PLAYER PROFILE
Fred Stolle
- Age86
- Born 8 October 1938
- Birth PlaceHornsby, New South Wales
- Playing StatusRetired
- Australian Tennis Hall Of Fame1997
- International Tennis Hall Of Fame1985
SINGLES CHAMPION
Roland Garros 1965
United States 1966
DOUBLES CHAMPION
Australian 1963, 1964, 1966
Roland Garros 1965, 1968
Wimbledon 1962, 1964
United States 1965, 1966, 1969
MIXED CHAMPION
Australian 1962, 1969
Wimbledon 1961, 1964, 1969
DAVIS CUP REPRESENTATION
1964-1966
Tall and competitive, Fred Stolle was known for his powerful serve, accurate volleys and fluid backhand.
He won all four doubles majors, and contested singles finals at all the Grand Slams, winning at Paris in 1965 and New York in 1966. Stolle was runner-up at Wimbledon three times (1963, 1964 and 1965) and twice at the Australian Championships (1964 and 1965). He lost to Chuck McKinley in his first Wimbledon final and to doubles partner Roy Emerson in the other four deciders.
Stolle enjoyed success in Davis Cup and was part of Australia’s winning teams in 1964, 1965 and 1966. He finished with a 13-3 win-loss record (10-2 in singles, 3-1 in doubles).
Following his retirement, Stolle swapped his racquet for a microphone and settled into a long and successful career as a TV commentator.
Fred Stolle in the news
Alex de Minaur becomes the first Australian since Lleyton Hewitt to make four consecutive fourth-round appearances in a Grand Slam men's singles draw.
Checking in with Sandon Stolle, a former world No.2 doubles player, US Open doubles champion and Australian Davis Cup representative who is now Tennis Australia's…
Australian tennis legend Fred Stolle receives International Tennis Federation's highest individual honour.
At a function honouring an Australian tennis legend - an annual tradition during the Wimbledon fortnight - Rod Laver and Billie Jean King reminisced about their landmark…