sedgman competed in the World Series alongside Gonzales, [[Pancho Segura]], Budge, [[Bobby Riggs]] and [[Carl Earn]]. On the opening night of the tour at Madison Square Garden, Sedgman led Gonzales by a set and 5–3, but Gonzales took the second set 11-9 and the third set 13–11 to claim victory.<ref>The Philadelphia Inquirer, 4 January 1954</ref> Gonzales went on to win the series. Sedgman was runner-up to Gonzales in the Cleveland version of the U.S. Pro, played under the billed name of Cleveland World Pro Championships. In September and October, Sedgman won a 4-man tour of Asia over Gonzales, Segura, and Kramer. In November, Sedgman won the Australian professional championships in Perth beating Gonzales and then Segura in the final.<ref>The Sydney Morning Herald, 25, 28 November 1954</ref> Sedgman toured Australia in 1954–55 with Gonzales, Segura, McGregor and Ian Ayre. Gonzales won the tour. Sedgman missed approximately four and a half months tennis in 1955 due to an operation for appendicitis.<ref>McCauley, P.65</ref>

====1956–1957====
Sedgman missed the first {{frac|5|1|2}} months of 1956.
In September 1956, Sedgman beat [[Tony Trabert]] in the semi-finals of the tournament at Wembley, but lost in the final to Gonzales,<ref>The Philadelphia Inquirer, 30 September 1956</ref> despite leading by a set and 4–1. Sedgman won round robin tournaments at Brisbane and Kooyong in December against Trabert, Segura, and Hartwig.<ref>The Age, 24 December 1956</ref> In 1957, Sedgman won the Perth round robin event in January beating Segura, [[Rex Hartwig]] and Trabert.<ref>The Age, 7 January 1957</ref> Sedgman beat [[Ken Rosewall]] in three straight sets in 57 minutes in their first match against each other as professionals in the semifinals at the Ampol [[Tournament of Champions (tennis)|Tournament of Champions]] at White City, Sydney, in February.<ref>The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 February 1957</ref> Sedgman lost to Segura in the final.<ref>The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 February 1957</ref> Sedgman finished runner-up to Gonzales at the [[Tournament of Champions (tennis)|Forest Hills Tournament of Champions]] (played on a round-robin basis) despite losing his opening match to Hoad, as he won against Rosewall, Trabert, and Segura. He lost the deciding match to Gonzales in five sets, although he led two sets to one.

====1958====
In February 1958, Sedgman won the Ampol Masters Pro at the White City stadium, Sydney, earning him AUS£2,000 in first-prize money.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sedgman has £2,000 victory |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=lL5f5cZgq8MC&dat=19580205&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=5 February 1958 |page=17}}</ref> He defeated both Gonzales and Trabert in five set matches to win the tournament.<ref>McCauley, p. 208</ref> Kramer designated the Sydney Masters of 1958 as one of the four major professional tournaments.<ref>World Tennis, November 1958</ref> At Wembley in 1958, Sedgman beat Gonzales in the semifinals and Trabert in the final to win his second Wembley title, five years after his first. Kramer ranked Sedgman No. 2 in his pro ranking for 1958.

====1959====
Sedgman won the Melbourne event in the Ampol world series in January 1959, defeating Gonzales in the final in three straight sets. The match was played outdoors on a slow wooden court at the Olympic Velodrome.<ref>Sydney Morning Herald, 15 January 1959</ref> Sedgman reached the final of the Ampol series event at Toronto on red clay, beating Segura and Hoad before losing the final to Gonzales. Sedgman won the Grand Prix de Europe tour in 1959, finishing ahead of Rosewall, Hoad, and Trabert.<ref>McCauley, p. 214</ref> Sedgman beat Segura and Hoad before losing to Trabert in the final of the French Pro at Roland Garros in September, also an Ampol series event. Sedgman finished fourth in Kramer's official Ampol point ranking for the year behind Hoad, Gonzales, and Rosewall.

Jack Kramer ranked Sedgman as the world No. 2 professional player in his personal ranking list (as distinct from Kramer's point ranking) for the 1959 season behind Gonzales and ahead of Rosewall and Hoad.<ref>McCauley, P. 97</ref>

====1960–1965====
By the 1960s, Sedgman's career was declining, although Kramer ranked Sedgman as the world No. 2 professional player behind Gonzales and ahead of Rosewall and Hoad for the 1960 season.<ref>McCauley, P. 104</ref> Sedgman was runner-up to Gonzales at the Cleveland event in 1961. In November 1962, Sedgman won the White City Charity event at Sydney, beating Luis Ayala in the final.<ref>The Age, 12 November 1962</ref> Sedgman entered a period of retirement from the professional tour at the end of 1965.

===Open era===
Open tennis arrived in 1968. Sedgman returned to play in Grand Slam events at the 1970 Australian Open, where he lost in five sets in the second round to former champion [[Bill Bowrey]].<ref>The Sacramento Bee, 20 January 1970</ref> Sedgman won the Victorian Hardcourt Championships in October 1970 beating John Stephens in the final<ref>The Age, 19 October 1970</ref> and won the title again in 1971 beating [[Neale Fraser]] in the final,<ref>The Age, 18 October 1971</ref> a few days before his 44th birthday (he had won his first Victorian hardcourt title 24 years earlier in 1947). He reached the third round at Wimbledon in 1971. At the 1972 Australian Open, Sedgman beat fifth seed Owen Davidson<ref>The Age, 29 December 1971</ref> before losing in the third round to John Cooper. He continued to play professionally until his 1976 retirement. His last appearance in the Australian Championships men's singles in 1976 was 30 years after his first appearance (a record span at Australian Championships men's singles).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tennis.co.nf/stats5.htm|title=GRAND SLAM TENNIS STATISTICS What are the men's singles Grand Slam records?|website=tennis.co.nf|access-date=4 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617003722/http://www.tennis.co.nf/stats5.htm|archive-date=17 June 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Broadcasting and promoting==
Sedgman commentated on various Australian TV channels (mainly on broadcasts of Davis Cup matches or Australian championships) from 1960 to 1976. In 1972, the LTAA appointed Tennis Camps of Australia to promote the Australian Open (Sedgman, Jim and [[Doug Reid (tennis)|Doug Reid]] and [[John Brown (tennis)|John Brown]] were the directors).<ref name="Our Open 2004 p.52">Our Open, 100 years of Australia's Grand Slam (2004), p.52</ref> The first year that Tennis Camps promoted the event (the 1973 event which began in December 1972 and concluded in January 1973)<ref>{{cite web|title=The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 September 1972|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/119743855|website=newspapers.com |date=24 September 1972 }}</ref> was also the first year that Channel Seven televised the event. "I remember we gave the TV rights away (for nothing), so that we could get publicity for the event" said Sedgman.<ref name="Our Open 2004 p.52"/> Sedgman was one of the commentators for Channel 7 in the mid-1970s. He commentated on the Newcombe v Connors final of 1975, lost in the second round of the men's singles that year and was still involved in promoting the event. Tennis Camps ceased to promote the event in the early 1980s.<ref>Our Open, 100 years of Australia's Grand Slam (2004), p.54</ref>

==Honours==
Sedgman was inducted into the [[International Tennis Hall of Fame]] in Newport, Rhode Island and was made a Member of the [[Order of Australia]] in 1979; in 1985 he was inducted into the [[Sport Australia Hall of Fame]].<ref name="am">{{cite web|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/886214|title=Sedgman, Francis Arthur, AM|publisher=It's an Honour|access-date=21 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/frank-sedgman/|title=Frank Sedgman|publisher=Sport Australia Hall of Fame|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref> He received an [[Australian Sports Medal]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/982758|title=Sedgman, Frank: Australian Sports Medal|publisher=It's an Honour|access-date=21 December 2013}}</ref> Sedgman was appointed an [[Officer of the Order of Australia]] (AO) in the [[2019 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)|2019 Queen's Birthday Honours]] for "distinguished service to tennis as a player at the national and international level, and as a role model for young sportspersons".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/2004857|title=Francis Arthur Sedgman AM|website=honours.pmc.gov.au|access-date=2019-06-10}}</ref> In his 1979 autobiography, Jack Kramer, the long-time tennis promoter and player, included Sedgman in his list of the 21 greatest players of all time.<ref>Writing in 1979, Kramer considered the best player ever to have been either [[Don Budge]] (for consistent play) or [[Ellsworth Vines]] (at the height of his game). The next four best were, chronologically, [[Bill Tilden]], [[Fred Perry]], [[Bobby Riggs]], and [[Pancho Gonzales]]. After these six came the "second echelon" of [[Rod Laver]], [[Lew Hoad]], [[Ken Rosewall]], [[Gottfried von Cramm]], [[Ted Schroeder]], [[Jack Crawford (tennis player)|Jack Crawford]], [[Pancho Segura]], Frank Sedgman, [[Tony Trabert]], [[John Newcombe]], [[Arthur Ashe]], [[Stan Smith]], [[Björn Borg]], and [[Jimmy Connors]]. He felt unable to rank [[Henri Cochet]] and [[René Lacoste]] accurately but felt they were among the very best.</ref> In 2019 he was made an Officer in the Order of Australia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Frank Sedgman named Officer of the Order of Australia |url=https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2019/06/10/frank-sedgman-officer-order-australia |publisher=Tennis Australia |date=10 June 2019}}</ref>

==Major finals==
===Grand Slam tournaments===
====Singles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner-ups)====
{| class='sortable wikitable' 
!Result
!Year
!style="width:170px"|Championship 
!Surface
!style="width:160px"|Opponent
!style="width:140px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1949||style="background:#ffc;"|[[Australian Open|Australian Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Bromwich]]||6–3, 6–2, 6–2
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1950||style="background:#ffc;"|Australian Championships || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ken McGregor]] ||6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1950||style="background:#cfc;"|[[Wimbledon Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Budge Patty]] || 1–6, 10–8, 2–6, 3–6
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1951||style="background:#ccf;"|[[US Open (tennis)|US Championships]]  || Grass || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Vic Seixas]]||6–4, 6–1, 6–1
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1952 || style="background:#ffc;"|Australian Championships || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} Ken McGregor || 5–7, 10–12, 6–2, 2–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1952 || style="background:#ebc2af;"|[[French Championships]] || Clay || {{flagicon|EGY|1922}} [[Jaroslav Drobný]] ||2–6, 0–6, 6–3, 4–6
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1952||style="background:#cfc;"|Wimbledon Championships || Grass || {{flagicon|EGY|1922}} Jaroslav Drobný || 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–2
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1952||style="background:#ccf;"|US Championships  || Grass || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Gardnar Mulloy]]||6–1, 6–2, 6–3
|}

====Doubles: 14 (9 titles, 5 runner-ups)====
{|class="sortable wikitable" 
!Result
!Year
!style="width:170px"|Championship 
!Surface
!style="width:160px"|Partner
!style="width:160px"|Opponents
!style="width:170px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || 1947 || style="background:#ffc;"|[[1947 Australian Championships|Australian Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[George Worthington (tennis)|George Worthington]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Bromwich]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Adrian Quist]] || 1–6, 3–6, 1–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || 1948 || style="background:#ffc;"|[[1948 Australian Championships|Australian Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Colin Long (tennis)|Colin Long]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} John Bromwich <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} Adrian Quist || 6–1, 8–6, 7–9, 3–6, 6–8
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || 1948 || style="background:#ebc2af;"|[[1948 French Championships (tennis)|French Championships]] || Clay || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Harry Hopman]] || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Lennart Bergelin]] <br /> {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Jaroslav Drobný]] || 6–8, 1–6, 10–12
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || 1948 || style="background:#cfc;"|[[1948 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] || Grass ||{{flagicon|AUS}} John Bromwich || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Brown (tennis)|Tom Brown]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gardnar Mulloy]] || 5–7, 7–5, 7–5, 9–7
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || 1949 || style="background:#ccf;"|[[1949 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|U.S. Championships]]  || Grass ||  {{flagicon|AUS}} George Worthington || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} John Bromwich <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bill Sidwell]] || 4–6, 0–6, 1–6
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win  || 1950 || style="background:#ccf;"|[[1950 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|U.S. Championships]]  || Grass ||  {{flagicon|AUS}} John Bromwich || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Gardnar Mulloy <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bill Talbert]] || 7–5, 8–6, 3–6, 6–1
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win  || 1951 || style="background:#ffc;"|[[1951 Australian Championships|Australian Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ken McGregor]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} John Bromwich <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} Adrian Quist || 11–9, 2–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win  || 1951 || style="background:#ebc2af;"|[[1951 French Championships (tennis)|French Championships]] || Clay || {{flagicon|AUS}} Ken McGregor || {{flagicon|USA}} Gardnar Mulloy <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dick Savitt]] || 6–2, 2–6, 9–7, 7–5
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || 1951 || style="background:#cfc;"|[[1951 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] || Grass ||{{flagicon|AUS}} Ken McGregor || {{flagicon|EGY|1922}} Jaroslav Drobný <br /> {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Eric Sturgess]] || 3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win  || 1951 || style="background:#ccf;"|[[1951 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|U.S. Championships]]  || Grass ||  {{flagicon|AUS}} Ken McGregor || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Don Candy]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mervyn Rose]] || 10–8, 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win  || 1952 || style="background:#ffc;"|[[1952 Australian Championships|Australian Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} Ken McGregor || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Don Candy]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mervyn Rose]] || 6–4, 7–5, 6–3
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win  || 1952 || style="background:#ebc2af;"|[[1952 French Championships (tennis)|French Championships]] || Clay || {{flagicon|AUS}} Ken McGregor || {{flagicon|USA}} Gardnar Mulloy <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} Dick Savitt || 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner || 1952 || style="background:#cfc;"|[[1952 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] || Grass ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ken McGregor]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Vic Seixas]] <br /> {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Eric Sturgess]] || 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || 1952 || style="background:#ccf;"|[[1952 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|U.S. Championships]]  || Grass ||  {{flagicon|AUS}} Ken McGregor || {{flagicon|AUS}} Mervyn Rose <br /> {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Vic Seixas]] || 6–3, 8–10, 8–10, 8–6, 6–8
|}

====Mixed doubles: 11 (8 titles, 3 runner-ups)====
{| class='sortable wikitable' 
!Result
!Year
!style="width:170px"|Championship 
!Surface
!style="width:180px"|Partner
!style="width:180px"|Opponents
!style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score
|- 
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || 1948 || style="background:#ebc2af;"|[[1948 French Championships (tennis)|French Championships]] || Clay || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Doris Hart]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Patricia Canning Todd]] <br /> {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Jaroslav Drobný]] || 3–6, 6–3, 3–6
|- 
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || [[1948 Wimbledon Championships|1948]] || style="background:#cfc;"|Wimbledon || Grass || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Doris Hart || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Louise Brough]] <br/> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Bromwich]] || 2–6, 6–3, 3–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || 1949 || style="background:#ffc;"|[[1949 Australian Championships|Australian Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Doris Hart || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Joyce Fitch]] <br/> {{flagicon|AUS}} John Bromwich || 6–1, 5–7, 12–10
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || 1950 || style="background:#ffc;"|[[1950 Australian Championships|Australian Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Doris Hart || {{flagicon|AUS}} Joyce Fitch <br /> {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Eric Sturgess]] || 8–6, 6–4
|- 
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || 1950 || style="background:#ccf;"|[[1950 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|U.S. Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|USA}} Doris Hart || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Margaret Osborne duPont]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ken McGregor]] || 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
|- 
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || 1951 || style="background:#ebc2af;"|[[1951 French Championships (tennis)|French Championships]] || Clay || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Doris Hart || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Thelma Coyne Long]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mervyn Rose]] || 7–5, 6–2
|- 
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || [[1951 Wimbledon Championships|1951]] || style="background:#cfc;"|Wimbledon || Grass || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Doris Hart || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Nancye Wynne Bolton]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} Mervyn Rose || 7–5, 6–2
|- 
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || 1951 || style="background:#ccf;"|[[1951 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|U.S. Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Doris Hart || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Shirley Fry]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} Mervyn Rose || 6–3, 6–2
|- 
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || [[1952 Wimbledon Championships|1952]] || style="background:#cfc;"|Wimbledon || Grass || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Doris Hart || {{flagicon|AUS}} Thelma Coyne Long <br /> {{flagicon|ARG|alt}} [[Enrique Morea]] || 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
|- 
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || 1952 || style="background:#ebc2af;"|French Championships || Clay || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Doris Hart || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Shirley Fry <br /> {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Eric Sturgess]]  || 6–8, 6–3, 6–3
|- 
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || 1952 || style="background:#ccf;"|[[1952 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|U.S. Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Doris Hart || {{flagicon|AUS}} Thelma Coyne Long <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lew Hoad]] || 6–3, 7–5
|}

===Pro Slam tournaments===
====Singles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)====
{| class='sortable wikitable'
!style="width:40px"|Result
!style="width:30px"|Year
!style="width:190px"|Championship
!style="width:150px"|Opponent
!style="width:150px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || 1953 || [[Wembley Championship|Wembley Pro]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Pancho Gonzales]]||6–1, 6–2, 6–2
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || 1953 || [[French Professional Championship|French Pro Championship]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Pancho Gonzales||
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1954 || [[U.S. Pro Tennis Championships|US Pro Championship]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Pancho Gonzales||3–6, 7–9, 6–3, 2–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || 1956 || Wembley Pro||{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Pancho Gonzales || 6–4, 9–11, 9–11, 7–9
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || 1958 || Wembley Pro||{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Tony Trabert]] || 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || 1959 || [[French Professional Championship|French Pro Championship]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Tony Trabert || 4–6, 4–6, 4–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || 1961 || US Pro Championship || {{flagicon|USA}} Pancho Gonzales || 3–6, 5–7
|}

==Singles performance timeline==
Sedgman joined the professional tennis circuit in 1953 and as a consequence was banned from competing in the amateur Grand Slam events until the start of the Open Era at the [[1968 French Open]].
{{Performance key|short=yes|active=no}}
<div style="overflow:auto">
{| class="wikitable nowrap" style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! style="width:90px;"| !! 1946 !! 1947 !! 1948 !! 1949 !! 1950 !! 1951 !! 1952 !! 1953 !! colspan=2|1954 !! 1955 !! 1956 !! 1957 !! 1958 !! 1959 !! 1960 !! 1961 !! 1962 !! 1963 !! 1964 !! 1965 !! 1966 !! 1967 !! 1968 !! 1969 !![[1970 Grand Prix (tennis)|1970]]!![[1971 Grand Prix (tennis)|1971]]!![[1972 Grand Prix (tennis)|1972]]!![[1973 Grand Prix (tennis)|1973]]!![[1974 Grand Prix (tennis)|1974]]!![[1975 Grand Prix (tennis)|1975]]!![[1976 Grand Prix (tennis)|1976]]
! style="width:45px;" | SR
! style="width:45px;" | {{Tooltip| W–L | Win–loss}}
! style="width:45px;" | Win %
|-
!style="text-align:left;" colspan=33 |[[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam tournaments]] !! 5 / 31 !! 84–26 !! 76.4
|-
|style="text-align:left;" bgcolor=efefef |[[Australian Open]]
| bgcolor=afeeee  |[[1946 Australian Championships – Men's singles|3R]]
| bgcolor=afeeee  |[[1947 Australian Championships – Men's singles|1R]]
| bgcolor=ffebcd  |[[1948 Australian Championships – Men's singles|QF]]
| bgcolor=lime    |'''[[1949 Australian Championships – Men's singles|W]]'''
| bgcolor=lime    |'''[[1950 Australian Championships – Men's singles|W]]'''
| bgcolor=yellow  |[[1951 Australian Championships – Men's singles|SF]]
| bgcolor=thistle |[[1952 Australian Championships – Men's singles|F]]
| colspan=17|not eligible
| A
| bgcolor=afeeee |[[1970 Australian Open – Men's singles|2R]]
| bgcolor=afeeee |[[1971 Australian Open – Men's singles|2R]]
| bgcolor=afeeee |[[1972 Australian Open – Men's singles|3R]]
| bgcolor=afeeee |[[1973 Australian Open – Men's singles|1R]]
| bgcolor=afeeee |[[1974 Australian Open – Men's singles|1R]]
| bgcolor=afeeee |[[1975 Australian Open – Men's singles|2R]]
| bgcolor=afeeee |[[1976 Australian Open – Men's singles|2R]]
| bgcolor=efefef |2 / 14
| bgcolor=efefef |25–12
| bgcolor=efefef |67.6
|-
|style="text-align:left;" bgcolor=efefef |[[French Open]]
| A
| A
| bgcolor=afeeee |[[1948 French Championships – Men's singles|4R]]
| A
| bgcolor=afeeee |[[1950 French Championships – Men's singles|4R]]
| bgcolor=yellow |[[1951 French Championships – Men's singles|SF]]
| bgcolor=thistle|[[1952 French Championships – Men's singles|F]]
| colspan=16|not eligible
| A
| A
| A
| bgcolor=afeeee |[[1971 French Open – Men's singles|1R]]
| A
| A
| A
| A
| A
| bgcolor=efefef |0 / 5
| bgcolor=efefef |13–5
| bgcolor=efefef |72.2
|-
|style="text-align:left;" bgcolor=efefef |[[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]]
| A
| A
| bgcolor=afeeee  |[[1948 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|4R]]
| bgcolor=ffebcd  |[[1949 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|QF]]
| bgcolor=thistle |[[1950 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|F]]
| bgcolor=ffebcd  |[[1951 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|QF]]
| bgcolor=lime    |'''[[1952 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|W]]'''
| colspan=16|not eligible
| A
| A
| A
| bgcolor=afeeee |[[1971 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|3R]]
| A
| bgcolor=afeeee |[[1973 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1R]]
| A
| A
| A
| bgcolor=efefef |1 / 7
| bgcolor=efefef |26–6
| bgcolor=efefef |81.3
|-
|style="text-align:left;" bgcolor=efefef |[[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]
| A
| A
| bgcolor=afeeee  |[[1948 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles|4R]]
| bgcolor=ffebcd  |[[1949 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles|QF]]
| bgcolor=afeeee  |[[1950 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles|3R]]
| bgcolor=lime    |'''[[1951 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles|W]]'''
| bgcolor=lime    |'''[[1952 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles|W]]'''
| colspan=16|not eligible
| A
| A
| A
| A
| A
| A
| A
| A
| A
| bgcolor=efefef |2 / 5
| bgcolor=efefef |20–3
| bgcolor=efefef |87.0
|-
!style="text-align:left;" colspan=33 |[[Major professional tennis tournaments before the Open Era|Pro Slam tournaments]] !! 2 / 19 !! 30–17 !! 63.8
|-
|style="text-align:left;" bgcolor=efefef |[[U.S. Pro Tennis Championships|U.S. Pro]]
| A
| A
| A
| A
| A
| A
| A
| A
| bgcolor=thistle |[[U.S. Pro Tennis Championships draws, 1946–1967#1954|F]]
| bgcolor=yellow  |[[U.S. Pro Tennis Championships draws, 1946–1967#1954|SF]]
| A
| A
| A
| A
| A
| A
| bgcolor=thistle |[[U.S. Pro Tennis Championships draws, 1946–1967#1961|F]]
| A
| A
| A
| bgcolor=afeeee  |[[U.S. Pro Tennis Championships draws, 1946–1967#1965|1R]]
| A
| A
| rowspan=3 colspan=9|
| bgcolor=efefef |0 / 4
| bgcolor=efefef |6–4
| bgcolor=efefef |60.0
|-
|style="text-align:left;" bgcolor=efefef  |[[French Pro Championship|French Pro]]
| style=color:#767676 colspan=11|not held
| bgcolor=yellow  |[[French Pro Championship Draws#1956|SF]]
| style=color:#767676|NH
| bgcolor=yellow  |[[French Pro Championship Draws#1958|SF]]
| bgcolor=thistle |[[French Pro Championship Draws#1959|F]]
| bgcolor=yellow  |[[French Pro Championship Draws#1960|SF]]
| A
| A
| bgcolor=yellow  |[[French Pro Championship Draws#1963|SF]]
| bgcolor=ffebcd  |[[French Pro Championship Draws#1964|QF]]
| bgcolor=ffebcd  |[[French Pro Championship Draws#1964|QF]]
| A
| A
| bgcolor=efefef |0 / 7
| bgcolor=efefef |11–7
| bgcolor=efefef |61.1
|-
|style="text-align:left;" bgcolor=efefef |[[Wembley Championship|Wembley Pro]]
| style=color:#767676 colspan=3|not held
| A
| A
| A
| A
| bgcolor=lime    |'''[[Wembley Professional Championships Draws#1953|W]]'''
| style=color:#767676 colspan=2|NH
| style=color:#767676|NH
| bgcolor=thistle |[[Wembley Professional Championships Draws#1956|F]]
| A
| bgcolor=lime    |'''[[Wembley Professional Championships Draws#1958|W]]'''
| bgcolor=ffebcd  |[[Wembley Professional Championships Draws#1959|QF]]
| bgcolor=yellow  |[[Wembley Professional Championships Draws#1960|SF]]
| A
| A
| bgcolor=afeeee  |[[Wembley Professional Championships Draws#1963|1R]]
| bgcolor=yellow  |[[Wembley Professional Championships Draws#1964|SF]]
| bgcolor=yellow  |[[Wembley Professional Championships Draws#1965|SF]]
| A
| A
| bgcolor=efefef |2 / 8
| bgcolor=efefef |13–6
| bgcolor=efefef |68.4
|-
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|style="text-align:left;" bgcolor=efefef |'''Win–loss'''
| 1–1
| 0–1
| 9–4
| 12–2
| 14–3
| 17–3
| 23–2
| 4–0
| colspan=2|5–2
| 0–0
| 3–2
| 0–0
| 5–1
| 4–2
| 3–2
| 1–1
| 0–0
| 2–2
| 2–2
| 1–3
| 0–0
| 0–0
| 0–0
| 0–0
| 1–1
| 3–3
| 2–1
| 0–2
| 0–1
| 1–1
| 1–1
| bgcolor=efefef |'''7 / 50'''
| bgcolor=efefef |'''114–43'''
| bgcolor=efefef |'''72.6'''
|}
</div>
The results of the [[Tennis Pro Tours|Pro Tours]] are not listed here.

==See also==
* [[List of male tennis players]]
* [[Overall tennis records – Men's singles]]
* [[Tennis records of the Open Era – men's singles]]

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==References==
* {{cite book|last=Collins|first=Bud|author-link=Bud Collins|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2016|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=New York|isbn=978-1-937559-38-0|edition=3rd}}
* ''The Game, My 40 Years in Tennis'' (1979), Jack Kramer with Frank Deford ({{ISBN|0-399-12336-9}})

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{ATP}}
* {{ITF profile}}
* {{Davis Cup player}}
* {{Tennis Hall of Fame}}
* {{Tennis Australia}}

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