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Robert Green (born March 25, 1960) is an American former professional tennis player.[1]
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
Born | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | March 25, 1960
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $173,900 |
Singles | |
Career record | 43–55 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 39 (17 December 1984) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1985, 1987) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1985, 1986) |
US Open | 4R (1984) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 22–34 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 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. |
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]
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jul 1986 | Livingston, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |