Neale Fraser, Australia’s Davis Cup great, dies at 91
Australian tennis legends and Hall of Famers from left, Roy Emerson, Neale Fraser and Rod Laver acknowledge the crowd during ceremonies celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I. on July 10, 2004. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Elise Amendola]
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Neale Fraser, who won three Grand Slam singles titles and guided Australia to four Davis Cup titles in 24 years as team captain, has died at 91. Tennis Australia says the sport “has lost one of its giants.” Fraser beat Australian tennis great Rod Laver to win the Wimbledon title in 1960 in between sweeps at the U.S. Open where he won the singles, men’s doubles and mixed titles in 1959 and ‘60. As a player he helped Australia win four consecutive Davis Cup titles. Laver says Fraser was “a true gem in a golden era of Australian tennis legends.”
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FILE - Ashley Cooper, left, holds the winner's trophy and poses with Neale Fraser after winning the men's singles championship in Wimbledon, July 4, 1958. (AP Photo, File)
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