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1 Personal life and death  





2 Career finals  



2.1  Doubles (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)  







3 References  





4 External links  














Graham Stilwell






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Graham Stilwell
Full nameGraham Rodney Stilwell
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born(1945-11-15)15 November 1945
Denham, Buckinghamshire, England
Died31 January 2019(2019-01-31) (aged 73)
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Turned pro1968 (amateur tour from 1963)
Retired1975
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record72–163
Highest rankingNo. 62 (14 June 1976)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1964, 1967)
French Open3R (1971)
Wimbledon4R (1975)
US Open4R (1966)
Doubles
Career record93–125 (Open Era)
Career titles3
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1967, 1968)
WimbledonSF (1966)
US OpenF (1964)
Team competitions
Davis CupF (1969)

Graham Stilwell (15 November 1945 – 31 January 2019)[1] was a professional tennis player from the United Kingdom. He was born in Denham, Buckinghamshire, England.

Stilwell enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won three doubles titles, two of which were in the Open Era.

Personal life and death

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Stilwell had three children (Tiffany, Alex and Lara) in his first marriage to Robin Lockard. His second marriage to Jill Jacobs resulted in two children (Sam and Romy).[2]

He died of a neuro-muscular disorder on 31 January 2019.

Career finals

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Doubles (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 1969 Stockholm Sweden Carpet Spain Andrés Gimeno Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
4–6, 2–6
Loss 2. 1973 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet United Kingdom Mark Cox United States Tom Gorman
United States Erik van Dillen
4–6, 4–6
Win 1. 1973 Cologne, West Germany Carpet United Kingdom Mark Cox Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
7–6, 6–3
Win 2. 1973 Columbus, U.S. Hard United Kingdom Gerald Battrick Australia Colin Dibley
United States Charlie Pasarell
6–4, 7–6
Loss 3. 1973 Chicago, U.S. Carpet United Kingdom Gerald Battrick Australia Owen Davidson
Australia John Newcombe
7–6, 6–7, 6–7
Loss 4. 1973 London, UK Carpet United Kingdom Gerald Battrick United Kingdom Mark Cox
Australia Owen Davidson
4–6, 6–8

References

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  1. ^ James Buddell (4 February 2019). "Graham Stilwell: 1945-2019". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  • ^ "Graham Stilwell obituary". The Sunday Times. 9 March 2019.
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