Bob "Nails" Carmichael (4 July 1940 – 18 November 2003) was an Australian tennis player and coach.

Bob Carmichael
Wimbledon 1985, Over 35's Doubles
Country (sports) Australia
Born4 July 1940
Melbourne, Australia
Died18 November 2003(2003-11-18) (aged 63)
Melbourne, Australia
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1968 (amateur from 1963)
Retired1979
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record170–224 (Open era)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 10 (1970, world's top 10)[1]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (1973)
French Open4R (1968)
WimbledonQF (1970)
US Open4R (1971)
Doubles
Career record312–215 (Open era)
Career titles12
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (1975)
French OpenSF (1971, 1973)
WimbledonSF (1977)
US OpenSF (1977)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
WimbledonQF (1970)

As a player, Carmichael won one singles title and 12 doubles titles, and achieved a top-ten ranking in 1970.[1] Partnering Allan Stone, he reached the doubles final of the 1975 Australian Open.

Following his retirement in 1979, Carmichael was a coach for Tennis Australia, and the Australian Institute of Sport. He coached top-ranking professionals Patrick Rafter, Lleyton Hewitt, Darren Cahill and Leander Paes.

Career finals

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Doubles (12 titles, 22 runner-ups)

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Result W-L Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 1970 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i)   Owen Davidson   Arthur Ashe
  Stan Smith
0–6, 7–5, 5–7
Win 1–1 1970 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay   Ray Ruffels   Željko Franulović
  Jan Kodeš
7–5, 6–2, 5–7, 6–7, 6–3
Win 2–1 1971 Auckland, New Zealand Grass   Ray Ruffels   Brian Fairlie
  Raymond Moore
6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 2–2 1971 Tehran WCT, Iran Clay   Ray Ruffels   John Newcombe
  Tony Roche
4–6, 7–6, 1–6
Loss 2–3 1971 Washington WCT, U.S. Clay   Ray Ruffels   Tom Okker
  Marty Riessen
6–7, 2–6
Win 3–3 1971 South Orange, U.S. Hard   Tom Leonard   Clark Graebner
  Erik van Dillen
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Win 4–3 1972 Toronto WCT, Canada Carpet (i)   Ray Ruffels   Roy Emerson
  Rod Laver
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Win 5–3 1972 Quebec WCT, Canada Hard (i)   Ray Ruffels   John Alexander
  Terry Addison
4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Loss 5–4 1972 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard   Terry Addison   John Newcombe
  Fred Stolle
3–6, 4–6
Loss 5–5 1973 Nottingham, U.K. Grass   Frew McMillan   Tom Gorman
  Erik van Dillen
4–6, 1–6
Loss 5–6 1973 Båstad, Sweden Clay   Frew McMillan   Nikola Pilić
  Stan Smith
6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 5–7 1973 Bretton Woods, U.S. Clay   Frew McMillan   Rod Laver
  Fred Stolle
6–7, 6–4, 5–7
Win 6–7 1973 Tanglewood, U.S. Other   Frew McMillan   Ismail El Shafei
  Brian Fairlie
6–3, 6–4
Win 7–7 1973 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay   Frew McMillan   Manuel Orantes
  Ion Țiriac
6–3, 6–4
Loss 7–8 1973 Seattle, U.S. Hard   Frew McMillan   Tom Gorman
  Tom Okker
6–2, 4–6, 6–7
Win 8–8 1973 Quebec WCT, Canada Hard (i)   Frew McMillan   Jimmy Connors
  Marty Riessen
6–2, 7–6
Loss 8–9 1973 Madrid, Spain Clay   Frew McMillan   Ilie Năstase
  Tom Okker
3–6, 0–6
Loss 8–10 1973 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i)   Frew McMillan   Jimmy Connors
  Ilie Năstase
3–6, 7–6, 2–6
Loss 8–11 1975 Australian Open, Melbourne Grass   Allan Stone   John Alexander
  Phil Dent
3–6, 6–7
Win 9–11 1975 Auckland, New Zealand Grass   Ray Ruffels   Brian Fairlie
  Onny Parun
7–6, ret.
Loss 9–12 1975 Denver WCT, U.S. Carpet (i)   Allan Stone   Roy Emerson
  Rod Laver
2–6, 6–3, 5–7
Loss 9–13 1975 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard   Cliff Drysdale   John Alexander
  Phil Dent
1–6, 4–6
Loss 9–14 1975 Hong Kong Hard   Gene Mayer   Tom Okker
  Ken Rosewall
3–6, 4–6
Loss 9–15 1976 Düsseldorf, West Germany Clay   Raymond Moore   Wojciech Fibak
  Karl Meiler
4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss 9–16 1976 Perth, Australia Hard   Ismail El Shafei   Dick Stockton
  Roscoe Tanner
7–6, 1–6, 2–6
Win 10–16 1976 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Clay   Ken Rosewall   Ismail El Shafei
  Brian Fairlie
6–4, 6–4
Win 11–16 1976 Bangalore, India Clay   Ray Ruffels   Chiradip Mukerjea
  Bhanu Nunna
6–2, 7–6
Loss 11–17 1978 Miami, U.S. Carpet (i)   Brian Teacher   Tom Gullikson
  Gene Mayer
6–7, 3–6
Win 12–17 1978 Båstad, Sweden Clay   Mark Edmondson   Péter Szőke
  Balázs Taróczy
7–5, 6–4
Loss 12–18 1978 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay   Mark Edmondson   Tom Okker
  Balázs Taróczy
6–7, 6–4, 5–7
Loss 12–19 1978 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Grass   Syd Ball   Hank Pfister
  Sherwood Stewart
4–6, 4–6
Loss 12–20 1979 Washington Indoor, U.S. Carpet (i)   Brian Teacher   Bob Lutz
  Stan Smith
4–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–7
Loss 12–21 1979 Stuttgart, West Germany Hard (i)   Brian Teacher   Wojciech Fibak
  Tom Okker
3–6, 7–5, 6–7
Loss 12–22 1979 Woodlands Doubles, U.S. Hard   Tim Gullikson   Marty Riessen
  Sherwood Stewart
3–6, 2–2 ret.

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