Bob Green (tennis)

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Bob Green
Country (sports) Flag of the United States.svg United States
Residence Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Born (1960-03-25) March 25, 1960 (age 63)
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$173,900
Singles
Career record43–55
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 39 (17 December 1984)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (1985, 1987)
Wimbledon 1R (1985, 1986)
US Open 4R (1984)
Doubles
Career record22–34
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 100 (2 February 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1987)
Wimbledon 3R (1987)
US Open 1R (1086)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1988)
Last updated on: 27 August 2022.

Robert Green (born March 25, 1960) is an American former professional tennis player. [1]

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Career

Green spent his collegiate tennis years with Boston University, with a brief stint at the University of Texas. He was a Boston University MVP on three occasions and also served as team captain. [2]

Beginning the 1984 season ranked outside the world's top 300, Green would finish the year ranked 39th and win the ATP Newcomer of the Year Award. [3] His most noted performance came in the 1984 US Open, where he was the only qualifier to reach the round of 16. [3] En route he had a win over 11th seed Juan Aguilera and when he was eliminated it was to the eventual champion, John McEnroe. [3] In 1984 he also made the semi-finals in Tel Aviv and was a quarter-finalist in Livingston, Hong Kong and Johannesburg. [3]

He was never able to replicate the consistent results he had in 1984 but he did make the semi-finals at San Francisco in 1985, beating world number 14 Eliot Teltscher along the way. [3] The following year he reached quarter-finals in Toronto, Milan and Bristol. [3] His only career title also came in 1986, which was in the men's doubles at the Livingston Open, partnering Wally Masur. [3]

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jul 1986 Livingston, United StatesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wally Masur Flag of the United States.svg Sammy Giammalva, Jr.
Flag of the United States.svg Greg Holmes 		5–7, 6–4, 6–4

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References

  1. ↑ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. ↑ Boston University Website: Bob Green Archived May 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ATP World Tour Profile
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