Mervyn Gordon Rose AM is a former Australian male tennis player. He was born in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales and turned professional in 1959. He has coached numerous female players, including Billie Jean King, Margaret Court, Brett Prentice, Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Eleni Daniilidou, Nadia Petrova, Magdalena Grzybowska and Caroline Schnieder. Rose was ranked inside the world's Top 10 throughout much of his tennis career and represented Australia in the Davis Cup from 1951 to 1957. He was ranked World No. 3 in 1958 by Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph. Rose was awarded the Australian Sports Medal in 2000, inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2001 and the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame in 2002. He was awarded the Member of the Order of Australia in 2006 for service to tennis, particularly as a competitor at national and international levels and as a coach and mentor to both amateur and professional players. 

January 23rd, 1930 in Coffs Harbour as Mervyn Gordon Rose  /  Died:   Jul 23rd, 2017