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Ken Rosewall

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Tennis Player

The Resume

    (November 2, 1934- )
    Born in Sydney, Australia
    Won four Australian Opens (1953,1955,1971-72), two French Opens (1953,1968) and two US Opens (1956,1970)
    Four-time Wimbledon finalist (1954,1956,1970,1974)
    Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame (1980)

Why he might be annoying:

    At 5'7 and 145 pounds, he was given the ironic nickname 'Muscles.'
    He was a natural left-hander who was taught to play right-handed, which contributed to his weak serve.
    He was unable to play Grand Slam events during his peak years because pros were banned from them until 1968.
    He said of his Wimbledon finals, 'I lost the first two because I was too young and lost the last two because I was too old.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was both the youngest (19 in 1954) and oldest (37 in 1972) male winner of the Australian Open.
    His backhand was chosen by Tennis.com for their 'Greatest Shots in Tennis History' series.
    John Newcombe said, 'He was probably the most accurate hitter of the ball that has ever been. He was like a swordsman; he would slice people to pieces, players much bigger than him.'
    He was named an Australian Living Treasure (1997).

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 84.62% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 22 Votes: 68.18% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 153 Votes: 47.71% Annoying