Robert Howe (tennis)


Robert Howe was an Australian tennis player. His main successes were achieved in the doubles competition. He won four mixed doubles Grand Slam titles, including the Wimbledon mixed doubles championship in 1958.

Grand Slam finals

Men's doubles (3 runner-ups)

OutcomeYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1958French ChampionshipsClay Abe Segal Ashley Cooper
Neale Fraser
6–3, 6–8, 3–6, 5–7
Runner-up1959Australian ChampionshipsGrass Don Candy Rod Laver
Bob Mark
7–9, 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up1961French ChampionshipsClay Bob Mark Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
6–3, 1–6, 1–6, 4–6

Mixed doubles (4 titles)

OutcomeYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1958Australian ChampionshipsGrass Mary Bevis Hawton Angela Mortimer
Peter Newman
9–11, 6–1, 6–2
Winner1958WimbledonGrass Lorraine Coghlan Robinson Althea Gibson
Kurt Nielsen
6–3, 13–11
Winner1960French ChampionshipsClay Maria Bueno Ann Haydon Jones
Roy Emerson
1–6, 6–1, 6–2
Winner1962French ChampionshipsClay Renée Schuurman Lesley Turner
Fred Stolle
3–6, 6–4, 6–4