Background
He was born in Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia.
He was born in Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia.
Stolle is notable for being the only male player in history to have lost his first five Grand Slam singles finals, the fifth of which he led by two sets to love. Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph ranked Stolle as World Number. 2 in 1966. He earned about United States$500,000 in career prize money.
Stolle coached Vitas Gerulaitis from 1977 until 1983.
Foreign many years, Stolle did television commentary for Columbia Broadcasting System and other tennis broadcasts. He currently provides commentary on Grand Slam tennis tournaments for Australia"s Fox Sports and the Nine Network.
He is also part of the commentary team for the Hopman Cup on One HD. Australian Championships/Open Singles finalist: 1964, 1965 Men"s Doubles runner-up: 1962, 1965, 1969 Mixed Doubles runner-up: 1963 French Championships/Open Mixed Doubles runner-up: 1962, 1963, 1964 Wimbledon Singles runner-up: 1963, 1964, 1965 Men"s Doubles runner-up: 1961, 1968, 1970 United States Championships/Open Singles runner-up: 1964 Mixed Doubles runner-up: 1975 Singles (2 titles, 6 runners-up) Men"s doubles (10 titles, 6 runners-up).