Cary Franklin

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Cary Franklin
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1977-09-23) September 23, 1977 (age 46)
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$27,704
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 668 (May 28, 2001)
Doubles
Career record1–2
Highest rankingNo. 383 (Nov 19, 2001)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 1R (2000)

Cary Franklin (born September 23, 1977) is an American former professional tennis player.

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Franklin is a native of Atlanta, Georgia and while growing up had Paul Annacone as a mentor. Annacone shared a home with the Franklin family during him time as a professional tennis player. [1]

A tall left-hander, Franklin played collegiate tennis under Craig Tiley at the University of Illinois, where he had both individual and team success. The team won the Big Ten Conference title in each of his four seasons from 1997 to 2000. He was a three-time All-American and won the NCAA doubles championship in 2000, partnering Graydon Oliver. [2]

Franklin competed on the professional tour in the early 2000s, reaching career best rankings of 668 for singles and 383 for doubles. He featured in the doubles main draw of the 2000 US Open as a wildcard pairing with college teammate Graydon Oliver. In 2001 he and Oliver were doubles quarter-finalists at Delray Beach. [3]

ITF Futures titles

Doubles: (2)

No.   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.Aug 1999USA F12, St. Joseph Hard Flag of the United States.svg Graydon Oliver Flag of South Africa.svg Gareth Williams
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Williams 		6–4, 6–2
2.Jul 2001Canada F3, Lachine Hard Flag of India.svg Harsh Mankad Flag of India.svg Vikrant Chadha
Flag of New Zealand.svg James Shortall 		7–6(4), 6–3

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References

  1. ↑ "Pro-rated: Freshman Franklin off to fast UI start". The News-Gazette . April 23, 1997.
  2. ↑ "Become a college tennis powerhouse". Illinois News Today. May 16, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Torneio de Delray Beach: Moya eliminado por Edwin Kempes". Record (in European Portuguese). March 8, 2001.
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