The late tennis player Will Coghlan and his wife Mary built 16 York St, Glen Waverley, in the 1970s.
The Glen Waverley house of late tennis ace Will Coghlan and his wife Mary is set for a $1.9m-$2.08m sale.
Coghlan reached the 1967 Australian Open men’s doubles semi-finals playing alongside Dave Power.
He also coached players including Pat Cash, Danielle Jones and Belinda Woolcock.
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A 50-year member of the Kooyong Tennis Club, where he met Mary, Coghlan made it to Wimbledon’s second round and the Aussie Open and US Open’s third round in singles during his sporting career.
The Coghlans’ daughter Katie Riddell said her father had belonged to the Last 8 Club, an international group for players who have reached a Grand Slam’s quarterfinals.
In 1986, since the Last 8 Club tradition started at Wimbledon, similar groups have sprung up at other major tournaments to give members benefits such as court-side tickets and hospitality during tennis competitions.
Ms Riddell’s dad’s achievements were all the more impressive because he played in the era before many players became full-time professionals.
Coghlan worked in real estate and as a coach, often playing on weekends against the likes of the former men’s world number one-ranked player John Newcombe.
The home is set on a 1282sq m block, including the tennis court.
The in-ground pool and tennis court can be seen from the rumpus room.
Ms Riddell said her parents built their architect-designed, four-bedroom house at 16 York St in the 1970s.
Apart from large windows, their main requirement for the abode was a tennis court.
The residence became Ms Riddell and her younger brother’s childhood home where they loved swimming in the backyard pool and celebrating special events.
“Dad had some milestone birthdays there, I still remember dad’s 40th,” she said.
“They could get a lot of people in there, it’s a big party house.”
Ms Riddell recalled her father’s friend, coach Ian Barclay who took Pat Cash to Wimbledon, enjoying tennis and backyard beers at the house along with their other mates.
Will Coghlan coached Pat Cash, seen practising for a Hopman Cup match in 1994. Picture: Kerry Berrington.
There’s a built-in bar in the open-plan family and dining area.
Set on 1282sq m, the mid-century-esque home has an open-plan formal living and dining room with French doors that open to the garden.
The open-plan family and dining area is fitted with a built-in bar and bookcase, while the main bedroom has a walk-in wardrobe and renovated bathroom.
Other features include a rumpus room, laundry, double carport with undercover storage, and an
outside cabana, covered patio, clothesline and paved area.
Ms Riddell said her father died two years ago and her mother was now downsizing.
And Ms Riddell, an interior decorator, helped to style the house for sale.
The house is close to Highvale Primary School and Highvale Secondary College, Wesley College, The Glen shopping centre, public transport and the Monash and EastLink Freeways.
The main bedroom’s ensuite has been renovated.
Her aptitude for the profession emerged early in life when, as a baby, she would accompany her mother to design showrooms while the home was being built.
“I was a bit naughty, because I must have had my interior decorating hat on from a young age,” Ms Riddell said.
“They had this wall paper from the ‘70s in the hallway. And I hated it, so I started to rip it off – I got into a bit of trouble.”
The house will be auctioned at 3.30pm on Saturday, Jellis Craig’s Calvin Huang has the listing.
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