Eric Fromm

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Eric Fromm
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1958-06-27) June 27, 1958 (age 64)
Queens, New York, United States
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record51–82
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 46 (20 June 1986)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 4R (1983)
Wimbledon 2R (1981, 1982)
US Open 2R (1982, 1983)
Doubles
Career record95–106
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 45 (2 January 1984)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open SF (1984)
Wimbledon 2R (1982)
US Open 2R (1979–82, 1984)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open 2R (1981, 1984)
Wimbledon 3R (1981, 1983)
US Open QF (1983)

Eric Fromm (born June 27, 1958) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

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Tennis career

Fromm's best result at a Grand Slam was reaching the fourth round of the French Open in 1983 in singles, where he lost in straight sets to world No. 1 in the world Jimmy Connors [1] and the semifinals of the 1984 French Open doubles with Shlomo Glickstein of Israel, where they lost in five sets to Yannick Noah and Henri Leconte. Fromm's career highlights include a top 50 ranking in singles and top 30 ranking in doubles as well as wins over Yannick Noah at Wimbledon and Pat Cash at the US Open. He retired from the pro tour in 1986 and was inducted into the Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame in 2016. [2]

After pro tennis

Fromm completed his undergraduate degree at Columbia University and earned an MBA from Columbia Business School. He joined SPORTIME in 2002 as managing partner of SPORTIME Harbor Island in Mamaroneck, New York and was promoted to the executive management team of SPORTIME in 2007. He became general manager and director of Tennis of the historic Orange Lawn Tennis Club in 2018. [3]

Fromm raised his family in Chappaqua, New York with his wife Lori. Fromm has three children, a son Daniel, and two daughters, Carly and Alana. Fromm and his wife reside in New Rochelle, New York.

Career finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Aug 1982 Stowe, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg Jay Lapidus 4–6, 2–6

Doubles (9 runner-ups)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jun 1980 Brussels, BelgiumClay Flag of the United States.svg Cary Leeds Flag of the United States.svg Steve Krulevitz
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Stevaux
3–6, 5–7
Loss0–2Oct 1980 Tel Aviv, IsraelHard Flag of the United States.svg Cary Leeds Flag of Sweden.svg Per Hjertquist
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Krulevitz
6–7, 3–6
Loss0–3May 1981 Munich, West GermanyClay Flag of Israel.svg Shlomo Glickstein Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Carter
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Kronk
3–6, 4–6
Loss0–4Feb 1982 Caracas, VenezuelaHard Flag of the United States.svg Cary Leeds Flag of the United States.svg Steve Meister
Flag of the United States.svg Craig Wittus
7–6, 6–7, 4–6
Loss0–5Aug 1982 North Conway, U.S.Clay Flag of Peru.svg Pablo Arraya Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart
Flag of the United States.svg Ferdi Taygan
2–6, 6–7
Loss0–6Aug 1982 Stowe, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg Mike Fishbach Flag of the United States.svg Andy Andrews
Flag of the United States.svg John Sadri
3–6, 4–6
Loss0–7Apr 1983 Tampa, U.S.Carpet Flag of the United States.svg Drew Gitlin Flag of the United States.svg Tony Giammalva
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Meister
6–3, 1–6, 5–7
Loss0–8Jul 1983 North Conway, U.S.Clay Flag of the United States.svg Drew Gitlin Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson
Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart
6–7, 1–6
Loss0–9May 1984 Munich, West GermanyClay Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Florin Segărceanu Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker
Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Fibak
4–6, 6–4, 1–6

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