Ken Rosewall

This page provides a comprehensive overview of Ken Rosewall’s Grand Slam career. It combines key background information and career-level statistics with a complete, filterable list of his tournament results, showing how far he progressed in each Grand Slam event across his career.

Insights

Two distinct peaks, separated by a long gap

Rosewall’s Grand Slam career splits into 1952-1956 and 1968-1978, with no results listed in between. He won four titles in the Amateur Era and four more in the Open Era, showing elite production in both phases.

His best Open Era run came at age 33-39

All four Open Era titles came between 1968 and 1972, starting at age 33 and ending at 37. He also reached two more finals in 1970 and 1974, plus semifinals in 1968, 1971, and 1973.

Teenage breakthrough was immediate and sustained

At 18, he won both the Australian Open and French Open in 1953. By 20 and 21, he had added Australian Open and US Open titles, plus finals at Wimbledon and the Australian Open.

Remarkable longevity into his forties

Rosewall was still reaching late rounds at 40, 41, 42, 43, and 44. His final listed result is a 1978 Australian Open round of 16 at age 44, after a 1977 semifinal at age 43.

Consistency across 38 Slam appearances

Across 38 tournaments and 218 matches, he compiled an 188-30 record, an 86% win rate. The results table shows only one first-week exit worse than the round of 32 after 1952, underscoring sustained deep runs.

Basics

Born	2 November 1934
Gender	Male
Nation	Australia
Era	Amateur Era and Open Era
Grand Slam careerCareer	1952-1956, 1968-1978

Grand Slam statistics

Tournaments	38
Best results Open Era	4 x champion 4 x finalist 5 x semifinalist
Best results Amateur Era	4 x champion 4 x finalist 4 x semifinalist
Total matches	218
W/L-record	188-30 (86% won)

During the Amateur Era, only top results (quarterfinals or better) from 1945 onwards are listed on this site. Therefore, the list below may not include all Amateur Era results.

Ken Rosewall – Grand Slam results (year, tournament, result, age)
Year	Tournament	Era	Result	Age
1978	Australian Open	Open Era	R16	44
1977	Australian Open (Jan)	Open Era	S	43
1977	US Open	Open Era	R32	42
1977	Australian Open (Dec)	Open Era	Q	42
1976	Australian Open	Open Era	S	41
1975	Wimbledon	Open Era	R16	40
1974	US Open	Open Era	F	39
1974	Wimbledon	Open Era	F	39
1973	US Open	Open Era	S	38
1973	Australian Open	Open Era	R32	38
1972	US Open	Open Era	R64	37
1972	Australian Open	Open Era	W	37
1971	Wimbledon	Open Era	S	36
1971	Australian Open	Open Era	W	36
1970	US Open	Open Era	W	35
1970	Wimbledon	Open Era	F	35
1969	US Open	Open Era	Q	34
1969	Wimbledon	Open Era	R32	34
1969	French Open	Open Era	F	34
1969	Australian Open	Open Era	R16	34
1968	US Open	Open Era	S	33
1968	Wimbledon	Open Era	R16	33
1968	French Open	Open Era	W	33
1956	US Open	Amateur Era	W	21
1956	Wimbledon	Amateur Era	F	21
1956	Australian Open	Amateur Era	F	21
1955	US Open	Amateur Era	F	20
1955	Wimbledon	Amateur Era	S	20
1955	Australian Open	Amateur Era	W	20
1954	US Open	Amateur Era	S	19
1954	Wimbledon	Amateur Era	F	19
1954	Australian Open	Amateur Era	S	19
1953	US Open	Amateur Era	S	18
1953	Wimbledon	Amateur Era	Q	18
1953	French Open	Amateur Era	W	18
1953	Australian Open	Amateur Era	W	18
1952	US Open	Amateur Era	Q	17
1952	Australian Open	Amateur Era	Q	17