Main stated that "I missed Princess Grace by two years" but was awarded the trophy with a handshake by Prince Rainier, and spent the 20 francs prize money in the casino. In doubles, he won, in 1954, Orlando with Gilbert Shea, Jamaica with Harold Burrows, and Ireland with Shea. He was ranked No. 1 in B.C. in 1949, No. 1 in Canada in 1951, 53 and 54, and No. 2 in 1952. In the Davis Cup, Main compiled a win-lose record of 14 and 14. Canada did not progress beyond the America Zone Final stage during Main's time, losing either to the United States or Australia in that round. Main failed to defeat an American or Australian opponent in eleven rubbers. Main was inducted into the British Columbia Sport Hall of Fame in 1975 and the Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame in 1991. He was ranked World No. 3 by the ITF in the over-80 category, and No. 40 in the over-75 bracket. In 2000, he was World No. 1 in the over-70 category. In October 2010, Main captured the 80 and over world singles championship, his 12th overall. He also took the doubles title, partnering longtime super seniors partner Ken Sinclair. Main was credited by tennis historian Bud Collins as the first player to use two hands on both forehand and backhand. In his senior tennis career, he switched to one hand for both forehand and backhand. Such was Main’s on-court prowess, he is one of only four recipients of the prestigious ITF Outstanding Achievement Award in Seniors Tennis. Indeed, he was the first, with his accomplishments honoured in 2012. Squash Main was a keen squash player and became a four-time consecutive Canadian doubles champion in the early 1960s, partnering David Pemberton-Smith. Personal Main was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in July 1930. He was a resident of King City, Ontario but spent winters in Florida. He attended UC Berkeley on a tennis scholarship but stayed only two semesters before dropping out. Main married his late wife Ivy in 1951 at the age of 21. He was a recovered alcoholic, having also lost his wife to health problems attributed to her own alcoholism. He worked in newspaper and magazine advertising after leaving the amateur tour in the mid-1950s. In 2016, Main married Adrienne Avis, an Australian tennis player he met at the World Championships in Austria in 2010. Main