Ernie Ewert

Ernie Ewert, Jr. (born 5 June 1954) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

Ernie Ewert

Full name	Ernie Ewert, Jr.
Country (sports)	Australia
Born	(1954-06-05) 5 June 1954 (age 71) Melbourne, Australia
Singles
Career record	18–30
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1975)
Wimbledon	3R (1973)
Doubles
Career record	28–57
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1980)
French Open	1R (1977)
Wimbledon	2R (1976, 1977)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	QF (1975)
US Open	1R (1972)

Biography

Born in Melbourne in 1954, Ewert Jr was the son of a butcher, Ernie Ewert Sr, who went on to become a successful horse trainer.^[1][2]

Beginning on the professional circuit at the end of 1971, Ewert was coached by seven-time grand slam champion Mervyn Rose.^[3][4] During his career he competed in the main draw of all four grand slam tournaments. At the 1973 Wimbledon Championships he made the third round, with wins over Konstantin Pugaev and Mike Machette.^[5] As a doubles player he reached two grand slam quarter-finals, in the mixed doubles at the 1975 Wimbledon Championships with Mimmi Wikstedt and in the men's doubles partnering Brad Guan at the 1980 Australian Open.

Ewert took up his father's profession after his tennis career, working as a horse trainer.^[6]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (4)

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1.	1979	Galatina, Italy	Clay	Cliff Letcher	Gustavo Guerrero Alejandro Pierola	6–2, 6–2
2.	1979	Biarritz, France	Clay	Victor Eke	Hervé Gauvain Jérôme Vanier	6–1, 6–4, 6–1
3.	1980	Cosenza, Italy	Clay	Brad Guan	Ismail El Shafei Ricardo Ycaza	7–6, 6–3
4.	1980	Messina, Italy	Clay	Brad Guan	Gianni Marchetti Enzo Vattuone	6–3, 6–4