Background
He was born in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales and turned professional in 1959.
He was born in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales and turned professional in 1959.
He has coached numerous female and male players, including Billie Jean King, Margaret Court, Ernie Ewart, Michael Fancutt, Brett Prentice, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Eleni Daniilidou, Nadia Petrova, Magdalena Grzybowska and Caroline Schnieder. He was ranked World Number. 3 in 1958 by Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph.
He was awarded the Member of the Order of Australia (Department of Administration and Management) in 2006 for service to tennis, particularly as a competitor at national and international levels and as a coach and mentor to both amateur and professional players.
Singles (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Doubles (4 titles, 7 runners-up)
Mixed doubles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)
Italian Championships
Mixed Doubles runner-up: 1953, 1955
German Championships
Canadian Championships.
Rose was ranked inside the world"s Top 10 throughout much of his tennis career and represented Australia in the Davis Cup from 1951 to 1957. Rose was awarded the Australian Sports Medal in 2000, inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2001 and the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame in 2002. Singles champion: 1958 Singles champion: 1957 Men"s Doubles champion: 1957 Mixed Doubles champion: 1957 Singles champion: 1953 Men"s Doubles champion: 1953.
