Chris Groer

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Chris Groer
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1974-09-10) September 10, 1974 (age 49)
Prize money$12,645
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 393 (Sep 8, 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (1998)
Wimbledon Q1 (1999)
Doubles
Career record1–1
Highest rankingNo. 249 (Jun 21, 1999)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon Q2 (1999)

Chris Groer (born September 10, 1974) is an American former professional tennis player.

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A native of Knoxville, Tennessee, Groer was a two-time state singles champion in high school tennis (Farragut HS) and went to Vanderbilt University on an academic scholarship. In 1996, his senior year, he became the first Vanderbilt player to earn All-American honors. [1]

Groer played on the professional tour for three years and had a best singles ranking of 393. His best win came against world number 103 Leander Paes at the Winnetka Challenger in 1998 and he featured in the qualifying draw for the 1999 Wimbledon Championships. He made an ATP Tour main draw appearances as a doubles player in 2003, reaching the quarter-finals of the Legg Mason Classic. [2]

Following his tennis career, Groer undertook postgraduate studies at the University of Georgia and University of Maryland. He has a PhD in applied mathematics. [1]

In 2010 he was inducted into the Vanderbilt Sports Hall of Fame. [1]

ITF Futures titles

Doubles: (2)

No.   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.Jun 1998USA F5, Lafayette Hard Flag of the United States.svg Mitch Sprengelmeyer Flag of Israel.svg Lior Dahan
Flag of Israel.svg Raviv Weidenfeld 		7–6, 7–5
2.Dec 1998USA F11, Clearwater Hard Flag of the United States.svg Mitch Sprengelmeyer Flag of France.svg Thierry Guardiola
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Miles Maclagan 		6–7, 6–4, 7–5

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Hyams, Jimmy (July 25, 2010). "Groer makes Vanderbilt's hall of fame". Knoxville News Sentinel .
  2. ↑ Badger, Emily (August 2, 2003). "Agassi Rallies to Knock Off Blake". Washington Post .
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