Australian tennis legend Neale Fraser has died aged 91.

Fraser claimed 19 Grand Slam crowns in the 1950s and 60s and was the world’s top-ranked player from 1959 to 1960.

The Victorian won Wimbledon in 1960 by beating another Australian great, Rod Laver, as well as wining the precursor to the US Open, the US Championships in 1959 and 1960 – again beating Laver in the latter showdown.

He was part of Australia’s Davis Cup team from 1958 to 1963 which won four titles in a row. He later went on to be the Davis Cup captain from 1970 to 1993.

“I could never think of anything better than representing your country,” Fraser once said.

Fraser had a major influence on a generation of Australian players.

“He was like a father to me,” Pat Cash said. “He just knew how to make you feel important and play your best.”

Fraser was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1984 and the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame in 1994.