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{{short description|Australian tennis player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2011}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2011}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = John Frawley
| name = Rod Frawley
| image=
| image=
| country = {{AUS}}
| country = {{AUS}}
| residence = Cloutrarf, Australia
| residence = Clontarf, Australia
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1952|9|8}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1952|9|8}}
| birth_place = [[Brisbane]], Australia
| birth_place = [[Brisbane]], Australia
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| plays = Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
| plays = Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
| careerprizemoney = [[US$|$]]256,333
| careerprizemoney = [[US$|$]]256,333
| singlesrecord = 109–132
| singlesrecord = 110–144
| singlestitles = 1
| singlestitles = 1
| highestsinglesranking = No. 43 (22 December 1980)
| highestsinglesranking = No. 43 (22 December 1980)
| AustralianOpenresult = QF ([[1979 Australian Open - Men's Singles|1979]])
| AustralianOpenresult = QF ([[1979 Australian Open – Men's singles|1979]])
| FrenchOpenresult = 2R ([[1981 French Open - Men's Singles|1981]])
| FrenchOpenresult = 2R ([[1981 French Open – Men's singles|1981]])
| Wimbledonresult = SF ([[1981 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles|1981]])
| Wimbledonresult = SF ([[1981 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1981]])
| USOpenresult =
| USOpenresult =
| doublesrecord = 153–129
| doublesrecord = 153–129
| doublestitles = 5
| doublestitles = 5
| highestdoublesranking = No. 23 (3 March 1980)
| highestdoublesranking = No. 23 (3 March 1980)
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = QF (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983)
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = QF (1978–81, 1983)
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult =
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult =
| WimbledonDoublesresult = QF (1981)
| WimbledonDoublesresult = QF (1981)
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| USOpenMixedresult =
| USOpenMixedresult =
}}
}}
'''Rod Frawley''' (born 8 September 1952) is a former [[tennis player]] from [[Australia]], who won one singles title (1982, Adelaide) and five doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]] singles ranking of World No. 43 in December 1980.
'''Rod Frawley''' (born 8 September 1952) is a former [[tennis player]] from [[Australia]], who won one singles title (1982, Adelaide) and five doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]] singles ranking of world No. 43 in December 1980. His highest ranking in doubles, world No. 23, was achieved in March 1980.


Frawley reached the semifinals of [[1981_Wimbledon_Championships|Wimbledon in 1981]], before losing to eventual champion [[John McEnroe]].<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,953053-2,00.html Sport: Fire and Ice at Wimbledon]</ref>
Frawley reached the semifinals of [[1981 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon in 1981]], before losing to eventual champion [[John McEnroe]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071211210639/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,953053-2,00.html Sport: Fire and Ice at Wimbledon]</ref>


He is the older brother of [[John Frawley (tennis)|John Frawley]].
He is the older brother of [[John Frawley (tennis)|John Frawley]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/04/sports/us-open-aussies-deliver-more-upsets.html U.S. OPEN; Aussies Deliver More Upsets]</ref>

==Career finals==

===Singles (1 title, 1 runner-up)===

{| class="sortable wikitable"
!style="width:40px"|Result
!style="width:34px" class="unsortable"|W/L
!style="width:55px"|Date
!style="width:160px"|Tournament
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:140px"|Opponent
!style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1–0
| Jan 1982
| [[South Australian Championships|Adelaide]], Australia
| Grass
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lloyd Bourne]]
| 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1–1
| Dec 1982
| Melbourne, Australia
| Grass
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Pat Cash]]
| 4–6, 6–7
|}

===Doubles (5 titles, 11 runner-ups)===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
!style="width:40px"|Result
!style="width:34px" class="unsortable"|W/L
!style="width:55px"|Date
!style="width:160px"|Tournament
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:140px"|Partner
!style="width:140px"|Opponents
!style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–1
| Sep 1978
| [[British Hard Court Championships|Bournemouth]], UK
| Clay
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Carter (tennis)|David Carter]]
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Louk Sanders]] <br> {{flagicon|NED}} [[Rolf Thung]]
| 3–6, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–2
| Oct 1979
| [[1979 Island Holidays Classic|Maui]], US
| Hard
| {{flagicon|PAR}} [[Francisco González (tennis)|Francisco González]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[John Lloyd (tennis)|John Lloyd]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nick Saviano]]
| 5–7, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1–2
| Oct 1979
| Sydney, Australia
| Hard
| {{flagicon|PAR}} [[Francisco González (tennis)|Francisco González]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Amritraj]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pat DuPré]]
| walkover
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1–3
| Oct 1979
| [[Japan Open Tennis Championships|Tokyo]], Japan
| Clay
| {{flagicon|PAR}} [[Francisco González (tennis)|Francisco González]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Colin Dibley]] <br> {{flagicon|PAR}} [[Pat DuPré]]
| 6–3, 1–6, 1–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2–3
| Jan 1980
| [[1980 Benson and Hedges Open|Auckland]], New Zealand
| Hard
| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Peter Feigl]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Sadri]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tim Wilkison]]
| 6–2, 7–5
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2–4
| Mar 1980
| [[ATP Memphis|Memphis]], US
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Tomáš Šmíd]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Gottfried]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} John McEnroe
| 3–6, 7–6, 6–7
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3–4
| Jun 1980
| [[Queen's Club Championships|London/Queen's]], UK
| Grass
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Geoff Masters]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul McNamee]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sherwood Stewart]]
| 6–2, 4–6, 11–9
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 3–5
| Oct 1980
| [[South Pacific Tennis Classic|Brisbane]], Australia
| Grass
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Phil Dent]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Matt Mitchell (tennis player)|Matt Mitchell]]
| 6–8
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 4–5
| Oct 1981
| [[1981 Nivea Tennis Classic|Brisbane]], Australia
| Grass
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Chris Lewis (tennis)|Chris Lewis]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Edmondson]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Estep]]
| 7–5, 4–6, 7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup>
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 4–6
| Mar 1982
| Linz, Austria
| Clay
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul Kronk]]
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Anders Järryd]] <br> {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Hans Simonsson]]
| 2–6, 0–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 5–6
| May 1982
| [[Hilton Head|Hilton Head WCT]], US
| Clay
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Edmondson]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alan Waldman]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Van Winitsky]]
| 6–1, 7–5
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 5–7
| Jul 1982
| [[Hall of Fame Open|Newport]], US
| Grass
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Syd Ball]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Andrews (tennis)|John Andrews]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Sadri]]
| 6–3, 6–7, 5–7
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 5–8
| Jul 1982
| Kitzbühel, Austria
| Clay
| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Pavel Složil]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Edmondson]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kim Warwick]]
| 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 5–9
| Oct 1982
| [[Melbourne Indoor]], Australia
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Syd Ball]]
| {{flagicon|PAR}} [[Francisco González (tennis)|Francisco González]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Matt Mitchell (tennis player)|Matt Mitchell]]
| 6–7, 6–7
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 5–10
| Dec 1983
| [[ATP Sydney|Sydney]], Australia
| Grass
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Broderick Dyke]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Bauer]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Pat Cash]]
| 6–7, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 5–11
| Dec 1983
| [[Brisbane International|Adelaide]], Australia
| Grass
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Broderick Dyke]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Craig A. Miller|Craig Miller]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eric Sherbeck]]
| 3–6, 6–4, 4–6
|}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{ATP|F039}}
* {{ATP}}
* {{ITF male profile|10002282}}
* {{ITF}}



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Latest revision as of 01:43, 18 October 2024

Rod Frawley
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceClontarf, Australia
Born (1952-09-08) 8 September 1952 (age 72)
Brisbane, Australia
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$256,333
Singles
Career record110–144
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 43 (22 December 1980)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (1979)
French Open2R (1981)
WimbledonSF (1981)
Doubles
Career record153–129
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 23 (3 March 1980)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1978–81, 1983)
WimbledonQF (1981)

Rod Frawley (born 8 September 1952) is a former tennis player from Australia, who won one singles title (1982, Adelaide) and five doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 43 in December 1980. His highest ranking in doubles, world No. 23, was achieved in March 1980.

Frawley reached the semifinals of Wimbledon in 1981, before losing to eventual champion John McEnroe.[1]

He is the older brother of John Frawley.[2]

Career finals

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Singles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jan 1982 Adelaide, Australia Grass United States Lloyd Bourne 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Dec 1982 Melbourne, Australia Grass Australia Pat Cash 4–6, 6–7

Doubles (5 titles, 11 runner-ups)

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Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 1978 Bournemouth, UK Clay Australia David Carter Netherlands Louk Sanders
Netherlands Rolf Thung 		3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 1979 Maui, US Hard Paraguay Francisco González United Kingdom John Lloyd
United States Nick Saviano 		5–7, 4–6
Win 1–2 Oct 1979 Sydney, Australia Hard Paraguay Francisco González India Vijay Amritraj
United States Pat DuPré 		walkover
Loss 1–3 Oct 1979 Tokyo, Japan Clay Paraguay Francisco González Australia Colin Dibley
Paraguay Pat DuPré 		6–3, 1–6, 1–6
Win 2–3 Jan 1980 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Austria Peter Feigl United States John Sadri
United States Tim Wilkison 		6–2, 7–5
Loss 2–4 Mar 1980 Memphis, US Carpet (i) Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd United States Brian Gottfried
United States John McEnroe 		3–6, 7–6, 6–7
Win 3–4 Jun 1980 London/Queen's, UK Grass Australia Geoff Masters Australia Paul McNamee
United States Sherwood Stewart 		6–2, 4–6, 11–9
Loss 3–5 Oct 1980 Brisbane, Australia Grass Australia Phil Dent United States John McEnroe
United States Matt Mitchell 		6–8
Win 4–5 Oct 1981 Brisbane, Australia Grass New Zealand Chris Lewis Australia Mark Edmondson
United States Mike Estep 		7–5, 4–6, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 4–6 Mar 1982 Linz, Austria Clay Australia Paul Kronk Sweden Anders Järryd
Sweden Hans Simonsson 		2–6, 0–6
Win 5–6 May 1982 Hilton Head WCT, US Clay Australia Mark Edmondson United States Alan Waldman
United States Van Winitsky 		6–1, 7–5
Loss 5–7 Jul 1982 Newport, US Grass Australia Syd Ball United States John Andrews
United States John Sadri 		6–3, 6–7, 5–7
Loss 5–8 Jul 1982 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil Australia Mark Edmondson
Australia Kim Warwick 		6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 5–9 Oct 1982 Melbourne Indoor, Australia Carpet (i) Australia Syd Ball Paraguay Francisco González
United States Matt Mitchell 		6–7, 6–7
Loss 5–10 Dec 1983 Sydney, Australia Grass Australia Broderick Dyke United States Mike Bauer
Australia Pat Cash 		6–7, 4–6
Loss 5–11 Dec 1983 Adelaide, Australia Grass Australia Broderick Dyke Australia Craig Miller
United States Eric Sherbeck 		3–6, 6–4, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ Sport: Fire and Ice at Wimbledon
  2. ^ U.S. OPEN; Aussies Deliver More Upsets
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