Edward Charles Ross (Ross)
Sherriff
Male
Australia
1919-00-00
New South Wales, Australia
2007-04-11
New South Wales, Australia
After his career as a player, Ross Sherriff, as he was known, turned to coaching, Martin Mulligan and Phil Dent being two of his most notable protégés. All three of Ross Sherriff’s children – Fred, Gail and Carol – also excelled at tennis.
1945 - 1969
3
162
83
1959 - Central Northern Championships (Amateur)
1953 - County of Cumberland (Amateur)
1951 - Cessnock (Amateur)
Round 1
Jean-Loup Rouyer 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-4
6-4
Round 1
Ross Sherriff 1 *
G. Thompson
6-2
5-7
6-4
Round 2
Phil Dent 1 *
Ross Sherriff
2-6
6-0
6-3
Round 1
Ross Sherriff 1 *
John Bernard (Jack) May
6-2
6-1
Round 2
Phil Dent 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-4
6-2
Round 1
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Lindsay Straney
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Piero Toci
3-6
8-6
6-1
Round 3
Jean Baptiste Chanfreau 1 *
Ross Sherriff
4-6
6-4
6-4
Round 1
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Norman Henderson
9-7
6-0
Round 2
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Paul C. Kronk
6-2
6-4
Quarterfinals
Karl Coombes 1 *
Ross Sherriff
2-6
7-5
6-3
Quarterfinals
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Allen Shapter
2-6
8-6
6-3
Semifinals
Colin Dibley 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-1
6-4
Quarterfinals
Howard Humphries 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-1
6-2
Round 1
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Richard G. (Dick) Howes
9-7
5-4
ret.
Round 2
Peter M. Doerner 1 *
Ross Sherriff
7-5
2-6
6-3
Round 1
James Harold (Jim) Osborne 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-2
6-3
7-5
Round 1
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Christopher Bovett
1-6
6-4
6-4
Round 2
Karl Coombes 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-3
6-4
Round 1
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Christopher Bovett
w.o.
Round 2
Roy Emerson 1 *
Ross Sherriff
7-5
6-3
6-1
Round 1
Birger Folke 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-4
6-4
Round 1
Ross Sherriff 1 *
John Bartlett
8-6
1-6
6-4
Round 2
Warren F. Jacques 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-0
6-3
Round 1
Keith E. Wooldridge 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-3
6-4
6-3
Round 1
William George Coghlan 1 *
Ross Sherriff
7-6
ret.
Round 1
Ross Sherriff 1 *
N. Argent
6-4
6-4
Round 2
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Don Candy
6-2
7-6
Round 3
Colin Stubs 1 *
Ross Sherriff
7-5
6-2
Round 1
Ross Sherriff 1 *
M. Epstein
4-6
6-1
6-1
Round 2
Dick Crealy 1 *
Ross Sherriff
3-6
6-4
6-4
Round 2
Brian Wilkinson 1 *
Ross Sherriff
w.o.
Round 2
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Mitsuru Motoi
4-6
6-4
6-3
Quarterfinals
Warren F. Jacques 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-3
6-2
Round 2
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Colin Dibley
6-8
6-1
3-2
ret.
Round 3
Dennis Colette 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-4
1-6
6-3
Round 1
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Hoang-Duc Luu
7-9
6-4
6-4
8-6
Round 2
Ross Sherriff 1 *
John E. Sharpe
w.o.
Round 3
Fred Stolle 1 *
Ross Sherriff
1-6
7-5
6-3
6-2
Round 1
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Henry Ladyman
6-3
6-0
6-2
Round 2
Graham Stilwell 1 *
Ross Sherriff
57-2-6
6-4
9-7
6-0
Round 2
Barry W. Geraghty 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-2
7-5
Round 2
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Clem Robertson
6-1
7-5
Round 3
Ross Sherriff 1 *
John F. O'Brien
8-6
6-1
Quarterfinals
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Gavin Forbes
6-4
6-4
Semifinals
John Cottrill 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-2
6-4
Round 1
Ross Sherriff 1 *
W. (Bill) Joiner
4-6
7-5
6-2
6-4
Round 2
Bill Bowrey 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-1
6-2
6-4
Round 1
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Eleazar Davidman
6-3
6-2
6-2
Round 2
Roger Taylor 1 *
Ross Sherriff
4-6
6-3
8-6
9-7
Round 2
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Kevin Figg
6-3
6-2
Round 3
Ross Sherriff 1 *
B. Ward
6-0
6-2
Quarterfinals
John Newcombe 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-1
6-4
Round 2
Peter Strobl 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-4
6-3
Round 1
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Howard Humphries
6-0
6-2
Round 2
Ross Sherriff 1 *
T. Grenenger
6-2
12-10
Round 3
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Ray Keldie
6-0
6-1
Quarterfinals
Bill Bowrey 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-2
6-2
Round 1
William George Coghlan 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-2
6-0
4-6
6-2
Round 1
Garry Joseph Baulch 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-3
6-4
Round 1
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Warren Bibb
6-2
8-6
Round 2
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Christopher Bovett
6-3
6-2
Round 3
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Gordon C. Henley
6-1
6-2
Quarterfinals
John Newcombe 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-2
6-4
Round 1
Ross Sherriff 1 *
S. Jeffrey
6-1
6-2
Round 2
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Ray Keldie
6-0
6-1
Round 3
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Barry Short
6-4
6-4
Quarterfinals
Tony Roche 1 *
Ross Sherriff
2-6
6-3
6-0
Round 1
Alan J. Lane 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-4
6-2
Round 1
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Barry W. Geraghty
6-1
6-2
Round 2
Geoff N. Pollard 1 *
Ross Sherriff
7-5
3-6
10-8
Round 2
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Ray J. Wilson
6-1
6-3
Round 3
Ross Sherriff 1 *
John McManus
6-2
6-2
Quarterfinals
Alan E.G. Bailey 1 *
Ross Sherriff
2-6
6-3
6-2
Quarterfinals
Ken Fletcher 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-2
6-1
Round 1
Ross Sherriff 1 *
G.? Fisher
8-6
6-1
Round 2
Ross Sherriff 1 *
John Cottrill
6-2
6-3
Round 3
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Doug Hugh Kelso
6-0
6-4
Quarterfinals
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Michael (Mike) Callaghan
6-3
3-6
6-4
Semifinals
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Rod Brent
6-3
6-2
Final
Maxwell (Max) Anderson 1 *
Ross Sherriff
5-7
6-2
6-4
Round 1
Neil C. Gibson 1 *
Ross Sherriff
2-6
6-4
6-2
6-1
Round 1
Ross Sherriff 1 *
B. Millsen
6-0
6-0
Round 2
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Robert C. (Bob) Brien
7-5
6-3
Round 3
Bob Howe 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-4
6-4
Round 1
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Warren Bibb
7-5
6-4
Round 2
Ross Sherriff 1 *
G. Copley
7-5
6-2
Round 3
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Roy Langsford
6-0
6-2
Quarterfinals
Rod Brent 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-4
6-4
Round 1
Ross Sherriff 1 *
John Walker
6-1
6-1
Round 2
Brian Tobin 1 *
Ross Sherriff
3-6
6-4
6-1
Quarterfinals
Fred Stolle 1 *
Ross Sherriff
7-5
7-5
Round 1
Ken Fletcher 1 *
Ross Sherriff
7-9
6-4
6-3
6-2
Semifinals
Bob Hewitt 1 *
Ross Sherriff
4-6
10-8
6-2
Round 1
Ken Fletcher 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-3
6-4
3-6
6-4
Round 2
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Rod Laver
1-6
8-6
6-4
6-2
Round 3
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Fred Stolle
6-4
8-6
6-4
Quarterfinals
Bob Howe 1 *
Ross Sherriff
2-6
8-6
8-6
6-2
Semifinals
Graham Lovett 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-3
6-2
Round 1
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Lew Hoad
4-6
3-6
6-4
ret.
Round 2
Bill Gilmour 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-0
6-4
8-10
2-6
6-4
Round 1
Mervyn Rose 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-1
6-3
6-2
Round 1
John Bromwich 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-2
6-3
6-1
Round 1
John Bromwich 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-1
6-1
6-0
Round 1
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Neville Head
w.o.
Round 2
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Merion Stanicic
w.o.
Round 3
Bill Gilmour 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-3
3-6
6-2
Round 1
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Kenneth Bendeich
6-3
8-6
6-1
Round 2
Maxwell (Max) Anderson 1 *
Ross Sherriff
4-6
7-9
6-1
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Warren W. Woodcock
6-3
5-7
9-7
6-0
Round 2
Ken Rosewall 1 *
Ross Sherriff
2-6
6-2
7-5
6-2
Final
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Maxwell (Max) Anderson
3-6
6-4
8-6
Round 1
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Cliff Hallam
6-2
9-7
8-6
Round 2
Neale Fraser 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-2
6-1
8-6
Round 3
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Kenneth Brady
7-5
6-1
Quarterfinals
Adrian Quist 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-0
6-2
Round 1
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Lawrence (Laurie) Cannon
6-0
6-0
Round 2
Ross Sherriff 1 *
J. Farnsworth
6-3
6-0
Quarterfinals
Ross Sherriff 1 *
T. Davis
6-4
7-5
Semifinals
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Mal Anderson
6-4
7-5
Final
Don Candy 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-3
6-2
Final
Geoff Brown 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-1
6-3
Round 2
Ted Schroeder 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-3
6-1
2-6
6-1
Round 3
Lew Hoad 1 *
Ross Sherriff
3-6
6-3
6-2
Round 3
Adrian Quist 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-2
6-3
Quarterfinals
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Don Beattie
6-0
6-0
Semifinals
Ross Sherriff 1 *
R. Gustard
6-2
6-0
Final
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Bob Howe
7-9
6-2
6-3
Round 1
Ken McGregor 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-3
6-2
4-6
6-2
Round 1
Ross Sherriff 1 *
L. Lancaster
6-2
6-0
Round 2
Ross Sherriff 1 *
James (Jim) Gilchrist
6-4
2-6
6-4
Round 3
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Earl Sieler
6-8
8-6
9-7
Quarterfinals
Ken Rosewall 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-4
6-2
Round 2
Ross Sherriff 1 *
A. McFarland
6-1
6-2
Round 3
Frederick E. (Fred) Bennett 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-4
6-4
Round 3
James (Jim) Gilchrist 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-4
6-4
Round 2
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Neville Raymond (Nifty) Snellgrove
7-5
2-6
6-3
Quarterfinals
John Bromwich 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-3
6-2
Round 3
Ross Sherriff 1 *
J.H. Martin
6-0
6-1
Quarterfinals
Don Rocavert 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-1
6-2
Round 3
James (Jim) Gilchrist 1 *
Ross Sherriff
7-5
6-2
Round 3
George Worthington 1 *
Ross Sherriff
5-7
6-3
6-3
Quarterfinals
James (Jim) Gilchrist 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-2
6-4
Round 2
Ross Sherriff 1 *
D. McDonagh
6-0
6-1
Round 3
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Leslie Angel
6-4
6-1
Quarterfinals
James (Jim) Gilchrist 1 *
Ross Sherriff
8-6
6-2
Round 1
Colin Long 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-3
6-1
6-3
Round 2
George Worthington 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-3
8-6
Round 1
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Geoff Brown
w.o.
Round 2
Ross Sherriff 1 *
K. Nicholas
6-4
6-1
Round 3
Ross Sherriff 1 *
N.J. Bourke
6-3
6-4
Quarterfinals
Don Rocavert 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-3
11-9
Round 1
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Keith Ernest Creffield Hawton
6-3
3-6
6-0
Round 2
Don Rocavert 1 *
Ross Sherriff
8-6
6-2
Round 1
Dinny Pails 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-0
6-1
6-2
Round 1
Ross Sherriff 1 *
John Bernard (Jack) May
7-5
6-4
Round 2
Ross Sherriff 1 *
Bob Howe
6-0
6-1
Quarterfinals
Ross Sherriff 1 *
W. Bunt
6-0
6-4
Semifinals
Dinny Pails 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-1
6-2
Round 1
Ross Sherriff 1 *
John Bernard (Jack) May
?
Semifinals
Geoff Brown 1 *
Ross Sherriff
6-2
6-1