Allan Stone

Allan Stone (born 14 October 1945) played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s.[1] He was ranked as high as World No. 38 in singles on the ATP Rankings in April 1975.[2]

Allan Stone
Full nameAllan James Stone
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceVictoria, Australia
Born (1945-10-14) 14 October 1945
Launceston, Australia
Turned pro1968 (amateur from 1963)
Retired1978
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record165–197 (Open era)
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 38 (8 April 1975)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenSF (1972)
French Open3R (1968, 1969, 1970)
Wimbledon3R (1977, 1978)
US Open4R (1973)
Doubles
Career record245–159 (Open era)
Career titles11
Highest rankingNo. 12 (23 August 1977)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenW (1968, 1977)
WimbledonF (1975)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian OpenF (1968)
WimbledonF (1975)

Stone found the majority of his success on the doubles court. He won 11 doubles titles during his career, including the Australian Open in 1977 and the Australian Championships (the predecessor to the Australian Open) in 1968. In singles, he reached four finals, including Cincinnati.[3]

Stone moved to Victoria and played amateur tennis for the Warburton Tennis Club where he was coached by Mary Morton.

He attended Caulfield Grammar School and completed a Commerce Degree at the University of Melbourne.[4]

Career finals

Doubles (11 titles, 19 runners-up)
Outcome No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 1968 Australian Championships, Melbourne Grass Dick Crealy Terry Addison
Ray Keldie		 10–8, 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 1. 1968 Rome, Italy Clay Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Tom Okker
Marty Riessen		 3–6, 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 1969 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Dick Crealy Bill Bowrey
Clark Graebner		 4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Winner 2. 1970 Båstad, Sweden Clay Dick Crealy Željko Franulović
Jan Kodeš		 6–2, 2–6, 12–12, RET.
Runner-up 3. 1971 Hamburg, Germany Clay Dick Crealy John Alexander
Andrés Gimeno		 4–6, 5–7, 9–7, 4–6
Runner-up 4. 1972 Vancouver WCT, Canada Outdoor Cliff Drysdale Bill Bowrey
Clark Graebner		 6–7, 0–6
Runner-up 5. 1973 La Costa WCT, U.S. Hard Nikola Pilić Roy Emerson
Rod Laver		 7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Winner 3. 1973 Munich WCT, Germany Carpet Nikola Pilić Cliff Drysdale
Cliff Richey		 7–5, 5–7, 6–4
Runner-up 6. 1973 Johannesburg WCT, South Africa Hard Frew McMillan Robert Lutz
Stan Smith		 1–6, 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 7. 1973 Gothenburg WCT, Sweden Carpet Nikola Pilić Roy Emerson
Rod Laver		 7–6, 4–6, 1–6
Winner 4. 1973 Merion, U.S. Grass Colin Dibley John Austin
Fred McNair		 7–6, 6–3
Runner-up 8. 1973 Tokyo Outdoor Colin Dibley Mal Anderson
Ken Rosewall		 5–7, 5–7
Runner-up 9. 1973 Djakarta, Indonesia Hard John Newcombe Mike Estep
Ian Fletcher		 5–7, 4–6
Winner 5. 1974 Richmond WCT, U.S. Carpet Nikola Pilić John Alexander
Phil Dent		 6–3, 3–6, 7–6
Winner 6. 1974 Adelaide, Australia Grass Grover Raz Reid Mike Estep
Paul Kronk		 7–6, 6–4
Runner-up 10. 1975 Australian Open, Melbourne Grass Bob Carmichael John Alexander
Phil Dent		 3–6, 6–7
Winner 7. 1975 Dayton Indoor, U.S. Carpet Ray Ruffels Paul Gerken
Brian Gottfried		 7–6, 7–5
Runner-up 11. 1975 Denver WCT, U.S. Carpet Bob Carmichael Roy Emerson
Rod Laver		 2–6, 6–3, 5–7
Runner-up 12. 1975 Wimbledon, London Grass Colin Dowdeswell Vitas Gerulaitis
Sandy Mayer		 5–7, 6–8, 4–6
Runner-up 13. 1975 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet Kim Warwick Fred McNair
Sherwood Stewart		 2–6, 6–7
Runner-up 14. 1976 São Paulo WCT, Brazil Carpet Charlie Pasarell Ross Case
Geoff Masters		 5–7, 1–6
Runner-up 15. 1976 Houston WCT, U.S. Clay Charlie Pasarell Rod Laver
Ken Rosewall		 4–6, 2–6
Winner 8. 1976 Boston, U.S. Clay Ray Ruffels Mike Cahill
John Whitlinger		 3–6, 6–3, 7–6
Runner-up 16. 1976 Woodlands Doubles, U.S. Hard Phil Dent Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez		 1–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–7
Winner 9. 1976 Maui, U.S. Hard Raymond Moore Dick Stockton
Roscoe Tanner		 6–7, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 17. 1977 La Costa WCT, U.S. Hard Ray Ruffels Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan		 4–6, 2–6
Winner 10. 1977 Perth, Australia Hard Ray Ruffels Nick Saviano
John Whitlinger		 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 18. 1977 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Grass Ray Ruffels John Alexander
Phil Dent		 6–7, 6–2, 3–6
Winner 11. 1977 Australian Open-2, Melbourne Grass Ray Ruffels John Alexander
Phil Dent		 7–6, 7–6
Runner-up 19. 1978 Brisbane, Australia Grass Syd Ball John Alexander
Phil Dent		 3–6, 6–7

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Singles (4 runner-ups)
Outcome No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 1969 Cincinnati, U.S. Clay Cliff Richey 1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 1971 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Bob Carmichael 6–7, 6–7, 3–6
Runner-up 3. 1975 Baltimore, U.S. Carpet Brian Gottfried 6–3, 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 4. 1975 La Costa WCT, U.S. Hard Rod Laver 2–6, 2–6

Post-playing career

Stone is a sports commentator.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Profiles: Allan Stone". Archived from the original on 11 October 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  2. "Allan Stone Profile". Archived from the original on 10 February 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  3. "Allan Stone Career Titles". Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  4. "Player profile – Allan Stone". Tennis Australia.
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