Robert Trogolo

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Robert Trogolo
Country (sports) Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg South Africa
Residence Austin, Texas
Born (1953-06-15) 15 June 1953 (age 69)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record9–14
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 126 (26 December 1979)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon 1R (1980)
US Open 3R (1979)
Doubles
Career record10–17
Career titles0
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (1980)
US Open 1R (1979, 1980)

Robert Trogolo (born 15 June 1953) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. [1]

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Career

Trogolo was recruited to play tennis for the University of Mary Hardin–Baylor in 1972. [2]

The South African reached the third round of the 1979 US Open, beating Rick Fisher and Jan Norbäck, before being eliminated by José Luis Clerc in four sets. [3] That year he won three Challenger doubles titles within the space of a month, with Sashi Menon as his partner. [3]

The pair competed together in both 1980 Wimbledon Championships and the 1980 US Open but were unable to progress past the first round in either. [3] In both of those tournaments he also took part in the singles. [3] He was defeated in the opening round of Wimbledon by Phil Dent but made the second round at the US Open, with a win over Fernando Maynetto. [3] That year he was also a singles quarter-finalist in the San Juan Open and doubles finalist in New Orleans, partnering Raymond Moore. [3]

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Mar 1980 New Orleans, United StatesCarpet Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Moore Flag of the United States.svg Terry Moor
Flag of the United States.svg Eliot Teltscher 		6–7, 1–6

Challenger titles

Doubles: (3)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1979 Green Bay, United StatesHard Flag of India.svg Sashi Menon Flag of the United States.svg Tom Leonard
Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Van Linge 		7–5, 6–4
2.1979 Concord, United StatesHard Flag of India.svg Sashi Menon Flag of the United States.svg Christopher Lewis
Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Nichols 		7–6(9–7), 6–4
3.1979 San Diego, United StatesHard Flag of India.svg Sashi Menon Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Frawley
Flag of New Zealand.svg Russell Simpson 		7–6, 6–1

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