Steve Docherty
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Steve Docherty (born 6 May 1950) is a former professional
tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ...
player from Australia. Docherty enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he finished runner-up in 4 doubles events. His most notable career achievement was when he surprised the world to defeat former world number one
Arthur Ashe Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. (July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993) was an American professional tennis player. He won three Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, Grand Slam titles in singles and two in doubles. Ashe was the first Black player selected ...
at Wimbledon in 1978. After completing his tennis career, Docherty became a successful businessman, owning and operating three McDonald's franchises along the East coast of New South Wales.


Career finals


Doubles (4 runner-ups)


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Docherty, Steve Australian male tennis players Tennis players from New South Wales 1950 births Living people Sportspeople from Newcastle, New South Wales 20th-century Australian sportsmen 21st-century Australian sportsmen Sportsmen from New South Wales