12m. He was 90. Following his playing career, he was a commentator for tennis and golf for over 30 years with CBS and Australia Channel 9. Daily Herald is suburban Chicago's largest daily newspaper. Tony Trabert, 5-time major singles champion, dies at 90 - USA TODAY The list of flaws with this team are many, but the fact that this Bulls front office thought Russell Westbrook might help them out could be atop that list. He was 90 years old. All rights reserved. Associated . Trabert said the highlight of his career was helping the United States beat Australia in the 1954 Davis Cup final. He was 90. He won his first French Open title in 1954 and a year later became the last American to win at Roland Garros until Michael Chang in 1989. The tennis great's death on Wednesday night at his home in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, was confirmed by his daughter, Brooke Trabert Dabkowski. New: Terms of Use (updated November 13, 2019) 6h Matt Walsh. In 2001, he began an 11-year stint as president of the Hall. He teamed with Talbert to win the doubles title at the French championship in 1950 and captured the 1951 N.C.A.A. After being defeated by Rosewall in the semifinals of the 1955 Australian singles championships, the first of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments, Trabert won the French championship at Roland Garros, on clay, and then won Wimbledon and the United States Nationals at Forest Hills, both on grass. In 2001, he began an 11-year stint as president of the Hall. He also started on the basketball team and was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. Brooke T Trabert, 64. Tony Trabert, a five-time Grand Slam singles champion and five-time Grand Slam doubles champion, died on Wednesday evening, per Steven Wine of the Associated Press.
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