| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Born | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 427 (15 Aug 1988) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (1985, 1989) |
| Doubles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 738 (14 Jul 1986) |
Grant Saacks is a South African former professional tennis player.
Born and raised in Cape Town, Saacks was a junior Wimbledon quarter-finalist and played collegiate tennis for Pepperdine University during the late 1980s. [1]
While competing on the professional tour he reached a best singles world ranking of 427 and in 1988 made the main draw of a Grand Prix tournament in Indianapolis, where he lost his first round match in three sets to Jim Pugh. [2]
Earlier in his career he had singles victories over Pete Sampras, Petr Korda and Wayne Ferreira. He was a top 30 Men's player in France and ranked #23 Junior tennis player in the world.[ citation needed ]