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Phil Dent

Personal information
Player namePhil Dent
CountryAustralia
ResidenceOrange County, California
Date of birth14 February 1950(age 61)
Place of birthSydney, Australia
Height6'0 (182 cm)
Retired1983
PlaysRight-handed
Career prize moneyunknown
Singles
Career record352 � 306 (Grand Slam, Grand Prix, and WCT level, and Davis Cup)
Career titlesthree
Highest ranking19 (in the week of January 16, 1978)
Grand Slam results
Australian OpenF (1974)
French OpenSF (1977)
WimbledonQF (1977)
US Open3R (1973)
Doubles
Career record406 � 253 (Grand Slam, Grand Prix and WCT level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles24
Highest ranking51 (in the week of January 3, 1983)

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Phillip "Phil" Dent, born on February 14, 1950, in Sydney, Australia, is a former professional tennis player. Dent's high water mark as a pro single's player was at second place in the Australian Open in 1974 - which he lost to Jimmy Connors 7 � 6, 6 � 4, 4 � 6, 6 � 3 in the finals. Dent was also the men's doubles champion at the Australian Open in 1975 (with teammate John Alexander), and the mixed-doubles champion at the US Open in 1976 (with teammate Billie Jean King).

Dent also reached five more men's doubles finals in Grand Slam Tournaments, finishing second in the Australian Open in 1970, 1973, and 1977, and second in the French Open in 1975 and 1979. Dent was a member of the Australian tennis teams that won the Davis Cup in 1977 and the World Team Cup in 1979.

Before turning professional, Dent won the boy's singles titles at both the Australian Open tournament and at the French Open in 1968.

During his professional career, Dent won two top-level singles titles (in Sydney and in Brisbane, Australia, both in 1979) and 25 doubles titles. His career-high international singles ranking was No. 19 (in 1978). Dent retired from professional tennis in 1983.

Since retiring as a player, Dent has settled in Orange County, California. His son, Taylor Dent, is also a professional tennis player and citizen of the United States.

Dent defeated Björn Borg in the third round of the Australian Open in 1974, which was the only time that Borg chose to journey all the way to Australia, during wintertime in his native Sweden, to play in the Australian Open.

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Broadcast on Friday 19th June 2009 - Part 4 Of 4 - Jeff Stelling & Rachel Riley host the 60th Grand Final and the last Countdown to be made at Yorkshire Television. With Susie Dent and dictionary corner guest Dr Phil Hammond - All copyright remains with Yorkshire Television and ITV Productions - PLEASE COMMENT!
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9.68 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Broadcast on Tuesday 2nd December 2008 - Part 4 Of 4 - Des O Connor & Carol Vorderman host the show in which contestants race against the clock to pit their wits against vowels, consonants and numbers. With Susie Dent and dictionary corner guest Dr Phil Hammond - All copyright remains with Yorkshire Television and ITV Productions - PLEASE COMMENT!
6.38 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Broadcast on Wednesday 3rd December 2008 - Part 3 Of 4 - Des O Connor & Carol Vorderman host the show in which contestants race against the clock to pit their wits against vowels, consonants and numbers. With Susie Dent and dictionary corner guest Dr Phil Hammond - All copyright remains with Yorkshire Television and ITV Productions - PLEASE COMMENT!
9.58 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Broadcast on Wednesday 3rd December 2008 - Part 1 Of 4 - Des O Connor & Carol Vorderman host the show in which contestants race against the clock to pit their wits against vowels, consonants and numbers. With Susie Dent and dictionary corner guest Dr Phil Hammond - All copyright remains with Yorkshire Television and ITV Productions - PLEASE COMMENT!
9.88 min. | 5.0 user rating
Broadcast on Wednesday 3rd December 2008 - Part 4 Of 4 - Des O Connor & Carol Vorderman host the show in which contestants race against the clock to pit their wits against vowels, consonants and numbers. With Susie Dent and dictionary corner guest Dr Phil Hammond - All copyright remains with Yorkshire Television and ITV Productions - PLEASE COMMENT!
7.22 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Broadcast on Friday 19th June 2009 - Part 1 Of 4 - Jeff Stelling & Rachel Riley host the 60th Grand Final and the last Countdown to be made at Yorkshire Television. With Susie Dent and dictionary corner guest Dr Phil Hammond - All copyright remains with Yorkshire Television and ITV Productions - PLEASE COMMENT!
10.07 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Broadcast on Friday 19th June 2009 - Part 3 Of 4 - Jeff Stelling & Rachel Riley host the 60th Grand Final and the last Countdown to be made at Yorkshire Television. With Susie Dent and dictionary corner guest Dr Phil Hammond - All copyright remains with Yorkshire Television and ITV Productions - PLEASE COMMENT!
9.67 min. | 4.75 user rating		 Broadcast on Tuesday 2nd December 2008 - Part 1 Of 4 - Des O Connor & Carol Vorderman host the show in which contestants race against the clock to pit their wits against vowels, consonants and numbers. With Susie Dent and dictionary corner guest Dr Phil Hammond - All copyright remains with Yorkshire Television and ITV Productions - PLEASE COMMENT!
9.82 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Broadcast on Wednesday 9th December 2009 - Part 2 Of 4 - Jeff Stelling & Rachel Riley host the show in which contestants race against the clock to pit their wits against vowels, consonants and numbers. With Susie Dent and dictionary corner guest Dr Phil Hammond - All copyright remains with ITV Studios - PLEASE COMMENT!
10.05 min. | 5.0 user rating

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Runner-up :
Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
1974 Australian Open US Jimmy Connors 7 � 6(7), 6 � 4, 4 � 6, 6 � 3

Win :
1976 US Open US Billie Jean King ZA Frew McMillan
NL Betty Stöve		 3 � 6, 6 � 2, 7 � 5

Win :
No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent in Final Score in Final
1. 1970 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay AU John Alexander YUG Željko Franulović
TCH Jan Kodeš		 10 � 8, 6 � 2, 6 � 4
2. 1971 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Hard AU John Alexander AU Mal Anderson
USSR Alex Metreveli		 6 � 7, 2 � 6, 6 � 3, 7 � 6, 7 � 6
3. 1971 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay AU John Alexander AU John Newcombe
NL Tom Okker		 5 � 7, 6 � 3, 6 � 4
4. 1971 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard AU John Alexander US Frank Froehling
US Clark Graebner		 7 � 6, 6 � 4
5. 1972 Louisville WCT, U.S. Clay AU John Alexander US Arthur Ashe
US Robert Lutz		 6 � 4, 6 � 3
6. 1973 Toronto WCT, Canada Carpet AU John Alexander AU Roy Emerson
AU Rod Laver		 3 � 6, 6 � 4, 6 � 4, 6 � 2
7. 1973 Cincinnati, U.S. Clay AU John Alexander US Brian Gottfried
MX Raúl Ramírez		 1 � 6, 7 � 6, 7 � 6
8. 1974 Miami WCT, U.S. Hard AU John Alexander NL Tom Okker
US Marty Riessen		 4 � 6, 6 � 4, 7 � 5
9. 1974 Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco Clay AU John Alexander ES Manuel Orantes
AU Tony Roche		 7 � 6, 4 � 6, 7 � 6, 6 � 3
10. 1975 Australian Open, Melbourne Grass AU John Alexander AU Bob Carmichael
AU Allan Stone		 6 � 3, 7 � 6
11. 1975 San Antonio WCT, U.S. Hard AU John Alexander GB Mark Cox
ZA Cliff Drysdale		 7 � 6, 4 � 6, 6 � 4
12. 1975 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard AU John Alexander AU Bob Carmichael
ZA Cliff Drysdale		 6 � 1, 6 � 4
13. 1975 Chicago, U.S. Carpet AU John Alexander US Mike Cahill
US John Whitlinger		 6 � 3, 6 � 4
14. 1975 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard ZA Cliff Drysdale MX Marcello Lara
MX Joaquin Loyo-Mayo		 7 � 6, 6 � 4
15. 1976 Atlanta WCT, U.S. Carpet AU John Alexander PL Wojtek Fibak
DE Karl Meiler		 6 � 3, 6 � 4
16. 1976 Denver WCT, U.S. Carpet AU John Alexander US Jimmy Connors
US Billy Martin		 6 � 7, 6 � 2, 7 � 5
17. 1977 Cincinnati, U.S. Clay AU John Alexander ZA Bob Hewitt
US Roscoe Tanner		 6 � 3, 7 � 6
18. 1977 Washington, D.C., U.S. Clay AU John Alexander US Fred McNair
US Sherwood Stewart		 7 � 5, 7 � 5
19. 1977 Louisville, U.S. Clay AU John Alexander AU Chris Kachel
AU Cliff Letcher		 6 � 1, 6 � 4
20. 1977 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Grass AU John Alexander AU Ray Ruffels
AU Allan Stone		 7 � 6, 2 � 6, 6 � 3
21. 1978 Forest Hills WCT, U.S. Clay AU John Alexander US Fred McNair
US Sherwood Stewart		 7 � 6, 7 � 6
22. 1978 Los Angeles, U.S. Carpet AU John Alexander US Fred McNair
MX Raúl Ramírez		 6 � 3, 7 � 6
23. 1978 Brisbane, Australia Grass AU John Alexander AU Syd Ball
AU Allan Stone		 6 � 3, 7 � 6
24. 1979 Hobart, Australia Grass AU Bob Giltinan RO Ion Ţiriac
AR Guillermo Vilas		 8 � 6
25. 1982 Guarujá, Brazil Clay AU Kim Warwick BR Carlos Kirmayr
BR Cassio Motta		 6 � 7, 6 � 2, 6 � 3

French Open boys' singles champions

1968 Phil Dent * 1969 Antonio Muñoz * 1970 Juan Herrera * 1971 Corrado Barazzutti * 1972 Buster Mottram * 1973 Víctor Pecci * 1974 Christophe Casa * 1975 Christophe Roger-Vasselin * 1976 Heinz Günthardt * 1977 John McEnroe * 1978 Ivan Lendl * 1979 Ramesh Krishnan * 1980 Henri Leconte * 1981 Mats Wilander * 1982 Tarik Benhabiles * 1983 Stefan Edberg * 1984 Kent Carlsson * 1985 Jaime Yzaga * 1986 Guillermo Pérez-Roldán * 1987 Guillermo Pérez-Roldán * 1988 Nicolás Pereira * 1989 Fabrice Santoro * 1990 Andrea Gaudenzi * 1991 Andriy Medvedev * 1992 Andrei Pavel * 1993 Roberto Carretero * 1994 Jacobo Díaz * 1995 Mariano Zabaleta * 1996 Alberto Martín * 1997 Daniel Elsner * 1998 Fernando González * 1999 Guillermo Coria * 2000 Paul-Henri Mathieu * 2001 Carlos Cuadrado * 2002 Richard Gasquet * 2003 Stanislas Wawrinka * 2004 Gaël Monfils * 2005 Marin Čilić * 2006 Martin Kližan * 2007 Vladimir Ignatic * 2008 Yang Tsung-hua * 2009 Daniel Berta * 2010 Agustín Velotti |

Australian Open men's doubles champions

(1969) Rod Laver / Roy Emerson * (1970) Bob Lutz / Stan Smith * (1971) John Newcombe / Tony Roche * (1972) Ken Rosewall / Owen Davidson * (1973) John Newcombe / Malcolm Anderson * (1974) Ross Case / Geoff Masters * (1975) John Alexander / Phil Dent * (1976) John Newcombe / Tony Roche * (1977 (Jan)) Arthur Ashe / Tony Roche * (1977 (Dec)) Ray Ruffels / Allan Stone * (1978) Wojtek Fibak / Kim Warwick * (1979) Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee * (1980) Mark Edmondson / Kim Warwick * (1981) Mark Edmondson / Kim Warwick * (1982) John Alexander / John Fitzgerald * (1983) Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee * (1984) Mark Edmondson / Sherwood Stewart * (1985) Paul Annacone / Christo van Rensburg * (1987) Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd * (1988) Rick Leach / Jim Pugh * (1989) Rick Leach / Jim Pugh * ( 1990) Pieter Aldrich / Danie Visser * (1991) Scott Davis / David Pate * (1992) Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde * (1993) Danie Visser / Laurie Warder * (1994) Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis * (1995) Jared Palmer / Richey Reneberg * (1996) Stefan Edberg / Petr Korda * (1997) Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde * (1998) Jonas Björkman / Jacco Eltingh * (1999) Jonas Björkman / Patrick Rafter * (2000) Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach * (2001) Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge * (2002) Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor * (2003) Fabrice Santoro / Michaël Llodra * (2004) Fabrice Santoro / Michaël Llodra * (2005) Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett * (2006) Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan * (2007) Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan * (2008) Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram * (2009) Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan * (2010) Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan

US Open mixed doubles champions

(1968) Mary Ann Eisel / Peter Curtis * (1969) Margaret Court / Marty Riessen * (1970) Margaret Court / Marty Riessen * (1971) Billie Jean King / Owen Davidson * (1972) Margaret Court / Marty Riessen * (1973) Billie Jean King / Owen Davidson * (1974) Pam Teeguarden / Geoff Masters * (1975) Rosemary Casals / Dick Stockton * (1976) Billie Jean King / Phil Dent * (1977) Betty Stöve / Frew McMillan * (1978) Betty Stöve / Frew McMillan * (1979) Greer Stevens / Bob Hewitt * (1980) Wendy Turnbull / Marty Riessen * (1981) Anne Smith / Kevin Curren * (1982) Anne Smith / Kevin Curren * (1983) Elizabeth Sayers Smylie / John Fitzgerald * (1984) Manuela Maleeva / Tom Gullikson * (1985)Martina Navrátilová / Heinz Günthardt * (1986)Raffaella Reggi / Sergio Casal * (1987) Martina Navrátilová / Emilio Sánchez Vicario * (1988) Jana Novotná / Jim Pugh * (1989) Robin White / Shelby Cannon * (1990) Elizabeth Sayers Smylie / Todd Woodbridge * (1991) Manon Bollegraf / Tom Nijssen * (1992) Nicole Provis / Mark Woodforde * (1993) Helena Suková / Todd Woodbridge * (1994) Elna Reinach / Patrick Galbraith * (1995) Meredith McGrath / Matt Lucena * (1996) Lisa Raymond / Patrick Galbraith * (1997) Manon Bollegraf / Rick Leach * (1998) Serena Williams / Max Mirnyi * (1999) Ai Sugiyama / Mahesh Bhupathi * (2000) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Jared Palmer * (2001) Rennae Stubbs / Todd Woodbridge * (2002) Lisa Raymond / Mike Bryan * (2003) Katarina Srebotnik / Bob Bryan * (2004) Vera Zvonareva / Bob Bryan * (2005) Daniela Hantuchová / Mahesh Bhupathi * (2006) Martina Navrátilová / Bob Bryan * (2007) Victoria Azarenka / Max Mirnyi * (2008) Cara Black / Leander Paes * (2009) Carly Gullickson / Travis Parrott



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