Robert Devens

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Robert Devens
Full nameRobert Devens, Jr.
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1972-05-20) May 20, 1972 (age 52)
New York City, U.S.
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record115-160
Highest rankingNo. 19 (Jul 31, 1995)
Doubles
Career record15-19
Highest rankingNo. 133 (Sep 11, 1995)

Robert Devens, Jr. (born May 20, 1972) is an American former professional tennis player.

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Born in New York City, Devens played collegiate tennis for Stanford University and was a member of the 1992 NCAA championship team. [1] [2] He competed briefly on the professional tour and earned a top-200 ranking in doubles. As a doubles player he had an ATP Tour main draw appearance at Kitzbühel in 1995 and won one ATP Challenger title. [3]

ATP Challenger finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

ResultNo.   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.Jul 1995 Montauban, FranceClay Flag of Egypt.svg Tamer El-Sawy Flag of South Africa.svg Clinton Ferreira
Flag of North Macedonia.svg Aleksandar Kitinov
7–5, 6–4

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