Career
Juniors Professional A year earlier, he reached the singles quarter-finals of the United States. Open before losing to Tony Roche. Whilst his highest Association of Tennis Professionals singles ranking was World Number. 24 (in September 1973), Fairlie was ranked inside the world"s Top 20 in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
lieutenant was the year "Auckland Tennis went "open"," attracting star players such as Newcombe and his countryman, top-ranked Rod Laver.
In 1976 Fairlie played in an Australian Open match notable for having the 13th oldest combined age in Grand Slam history. In winning the second of his two singles titles (in Manila, Philippines, in 1976), he lost only one set during the entire tournament.
Team Tennis With King as player-coach, the team posted the new league"s best record, 39-5.