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{{Short description|Australian tennis player and politician}}
{{Use Australian English|date=December 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = 
| name             = John Alexander
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100|OAM}}
| nickname         = J.A.
| image            = John Alexander cropped.jpg
| imagesize        = 
| alt              = 
| caption          = Alexander in 2010
| parliament       = Australian
| constituency_MP = [[Division of Bennelong|Bennelong]] 
| majority         = 
| term_start       = 16 December 2017
| term_end         = 11 April 2022
| predecessor      = Himself
| successor        = [[Jerome Laxale]]
| term_start1      = 21 August 2010
| term_end1        = 11 November 2017
| predecessor1     = [[Maxine McKew]]
| successor1       = Himself
| birth_name       = John Gilbert Alexander
| birth_date       = {{birth date and age|df=y|1951|07|04}}
| birth_place      = [[Sydney]], Australia
| death_date       = 
| death_place      = 
| nationality      = Australian <br /> British (1951–2017)
| party            = [[Liberal Party of Australia]]
| spouse           = [[Rosemary Brown (swimmer)|Rosemary Brown]] (div.)
| alma_mater       = 
| occupation       = Politician, tennis player, businessman
| website          = {{URL|johnalexander.net.au/}}
| module= {{Infobox tennis biography |embed=yes
| country          = Australia
| residence        = 
| height           = {{convert|1.90|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| turnedpro        = 1969<small> (amateur tour from 1967)</small>
| retired          = 1985
| plays            = Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
| careerprizemoney = $1,214,079
| singlesrecord    = {{tennis record|won=579|lost=428}}
| singlestitles    = 7
| highestsinglesranking = No. 8 (15 December 1975)
| AustralianOpenresult  = SF ([[1974 Australian Open – Men's singles|1974]], [[1977 Australian Open (January) – Men's singles|1977<sup>Jan</sup>]], [[1977 Australian Open (December) – Men's singles|1977<sup>Dec</sup>]])
| FrenchOpenresult      = 4R (1975, 1978, 1983)
| Wimbledonresult       = 4R ([[1969 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1969]], [[1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1978]])
| USOpenresult          = 4R (1971, 1973)
| Othertournaments      = yes
| WCTFinalsresult       = SF ([[1975 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles|1975]])
| doublesrecord         = 451–300
| doublestitles         = 28
| highestdoublesranking = No. 15 (23 August 1977)
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = '''W''' (1975, 1982)
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = F (1975)
| WimbledonDoublesresult = F (1977)
| USOpenDoublesresult   = QF (1972, 1973, 1974)
| Team                  = yes
| DavisCupresult        = '''W''' (1977)
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}}

'''John Gilbert Alexander''' (born 4 July 1951), nicknamed '''JA''', is an Australian former professional [[tennis]] player, sports broadcaster, and federal politician.

As a tennis player, Alexander reached a career-high singles rank of no. 8 in the world in 1975. He reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open singles on three occasions, and won the doubles in 1975 and 1982. He also played in the Australian team that won the [[1977 Davis Cup]]. After the end of his playing career, Alexander worked as a tennis commentator and managed various sports-related businesses.<br>

He was a commentator for [[Seven Sport]], the host broadcaster of the [[Australian Open]], for more than two decades, from the late 1980s until the early 2010s, becoming the main play-by-play commentator for men's singles prime time matches in the new millennium, alongside [[John McEnroe]] and from 2005 [[Jim Courier]]. JA's final commentary duties at the Australian Open were in 2010, thereafter he moved into politics, winning his seat at the [[2010 Australian federal election]].

Alexander won the [[Division of Bennelong]] for the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]] at the [[2010 Australian federal election|2010 election]], and retained the seat in 2013 and 2016. He resigned on 11 November 2017 due to [[2017 Australian parliamentary eligibility crisis|constitutional ineligibility]] arising from his dual citizenship of the United Kingdom. He renounced his UK citizenship and stood as the Liberal Party candidate at the [[2017 Bennelong by-election|by-election]], held on 16 December 2017, which he won. In November 2021, Alexander announced his retirement from politics.

==Early life==
Alexander was born in Sydney. His father, Gilbert Alexander, was born in [[Essex]], England, in 1907 and moved to Australia at the age of three.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/nov/06/liberal-mp-john-alexander-checking-possible-dual-citizenship-report |title=Liberal MP John Alexander checking possible dual citizenship |work=[[The Guardian Australia]] |date=6 November 2017 |access-date=28 March 2018}}</ref>

==Tennis career==
[[File:Internationale tenniskampioenschappen te Hilversum ( t Melkhuisje ) J. Alexande, Bestanddeelnr 923-7100.jpg|thumb|right|John Alexander at the 1970 International Dutch Championships in Hilversum]]
During a tennis career spanning the late 1960s to mid-1980s, Alexander won seven tour singles titles and 27 doubles titles, and earned a total of $1,214,079 ([[United States dollar|USD]]) in prize money.<ref>{{cite web|title=John Alexander {{!}} Overview|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/john-alexander/a014/overview|publisher=[[ATP World Tour]]|access-date=30 December 2015}}</ref> He achieved a career best singles ranking of World No. 8 in December 1975. Alexander is the youngest player to represent Australia in the [[Davis Cup]].  He was also one of Australia's longest serving Davis Cup players, representing his country from 1968 to 1983. From 1974 to 1986, Alexander served as the resident tennis professional at Lamar Hunt's World Championship Tennis Peachtree World of Tennis Club in Peachtree Corners, Georgia US.

Alexander served as captain of the Australian [[Fed Cup]] team and worked as a sports commentator for Australian (Channel 7) and British (BBC) television networks for over 20 years.
Joining Seven in 1986, he provided play-by-play commentary and other duties for the network's [[Australian Open]] telecasts for 23 years, as well as appearing on other programs for ATN-7 Sydney, such as [[Seven News]] and 1990s reality show [[Gladiators (1995 Australian TV series)|Gladiators]]. Alexander worked with colleagues including [[Peter Landy]], Garry Wilkinson, [[Allan Stone]], [[Sandy Roberts]], [[Bruce McAvaney]] and [[Johanna Griggs]], as well as [[John McEnroe]] in the early 2000s and [[Jim Courier]] from 2005 to 2010 (who remains in this position to this date, now with the [[Nine Network]]).

==Business career==
As managing director of Next Generation Clubs Australia, Alexander designed and built sport and fitness clubs; including the [[Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre|Ryde Aquatic Centre]] in Sydney to host the [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Summer Olympic Games]] [[Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics|water polo event]], the development of [[Memorial Drive Park|Memorial Drive]] in Adelaide into a multi-function health and fitness facility, and Royal King's Park in Perth.

In 1995 Alexander served as referee during the first series run of the Australian adaptation of the television series [[Gladiators (1995 Australian TV series)|Gladiators]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Australian Gladiators|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0229131/|others=Karen Alley, Linda Byrnes, Alistair Gibb|access-date=11 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.gladiatorstv.com/international/australia/|title=Australian Gladiators {{!}}|work=Gladiators|access-date=11 November 2017}}</ref>

Shortly before his election to Parliament in 2010, Alexander's Tennis Professionals won a High Court case for the right to redevelop the [[White City Stadium (Sydney)|White City Tennis Centre]] in Sydney.

Alexander also managed a variety of small businesses in the retail and sporting sectors.

==Political career==
Alexander is a member of the [[Moderates (Liberal Party of Australia)|Moderate/Modern Liberal faction]] of the Liberal Party.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Massola |first1=James |title=Who's who in the Liberals' left, right and centre factions? |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/who-s-who-in-the-liberals-left-right-and-centre-factions-20210303-p577gv.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=20 March 2021 |publisher=Fairfax Media |access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref>

As a [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]] candidate, John Alexander won the seat of [[Division of Bennelong|Bennelong]] from the [[Australian Labor Party]] in the [[2010 Australian federal election|2010 election]] with a swing of 4.52 points, giving a two-party-preferred margin of 3.1 points.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://results.aec.gov.au/15508/website/HouseDivisionFirstPrefs-15508-105.htm|title=House of Representatives Division First Preferences|first=Australian Electoral|last=Commission|website=results.aec.gov.au|access-date=11 November 2017}}</ref>

Alexander delivered his maiden speech to parliament on 28 October 2010,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.openaustralia.org/debates/?id=2010-10-28.43.2&m=589#g44.1/|title=Address-in-Reply: 28 Oct 2010: House debates (OpenAustralia.org)|website=openaustralia.org|access-date=11 November 2017}}</ref> detailing his particular interest in areas of preventative health, infrastructure, transport and sustainable growth. During his first term Alexander was put in charge of several internal policy committees, with a particular focus on regional development and policies to tackle urban congestion.

In October 2011 Alexander ran the inaugural Bennelong Cup Table Tennis Test match, involving players from China, Korea and Australia playing in a formal competition in [[Ryde, New South Wales|Ryde]], a suburb within his constituency. In October 2012 the opening games were played in the Great Hall of [[Parliament House, Canberra]]{{mdash}}the first competitive sporting event ever played there. The Ambassadors for China and Korea participated in a friendly competition with Alexander and Minister for Sport [[Kate Lundy]]. The Bennelong Cup is the celebration of Alexander's Bennelong Schools Table Tennis Program which has put tables in all 40 Bennelong schools to encourage social interaction between students of different cultural backgrounds, together with a healthy activity. The Bennelong Cup has continued every year since with an interschool tournament followed by international competition in Ryde, preceded by exhibition matches in Parliament House, Canberra.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://johnalexander.net.au/bennelong-projects/|title=Projects – John Alexander MP|website=johnalexander.net.au|access-date=11 November 2017}}</ref>

Alexander has also established a range of other local programs including Bennelong Gardens, which provides work opportunities for people with disabilities in specially designed market gardens, and Bennelong Village Business program which promotes the benefits of local small business shopping and negotiates discounted advertising rates for small businesses in the local newspaper. John Alexander received much publicity for his 100&nbsp;km charity walk around Bennelong to raise money and awareness of motor neurone disease after the loss of two close friends to the disease.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://johnalexander.net.au/bennelong-100km-walk-for-mnd-comes-to-triumphant-end/|title=Bennelong 100km WALK for MND comes to triumphant end|date=23 November 2015|website=johnalexander.net.au|access-date=11 November 2017}}</ref>

Alexander was not challenged in Liberal preselection in 2012. In the [[2013 Australian federal election|2013 election]] Alexander was re-elected as Member for Bennelong, increasing his two party preferred margin to 7.8 points.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://results.aec.gov.au/17496/Website/HouseDivisionFirstPrefs-17496-105.htm|title=House of Representatives Division First Preferences|first=Australian Electoral|last=Commission|website=results.aec.gov.au|access-date=11 November 2017}}</ref>

In September 2013 Alexander was appointed chair of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Tax & Revenue, a role in which he worked on improving access to 'light touch' tax returns for individuals with simple tax affairs. Following this he was appointed chair of the House Standing Committee on Economics, where he instigated an inquiry into home ownership and opportunities for tax reform.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House/Economics/Home_Ownership/Terms_of_Reference|title = Terms of Reference}}</ref> Following Malcolm Turnbull's ascension to Prime Minister John Alexander was appointed chair of the newly formed House Standing Committee on Infrastructure, Transport & Cities, where he commenced an inquiry into transport connectivity, regional development, high speed rail and the use of value capture as an innovative funding mechanism.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House/ITC/Transport_connectivity/Terms_of_Reference |title=Terms of Reference |author=Commonwealth Parliament |location=Parliament House, Canberra, ACT, 2600 |website=aph.gov.au |access-date=11 November 2017}}</ref>

Alexander also served as chair of the Coalition Policy Committees on Infrastructure & Regional Development, and on Tourism, of the Sydney Airport Community Forum, and of the Australia-East Asia Parliamentary Network.<ref name="Alexander aph">{{cite Au Parliament |mpid=M3M |name=Mr John Alexander OAM, MP |access-date=2021-11-06}}</ref>

As a strong proponent of high-speed rail linking Australia's eastern seaboard,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://johnalexander.net.au/australia-needs-high-speed-rail/|title=Australia needs High Speed Rail|date=12 April 2016|website=johnalexander.net.au|access-date=11 November 2017}}</ref> Alexander delivered the keynote speech at a high-speed rail conference at University of Melbourne in February 2014, highlighting the resultant opportunities for regional development and reduction in traffic congestion in major cities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/1289820/fast-train-to-bring-boom/|title=Fast train 'to bring boom'|first=HOWARD|last=JONES|date=9 February 2013|website=bordermail.com.au|access-date=11 November 2017}}</ref>

Alexander was not challenged in Liberal preselection in 2016. In the [[2016 Australian federal election|2016 election]], he was re-elected as member for Bennelong, earning a small swing toward him despite the state - and the nation - swinging toward Labor. Alexander's hold on Bennelong was largely attributed to his high personal vote in the electorate.

During the [[Australian parliamentary eligibility crisis]], on 6 November 2017, it was reported that Alexander might also be a British citizen and so had never been eligible for election to the Parliament.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/citizenship-crisis-turnbull-government-mp-john-alexander-may-be-a-dual-citizen-20171106-gzflz6.html|title=Citizenship crisis: Turnbull government MP John Alexander may be a dual citizen|last1=Gartrell|first1=Adam|date=6 November 2017|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=6 November 2017|last2=Shields|first2=Bevan}}</ref> On 11 November 2017, Alexander resigned from parliament after conceding that he was likely a dual citizen,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-11/john-alexander-to-resign-amid-dual-citizenship-concerns/9138814|title=Liberal backbencher John Alexander to resign after raising citizenship concerns|date=11 November 2017|website=ABC News (Australia)|access-date=11 November 2017}}</ref> necessitating a [[2017 Bennelong by-election|by-election in Bennelong]]. He renounced his UK citizenship and stood as the Liberal Party candidate at the [[2017 Bennelong by-election|by-election]], held on 16 December 2017. During his campaigning, a YouTube video of Alexander in the 1990s, uploaded in 2011, was resurfaced in the media. The video displays Alexander telling racist jokes at an end of year party with film crew from the 1990s TV show [[Gladiators (1995 Australian TV series)|Gladiators]]. Once the video was shared with the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]], Alexander immediately released a written statement that described how the jokes were "completely unacceptable". Alexander elaborated: "There is no place for jokes about violence against women. Again, I apologise unreservedly". Then Prime Minister, [[Malcolm Turnbull]], praised Alexander's claims, saying his apology was "a measure of the man [...] Not all disrespect of women ends up in violence against women but that's where all violence against women begins, so all of us need to reflect on that. John has done so." Alexander's high profile opponent in the by-election, [[Kristina Keneally]], appeared with then opposition leader [[Bill Shorten]] in Eastwood to respond to the incident. Shorten said that "The comments are crass, they're wrong, they're stupid, and the apology is 22 years too late".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-23/liberal-mp-john-alexander-apologises-for-rape-jokes/9183556|title=Liberal candidate for Bennelong by-election apologises for rape joke video|date=23 November 2017|website=ABC News Australia|access-date=24 December 2021}}</ref> At a press conference, Mr Shorten denied allegations that Labor had deliberately sourced the video in an attempt to bait Alexander during the campaign. Despite this setback, Alexander was safely re-elected, despite suffering a 4.84% two party preferred swing against him to Keneally and Labor. This reduced the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party's]] hold in Bennelong from 9.72% to 4.88%, making the seat marginal and at its most vulnerable position for the Coalition since [[John Howard]]'s reliance on preference votes in 2004 to hold the seat by 4.33%.

In the lead up to the [[2019 Australian federal election|2019 election]], Alexander was scrutinised for his comments in response to Fijian Prime Minister [[Frank Bainimarama]]. Bainimarama had asked the Australian Government to "please stop burning coal, you know the water level's just coming up and it's threatening our communities", to which Alexander responded "move to higher ground". Speaking at a community function in his electorate, Alexander elaborated: "It’s very much like your house is on fire, your children are in the house – should you call the fire brigade and get the children out of the house?" This statement was considered inflammatory by his [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] opponent, [[Brian Owler]], who stated that "he [Alexander] says if the house is on fire to get out. Well, we don’t have a second house - or planet - to run to. It would be better if we didn’t start the fire in the first place."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/federal-election-2019/move-to-higher-ground-liberal-mp-s-climate-advice-to-fijians-20190503-p51jpo.html|title='Move to higher ground': Liberal MP's climate advice to Fijians|date=3 May 2019|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=24 December 2021}}</ref> Bainimarama replied to Alexander in a formal statement to Fiji press members, imploring that "Fiji is lucky we even have the higher ground to allow for relocation at all. I’m keen to hear what Alexander believes the people of Kiribati should do in the face of rising seas, where the highest point in their country sits at just 1.8 metres above sea level." Alexander later appeared on [[History of ABC Radio (Australia)|ABC Radio]], clarifying the nature of his remarks by saying that adaptation was "a priority [...] we must also act to prevent further damage to our planet".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/may/08/fiji-pm-frank-bainimarama-slaps-down-liberal-mp-john-alexanders-climate-advice|title=Fiji PM Frank Bainimarama slaps down Liberal MP John Alexander's climate advice|date=8 May 2019|website=The Guardian|access-date=24 December 2021}}</ref> Despite the controversy, Alexander comfortably retained Bennelong, albeit suffering a 2.8% swing away from him.

In November 2021, Alexander opted to not contest the next election, deciding to retire from politics.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/bennelong-race-thrown-open-after-john-alexander-decides-to-leave-politics-20211112-p598id.html|title=Bennelong race thrown open after John Alexander decides to leave politics|last1=Crowe|first1=David|date=12 November 2021|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref> Shortly following his announcement, Alexander spoke with [[Paul Bongiorno]] of [[The Saturday Paper]], reflecting on his experiences and time in office. Alexander criticised Prime Minister [[Scott Morrison]], claiming that "people are tired of the way we engage with each other. All we do is bash each other." Bongiorno's opinion piece later writes that Alexander 'reserves his biggest salvos for the leadership of the Coalition government: Scott Morrison, Josh Frydenberg and Barnaby Joyce', and feels that 'if Labor’s Anthony Albanese wins the election, policies more fit to serve the national interest rather than narrow sectional interest might be served'.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/opinion/topic/2021/11/20/john-alexander-turns-scott-morrison/163732680012923#hrd|title=John Alexander turns on Scott Morrison|last1=Bongiorno|first1=Paul|date=20 November 2021|work=The Saturday Paper|access-date=24 December 2021}}</ref> This insight was deemed to be damaging for the [[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]], with Bennelong named as a 'key seat' for the upcoming election by ABC election analyst [[Antony Green]]. Bennelong had only been won by [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] once in nearly 80 years, and was gained for them again by [[Jerome Laxale]] at the [[2022 Australian federal election|2022 election]].

==Tennis career finals==
===Singles: 27 (7 titles, 20 runner-ups)===
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!style="width:170px"|Opponent
!style="width:160px" class="unsortable"|Score
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1.
| Aug 1970
| [[Generali Open|Kitzbühel]], Austria
| Clay
| [[Željko Franulović]]
| 4–6, 7–9, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2.
| Jan 1971
| Hobart, Australia
| Hard
| [[Alex Metreveli]]
| 6–7, 3–6, 6–4, 3–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 3.
| Jan 1971
| [[Sydney International|Sydney]], Australia
| Hard
| [[Phil Dent]]
| 3–6, 4–6, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 4.
| May 1971
| [[Aryamehr Cup|Tehran]], Iran
| Clay
| [[Marty Riessen]]
| 7–6, 1–6, 3–6, 6–7
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 5.
| Dec 1972
| Johannesburg, South Africa
| Hard
| [[John Newcombe]]
| 1–6, 6–7
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 6.
| Apr 1973
| [[Swedish Pro Tennis Championships|Gothenburg]], Sweden
| Carpet (i)
| [[Stan Smith]]
| 7–5, 4–6, 2–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 7.
| Sep 1973
| [[Rainier International Tennis Classic|Seattle]], United States
| Hard
| [[Tom Okker]]
| 5–7, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 8.
| Jan 1974
| Lakeway, United States
| 
| [[Cliff Richey]]
| 6–7, 1–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 9.
| Apr 1974
| Johannesburg, South Africa
| Hard
| [[Andrew Pattison]]
| 3–6, 5–7
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1.
| Feb 1975
| [[Fort Worth WCT]], United States
| Hard
| [[Dick Stockton (tennis)|Dick Stockton]]
| 7–6<sup>(7–2)</sup>, 4–6, 6–3
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 10.
| Mar 1975
| [[Atlanta WCT]], United States
| Carpet (i)
| [[Mark Cox (tennis player)|Mark Cox]]
| 3–6, 6–7<sup>(3–7)</sup>
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2.
| Mar 1975
| Tucson, United States
| Hard
| [[Ilie Năstase]]
| 7–5, 6–2
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 11.
| Jul 1975
| Chicago, United States
| Carpet (i)
| [[Roscoe Tanner]]
| 1–6, 7–6, 6–7
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 12.
| Mar 1977
| [[St. Louis WCT]], United States
| Carpet (i)
| [[Jimmy Connors]]
| 6–7<sup>(5–7)</sup>, 2–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3.
| Jul 1977
| [[ATP Stratton Mountain|North Conway]], United States
| Clay
| [[Manuel Orantes]]
| 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 13.
| Jul 1978
| [[Louisville Tennis Classic|Louisville]], United States
| Clay
| [[Harold Solomon]]
| 2–6, 2–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 14.
| Jul 1978
| North Conway, United States
| Clay
| [[Eddie Dibbs]]
| 4–6, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 15.
| Oct 1978
| [[South Pacific Tennis Classic|Brisbane]], Australia
| Grass
| [[Mark Edmondson]]
| 4–6, 6–7
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 16.
| Mar 1979
| [[Milan Indoor|Milan]], Italy
| Carpet (i)
| [[John McEnroe]]
| 4–6, 3–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 17.
| Apr 1979
| [[Open de Nice Côte d'Azur|Nice]], France
| Clay
| [[Víctor Pecci]]
| 3–6, 2–6, 5–7
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 4.
| Jul 1979
| Louisville, United States
| Hard
| [[Terry Moor]]
| 7–6, 6–7, 3–3 ret.
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 18.
| Sep 1979
| Atlanta, United States
| Hard
| [[Eliot Teltscher]]
| 3–6, 6–4, 2–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 5.
| Jun 1982
| Bristol, England
| Grass
| [[Tim Mayotte]]
| 6–3, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 19.
| Sep 1982
| [[Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia|Palermo]], Italy
| Clay
| [[Mario Martinez (tennis)|Mario Martinez]]
| 4–6, 5–7
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 6.
| Dec 1982
| Sydney, Australia
| Grass
| [[John Fitzgerald (tennis)|John Fitzgerald]]
| 4–6, 7–6, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 7.
| Jan 1983
| [[ATP Auckland|Auckland]], New Zealand
| Hard
| [[Russell Simpson (tennis)|Russell Simpson]]
| 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 20.
| Jul 1983
| [[South Orange Open|South Orange]], United States
| Clay
| [[Brad Drewett]]
| 6–4, 4–6, 6–7
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===Doubles: 53 (28 titles, 25 runner-ups)===
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!style="width:40px"|Year
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|- style="background:#f3e6d7;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1.
| 1970
| Australian Open, Melbourne
| Grass
| [[Phil Dent]]
| [[Bob Lutz (tennis)|Bob Lutz]] <br /> [[Stan Smith]]
| 3–6, 6–8, 3–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2.
| 1970
| [[Dutch Open (tennis)|Hilversum]], Netherlands
| Hard
| Phil Dent
| [[Bill Bowrey]] <br /> [[Owen Davidson]]
| 3–6, 4–6, 2–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1.
| 1970
| [[Generali Open|Kitzbühel]], Austria
| Clay
| Phil Dent
| [[Željko Franulović]] <br /> [[Jan Kodeš]]
| 10–8, 6–2, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2.
| 1971
| [[ATP Sydney|Sydney Outdoor]], Australia
| Hard
| Phil Dent
| [[Mal Anderson]] <br /> [[Alex Metreveli]]
| 6–7, 2–6, 6–3, 7–6, 7–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3.
| 1971
| [[Hamburg Masters]], Germany
| Clay
| [[Andrés Gimeno]]
| [[Dick Crealy]] <br /> [[Allan Stone]]
| 6–4, 7–5, 7–9, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 4.
| 1971
| [[ATP Gstaad|Gstaad]], Switzerland
| Clay
| Phil Dent
| [[John Newcombe]] <br /> [[Tom Okker]]
| 5–7, 6–3, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 5.
| 1971
| [[Countrywide Classic|Los Angeles]], United States
| Hard
| Phil Dent
| [[Frank Froehling]] <br /> [[Clark Graebner]]
| 7–6, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 3.
| 1971
| [[Vancouver WCT]], Canada
| Hard
| Phil Dent
| [[Roy Emerson]] <br /> [[Rod Laver]]
| 7–5, 7–6, 0–6, 5–7, 6–7
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 4.
| 1972
| [[Quebec WCT]], Canada
| Hard (i)
| [[Terry Addison]]
| [[Bob Carmichael]] <br /> [[Ray Ruffels]]
| 6–4, 3–6, 5–7
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 5.
| 1972
| [[St. Louis WCT]], United States
| Carpet (i)
| Phil Dent
| John Newcombe <br /> [[Tony Roche]]
| 6–7, 2–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 6.
| 1972
| [[Volvo International|Bretton Woods]], United States
| Hard
| [[Fred Stolle]]
| [[Nikola Pilić]] <br /> [[Cliff Richey]]
| 7–6, 7–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 7.
| 1972
| [[Louisville Tennis Classic|Louisville WCT]], United States
| Clay
| Phil Dent
| [[Arthur Ashe]] <br /> Bob Lutz
| 6–4, 6–3
|- style="background:#f3e6d7;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 6.
| 1973
| Australian Open, Melbourne
| Grass
| Phil Dent
| [[Mal Anderson]] <br /> John Newcombe
| 3–6, 4–6, 6–7
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 8.
| 1973
| [[Toronto Indoor|Toronto WCT]], Canada
| Carpet (i)
| Phil Dent
| Roy Emerson <br /> Rod Laver
| 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 7.
| 1973
| Brussels WCT, Belgium
| Carpet (i)
| Phil Dent
| Bob Lutz <br /> Stan Smith
| 4–6, 6–7
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 9.
| 1973
| [[Cincinnati Masters|Cincinnati]], United States
| Clay
| Phil Dent
| Brian Gottfried <br /> [[Raúl Ramírez]]
| 1–6, 7–6, 7–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 8.
| 1974
| [[Richmond WCT]], United States
| Carpet (i)
| Phil Dent
| [[Nikola Pilić]] <br /> [[Allan Stone]]
| 3–6, 6–3, 6–7
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 10.
| 1974
| [[WCT Miami Open|Miami WCT]], United States
| Hard
| Phil Dent
| Tom Okker <br /> [[Marty Riessen]]
| 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 11.
| 1974
| [[Monte Carlo Masters|Monte Carlo WCT]], Monaco
| Clay
| Phil Dent
| [[Manuel Orantes]] <br /> Tony Roche
| 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 9.
| 1974
| [[SAP Open|San Francisco]], United States
| Hard (i)
| [[Syd Ball]]
| Bob <br /> Stan Smith
| 4–6, 6–7
|- style="background:#f3e6d7;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 12.
| 1975
| Australian Open, Melbourne
| Grass
| Phil Dent
| Bob Carmichael <br /> [[Allan Stone]]
| 6–3, 7–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 10.
| 1975
| [[Fort Worth WCT]], United States
| Hard
| Phil Dent
| Bob Lutz <br /> Stan Smith
| 7–6, 6–7, 3–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 13.
| 1975
| San Antonio WCT, United States
| Hard
| Phil Dent
| [[Mark Cox (tennis)|Mark Cox]] <br /> [[Cliff Drysdale]]
| 7–6, 4–6, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 11.
| 1975
| [[Tokyo Indoor]], Japan
| Carpet (i)
| Phil Dent
| Bob Lutz <br /> Stan Smith
| 4–6, 7–6, 2–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 14.
| 1975
| [[Alan King Tennis Classic|Las Vegas]], United States
| Hard
| Phil Dent
| [[Bob Carmichael]] <br /> Cliff Drysdale
| 6–1, 6–4
|- style="background:#f3e6d7;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 12.
| 1975
| French Open, Paris
| Clay
| Phil Dent
| Brian Gottfried <br /> Raúl Ramírez
| 4–6, 6–2, 2–6, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 15.
| 1975
| Chicago, United States
| Carpet (i)
| Phil Dent
| [[Mike Cahill (tennis)|Mike Cahill]] <br /> [[John Whitlinger]]
| 6–3, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 13.
| 1975
| [[Volvo International|North Conway]], United States
| Clay
| Phil Dent
| [[Haroon Rahim]] <br /> [[Erik van Dillen]]
| 6–7, 6–7
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 16.
| 1976
| [[Atlanta WCT]], United States
| Carpet (i)
| Phil Dent
| [[Wojtek Fibak]] <br /> [[Karl Meiler]]
| 6–3, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 14.
| 1976
| St. Louis WCT, United States
| Carpet (i)
| Phil Dent
| Brian Gottfried <br /> Raúl Ramírez
| 4–6, 2–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 17.
| 1976
| [[ATP Denver|Denver WCT]], United States
| Carpet (i)
| Phil Dent
| [[Jimmy Connors]] <br /> [[Billy Martin (tennis)|Billy Martin]]
| 6–7, 6–2, 7–5
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 15.
| 1977
| [[River Oaks International Tennis Tournament|Houston WCT]], United States
| Hard
| Phil Dent
| [[Ilie Năstase]] <br /> [[Adriano Panatta]]
| 3–6, 4–6
|- style="background:#f3e6d7;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 16.
| 1977
| [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]], London
| Grass
| Phil Dent
| [[Ross Case]] <br /> [[Geoff Masters]]
| 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 9–8, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 18.
| 1977
| Cincinnati, United States
| Clay
| Phil Dent
| [[Bob Hewitt]] <br /> [[Roscoe Tanner]]
| 6–3, 7–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 19.
| 1977
| [[Legg Mason Tennis Classic|Washington, D.C.]], United States
| Clay
| Phil Dent
| [[Fred McNair]] <br /> [[Sherwood Stewart]]
| 7–5, 7–5
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 20.
| 1977
| Louisville WCT, United States
| Clay
| Phil Dent
| [[Chris Kachel]] <br /> [[Cliff Letcher]]
| 6–1, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 17.
| 1977
| [[ATP Adelaide|Adelaide]], Australia
| Grass
| Phil Dent
| [[Syd Ball]] <br /> [[Kim Warwick]]
| 6–3, 6–7, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 21.
| 1977
| [[ATP Sydney|Sydney Outdoor]], Australia
| Grass
| Phil Dent
| [[Ray Ruffels]] <br /> [[Allan Stone]]
| 7–6, 2–6, 6–3
|- style="background:#f3e6d7;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 18.
| 1977
| Australian Open, Melbourne
| Grass
| Phil Dent
| Ray Ruffels <br /> Allan Stone
| 6–7, 6–7
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 22.
| 1978
| [[WCT Invitational|Forest Hills WCT]], United States
| Clay
| Phil Dent
| [[Fred McNair]] <br /> [[Sherwood Stewart]]
| 7–6, 7–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 23.
| 1978
| Atlanta, United States
| Hard
| [[Butch Walts]]
| [[Mike Cahill (tennis)|Mike Cahill]] <br /> [[Marcello Lara]]
| 3–6, 6–4, 7–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 24.
| 1978
| Los Angeles, United States
| Carpet (i)
| Phil Dent
| [[Fred McNair]] <br /> Raúl Ramírez
| 6–3, 7–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 25.
| 1978
| [[South Pacific Tennis Classic|Brisbane]], Australia
| Grass
| Phil Dent
| [[Syd Ball]] <br /> Allan Stone
| 6–3, 7–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 19.
| 1979
| [[River Oaks International Tennis Tournament|Houston]], United States
| Clay
| [[Geoff Masters]]
| [[Gene Mayer]] <br /> Sherwood Stewart
| 1–6, 7–5, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 20.
| 1979
| [[ATP Adelaide|Adelaide]], Australia
| Grass
| Phil Dent
| [[Colin Dibley]] <br /> Chris Kachel
| 7–6, 6–7, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 21.
| 1981
| Mexico City, Mexico
| Clay
| Ross Case
| John Newcombe <br /> Tony Roche
| 7–6, 3–6, 1–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 22.
| 1981
| [[ATP Maui|Maui]], United States
| Hard
| [[James Delaney (tennis player)|Jim Delaney]]
| [[Tony Graham (tennis)|Tony Graham]] <br /> [[Matt Mitchell (tennis player)|Matt Mitchell]]
| 3–6, 6–3, 6–7
|- style="background:#f3e6d7;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 26.
| 1982
| Australian Open, Melbourne
| Grass
| [[John Fitzgerald (tennis)|John Fitzgerald]]
| [[Andy Andrews (tennis)|Andy Andrews]] <br /> [[John Sadri]]
| 6–7, 6–2, 7–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 27.
| 1982
| Sydney Outdoor, Australia
| Grass
| John Fitzgerald
| [[Cliff Letcher]] <br /> [[Craig A. Miller|Craig Miller]]
| 6–4, 7–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 28.
| 1983
| [[Bristol Open]], England
| Grass
| John Fitzgerald
| [[Tom Gullikson]] <br /> [[Johan Kriek]]
| 7–5, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 23.
| 1984
| [[Rome Masters|Rome]], Italy
| Clay
| [[Mike Leach (tennis)|Mike Leach]]
| [[Ken Flach]] <br /> [[Robert Seguso]]
| 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 24.
| 1984
| Bristol, England
| Grass
| John Fitzgerald
| [[Larry Stefanki]] <br /> [[Robert Van't Hof]]
| 4–6, 7–5, 7–9
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 25.
| 1985
| Bristol, England
| Grass
| [[Russell Simpson (tennis)|Russell Simpson]]
| [[Eddie Edwards (tennis)|Eddie Edwards]] <br /> [[Danie Visser]]
| 4–6, 6–7
|}

===Grand Slam singles performance timeline===
{{performance key|short=yes|active=no}}
{| class="wikitable"
! Tournament !! 1967 !! 1968 !! 1969 !![[1970 Grand Prix (tennis)|1970]]!![[1971 Grand Prix (tennis)|1971]]!![[1972 Grand Prix (tennis)|1972]]!![[1973 Grand Prix (tennis)|1973]]!![[1974 Grand Prix (tennis)|1974]]!![[1975 Grand Prix (tennis)|1975]]!![[1976 Grand Prix (tennis)|1976]]!! colspan=2|[[1977 Grand Prix (tennis)|1977]]!![[1978 Grand Prix (tennis)|1978]]!![[1979 Grand Prix (tennis)|1979]]!![[1980 Grand Prix (tennis)|1980]]!![[1981 Grand Prix (tennis)|1981]]!![[1982 Grand Prix (tennis)|1982]]!![[1983 Grand Prix (tennis)|1983]]!![[1984 Grand Prix (tennis)|1984]]!! [[1985 Grand Prix (tennis)|1985]]
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Australian Open]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |[[1967 Australian Championships – Men's singles|1R]]
|align="center" |A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |[[1969 Australian Open – Men's singles|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1970 Australian Open – Men's singles|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |[[1971 Australian Open – Men's singles|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1972 Australian Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1973 Australian Open – Men's singles|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;" |[[1974 Australian Open – Men's singles|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1975 Australian Open – Men's singles|QF]]
|align="center" |A
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[1977 Australian Open (January) – Men's singles|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[1977 Australian Open (December) – Men's singles|SF]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1978 Australian Open – Men's singles|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |[[1979 Australian Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |[[1980 Australian Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |[[1981 Australian Open – Men's singles|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1982 Australian Open – Men's singles|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |[[1983 Australian Open – Men's singles|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1984 Australian Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1985 Australian Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[French Open]]
|align="center" |A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"  |[[1968 French Open – Men's singles|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1969 French Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1970 French Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |[[1971 French Open – Men's singles|2R]]
|align="center" |A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1973 French Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|align="center" |A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1975 French Open – Men's singles|4R]]
|align="center" |A
|align="center" colspan=2 |A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1978 French Open – Men's singles|4R]]
|align="center" |A
|align="center" |A
|align="center" |A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1982 French Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1983 French Open – Men's singles|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |[[1984 French Open – Men's singles|2R]]
|align="center" |A
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]
|align="center" |A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |[[1968 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1969 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |[[1970 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |[[1971 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2R]]
|align="center" |A
|align="center" |A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |[[1974 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |[[1975 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1976 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1R]]
|align="center" colspan=2 style="background:#afeeee;" |[[1977 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"  |[[1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|3R]]
|align="center" |A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1981 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |[[1982 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |[[1983 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1984 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1R]]
|align="center" |A
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]
|align="center" |A
|align="center" |A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |[[1969 US Open – Men's singles|2R]]
|align="center" |A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1971 US Open – Men's singles|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |[[1972 US Open – Men's singles|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1973 US Open – Men's singles|4R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"  |[[1974 US Open – Men's singles|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |[[1975 US Open – Men's singles|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"  |[[1976 US Open – Men's singles|3R]]
|align="center" colspan=2 style="background:#afeeee;" |[[1977 US Open – Men's singles|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1978 US Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" |[[1979 US Open – Men's singles|2R]]
|align="center" |A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1981 US Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1982 US Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|align="center" |A
|align="center" |A
|align="center" |A
|}

==Personal==
Alexander was briefly married, while in the United States, to a Canadian model and later married to [[Rosemary Brown (swimmer)|Rosemary Brown]], a former Olympic swimmer, for almost ten years. He and the former Ms. Brown have three children: Emily (1990), Georgia (1991) and Charles (1994). Alexander no longer lives in his electorate, but continued to rent an apartment in Epping.<ref>{{cite news |last=Deare |first=Steven |date=24 October 2017 |title=Liberal MP John Alexander defends leaving Bennelong |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/northern-district-times/liberal-mp-john-alexander-defends-leaving-bennelong/news-story/2c526446b50468127d14ae68d63f12ee |work=Northern District Times |access-date=14 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Macken |first=Lucy |date=11 June 2017 |title=Liberal MP John Alexander buys $4.8&nbsp;million Iona Park in Moss Vale |url=https://www.domain.com.au/news/liberal-mp-john-alexander-buys-48-million-iona-park-in-moss-vale-20170611-gwo178/ |work=Domain |access-date=14 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Macken |first=Lucy |date=2020-01-24 |title=Liberal MP John Alexander gets to know Dover Heights thanks to partner's $6.3m buy |url=https://www.domain.com.au/news/liberal-mp-john-alexander-off-to-dover-heights-thanks-to-partners-6-3m-house-buy-923077/ |work=Domain |location= |access-date=2022-04-02}}</ref>

==Honours==
On 26 January 1992, he was awarded the [[Medal of the Order of Australia]].<ref>{{Cite It's an Honour |ausawardid=886284 |date=1992-01-26 |recipient=John Alexander |award=Medal of the Order of Australia |postnominal=OAM |access-date=2021-11-06}}</ref>

On 30 August 2000, he was awarded the [[Australian Sports Medal]].<ref>{{Cite It's an Honour |ausawardid=977237 |date=2000-08-30 |recipient=John Alexander |award=Australian Sports Medal |access-date=2021-11-06}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://www.johnalexander.net.au/}}
* {{OpenAustralia|John Alexander}}
* {{ATP|A014}}
* {{ITF}}
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