Rick Fagel

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Rick Fagel
Country (sports) Flag of the United States.svg United States
Born (1953-11-29) November 29, 1953 (age 71)
Miami, Florida
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$64,787
Singles
Career record46–97
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 76 (Jan 16, 1978)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 2R (1978)
Wimbledon 1R (1978, 79, 81, 82)
US Open 3R (1977)
Doubles
Career record29–75
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 256 (Jan 3, 1983)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 3R (1979)
Wimbledon 1R (1979)
US Open 1R (1975, 77, 78, 80, 81)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open QF (1981)
US Open 2R (1978)

Rick Fagel (born November 29, 1953) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. [1]

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Career

Fagel played collegiate tennis at Columbia University and won the Ivy League Championship in 1972, beating Vitas Gerulaitis in the final. [2]

He appeared in 14 Grand Slam during his career. [2] His best performance came at the 1977 US Open, where he reached the third round, with wins over Russell Simpson and Antonio Munoz. [2] He was a mixed doubles quarter-finalist at the 1981 French Open, with German Eva Pfaff as his partner. En route they defeating a pairing consisting of Billie Jean King and Ilie Năstase. [2]

Fagel defeated John McEnroe at the Cincinnati Grand Prix tournament in 1977. [3] He was eliminated at the semi-final stage, by Mark Cox. [2] The following year he made the quarter-finals of the Florence Open. [2] In 1980 he and partner David Carter were doubles runners-up at the Sarasota Grand Prix. [2]

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Feb 1980 Sarasota, United StatesClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Carter Flag of Ecuador.svg Andrés Gómez
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ricardo Ycaza 		3–6, 4–6

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

No.YearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.1981 San Luis Potosi, MexicoClay Flag of the United States.svg Steve Meister 7–6, 6–1

References

  1. ↑ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ATP World Tour Profile
  3. ↑ Gadsden Times , "Teenage Star Scores Upset", July 16, 1977, p 16
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