Dick Crealy

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Dick Crealy was an Australian tennis player most notable for reaching the finals of the Australian Open in 1970 and winning two Grand Slam titles in doubles.

Crealy was born in 1944 and in 1968 he achieved his first serious title at the Australian Open with his fellow countryman and teamate Allan Stone in doubles. In the same year he played mixed double with Billie Jean King. In 1970, Crealy reached the singles finals at same tournament but lost to American player Arthur Ashe in straight sets. In 1974, he won a second Grand Slam Title in doubles, together with New Zealander Onny Parun in the French Open. In 1975, he reached the Singles semifinals of the Australian Open for the second time, although this time he lost to Jimmy Connors. Outside of his own country's Grand Slam Tournament, Crealy played at Roland Garros in 1970 where reached the quarterfinals.

Contents 1 Grand Slam Tournaments 1.1 Singles Finals (1) 1.2 Doubles Championships (2) 1.3 Mixed Doubles Championships (1) 2 Career Titles (8) 2.1 Singles (2) 2.2 Singles Finals (2) 3 External links

[edit] Grand Slam Tournaments

[edit] Singles Finals (1)

Year	Tournament	Opponent in Finals	Results
1975	Australian Open	Arthur Ashe	4–6 7–9 2–6

[edit] Doubles Championships (2)

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent in Finals	Results
1968	Australian Open	Allan Stone	Terry Addison / Ray Keldie	10-8 6–4 6–3
1974	French Open	Onny Parun	Robert Lutz / Stan Smith	6–3 6–2 3–6 5–7 6–1

[edit] Mixed Doubles Championships (1)

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent in Finals	Results
1968	Australian Open	Billie Jean King	Margaret Court / Allan Stone	walkover

[edit] Career Titles (8)

[edit] Singles (2)

Grand Slam (0)

Tennis Masters Cup (0)

ATP Tour (2)

Nº	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in Finals	Results
1.	11 July 1970	Bastad, Sweden	Clay	Georges Goven (France)	6–3 6–1 6–1
2.	28 March 1975	Nice, France	Clay	Iván Molina (Colombia)	7–6 6–4 6–3

[edit] Singles Finals (2)

• 1970: Australian Open (against Arthur Ashe)
• 1972: Kitzbuhel (against Colin Dibley)

[edit] External links

• ATP Entry
• Davis Cup Record