American tennis player (born 1964)
Jim Grabb Country (sports) United States Residence Sagaponack , New YorkBorn (1964-04-14 ) April 14, 1964 (age 60) Tucson , ArizonaHeight 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Turned pro 1986 Retired 2000 Plays Right-handed Prize money $3,274,155 Career record 179–199 (ATP , Grand Prix and Grand Slam -level, and in Davis Cup ) Career titles 2 Highest ranking No. 24 (February 12, 1990) Australian Open 3R (1988 ) French Open 2R (1992 ) Wimbledon 3R (1988 , 1990 ) US Open 4R (1989 ) Career record 395–237 (ATP, Grand Prix and Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) Career titles 23 Highest ranking No. 1 (June 12, 1989)Australian Open QF (1989, 1993, 1996) French Open W (1989)Wimbledon F (1992) US Open W (1992)
Jim Grabb (born April 14, 1964) is an American former professional tennis player . In doubles, he won the 1989 French Open and the 1992 US Open. He was ranked the world No. 1 doubles player in both 1989 and 1993. His best singles ranking of world No. 24, he achieved in 1990.
Tennis career
Early years
Grabb is Jewish,[ 1] and he attended Tucson High Magnet School .[ 2] Grabb was from 1984 to 1986 a three-time doubles and two-time singles all-American , helping Stanford University win the NCAA title in 1986 and finish runner-up in 1984.
In 1986, he won the annual Rafael Osuna Award, presented by college coaches for good sportsmanship and valuable contributions to the sport.[ 3]
Professional career
Grabb defeated Andre Agassi at a singles tournament in Seoul, Korea in 1987 for his first career victory.[ 1] He won two doubles Grand Slam events: the 1989 French Open (with Patrick McEnroe ) and the 1992 US Open (with Richey Reneberg ).[ 1] He won 23 doubles tour titles, with 26 finals appearances.[ 1] He won two tour singles titles, in 1987 at Seoul and in 1992 at Taipei .[ 4] His best showing in a Grand Slam event was fourth-round appearance in the 1989 US Open.
Grabb won the men's 35 senior doubles with his tennis partner Richey Reneberg at the 2002 and 2003 US Open.[ 5]
Davis Cup
He was a member of the United States Davis Cup team in 1993 .[ 4]
Hall of Fame
The Northern California section of the USTA inducted Grabb into its Hall of Fame in 2006.[ 3]
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Result
Year
Championship
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1989
French Open
Clay
Patrick McEnroe
Mansour Bahrami Eric Winogradsky
6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss
1992
Wimbledon
Grass
Richey Reneberg
John McEnroe Michael Stich
7–5, 6–7(5–7) , 6–3, 6–7(5–7) , 17–19
Win
1992
US Open
Hard
Richey Reneberg
Kelly Jones Rick Leach
3–6, 7–6(7–2) , 6–3, 6–3
Career finals
Doubles (23–27)
Legend
Grand Slam (2)
Tennis Masters Cup (1)
ATP Masters Series (1)
ATP Championship Series (7)
ATP World Series (12)
Titles by surface
Hard (12)
Clay (2)
Grass (1)
Carpet (8)
Result
W-L
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
1.
Apr 1987
Seoul , South Korea
Hard
Ken Flach
Eric Korita Mike Leach
7–6, 1–6, 5–7
Win
1.
Oct 1987
San Francisco, U.S.
Carpet
Patrick McEnroe
Glenn Layendecker Todd Witsken
6–2, 0–6, 6–4
Loss
2.
Oct 1987
Tokyo Indoor , Japan
Carpet (i)
Sammy Giammalva Jr.
Broderick Dyke Tom Nijssen
3–6, 2–6
Loss
3.
Nov 1987
Stockholm , Sweden
Hard (i)
Jim Pugh
Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd
3–6, 4–6
Loss
4.
Jan 1988
Auckland , New Zealand
Hard
Sammy Giammalva Jr.
Marty Davis Tim Pawsat
3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss
5.
Apr 1988
Seoul , South Korea
Hard
Gary Donnelly
Andrew Castle Roberto Saad
7–6, 4–6, 6–7
Loss
6.
Aug 1988
Cincinnati , U.S.
Hard
Patrick McEnroe
Rick Leach Jim Pugh
2–6, 4–6
Loss
7.
Sep 1988
Los Angeles , U.S.
Hard
Peter Doohan
John McEnroe Mark Woodforde
4–6, 4–6
Loss
8.
Oct 1988
Paris Indoor , France
Carpet (i)
Christo van Rensburg
Paul Annacone John Fitzgerald
2–6, 2–6
Win
2.
Nov 1988
Stockholm , Sweden
Hard (i)
Kevin Curren
Paul Annacone John Fitzgerald
7–5, 6–4
Loss
9.
Apr 1989
Miami , U.S.
Hard
Patrick McEnroe
Jakob Hlasek Anders Järryd
3–6, ret.
Win
3.
Jun 1989
French Open , Paris
Clay
Patrick McEnroe
Mansour Bahrami Eric Winogradsky
6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6
Loss
10.
Jul 1989
Washington, D.C. , U.S.
Hard
Patrick McEnroe
Neil Broad Gary Muller
7–6, 6–7, 4–6
Win
4.
Dec 1989
Masters Cup , London
Carpet (i)
Patrick McEnroe
John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd
7–5, 7–6, 5–7, 6–3
Loss
11.
Mar 1990
Indian Wells , U.S.
Hard
Patrick McEnroe
Boris Becker Guy Forget
6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss
12.
May 1990
Kiawah Island , U.S.
Clay
Leonardo Lavalle
Scott Davis David Pate
2–6, 3–6
Loss
13.
Jun 1990
Rosmalen , Netherlands
Grass
Patrick McEnroe
Jakob Hlasek Michael Stich
6–7, 3–6
Loss
14.
Oct 1990
Lyon , France
Carpet (i)
David Pate
Patrick Galbraith Kelly Jones
6–7, 4–6
Win
5.
Nov 1990
Wembley , England
Carpet (i)
Patrick McEnroe
Rick Leach Jim Pugh
7–6, 4–6, 6–3
Win
6.
Oct 1991
Sydney Indoor , Australia
Hard (i)
Richey Reneberg
Luke Jensen Laurie Warder
6–4, 6–4
Win
7.
Oct 1991
Tokyo Indoor, Japan
Carpet (i)
Richey Reneberg
Scott Davis David Pate
7–5, 2–6, 7–6
Win
8.
Jan 1992
Auckland , New Zealand
Hard
Wayne Ferreira
Grant Connell Glenn Michibata
6–4, 6–3
Win
9.
Feb 1992
San Francisco , U.S.
Hard (i)
Richey Reneberg
Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser
6–4, 7–5
Loss
15.
Feb 1992
Philadelphia , U.S.
Carpet (i)
Richey Reneberg
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
4–6, 6–7
Win
10.
Apr 1992
Hong Kong , U.K.
Hard
Brad Gilbert
Byron Black Byron Talbot
6–2, 6–1
Win
11.
Jun 1992
Rosmalen , Netherlands
Grass
Richey Reneberg
John McEnroe Michael Stich
6–4, 6–7, 6–4
Loss
16.
Jul 1992
Wimbledon , London
Grass
Richey Reneberg
John McEnroe Michael Stich
7–5, 6–7, 6–3, 6–7, 17–19
Win
12.
Aug 1992
Indianapolis , U.S.
Hard
Richey Reneberg
Grant Connell Glenn Michibata
7–6, 6–2
Win
13.
Sep 1992
US Open , New York
Hard
Richey Reneberg
Kelly Jones Rick Leach
3–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss
17.
Oct 1992
Sydney Indoor, Australia
Hard (i)
Richey Reneberg
Patrick McEnroe Jonathan Stark
2–6, 3–6
Loss
18.
Oct 1992
Tokyo Indoor, Japan
Carpet (i)
Richey Reneberg
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
6–7, 4–6
Win
14.
Feb 1993
Philadelphia, U.S.
Carpet (i)
Richey Reneberg
Marcos Ondruska Brad Pearce
6–7, 6–3, 6–0
Loss
19.
Feb 1994
Memphis , U.S.
Hard (i)
Jared Palmer
Byron Black Jonathan Stark
6–7, 4–6
Loss
20.
Feb 1994
Philadelphia, U.S.
Carpet (i)
Jared Palmer
Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
3–6, 4–6
Win
15.
Apr 1994
Hong Kong, U.K.
Hard
Brett Steven
Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter
w/o
Loss
21.
Aug 1994
Indianapolis, U.S.
Hard
Richey Reneberg
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
3–6, 4–6
Win
16.
Feb 1995
San Jose , U.S.
Hard (i)
Patrick McEnroe
Alex O'Brien Sandon Stolle
3–6, 7–5, 6–0
Win
17.
Feb 1995
Philadelphia, U.S.
Carpet (i)
Jonathan Stark
Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Loss
22.
Mar 1995
Miami, U.S.
Hard
Patrick McEnroe
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
3–6, 6–7
Win
18.
Oct 1995
Tel Aviv , Israel
Hard
Jared Palmer
Kent Kinnear David Wheaton
6–4, 7–5
Loss
23.
Nov 1995
Paris Indoor, France
Carpet (i)
Todd Martin
Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith
2–6, 2–6
Loss
24.
Feb 1996
Shanghai , China
Carpet (i)
Michael Tebbutt
Mark Knowles Roger Smith
6–4, 2–6, 6–7
Win
19.
Aug 1996
Indianapolis , U.S.
Hard
Richey Reneberg
Petr Korda Cyril Suk
7–6, 4–6, 6–4
Win
20.
Oct 1996
Lyon , France
Carpet (i)
Richey Reneberg
Neil Broad Piet Norval
6–2, 6–1
Loss
25.
Oct 1997
Basel , Switzerland
Carpet (i)
Karsten Braasch
Tim Henman Marc Rosset
6–7, 7–6, 6–7
Win
21.
Mar 1998
London, England
Carpet (i)
Martin Damm
Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek
6–4, 7–5
Win
22.
May 1998
St. Pölten , Austria
Clay
David Macpherson
David Adams Wayne Black
6–4, 6–4
Loss
26.
Jul 1998
Stuttgart , Germany
Clay
Joshua Eagle
Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro
1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win
23.
Aug 1998
Toronto , Canada
Hard
Martin Damm
Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach
6–7, 6–2, 7–6
Loss
27.
Feb 2000
Memphis, U.S.
Hard (i)
Richey Reneberg
Justin Gimelstob Sébastien Lareau
2–6, 4–6
Grand Prix and ATP Tour finals
Singles (2 wins, 1 loss)
Result
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponents
Score
Win
April 27, 1987
Seoul , South Korea
Hard
Andre Agassi
1–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss
July 23, 1990
Washington, D.C. , U.S.
Hard
Andre Agassi
1–6, 4–6
Win
October 26, 1992
Taipei , Taiwan
Carpet
Jamie Morgan
6–3, 6–3
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
Career SR
Career W-L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open
A
A
NH
A
1R
QF
A
A
2R
QF
1R
A
QF
3R
2R
1R
A
0 / 9
11–9
French Open
A
A
A
A
A
W
SF
1R
QF
A
1R
QF
3R
3R
3R
1R
A
1 / 10
22–9
Wimbledon
A
A
A
1R
SF
3R
3R
1R
F
A
A
1R
3R
SF
3R
2R
A
0 / 11
21–11
US Open
2R
A
A
1R
3R
2R
A
1R
W
A
1R
1R
A
SF
QF
2R
A
1 / 11
18–10
Grand Slam SR
0 / 1
0 / 0
0 / 0
0 / 2
0 / 3
1 / 4
0 / 2
0 / 3
1 / 4
0 / 1
0 / 3
0 / 3
0 / 3
0 / 4
0 / 4
0 / 4
0 / 0
2 / 41
N/A
Annual win–loss
1–1
0–0
0–0
0–2
5–3
11–3
6–2
0–3
15–3
3–1
0–3
3–3
6–3
12–4
8–4
2–4
0–0
N/A
72–39
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells
These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990.
F
SF
A
QF
2R
1R
QF
2R
2R
2R
A
0 / 9
13–9
Miami
A
2R
A
A
2R
F
QF
A
3R
2R
1R
0 / 7
9–7
Monte Carlo
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
1R
A
A
0 / 1
0–1
Rome
1R
A
A
A
A
A
A
2R
1R
1R
A
0 / 4
1–4
Hamburg
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
1R
2R
1R
A
0 / 3
0–3
Canada
A
2R
QF
A
2R
2R
A
A
W
QF
A
1 / 6
9–5
Cincinnati
A
2R
QF
A
2R
1R
2R
1R
2R
1R
A
0 / 8
5–8
Stuttgart (Stockholm)
1R
A
A
A
A
2R
SF
2R
2R
A
A
0 / 5
4–5
Paris
QF
1R
SF
A
1R
F
2R
1R
2R
A
A
0 / 8
9–8
Masters Series SR
N/A
0 / 4
0 / 5
0 / 3
0 / 1
0 / 5
0 / 6
0 / 5
0 / 6
1 / 9
0 / 6
0 / 1
1 / 51
N/A
Annual win–loss
N/A
5–4
5–5
4–3
1–1
4–5
8–6
9–5
3–6
8–8
3–6
0–1
N/A
50–50
Year-end ranking
167
406
268
28
13
9
24
22
3
116
36
15
25
32
15
85
208
N/A
Miscellaneous
Grabb was ranked 17th on Sports Illustrated ' s list of Arizona's 50 Greatest Sports Figures of the 20th century.[ 1] He served as vice president of the ATP Tour Player Council in 1998–99.[ 1]
Grabb married Sarah Stenn in 2002 in California. While on tour he resided, at least for a time, in Hermosa Beach, California .[ 6]
See also
References
^ a b c d e f "Grabb, Jim" . Jews in Sports. Retrieved March 7, 2014 .
^ Hansen, Greg (July 21, 2017). "2. Jim Grabb, Tucson High" . Arizona Daily Star .
^ a b "NorCal USTA Honors Hall of Fame Inductees at Bank of the West Classic ...Jeff Arons, Jim Grabb, Tracy Houk and Barbara Jordan inducted" . Bank of the West Classic. Archived from the original on October 21, 2006. Retrieved March 7, 2014 .
^ a b "Jim Grabb" . International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 7, 2014 .
^ "Celebrity Jews in the News" . Jewish News Weekly . September 18, 2003. Archived from the original on January 13, 2006. Retrieved March 7, 2014 .
^ "Jim Grabb" . ATP World Tour. Retrieved March 7, 2014 .
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