Charles Beckman

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Charles Beckman
Country (sports) Flag of the United States.svg United States
Born (1965-03-01) March 1, 1965 (age 59)
Louisville, Kentucky
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Turned pro1987
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$215,307
Singles
Career record1–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 355 (July 25, 1988)
Doubles
Career record70–107
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 48 (July 16, 1990)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1991)
French Open 2R (1990, 1991)
Wimbledon 1R (1988, 1990, 1991, 1992)
US Open 3R (1989, 1991)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1990, 1992)
French Open 3R (1992)
Wimbledon 2R (1988)
US Open 2R (1990)

Charles Beckman (born March 1, 1965) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. [1]

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Career

A doubles specialist, Beckman went to the University of Texas and played collegiate tennis for four years. [2] He was a doubles All-American in three of those years and with regular partner Royce Deppe finished NCAA doubles runners-up in 1985, to Kelly Jones and Carlos di Laura. [3]

Beckman made Grand Slam appearances in the men's doubles 16 times and mixed doubles nine times. [2] He didn't miss a Grand Slam event from the 1989 US Open to the 1992 US Open. [2] The American made the third round at three Grand Slam tournaments, the 1989 US Open (with Shelby Cannon), the 1991 US Open (with Sven Salumaa) and the 1992 French Open (with Clare Wood). [2]

With Shelby Cannon, Beckman made the doubles final of the 1989 Player's Canadian Open, a Grand Prix Championship Series event. [2] The pair were defeated in the final by Kelly Evernden and Todd Witsken. [2]

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Aug 1989 Montreal, CanadaHard Flag of the United States.svg Shelby Cannon Flag of New Zealand.svg Kelly Evernden
Flag of the United States.svg Todd Witsken
3–6, 3–6

Challenger titles

Doubles: (4)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1988 Vienna, Austria Carpet Flag of the United States.svg Mark Basham Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Muster
Flag of Austria.svg Michael Oberleitner
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
2.1989 Raleigh, United States Clay Flag of the United States.svg Luke Jensen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Denis Langaskens
7–5, 6–4
3.1989 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Hard Flag of the United States.svg Shelby Cannon Flag of Brazil.svg Dacio Campos
Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Mattar
6–3, 6–2
4.1989 Brasilia, Brazil Hard Flag of France.svg Jean-Philippe Fleurian Flag of Argentina.svg Javier Frana
Flag of Argentina.svg Gustavo Luza
4–6, 6–3, 6–0

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References

  1. ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 ATP World Tour Profile
  3. South Florida Sun , "Bezecny Loses To Roommate", May 27, 1985