Jim Grabb
Jim Grabb (born April 14, 1964) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked the world No. 1 doubles player in 1989 and in 1993. His best singles ranking of world No. 24, Grabb achieved in February 1990.
Country (sports) | |
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Residence | Sagaponack, New York |
Born | Tucson, Arizona | April 14, 1964
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Turned pro | 1986 |
Retired | 1997 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $3,274,155 |
Singles | |
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) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1988) |
French Open | 2R (1992) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1988, 1990) |
US Open | 4R (1989) |
Doubles | |
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) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1989, 1993, 1996) |
French Open | W (1989) |
Wimbledon | F (1992) |
US Open | W (1992) |
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]
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Year | Championship | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
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1989 | French Open | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) | ||
1992 | Wimbledon | 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 17–19 | ||
1992 | US Open | 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3, 6–3 |
Career finals
Doubles (23–27)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | April 27, 1987 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | 7–6, 1–6, 5–7 | ||
Winner | 1. | October 5, 1987 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | 6–2, 0–6, 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | 2. | October 26, 1987 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet (i) | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
Runner-up | 3. | November 9, 1987 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Runner-up | 4. | January 11, 1988 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 | ||
Runner-up | 5. | April 25, 1988 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | 7–6, 4–6, 6–7 | ||
Runner-up | 6. | August 22, 1988 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
Runner-up | 7. | September 26, 1988 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
Runner-up | 8. | October 31, 1988 | Paris Indoor, France | Carpet (i) | 2–6, 2–6 | ||
Winner | 2. | November 7, 1988 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | 9. | April 3, 1989 | Miami, U.S. | Hard | 3–6, ret. | ||
Winner | 3. | June 12, 1989 | French Open, Paris | Clay | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6 | ||
Runner-up | 10. | July 31, 1989 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Hard | 7–6, 6–7, 4–6 | ||
Winner | 4. | December 10, 1989 | Masters Cup, London | Carpet (i) | 7–5, 7–6, 5–7, 6–3 | ||
Runner-up | 11. | March 12, 1990 | Indian Wells, U.S. | Hard | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 | ||
Runner-up | 12. | May 14, 1990 | Kiawah Island, U.S. | Clay | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
Runner-up | 13. | June 18, 1990 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | Grass | 6–7, 3–6 | ||
Runner-up | 14. | October 22, 1990 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | 6–7, 4–6 | ||
Winner | 5. | November 12, 1990 | Wembley, England | Carpet (i) | 7–6, 4–6, 6–3 | ||
Winner | 6. | October 7, 1991 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
Winner | 7. | October 14, 1991 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet (i) | 7–5, 2–6, 7–6 | ||
Winner | 8. | January 13, 1992 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
Winner | 9. | February 10, 1992 | San Francisco, U.S. | Hard (i) | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
Runner-up | 15. | February 24, 1992 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet (i) | 4–6, 6–7 | ||
Winner | 10. | April 20, 1992 | Hong Kong, U.K. | Hard | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
Winner | 11. | June 15, 1992 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | Grass | 6–4, 6–7, 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | 16. | July 6, 1992 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | 7–5, 6–7, 6–3, 6–7, 17–19 | ||
Winner | 12. | August 24, 1992 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Hard | 7–6, 6–2 | ||
Winner | 13. | September 14, 1992 | US Open, New York | Hard | 3–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–3 | ||
Runner-up | 17. | October 12, 1992 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
Runner-up | 18. | October 19, 1992 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet (i) | 6–7, 4–6 | ||
Winner | 14. | February 22, 1993 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet (i) | 6–7, 6–3, 6–0 | ||
Runner-up | 19. | February 14, 1994 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (i) | 6–7, 4–6 | ||
Runner-up | 20. | February 21, 1994 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet (i) | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Winner | 15. | April 18, 1994 | Hong Kong, U.K. | Hard | w/o | ||
Runner-up | 21. | August 22, 1994 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Hard | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Winner | 16. | February 13, 1995 | San Jose, U.S. | Hard (i) | 3–6, 7–5, 6–0 | ||
Winner | 17. | February 27, 1995 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet (i) | 7–6, 6–7, 6–3 | ||
Runner-up | 22. | March 27, 1995 | Miami, U.S. | Hard | 3–6, 6–7 | ||
Winner | 18. | October 16, 1995 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
Runner-up | 23. | November 6, 1995 | Paris Indoor, France | Carpet (i) | 2–6, 2–6 | ||
Runner-up | 24. | February 5, 1996 | Shanghai, China | Carpet (i) | 6–4, 2–6, 6–7 | ||
Winner | 19. | August 19, 1996 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Hard | 7–6, 4–6, 6–4 | ||
Winner | 20. | October 7, 1996 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
Runner-up | 25. | October 6, 1997 | Basel, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | 6–7, 7–6, 6–7 | ||
Winner | 21. | March 2, 1998 | London, England | Carpet (i) | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
Winner | 22. | May 25, 1998 | St. Pölten, Austria | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | 26. | July 27, 1998 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | 1–6, 6–3, 3–6 | ||
Winner | 23. | August 10, 1998 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | 6–7, 6–2, 7–6 | ||
Runner-up | 27. | February 21, 2000 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (i) | 2–6, 4–6 |
Doubles performance timeline
Tournament | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | Career SR | Career W-L |
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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 |
A = did not attend tournament
NH = tournament not held
Grand Prix and ATP Tour finals
Singles (2 wins, 1 loss)
Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponents | Score |
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Win | April 27, 1987 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | 1–6, 6–4, 6–2 | |
Loss | July 23, 1990 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Hard | 1–6, 4–6 | |
Win | October 26, 1992 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet | 6–3, 6–3 |
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
- "Grabb, Jim". Jews in Sports. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- 2. Jim Grabb, Tucson High | | tucson.com
- "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.
- "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.