Rich Benson

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Rich Benson
Full nameRichard John Benson
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born1967 (1967)
Prize money$29,186
Singles
Career record0–0
Highest rankingNo. 525 (Apr 22, 1991)
Doubles
Career record6–12
Highest rankingNo. 149 (Nov 15, 1993)

Richard John Benson (born 1967) is an American former professional tennis player.

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Benson, who grew up in Ogden, Utah, was a collegiate tennis player at the University of Kentucky in the late 1980s, earning All-American honors for doubles on three occasions. He was a semi-finalist in the 1987 NCAA doubles championships, with Greg Van Emburgh as his partner. [1]

During the 1990s he competed on the professional tour, specialising in doubles at ATP Tour level. In 1993 he reached the doubles semi-finals of an ATP Tour tournament in Kuala Lumpur, partnering with local player Adam Malik, with whom he won the Wolfsburg Challenger title the following year.

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1994 Wolfsburg, GermanyCarpet Flag of Malaysia.svg Adam Malik Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Arthurs
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Youl
7–6, 6–4

Personal life

Benson married wife Paula in 1998 at a ceremony in Louisville. The couple have raised three children. [2]

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References

  1. "Goldberg, Burrow Play for NCAA Title". Los Angeles Times . May 23, 1987.
  2. "Weddings". The Courier-Journal . February 22, 1998.