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Bob Mark
Full name	Robert Ian Mark
Country (sports)	Australia
Born	28 November 1937; Albury, Australia
Died	21 July 2006 (aged 68); South Africa
Singles
Highest ranking	10
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	SF (1959)
French Open	3R (1958)
Wimbledon	3R (1958, 1960)
US Open	QF (1960)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	W (1959, 1960, 1961)
French Open	F (1961)
Wimbledon	F (1959)
US Open	F (1960)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	W (1959)
Wimbledon	SF (1959, 1960)
US Open	W (1961)

Bob Mark

Australian tennis player

Robert 'Bob' Mark (28 November 1937 – 21 July 2006) was a professional tennis player from Australia.

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Mark won the Australian Men's Doubles title in 1959, 1960 and 1961 partnering Rod Laver. With Sandra Reynolds, he won the 1960 Australian Mixed Doubles, and in 1961, he teamed with compatriot Margaret Smith to win the U.S. National Championships Mixed Doubles.

In 1962, he won the singles title at the South African Championships after a four-set victory in the final against Gordon Forbes.^[1]

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Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1958	Australian Championships	Grass	Roy Emerson	Ashley Cooper Neale Fraser	5–7, 8–6, 6–3, 3–6, 5–7
Win	1959	Australian Championships	Grass	Rod Laver	Don Candy Bob Howe	9–7, 6–4, 6–2
Loss	1959	Wimbledon Championships	Grass	Rod Laver	Roy Emerson Neale Fraser	6–8, 3–6, 16–14, 7–9
Win	1960	Australian Championships	Grass	Rod Laver	Roy Emerson Neale Fraser	1–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
Loss	1960	US Championships	Grass	Rod Laver	Roy Emerson Neale Fraser	7–9, 2–6, 4–6
Win	1961	Australian Championships	Grass	Rod Laver	Roy Emerson Martin Mulligan	6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 9–11, 6–2

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1959	Australian Championships	Grass	Sandra Reynolds	Renée Schuurman Rod Laver	4–6, 13–11, 6–1
Loss	1959	U.S. Championships	Grass	Janet Hopps	Margaret Osborne Neale Fraser	5–7, 15–13, 2–6
Win	1961	U.S. Championships	Grass	Margaret Smith	Darlene Hard Dennis Ralston	default

Bob_Mark

Bob Mark

Grand slam finals

Doubles (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Mixed Doubles: (2 titles, 1 runner-ups)

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