Robert Howe (tennis)
Robert Howe was an Australian tennis player. His main successes were achieved in the doubles competition. He won four mixed doubles Grand Slam titles, including the Wimbledon mixed doubles championship in 1958.
Grand Slam finals
Men's doubles (3 runner-ups)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Runner-up | 1958 | French Championships | Clay | Abe Segal | Ashley Cooper Neale Fraser | 6–3, 6–8, 3–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 1959 | Australian Championships | Grass | Don Candy | Rod Laver Bob Mark | 7–9, 4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 1961 | French Championships | Clay | Bob Mark | Roy Emerson Rod Laver | 6–3, 1–6, 1–6, 4–6 |
Mixed doubles (4 titles)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Winner | 1958 | Australian Championships | Grass | Mary Bevis Hawton | Angela Mortimer Peter Newman | 9–11, 6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 1958 | Wimbledon | Grass | Lorraine Coghlan Robinson | Althea Gibson Kurt Nielsen | 6–3, 13–11 |
Winner | 1960 | French Championships | Clay | Maria Bueno | Ann Haydon Jones Roy Emerson | 1–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 1962 | French Championships | Clay | Renée Schuurman | Lesley Turner Fred Stolle | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |