Australian tennis player
Richard Fromberg| Country (sports) | Australia |
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| Residence | Melbourne,Victoria, Australia |
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| Born | (1970-04-28)28 April 1970 (age 55)
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| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
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| Turned pro | 1988 |
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| Retired | 2005 |
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| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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| Prize money | US$2,605,740 |
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| Singles |
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| Career record | 256–287 |
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| Career titles | 4 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 24 (13 August 1990)[1] |
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| Grand Slam singles results |
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| Australian Open | 4R (1993,1998) |
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| French Open | 3R (1993) |
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| Wimbledon | 3R (1994) |
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| US Open | 3R (1992,1993,1994,1999,2000) |
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| Other tournaments |
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| Olympic Games | 1R (1992) |
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| Doubles |
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| Career record | 30–53 |
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| Career titles | 2 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 159 (2 February 1998) |
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| Grand Slam doubles results |
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| Australian Open | 2R (1991,1993) |
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| Wimbledon | Q3 (1992) |
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| US Open | 1R (1991) |
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| Last updated on: 12 June 2022. |
Richard James Fromberg (born 28 April 1970) is a former professionaltennis player from Australia.
Fromberg began playing tennis at the age of 10. He was anAustralian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[2]In 1987, he reached theAustralian Open Junior finals in both singles and doubles. He turned professional in 1988. In 1990, he won his first top-level singles title in atBologna, and his first tour doubles title inSchenectady, New York.
Fromberg played forAustralia in twoDavis Cup finals during his career. In 1990 he was part of the team which lost 3–2 in the final to theUnited States (winning one singles rubber againstMichael Chang, and losing another in five sets toAndre Agassi). In 1993 he was on the team which lost 4–1 in the final toGermany (winning one singles match-up againstMarc-Kevin Goellner, and losing the other toMichael Stich). He had an 11–4 career Davis Cup record (10–4 in singles and 1–0 in doubles).
Fromberg's best performances atGrand Slam events came in reaching the fourth round of the Australian Open in 1993 and 1998.
During his career, Fromberg won four singles titles and two doubles titles. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 24 (in 1990). His career prize money totalledUS$2,605,740.
Singles: 11 (4 titles, 7 runner-ups)
[edit]| Legend |
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| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) | | ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) | | ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0) | | ATP Championship Series (0–0) | | ATP World Series (0–1) |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (1–3) | | Clay (3–4) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) |
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| Outdoors (4–7) | | Indoors (0–0) |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | May 1990 | Singapore, Singapore | World Series | Hard | Kelly Jones | 4–6, 6–2, 6–7(4–7) |
| Win | 1–1 | May 1990 | Bologna, Italy | World Series | Clay | Marc Rosset | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 1990 | Båstad, Sweden | World Series | Clay | Magnus Larsson | 6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 3–1 | Jan 1991 | Wellington, New Zealand | World Series | Hard | Lars Jönsson | 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–2 | May 1993 | Tampa, United States | World Series | Clay | Jaime Yzaga | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jun 1994 | Florence, Italy | World Series | Clay | Marcelo Filippini | 6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Aug 1994 | Hilversum, Netherlands | World Series | Clay | Karel Nováček | 5–7, 4–6, 6–7(7–9) |
| Loss | 3–5 | Jan 1995 | Sydney, Australia | World Series | Hard | Patrick McEnroe | 2–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Win | 4–5 | Sep 1997 | Bucharest, Romania | World Series | Clay | Andrea Gaudenzi | 6–1, 7–6(7–2) |
| Loss | 4–6 | Jan 1998 | Auckland, New Zealand | World Series | Hard | Marcelo Ríos | 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Loss | 4–7 | Aug 1998 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | International Series | Clay | Magnus Norman | 3–6, 3–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Doubles: 2 (2 titles)
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| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) | | ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) | | ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0) | | ATP Championship Series (0–0) | | ATP World Series (2–0) |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (1–0) | | Clay (1–0) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) |
| | Finals by setting |
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| Outdoors (2–0) | | Indoors (0–0) |
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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
[edit]| Legend |
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| ATP Challenger (10–0) | | ITF Futures (0–0) |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (4–0) | | Clay (5–0) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (1–0) |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Nov 1989 | Ilheus, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Jean-Philippe Fleurian | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Mar 1992 | Indian Wells, United States | Challenger | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–0 | Nov 1992 | Manila, Philippines | Challenger | Hard | Neil Borwick | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–0 | Nov 1992 | Launceston, Australia | Challenger | Carpet | David Nainkin | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–0 | Jun 1993 | Turin, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Horacio de la Peña | 6–1, 7–6 |
| Win | 6–0 | Sep 1996 | Oporto, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Galo Blanco | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 7–0 | Dec 1996 | Perth, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Steven Downs | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–0 | Sep 1997 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Nicolás Lapentti | 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 9–0 | Jun 1998 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Andrew Ilie | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 10–0 | Jun 1999 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 7–6, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Legend |
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| ATP Challenger (3–0) | | ITF Futures (0–0) |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (1–0) | | Clay (1–0) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (1–0) |
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Junior Grand Slam finals
[edit]Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
[edit]Performance timelines
[edit](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.