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Neale Fraser

Neale Fraser, Australian tennis player (died 2024)

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Born
October 3, 1933
Died
December 2, 2024
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1933

About Neale Fraser

Neale Andrew Fraser, was an Australian champion tennis player. Fraser is the most recent man to have completed the triple crown, which he did in 1959 and 1960 at the U.S. National Championships. He won the 1960 Wimbledon championships. Fraser was ranked world No. 1 amateur tennis player in 1959 and 1960 by Lance Tingay and Ned Potter. Fraser is the most recent man to have completed the triple crown (i.e. having won the singles, doubles, and mixed doubles titles at a Grand Slam tournament), which he did in 1959 and 1960 at the U.S. The young Fraser was taught by coach Bryan Slattery, and later won the Wimbledon singles in 1960 and the U.S. After his playing days were over, he was the non-playing captain of Australia's Davis Cup team for a record 24 years.

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Neale Fraser timeline

  1. Fraser is the most recent man to have completed the triple crown (i.e. having won the singles, doubles, and mixed doubles titles at a Grand Slam tournament), which he did in 1959 and 1960 at the U.S.
  2. Fraser is the most recent man to have completed the triple crown, which he did in 1959 and 1960 at the U.S. National Championships.
  3. The young Fraser was taught by coach Bryan Slattery, and later won the Wimbledon singles in 1960 and the U.S.
  4. He won the 1960 Wimbledon championships.

The world when Neale Fraser was born

Neale Fraser was born in 1933. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1933

  • #1 song"Stormy Weather" – Ethel Waters
  • Top movieKing Kong
  • Best-selling bookLost Horizon – James Hilton

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst MLB All-Star Game played at Comiskey Park
  • Top headlineAdolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
  • Technology milestoneFM radio patented by Edwin Armstrong
  • Defining fadChain letters
  • Notable inventionFM radio
  • World population2.17 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • U.S. population125.6M

1933 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Neale Fraser's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19332026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$4,800$435,000
Average income$2,300$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.20$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population125.6M341 million

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