Education
Born in Melbourne, Victoria, Fraser temporarily interrupted his tennis career in 1958 to study for a profession, and graduated with a medical degree from the University of Melbourne.
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John Fraser
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Fraser was the Australian Number. Fraser"s best tournament result came in 1962 at Wimbledon, when he reached the semi-finals of the men"s singles. He lost to his compatriot Martin Mulligan, 1-6, 5-7, 2-6.
At the 1963 Australian Open, he reached the quarterfinals, losing 3-6, 2-6, 2-6 to another compatriot, Roy Emerson.
John Fraser continued to play regularly in the Australian Open, but never played in any other grand slam championship.
Achievements
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8, alongside players who won worldwide fame in the 1950s and 1960s, such as Ken Rosewall and Rod Laver. He never achieved the fame of his brother Neale Fraser, a world and Wimbledon champion. Foreign a number of years he was the coach of the Australian Davis Cup team, and he was also the team medical specialist.
