Newcombe, John (1944-…), an Australian tennis player, won seven grand slam men’s singles championships. The grand slam consists of the Wimbledon, United States Open, French Open, and Australian Open tournaments. Newcombe won the Wimbledon singles title in 1967, 1970, and 1971. He won the United States title in 1967 and 1973 and the Australian Open title in 1973 and 1975. Newcombe also won 17 grand slam men’s doubles championships and 1 grand slam mixed doubles championship. He was a member of winning Australian Davis Cup teams in 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, and 1973. Newcombe was born on May 23, 1944, in Sydney.
