| Country (sports) |  South Africa |
|---|---|
| Residence | Birmingham, United States |
| Born | (1972-12-11)11 December 1972 (age 52) Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro | 1996 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $232,555 |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 42–68 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 62 (19 October 1998) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1998,1999,2001,2002) |
| French Open | 1R (1998,1999,2002) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1998) |
| US Open | 1R (1998,2002) |
Paul Rosner (born 11 December 1972) is a former professionaltennis player from South Africa.
From 1991 to 1995, Rosner competed in the United States, playing forUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham inNCAA Men's Tennis Championship. He was anAll-American on three occasions.[1]
A doubles specialist, Rosner won 11 men's tournaments on theATP Challenger Tour. He won oneATP World Tour title, atBologna, Italy in 1998, with AmericanBrandon Coupe.[2]
Rosner entered into the Men's doubles draw of 13Grand Slams but only twice made it past the first round. The first time was in the1998 Wimbledon Championships, when he and partnerDavid DiLucia reached the second round, by defeatingNicolás Lapentti andJavier Sánchez in four sets. In the1999 Wimbledon Championships he went further, this time partnering countrymanChris Haggard. The pair made the round of 16, after two straight sets victories, but then fell toEllis Ferreira andRick Leach.[3]
After he left the tour he became head coach of the tennis program atBirmingham–Southern College.
In 2011, he left Birmingham–Southern to become the Mountain Brook Club head tennis director.
| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 1998 | Bologna, Italy | Clay |  Brandon Coupe |  Giorgio GalimbertiMassimo Valeri | 7–6, 6–3 |
| No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1996 | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Clay | Brandon Coupe |  Martijn BokDennis van Scheppingen | 6–1, 3–6, 6–0 |
| 2. | 1997 | Fürth, Germany | Clay | Brandon Coupe |  Martin SinnerJoost Winnink | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 3. | 1997 | Braunschweig, Germany | Clay | Brandon Coupe |  Nebojsa Djordjevic Óscar Ortiz | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 4. | 1998 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Chris Haggard |  Diego del Río Grant Silcock | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 5. | 2000 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Hard | Paul Hanley |  Jonathan Erlich Aleksandar Kitinov | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 6. | 2001 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay |  Mark Merklein |  Ionuț Moldovan Yuri Schukin | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 7. | 2001 | Houston, United States | Hard | Jeff Coetzee | Justin BowerShaun Rudman | 7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
| 8. | 2001 | Tyler, United States | Hard | Stephen Huss | Mardy FishJeff Morrison | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 9. | 2002 | Hamburg, Germany | Carpet | Mark Merklein | Wesley MoodieShaun Rudman | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 10. | 2002 | Calabasas, United States | Hard | Glenn Weiner | Justin GimelstobPaul Goldstein | 6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–4) |
| 11. | 2002 | Córdoba, Spain | Hard |  Ota Fukárek |  Emilio Benfele ÁlvarezDušan Vemić | 7–6(9–7), 6–4 |
