Antony Emerson (29 March 1963 – 23 January 2016) was a professional tennis player from Australia.

[2] Growing up in Newport Beach, Emerson attended Corona del Mar High School, at the same time as family friend Lars Ulrich.

[3] He was a member of the varsity tennis team at the University of Southern California before turning professional and earned All-American selection in 1984.

He made most of his appearances as a doubles player and won a Challenger title with Mark Woodforde in Dortmund in 1985.

[8] Diagnosed with brain and liver cancer in 2015, Emerson's condition worsened rapidly and his father skipped the 2016 Australian Open where he was due to be honoured.