Mark Edmondson

Mark Edmondson (born 28 June 1954 in Gosford, New South Wales) is a retired Australian professional tennis player.

Edmondson entered the 1976 Australian Open ranked 212th in the world. After beating top seed Ken Rosewall in the semifinals, Edmondson beat defending champion John Newcombe in the final in four sets on a day when the wind was so severe that the players left the court for half an hour at the peak of the windstorm. He is the last Australian to date to win the men's singles at the Australian Open.

Edmondson's best subsequent performance in Grand Slams was reaching the semifinals of the Australian Open in 1981 and Wimbledon in 1982. At Wimbledon 1982 he beat Vitas Gerulaitis in the quarterfinals before losing in straight sets to Jimmy Connors in the semis. This took him to a career-high singles ranking of #15. As a doubles player, he won 34 titles, including five in Grand Slams.

Grand Slam performance

Singles performance timeline

Finals, 10 (6 wins, 4 losses)

Singles, 1 (1 win) ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1976 Australian Open Grass John Newcombe 6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 6–1

Doubles, 7 (5 wins, 2 losses)

Mixed doubles 2 (2 losses) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1980 Wimbledon Grass Dianne Fromholtz Tracy Austin John Austin 4–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–3Loss 1986 French Open Clay Rosalyn Fairbank Kathy Jordan Ken Flach 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3

Career finals Singles (6 titles / 6 runner-ups)

Doubles (34 titles / 34 runner-ups)