MELBOURNE, Australia — Fred Stolle, a winner of two Grand Slam singles titles and 17 major doubles trophies, has died, Tennis Australia said Thursday. He was 86.

Grand slam champion Fred Stolle dies aged 86 - Tennis Australia said the sport has lost ‘one of its great players and characters’.

Australian tennis great Fred Stolle, who won two Grand Slam titles in the 1960s and later enjoyed a lengthy career as a television commentator, has died aged 86, Tennis Australia said on Thursday.

Australian grand-slam champion turned commentator Fred Stolle has died at the age of 86. Tennis Australia said the sport has lost "one of its great players and characters". Stolle won the French Open title in 1965,

Fred Stolle, a winner of two Grand Slam singles titles and 17 major doubles trophies, has died, Tennis Australia said Thursday. He was 86.

Stolle was part of a golden generation of Australian players who dominated the men's game at the start of the professional era.

Australian tennis great Fred Stolle, who won two Grand Slam singles titles and 17 doubles titles, dies at the age of 86.

Fred Stolle has died at the age of 86, with tributes pouring in across the world for the Australian tennis legend following his remarkable career. Stolle, nicknamed ‘Fiery’, won two Grand Slam singles titles and clinched 10 major doubles trophies before enjoying success as both a coach and commentator.