Bob "Nails" Carmichael (4 July 1940 – 18 November 2003) was an Australian tennis player and coach.

As a player, Carmichael won one singles title and 12 doubles titles, and achieved a top-ten ranking in 1970. Partnering Allan Stone, he reached the doubles final of the 1975 Australian Open.

Following his retirement in 1979, Carmichael was a coach for Tennis Australia, and the Australian Institute of Sport. He coached top-ranking professionals Patrick Rafter, Lleyton Hewitt, Darren Cahill and Leander Paes.

Career finals Doubles: 34 (12 titles / 22 runner-ups) ResultW-L YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 1970 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Owen Davidson Arthur Ashe Stan Smith 0–6, 7–5, 5–7Win 1–1 1970 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Ray Ruffels Željko Franulović Jan Kodeš 7–5, 6–2, 5–7, 6–7, 6–3Win 2–1 1971 Auckland, New Zealand Grass Ray Ruffels Brian Fairlie Raymond Moore 6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3Loss 2–2 1971 Tehran WCT, Iran Clay Ray Ruffels John Newcombe Tony Roche 4–6, 7–6, 1–6Loss 2–3 1971 Washington WCT, U.S. Clay Ray Ruffels Tom Okker Marty Riessen 6–7, 2–6Win 3–3 1971 South Orange, U.S. Hard Tom Leonard Clark Graebner Erik van Dillen 6–4, 4–6, 6–4Win 4–3 1972 Toronto WCT, Canada Carpet (i) Ray Ruffels Roy Emerson Rod Laver 6–4, 4–6, 6–4Win 5–3 1972 Quebec WCT, Canada Hard (i) Ray Ruffels John Alexander Terry Addison 4–6, 6–3, 7–5Loss 5–4 1972 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Terry Addison John Newcombe Fred Stolle 3–6, 4–6Loss 5–5 1973 Nottingham, U.K. Grass Frew McMillan Tom Gorman Erik van Dillen 4–6, 1–6Loss 5–6 1973 Båstad, Sweden Clay Frew McMillan Nikola Pilić Stan Smith 6–2, 4–6, 4–6Loss 5–7 1973 Bretton Woods, U.S. Clay Frew McMillan Rod Laver Fred Stolle 6–7, 6–4, 5–7Win 6–7 1973 Tanglewood, U.S. Other Frew McMillan Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie 6–3, 6–4Win 7–7 1973 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Frew McMillan Manuel Orantes Ion Țiriac 6–3, 6–4Loss 7–8 1973 Seattle, U.S. Hard Frew McMillan Tom Gorman Tom Okker 6–2, 4–6, 6–7Win 8–8 1973 Quebec WCT, Canada Hard (i) Frew McMillan Jimmy Connors Marty Riessen 6–2, 7–6Loss 8–9 1973 Madrid, Spain Clay Frew McMillan Ilie Năstase Tom Okker 3–6, 0–6Loss 8–10 1973 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Frew McMillan Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase 3–6, 7–6, 2–6Loss 8–11 1975Australian Open, Melbourne Grass Allan Stone John Alexander Phil Dent 3–6, 6–7Win 9–11 1975 Auckland, New Zealand Grass Ray Ruffels Brian Fairlie Onny Parun 7–6, ret.Loss 9–12 1975 Denver WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Allan Stone Roy Emerson Rod Laver 2–6, 6–3, 5–7Loss 9–13 1975 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard Cliff Drysdale John Alexander Phil Dent 1–6, 4–6Loss 9–14 1975 Hong Kong Hard Gene Mayer Tom Okker Ken Rosewall 3–6, 4–6Loss 9–15 1976 Düsseldorf, West Germany Clay Raymond Moore Wojciech Fibak Karl Meiler 4–6, 6–4, 4–6Loss 9–16 1976 Perth, Australia Hard Ismail El Shafei Dick Stockton Roscoe Tanner 7–6, 1–6, 2–6Win 10–16 1976 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard Ken Rosewall Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie 6–4, 6–4Win 11–16 1976 Bangalore, India Clay Ray Ruffels Chiradip Mukerjea Bhanu Nunna 6–2, 7–6Loss 11–17 1978 Miami, U.S. Carpet (i) Brian Teacher Tom Gullikson Gene Mayer 6–7, 3–6Win 12–17 1978 Båstad, Sweden Clay Mark Edmondson Péter Szőke Balázs Taróczy 7–5, 6–4Loss 12–18 1978 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Mark Edmondson Tom Okker Balázs Taróczy 6–7, 6–4, 5–7Loss 12–19 1978 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Grass Syd Ball Hank Pfister Sherwood Stewart 4–6, 4–6Loss 12–20 1979 Washington Indoor, U.S. Carpet (i) Brian Teacher Bob Lutz Stan Smith 4–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–7Loss 12–21 1979 Stuttgart, West Germany Hard (i) Brian Teacher Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker 3–6, 7–5, 6–7Loss 12–22 1979 Woodlands Doubles, U.S. Hard Tim Gullikson Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart 3–6, 2–2 ret.

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