Richard Lubner

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Richard Lubner
Country (sports)Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg  South Africa
Born1967 (1967)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Prize money$12,798
Singles
Career record0–0
Highest rankingNo. 384 (13 May 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon Q2 (1991)
Doubles
Career titles1–1
Highest rankingNo. 285 (23 September 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon Q1 (1991)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon Q1 (1991)

Richard Lubner (born 1967) is a South African former professional tennis player.

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Born in Johannesburg, Lubner played collegiate tennis for UC Irvine from 1987 to 1990. He was a doubles All-American in 1989, reaching the semi-finals that year of the NCAA doubles championships, partnering Mark Kaplan. Lubner, who is Jewish, competed at the 1989 Maccabiah Games. [1]

Lubner had career-high singles rankings of 384 in singles and 285 in doubles, while competing on the professional tour. With UC Irvine teammate Mark Kaplan he made his only Grand Prix main draw appearance in the doubles at the 1988 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships, and the pair also teamed up to win an ATP Challenger tournament in Sao Paulo in 1990. He featured in qualifying draws at the 1991 Wimbledon Championships. [2]

Since 1994 he has lived in Australia.

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

No.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentScore
1.1990 São Paulo, BrazilClay Flag of the United States.svg Francisco Montana Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Aerts
Flag of Brazil.svg Danilo Marcelino
6–4, 7–6

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References

  1. "Maccabiah Games". Democrat and Chronicle . 13 July 1989.
  2. "Wimbledon 1991 Tennis Tournament". itftennis.com.