Newcombe,+John

 || A natural athlete, as a boy John Newcombe played several sports until devoting himself to tennis. He was the Australian junior champion in 1961, 1962 and 1963 and became a member of Australia's **// Davis Cup //** winning team in 1964. He won his first Grand Slam major in 1965 by taking the **// Australian Championships //** doubles title with fellow Australian **// Tony Roche //**. That same year, the duo won the **// Wimbledon //** doubles title. They would team up to win the Australian doubles championship three more times, **// Wimbledon //** another four times and the **// US Championships //** in 1967, the **// French Championships //** in 1967 and 1969. Together, Newcombe and Roche won 12 Grand Slam titles, more than any other men's team in tennis history. Once he became famous his nickname was. 'The Newc.'
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 || Chronological reference to people and experiences that influenced the person explaining how they influenced them. || As a boy John Newcombe played several sports until devoting himself to tennis.John newcombe has allways loved sport. ||  ||  No.1 player in world 3 times (1967,70-71); won Wimbledon 3 times and U.S. and Australian championships twice each.He was the Australian junior champion in 1961, 1962 and 1963 and became a member of Australia's Davis Cup winning team in 1964. He won his first [|**Grand Slam**] major in 1965 by taking the Australian Championships doubles title with fellow Australian Tony Roche. That same year, the duo won the Wimbledon doubles title. They would team up to win the Australian doubles championship three more times, Wimbledon another four times and the US Championships in 1967, the French Championships in 1967 and 1969. Together, John Newcombe and Roche won 12 [|**Grand Slam**] titles, more than any other men's team in tennis history. Well known persons working at the same time. ||  Tony Roche, Roy Emerson, Rod laver || Why do their life is regarded as significant and why they are admirable. || He was a famous tennis player.'Very famous infact.' He had the second best serve in the league. He was rated in the 21 best tennis players in history. [|International Tennis Hall of Fame]. Still active in tennis, he was made captain of Australia's Davis Cup team in 1995. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 115%;">Establishes when and where the person died and the effect their work and values had on people. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 115%;"> As member of Lamar Hunt's, "World Championship Tennis" professional tour group, and part of the players union, John Newcombe was banned by the International Tennis Federation from competing in the 1972 Wimbledon championships and he boycotted the event in 1973. Very popular with the fans, Newcombe's absence resulted in urgent negotiations that ultimately resolved the issues.John Newcombe was the last of the Australians who dominated tennis in the 1950s and 1960s. In his 1979 autobiography Jack Kramer, the long-time tennis promoter and great player himself, included Newcombe in his list of the 21 greatest players of all time, and also considered Newcombe to have the best second serve in tennis history. ||
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 * He served as President of the Association of Tennis Professionals in 1977 and 1978.
 * Overall, he won 25 Grand Slam major titles in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles.
 * Newcombe and Rod Laver are the only players to ever win both the US Open and Wimbledon men's singles titles as an amateur and as a professional. The grass surfaces favored his game and the French Open's clay surface was the only major singles championship he never won. However, he did take the French doubles title on three occasions.
 * In 1986, his achievements were recognized with his induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
 * Still active in tennis, John Newcombe was made captain of Australia's Davis Cup team in 1995.
 * He is an Australian Living Treasure.
 * He runs the John Newcombe Tennis Ranch & Tennis Academy in New Braunfels, Texas.
 * Notoriously, John Newcombe was revealed to be President George W. Bush's drinking companion on the night when he was charged with driving under the influence. This controversy surfaced during the 2000 US Presidential Election. ||
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