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The bust commemorates tennis player, Owen Davidson.
Partnering Billie Jean King, he won eight grand slam mixed doubles titles. In 1967 he won a calender year slam for mixed doubles, when he won the Australian Championships with Lesley Bowrey, and the French Championships, Wimbledon and the US Championships with Billie Jean King.
Davidson became the first player to win a match in the open era of tennis when he defeated John Clifton in the first round of the British Hard Court Championships in Bournemouth played in April 1968.
His best grand slam singles result was at Wimbledon in 1966, when he reached the semifinals. He is also the 1972 Australian Open and the 1973 US Open men's doubles champion, partnering John Newcombe and Ken Rosewall.
He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2010, and the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame on 26 January 2011
Location
| Address: | Olympic Boulevard & Batman Avenue, Garden Square, Melbourne Park, Melbourne, 3000 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.820301 Long: 144.978865 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Sculpture |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Sport |
| Artist: | Barbara McLean |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 2011 |
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Owen Davidson
Mixed Doubles Grand Slam 1967
Winner of 13 Grand Slam titles
Davis Cup 1964
