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Ashley Cooper

Pen name of Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr. (1911–2001), journalist, author and newspaper executive


1958 Australian Championships – Men's Singles

Ashley Cooper defeated Mal Anderson 7–5, 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1958 Australian Championships.

Mal Anderson

Earlier that year, Anderson had reached the semi-finals of the Australian Championships and won the French Championship doubles, partnering with Ashley Cooper, the man he went on to defeat in the 1957 US Championships final.

Tennis in Australia

In the 1950s, Australia became a tennis power, and Australian men won the Davis Cup 15 times from 1950 to 1967, led by outstanding players such as Frank Sedgman, Ken Rosewall, Lew Hoad, Roy Emerson, and Ashley Cooper.


see also

Adam Ashley-Cooper

Against Italy, Ireland, USA, Russia, South Africa, New Zealand, and Wales at the 2011 Rugby World Cup Ashley-Cooper played outside centre (13), on the wings (both 11 & 14), and fullback (15).

Ashley-Cooper

F. S. Ashley-Cooper (1877–1932), English cricket historian and statistician

British and Irish Quidditch Cup

Overall, the winners were Radcliffe Chimeras from Oxford University lead by captain Ashley Cooper, with Avada Keeledavra of Keele University taking the silver medals and The Society of Quidditch in Bangor (SQUiB) from Bangor University taking the bronze medals.

Edward Ashley-Cooper

Despite his use of the surname Ashley-Cooper, there was no link to the Earl of Shaftesbury.

F. S. Ashley-Cooper

Frederick Samuel Ashley-Cooper (born c. 22 March 1877 in Bermondsey, London; died 31 January 1932 in Milford, near Godalming, Surrey) was a cricket historian and statistician.

Wynne-Thomas, P., F S Ashley-Cooper - A Biographical Sketch & Bibliography, ACS, 2003