Frew McMillan

Frew Donald McMillan (born 20 May 1942) is a former professional male tennis player from South Africa who won five major doubles championships including three Wimbledons with Bob Hewitt. Altogether, he won 63 doubles titles, surpassed only by the Bryan brothers, Todd Woodbridge, John McEnroe and Tom Okker. He was also ranked No.1 in Doubles on the ATP Computer for a significant period from 1977 to 1979 when he was aged 37.

Frew McMillan
Full nameFrew Donald McMillan
Country (sports) South Africa
ResidenceBristol, England
Born (1942-05-20) 20 May 1942
Springs, South Africa
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1969 (amateur tour from 1961)
Retired1983
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed both sides)
Prize money$609,072[1]
Int. Tennis HoF1992 (member page)
Singles
Career record142–213 (Open era)[2]
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 39 (6 March 1974)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (1971)
French Open3R (1967, 1971, 1972)
Wimbledon3R (1970, 1978)
US OpenQF (1972)
Doubles
Career record552–207
Career titles63
Highest rankingNo. 1 (23 August 1977)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open1R (1971)
French OpenW (1972)
WimbledonW (1967, 1972, 1978)
US OpenW (1977)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsW (1977)
Mixed doubles
Career titles5
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French OpenW (1966)
WimbledonW (1978, 1981)
US OpenW (1977, 1978)
Team competitions
Davis CupW (1974)

Biography

McMillan was born in Springs, South Africa. Aside from his considerable success as a doubles player, he had a singles career with good results mostly in South Africa.

He played in 38 Grand Slam singles events with a 28 to 38 win/loss record, first playing in 1961 at Wimbledon and last at the first US Open at Flushing Meadows in 1978. His best results in both came at the US Open reaching the quarter finals in 1972 and the last 16 in 1976. Arguably his greatest result was reaching the final of the 1970 South African Open held at Ellis Park. He beat a raging Pancho Gonzales in the semi-final before losing to world no.1 Rod Laver in four sets in the final.[3][4] At the time, the South African, Italian and German Opens were rated the top three tournaments beneath the Grand Slams. As late as 1979 McMillan reached the quarter-finals of the Fischer Open in Vienna.

McMillan continued to play the tour for many years. In doubles, he played his last Wimbledon with Bob Hewitt in 1979 reaching the semi-finals. They made a last appearance together in the main draw at Flushing Meadows in 1980 reaching the quarter-finals with a nostalgic victory over fellow veteran Americans Clark Graebner and Charlie Pasarell. McMillan won his last tour title at the 1982 South African Open with Brian Gottfried.

McMillan played for many years on the seniors tours and was runner-up at the inaugural "Wimbledon over 35's" to John Newcombe in 1982 after good wins against Tony Roche, Mark Cox and Ismail El Shafei. In 1988 he and Hewitt, older by 20 years between them, beat the Gullikson twins Tim and Tom in the 35's doubles final at Wimbledon.

The most notable aspect of his game was that he had both a two-handed backhand and forehand, which increased his power while restricting his mobility. In the 1967 Wimbledon, he and Hewitt did not lose a set, and McMillan did not once lose a service game.

McMillan was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1992. He now works as a tennis commentator for Eurosport and on BBC Radio 5 during Wimbledon.

Grand Prix Championship Series singles finals

Runner-up (1)
Result Year Tournament Opponent Score
Loss1970Johannesburg Rod Laver6–4, 2–6, 1–6, 2–6

Singles titles (2)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1 1974 Munich WCT Carpet Nikola Pilić 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4)
2 1976 Nuremberg Carpet Thomaz Koch 2–6, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles titles (63)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1970 Washington, D.C., US Hard Bob Hewitt Ilie Năstase
Ion Ţiriac		 7–5, 6–0
2. 1970 Hamburg, Germany Clay Bob Hewitt Tom Okker
Nikola Pilić		 6–3, 7–5, 6–2
3. 1972 Bournemouth, United Kingdom Clay Bob Hewitt Ilie Năstase
Ion Ţiriac		 7–5, 6–2
4. 1972 French Open, Paris Clay Bob Hewitt Patricio Cornejo
Jaime Fillol		 6–3, 8–6, 3–6, 6–1
5. 1972 Bristol, United Kingdom Grass Bob Hewitt Clark Graebner
Lew Hoad		 6–3, 6–2
6. 1972 Wimbledon, London Grass Bob Hewitt Stan Smith
Erik van Dillen		 6–2, 6–2, 9–7
7. 1972 Cincinnati, Ohio, US Clay Bob Hewitt Paul Gerken
Humphrey Hose		 7–6, 6–4
8. 1972 Indianapolis, Indiana, US Clay Bob Hewitt Patricio Cornejo
Jaime Fillol		 6–2, 6–3
9. 1972 Albany, New York, US Carpet Bob Hewitt Ove Nils Bengtson
Björn Borg		 6–4, 6–2
10. 1973 Jackson, US Hard (i) Zan Guerry Jaime Pinto-Bravo
Tito Vázquez		 6–2, 6–4
11. 1973 Tanglewood, US Other Bob Carmichael Ismail El Shafei
Brian Fairlie		 6–3, 6–4
12. 1973 Indianapolis, Indiana, US Clay Bob Carmichael Manuel Orantes
Ion Ţiriac		 6–3, 6–4
13. 1973 Quebec City, Canada Other Bob Carmichael Jimmy Connors
Marty Riessen		 6–2, 7–6
14. 1974 Salisbury, Maryland, US Carpet Jimmy Connors Byron Bertram
Andrew Pattison		 3–6, 6–2, 6–1
15. 1974 Washington WCT, US Carpet Bob Hewitt Tom Okker
Marty Riessen		 7–6, 6–3
16. 1974 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet Bob Hewitt Pierre Barthès
Ilie Năstase		 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
17. 1974 Munich WCT, Germany Carpet Bob Hewitt Pierre Barthès
Ilie Năstase		 6–2, 7–6
18. 1974 Johannesburg WCT, South Africa Hard Bob Hewitt Jim McManus
Andrew Pattison		 6–2, 6–4, 7–6
19. 1974 World Doubles WCT, Montreal Carpet Bob Hewitt Owen Davidson
John Newcombe		 6–2, 6–7, 6–1, 6–2
20. 1974 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Bob Hewitt Tom Okker
Marty Riessen		 7–6, 6–4, 6–3
21. 1975 Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands Carpet Bob Hewitt José Higueras
Balázs Taróczy		 6–2, 6–2
22. 1975 Munich, Germany Carpet Bob Hewitt Corrado Barazzutti
Antonio Zugarelli		 6–3, 6–4
23. 1975 Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco Clay Bob Hewitt Arthur Ashe
Tom Okker		 6–3, 6–2
24. 1975 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Bob Hewitt Charlie Pasarell
Roscoe Tanner		 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
25. 1976 Columbus WCT, US Carpet Bob Hewitt Arthur Ashe
Tom Okker		 7–6, 6–4
26. 1976 Baltimore WCT, US Carpet Bob Hewitt Ilie Năstase
Cliff Richey		 3–6, 7–6, 6–4
27. 1976 Toronto Indoor WCT, Canada Carpet Jaime Fillol Alex Metreveli
Ilie Năstase		 6–7, 6–2, 6–3
28. 1976 Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands Carpet Rod Laver Arthur Ashe
Tom Okker		 6–1, 6–7, 7–6
29. 1976 Basel, Switzerland Carpet Tom Okker Jiří Hřebec
Jan Kodeš		 6–4, 7–6, 6–4
30. 1976 Nuremberg, Germany Carpet Karl Meiler Colin Dowdeswell
Paul Kronk		 7–6, 6–4
31. 1976 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Bob Hewitt Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez		 6–4, 4–0 retired
32. 1976 Cologne, Germany Carpet Bob Hewitt Colin Dowdeswell
Mike Estep		 6–1, 3–6, 7–6
33. 1976 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Bob Hewitt Tom Okker
Marty Riessen		 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
34. 1977 Philadelphia WCT, US Carpet Bob Hewitt Wojtek Fibak
Tom Okker		 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
35. 1977 Springfield, Massachusetts, US Carpet Bob Hewitt Ion Ţiriac
Guillermo Vilas		 7–6, 6–2
36. 1977 San Jose, California, US Hard Bob Hewitt Tom Gorman
Geoff Masters		 6–2, 6–3
37. 1977 Palm Springs, California, US Hard Bob Hewitt Marty Riessen
Roscoe Tanner		 7–6, 7–6
38. 1977 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Bob Hewitt Charlie Pasarell
Erik van Dillen		 6–2, 6–0
39. 1977 La Costa, California, US Hard Bob Hewitt Ray Ruffels
Allan Stone		 6–4, 6–2
40. 1977 Pacific Southwest Championships, US Carpet Bob Hewitt Robert Lutz
Stan Smith		 6–3, 6–4
41. 1977 Jackson, US Carpet Bob Hewitt Phil Dent
Ken Rosewall		 6–2, 7–6
42. 1977 US Open, New York City Clay Bob Hewitt Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez		 6–4, 6–0
43. 1977 Los Angeles Hard Sandy Mayer Tom Leonard
Mike Machette		 6–2, 6–3
44. 1977 Madrid, Spain Clay Bob Hewitt Antonio Muñoz
Manuel Orantes		 6–7, 7–6, 6–3, 6–1
45. 1977 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Bob Hewitt Wojtek Fibak
Jan Kodeš		 6–4, 6–3
46. 1977 Cologne, Germany Carpet Bob Hewitt Fred McNair
Sherwood Stewart		 6–3, 7–5
47. 1977 Wembley, United Kingdom Hard (i) Sandy Mayer Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez		 6–3, 7–6
48. 1978 Baltimore, Maryland, US Carpet Fred McNair Roger Taylor
Antonio Zugarelli		 6–3, 7–5
49. 1978 Philadelphia WCT, US Carpet Bob Hewitt Vitas Gerulaitis
Sandy Mayer		 6–4, 6–4
50. 1978 Richmond WCT, US Carpet Bob Hewitt Vitas Gerulaitis
Sandy Mayer		 6–3, 7–5
51. 1978 St. Louis WCT, US Carpet Bob Hewitt Wojtek Fibak
Tom Okker		 6–3, 6–2
52. 1978 Denver, Colorado, US Carpet Bob Hewitt Fred McNair
Sherwood Stewart		 6–3, 6–2
53. 1978 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Bob Hewitt Colin Dibley
Geoff Masters		 7–5, 7–6
54. 1978 Queen's Club Championships, London Grass Bob Hewitt Fred McNair
Raúl Ramírez		 6–2, 7–5
55. 1978 Wimbledon, London Grass Bob Hewitt Peter Fleming
John McEnroe		 6–1, 6–4, 6–2
56. 1979 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Colin Dowdeswell Wojtek Fibak
Pavel Složil		 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
57. 1979 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Bob Hewitt Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez		 6–3, 6–4
58. 1979 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Bob Hewitt Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez		 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
59. 1979 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Bob Hewitt Mike Cahill
Buster Mottram		 1–6, 6–1, 6–4
60. 1980 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Bob Hewitt Colin Dowdeswell
Heinz Günthardt		 6–4, 6–3
61. 1980 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Colin Dowdeswell Chris Lewis
John Yuill		 6–3, 6–4
62. 1981 Brussels, Belgium Carpet Sandy Mayer Kevin Curren
Steve Denton		 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
63. 1982 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Brian Gottfried Shlomo Glickstein
Andrew Pattison		 6–2, 6–2

Grand Slam Doubles finals

Men's Doubles (5 wins)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1967WimbledonGrass Bob Hewitt Roy Emerson
Ken Fletcher		6–2, 6–3, 6–4
Win1972French OpenClay Bob Hewitt Patricio Cornejo
Jaime Fillol		6–3, 8–6, 3–6, 6–1
Win1972Wimbledon (2)Grass Bob Hewitt Stan Smith
Erik van Dillen		6–2, 6–2, 9–7
Win1977US OpenHard Bob Hewitt Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez		6–4, 6–0
Win1978Wimbledon (3)Grass Bob Hewitt Peter Fleming
John McEnroe		6–1, 6–4, 6–2

Mixed Doubles (5 wins, 6 losses)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1966French ChampionshipsClay Annette Van Zyl Ann Haydon Jones
Clark Graebner		1–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss1970US OpenGrass Judy Tegart Dalton Margaret Court
Marty Riessen		4–6, 4–6
Loss1976US Open (2)Grass Betty Stöve Billie Jean King
Phil Dent		6–3, 2–6, 5–7
Loss1977WimbledonGrass Betty Stöve Greer Stevens
Bob Hewitt		6–3, 5–7, 4–6
Win1977US OpenGrass Betty Stöve Billie Jean King
Vitas Gerulaitis		6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Win1978WimbledonGrass Betty Stöve Billie Jean King
Ray Ruffels		6–2, 6–2
Win1978US Open (2)Hard Betty Stöve Billie Jean King
Ray Ruffels		6–3, 7–6
Loss1979Wimbledon (2)Grass Betty Stöve Greer Stevens
Bob Hewitt		5–7, 6–7(7–9)
Loss1979US Open (3)Hard Betty Stöve Greer Stevens
Bob Hewitt		3–6, 5–7
Loss1980US Open (4)Hard Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull
Marty Riessen		5–7, 2–6
Win1981Wimbledon (2)Grass Betty Stöve Tracy Austin
John Austin		4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3

References
  1. http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Mc/F/Frew-D-Mcmillan.aspx
  2. http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10002356
  3. "Laver Routs Foe, Wins Tennis Title". The Morning Record. 4 April 1970.
  4. "Laver Captures So. Africa Title". The New York Times. 4 April 1970.
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