| Don Candy | |
| Fullname: | Donald William Candy |
| Birth Date: | 1929 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Adelaide, Australia |
| Plays: | Right-handed |
| Australianopenresult: | QF (1952, 1959) |
| Frenchopenresult: | 4R (1956, 1960) |
| Wimbledonresult: | 4R (1951, 1957, 1960) |
| Usopenresult: | 3R (1951) |
| Australianopendoublesresult: | F (1952, 1953, 1956, 1959) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult: | W (1956) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | QF (1956, 1957) |
| Usopendoublesresult: | F (1951) |
| Mixed: | yes |
| Wimbledonmixedresult: | SF (1952) |
Don Candy (31 March 1929 – 14 June 2020[1]) was an Australian tennis player who was mainly successful in doubles.[2]
At the Grand Slam tournaments he reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Championships singles event in 1952 and 1959. In the singles event at the French Championships he reached the eighth-finals in 1956 and 1960.[3] [4] [5]
In June 1951 Candy won the singles title at the Kent Championships, a grass court tournament held in Beckenham, defeating Gardnar Mulloy in three sets.[6] The next year, 1952, he again reached the Kent final but on this occasion lost in three sets to Ham Richardson.[7] 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.[8]
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 Lew Hoad in three straight sets.[9]
After his active career he moved to Baltimore in 1967 where he coached the World Team Tennis Baltimore Banners and later became the coach of Pam Shriver.[10] In 2022 Shriver disclosed that she had been in a multi-year relationship with Candy, that started when she was a young player.[11] [12]
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1951 | 8–10, 4–6, 6–4, 5–7 | ||||
| Runner-up | 1952 | 4–6, 5–7, 3–6 | ||||
| Runner-up | 1953 | 11–9, 4–6, 8–10, 4–6 | ||||
| Runner-up | 1956 | 8–10, 11–13, 4–6 | ||||
| Winner | 1956 | 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 | ||||
| Runner-up | 1957 | 3–6, 0–6, 3–6 | ||||
| Runner-up | 1959 | 7–9, 4–6, 2–6 |