| Residence | Clontarf, Australia |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 8 September 1952 (age 74) |
| Birth place | Brisbane, Australia |
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Careerprizemoney | $256,333 |
| Singlesrecord | 110–144 |
| Singlestitles | 1 |
| Highestsinglesranking | No. 43 (22 December 1980) |
| Australianopenresult | QF (1979) |
| Frenchopenresult | 2R (1981) |
| Wimbledonresult | SF (1981) |
| Doublesrecord | 153–129 |
| Doublestitles | 5 |
| Highestdoublesranking | No. 23 (3 March 1980) |
| Australianopendoublesresult | QF (1978–81, 1983) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult | QF (1981) |
Rod Frawley (born 8 September 1952) is a former tennis player from Australia, who won one singles title (1982, Adelaide) and five doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 43 in December 1980. His highest ranking in doubles, world No. 23, was achieved in March 1980.
Frawley reached the semifinals of Wimbledon in 1981, before losing to eventual champion John McEnroe.[1]
He is the older brother of John Frawley.[2]
Career finals
Singles (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 1982 | Adelaide, Australia | Grass | Lloyd Bourne | 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Dec 1982 | Melbourne, Australia | Grass | Pat Cash | 4–6, 6–7 |
Doubles (5 titles, 11 runner-ups)
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1978 | Bournemouth, UK | Clay | David Carter | Louk Sanders Rolf Thung | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 1979 | Maui, US | Hard | Francisco González | John Lloyd Nick Saviano | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Oct 1979 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Francisco González | Vijay Amritraj Pat DuPré | walkover |
| Loss | 1–3 | Oct 1979 | Tokyo, Japan | Clay | Francisco González | Colin Dibley Pat DuPré | 6–3, 1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Jan 1980 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Peter Feigl | John Sadri Tim Wilkison | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Mar 1980 | Memphis, US | Carpet (i) | Tomáš Šmíd | Brian Gottfried John McEnroe | 3–6, 7–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 3–4 | Jun 1980 | London/Queen's, UK | Grass | Geoff Masters | Paul McNamee Sherwood Stewart | 6–2, 4–6, 11–9 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Oct 1980 | Brisbane, Australia | Grass | Phil Dent | John McEnroe Matt Mitchell | 6–8 |
| Win | 4–5 | Oct 1981 | Brisbane, Australia | Grass | Chris Lewis | Mark Edmondson Mike Estep | 7–5, 4–6, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 4–6 | Mar 1982 | Linz, Austria | Clay | Paul Kronk | Anders Järryd Hans Simonsson | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 5–6 | May 1982 | Hilton Head WCT, US | Clay | Mark Edmondson | Alan Waldman Van Winitsky | 6–1, 7–5 |
| Loss | 5–7 | Jul 1982 | Newport, US | Grass | Syd Ball | John Andrews John Sadri | 6–3, 6–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 5–8 | Jul 1982 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Pavel Složil | Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5–9 | Oct 1982 | Melbourne Indoor, Australia | Carpet (i) | Syd Ball | Francisco González Matt Mitchell | 6–7, 6–7 |
| Loss | 5–10 | Dec 1983 | Sydney, Australia | Grass | Broderick Dyke | Mike Bauer Pat Cash | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–11 | Dec 1983 | Adelaide, Australia | Grass | Broderick Dyke | Craig Miller Eric Sherbeck | 3–6, 6–4, 4–6 |