Mark Edmondson (born 28 June 1954 in

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) is a retired Australian professional

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. Edmondson won the

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while ranked 212th in the world, and remains the lowest-ranked winner of a Grand Slam tournament since the

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were introduced in 1973. He is the last Australian to date to win the men's singles at the

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.The Last Gasp of Australian Tennis’s Golden Era
/ref> Edmondson's best subsequent performance in Grand Slams was reaching the semifinals of the Australian Open in

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and

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, which took him to a career-high singles ranking of #15. As a doubles player, he won 34 titles, including five in Grand Slams.

Grand Slam performance

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Grand Slam finals, 10 (6 wins, 4 losses)

Singles, 1 (1 win)

Doubles, 7 (5 wins, 2 losses)

Mixed doubles 2 (2 losses)

Career finals

Singles (6 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Doubles (34 titles, 34 runner-ups)

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