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Bob Carmichael

Wimbledon 1985, Over 35's Doubles
Country (sports)	Australia
Born	4 July 1940 Melbourne, Australia
Died	18 November 2003(2003-11-18) (aged 63) Melbourne, Australia
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro	1968 (amateur from 1963)
Retired	1979
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record	170–224 (Open era)
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 10 (1970, world's top 10)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	QF (1973)
French Open	4R (1968)
Wimbledon	QF (1970)
US Open	4R (1971)
Doubles
Career record	312–215 (Open era)
Career titles	12
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	F (1975)
French Open	SF (1971, 1973)
Wimbledon	SF (1977)
US Open	SF (1977)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	QF (1970)

Bob "Nails" Carmichael (4 July 1940 – 18 November 2003) was an Australian tennis player and coach.

As a player, Carmichael won one singles title and 12 doubles titles, and achieved a top-ten ranking in 1970. Partnering Allan Stone, he reached the doubles final of the 1975 Australian Open.

Following his retirement in 1979, Carmichael was a coach for Tennis Australia, and the Australian Institute of Sport. He coached top-ranking professionals Patrick Rafter, Lleyton Hewitt, Darren Cahill and Leander Paes.

Career finals

Doubles (12 titles, 22 runner-ups)

Result	W-L	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	1970	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Owen Davidson	Arthur Ashe Stan Smith	0–6, 7–5, 5–7
Win	1–1	1970	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Ray Ruffels	Željko Franulović Jan Kodeš	7–5, 6–2, 5–7, 6–7, 6–3
Win	2–1	1971	Auckland, New Zealand	Grass	Ray Ruffels	Brian Fairlie Raymond Moore	6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Loss	2–2	1971	Tehran WCT, Iran	Clay	Ray Ruffels	John Newcombe Tony Roche	4–6, 7–6, 1–6
Loss	2–3	1971	Washington WCT, U.S.	Clay	Ray Ruffels	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	6–7, 2–6
Win	3–3	1971	South Orange, U.S.	Hard	Tom Leonard	Clark Graebner Erik van Dillen	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Win	4–3	1972	Toronto WCT, Canada	Carpet (i)	Ray Ruffels	Roy Emerson Rod Laver	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Win	5–3	1972	Quebec WCT, Canada	Hard (i)	Ray Ruffels	John Alexander Terry Addison	4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Loss	5–4	1972	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Terry Addison	John Newcombe Fred Stolle	3–6, 4–6
Loss	5–5	1973	Nottingham, U.K.	Grass	Frew McMillan	Tom Gorman Erik van Dillen	4–6, 1–6
Loss	5–6	1973	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Frew McMillan	Nikola Pilić Stan Smith	6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Loss	5–7	1973	Bretton Woods, U.S.	Clay	Frew McMillan	Rod Laver Fred Stolle	6–7, 6–4, 5–7
Win	6–7	1973	Tanglewood, U.S.	Other	Frew McMillan	Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie	6–3, 6–4
Win	7–7	1973	Indianapolis, U.S.	Clay	Frew McMillan	Manuel Orantes Ion Țiriac	6–3, 6–4
Loss	7–8	1973	Seattle, U.S.	Hard	Frew McMillan	Tom Gorman Tom Okker	6–2, 4–6, 6–7
Win	8–8	1973	Quebec WCT, Canada	Hard (i)	Frew McMillan	Jimmy Connors Marty Riessen	6–2, 7–6
Loss	8–9	1973	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Frew McMillan	Ilie Năstase Tom Okker	3–6, 0–6
Loss	8–10	1973	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Frew McMillan	Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase	3–6, 7–6, 2–6
Loss	8–11	1975	Australian Open, Melbourne	Grass	Allan Stone	John Alexander Phil Dent	3–6, 6–7
Win	9–11	1975	Auckland, New Zealand	Grass	Ray Ruffels	Brian Fairlie Onny Parun	7–6, ret.
Loss	9–12	1975	Denver WCT, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Allan Stone	Roy Emerson Rod Laver	2–6, 6–3, 5–7
Loss	9–13	1975	Las Vegas, U.S.	Hard	Cliff Drysdale	John Alexander Phil Dent	1–6, 4–6
Loss	9–14	1975	Hong Kong	Hard	Gene Mayer	Tom Okker Ken Rosewall	3–6, 4–6
Loss	9–15	1976	Düsseldorf, West Germany	Clay	Raymond Moore	Wojciech Fibak Karl Meiler	4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss	9–16	1976	Perth, Australia	Hard	Ismail El Shafei	Dick Stockton Roscoe Tanner	7–6, 1–6, 2–6
Win	10–16	1976	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	Clay	Ken Rosewall	Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie	6–4, 6–4
Win	11–16	1976	Bangalore, India	Clay	Ray Ruffels	Chiradip Mukerjea Bhanu Nunna	6–2, 7–6
Loss	11–17	1978	Miami, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Brian Teacher	Tom Gullikson Gene Mayer	6–7, 3–6
Win	12–17	1978	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Mark Edmondson	Péter Szőke Balázs Taróczy	7–5, 6–4
Loss	12–18	1978	Hilversum, Netherlands	Clay	Mark Edmondson	Tom Okker Balázs Taróczy	6–7, 6–4, 5–7
Loss	12–19	1978	Sydney Outdoor, Australia	Grass	Syd Ball	Hank Pfister Sherwood Stewart	4–6, 4–6
Loss	12–20	1979	Washington Indoor, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Brian Teacher	Bob Lutz Stan Smith	4–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–7
Loss	12–21	1979	Stuttgart, West Germany	Hard (i)	Brian Teacher	Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker	3–6, 7–5, 6–7
Loss	12–22	1979	Woodlands Doubles, U.S.	Hard	Tim Gullikson	Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart	3–6, 2–2 ret.

References

1. ^ "Bob Carmichael - player, coach and character - dies", The Age, 19 November 2003.

External links

• Bob Carmichael at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Bob Carmichael at the International Tennis Federation
• Bob Carmichael at Tennis Australia

• 1940 births
• 2003 deaths
• Australian male tennis players
• Australian tennis coaches
• Australian Institute of Sport coaches
• Tennis players from Melbourne
• Sportsmen from Victoria (state)
• 20th-century Australian sportsmen