Don Candy (31 March 1929 – 14 June 2020) was an

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who was mainly successful in doubles. At the Grand Slam tournaments he reached the quarterfinals of the

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singles event in 1952 and 1959. In the singles event at the

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he reached the eighth-finals in 1956 and 1960. In June 1951 Candy won the singles title at the

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, a grass court tournament held in Beckenham, defeating

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in three sets. The next year, 1952, he again reached the Kent final but on this occasion lost in three sets to

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. In July 1951 he won the Midlands counties men's singles title after a straight sets victory in the final against Naresh Kumar from India. In 1956 he won the Men's Doubles title at the French Championships. With his American partner Bob Perry he won against compatriots Ashley Cooper and

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in three straight sets. After his active career he moved to

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in 1967 where he coached the

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Baltimore Banners and later became the coach of

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. In 2022 Shriver disclosed that she had been in a multi-year relationship with Candy, that started when she was a young player.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 title, 6 runners-up)

References

External links

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Australian Open Player Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Candy, Don 1929 births 2020 deaths Australian Championships (tennis) junior champions Australian male tennis players French Championships (tennis) champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles Tennis people from South Australia Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' singles Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles 20th-century Australian people