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Robert (Bob) Howe (3 August 1925 – 30 November 2004)^[2] was an Australian tennis player. Although he won 29 singles titles, his main successes were achieved in the doubles competition. He won four mixed doubles Grand Slam titles, including the Wimbledon mixed doubles championship in 1958.^[3]

In singles play, Howe won the 1954 London Hard Court Championships on clay at The Hurlingham Club defeating Gordon Forbes in the final.

He won the ILTF Surrey Hard Court Championships on clay in 1956 and 1962.

In 1963 he won the Nottingham Open on grass defeating Pierre Barthès in the semifinal and Tony Pickard in the final.

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1958	French Championships	Clay	Abe Segal	Ashley Cooper Neale Fraser	6–3, 6–8, 3–6, 5–7
Loss	1959	Australian Championships	Grass	Don Candy	Rod Laver Bob Mark	7–9, 4–6, 2–6
Loss	1961	French Championships	Clay	Bob Mark	Roy Emerson Rod Laver	6–3, 1–6, 1–6, 4–6

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1956	French Championships	Clay	Darlene Hard	Thelma Coyne Long Luis Ayala	6–4, 4–6, 1–6
Win	1958	Australian Championships	Grass	Mary Bevis Hawton	Angela Mortimer Peter Newman	9–11, 6–1, 6–2
Loss	1958	French Championships	Clay	Lorraine Coghlan	Shirley Bloomer Nicola Pietrangeli	6–8, 2–6
Win	1958	Wimbledon	Grass	Lorraine Coghlan	Althea Gibson Kurt Nielsen	6–3, 13–11
Win	1960	French Championships	Clay	Maria Bueno	Ann Haydon-Jones Roy Emerson	1–6, 6–1, 6–2
Lost	1960	Wimbledon	Grass	Maria Bueno	Darlene Hard Rod Laver	11–13, 6–3, 6–8
Loss	1961	Wimbledon	Grass	Edda Buding	Fred Stolle Lesley Turner	9–11, 2–6
Win	1962	French Championships	Clay	Renée Schuurman	Lesley Turner Fred Stolle	3–6, 6–4, 6–4

• Robert Howe at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Robert Howe at the International Tennis Federation