Richey Reneberg
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| Country (sports) |  United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
| Born | October 5, 1965 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Turned pro | 1987 |
| Retired | 2000 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $4,407,308 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 307–263 |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Highest ranking | No. 20 (May 6, 1991) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (1992, 1998) |
| French Open | 3R (1994, 1995) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1997) |
| US Open | 4R (1994) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 335–244 |
| Career titles | 19 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (February 1, 1993) |
Richey Reneberg (born October 5, 1965) is an American former professional tennis player.
He attended
National Collegiate Athletics Association
finals.
He was the ATP Newcomer of the Year when he turned professional in 1987.
He and his partner Jim Grabb were ranked world No. 1 in doubles and won the 1992 US Open doubles title. His career-high singles ranking in the ATP Tour was world No. 20. He won a second doubles Grand Slam title with Jared Palmer, at the 1995 Australian Open.
The right-hander represented the United States at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where he was defeated as the 11th seed in the first round by India's Leander Paes. He also played on the American Davis Cup team.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1992 | Wimbledon |
 Jim Grabb |
John McEnroe Michael Stich |
7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 17–19 |
| Win | 1992 | US Open | Jim Grabb |
Kelly Jones Rick Leach |
3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 1995 | Australian Open | Jared Palmer |
 Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Career finals
Singles: 7 (3 wins)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | Jan 1990 | Wellington, New Zealand | Hard |  Emilio Sánchez
|
7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1. | May 1991 | Tampa, U.S. | Clay |  Petr Korda
|
4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2. | Jan 1993 | Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
|
Hard |  Olivier Delaître
|
6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2. | Jan 1994 | Oahu , U.S.
|
Hard |  Wayne Ferreira
|
4–6, 7–6(7–3), 1–6 |
| Loss | 3. | Apr 1996 | Tokyo , Japan
|
Hard | Pete Sampras
|
4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 3. | Jun 1996 | Rosmalen , Netherlands
|
Grass | Stéphane Simian
|
6–4, 6–0 |
| Loss | 4. | Mar 1997 | Scottsdale, U.S. | Hard |  Mark Philippoussis
|
4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Doubles: 35 (19 wins)
|
|
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | Nov 1989 | Johannesburg , South Africa
|
Hard (i) | Luke Jensen
|
Kelly Jones Joey Rive
|
6–0, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1. | Feb 1990 | San Francisco , U.S.
|
Hard (i) | Glenn Layendecker
|
Kelly Jones Robert Van't Hof
|
6–2, 6–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2. | May 1991 | Tampa, U.S. | Clay | David Pate
|
Ken Flach Robert Seguso
|
7–6, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 3. | May 1991 | Umag , Yugoslavia
|
Clay | David Wheaton
|
 Gilad Bloom Javier Sánchez
|
6–7, 6–2, 1–6 |
| Win | 2. | Oct 1991 | Sydney Indoor , Australia
|
Hard (i) | Jim Grabb
|
Luke Jensen Laurie Warder
|
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 3. | Oct 1991 | Tokyo Indoor , Japan
|
Carpet (i) | Jim Grabb
|
Scott Davis David Pate
|
7–5, 2–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 4. | Feb 1992 | San Francisco, U.S. | Hard (i) | Jim Grabb
|
Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser
|
6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 4. | Feb 1992 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Jim Grabb
|
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
|
4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 5. | Jun 1992 | Rosmalen , Netherlands
|
Grass | Jim Grabb
|
John McEnroe Michael Stich
|
6–4, 6–7, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5. | Jul 1992 | Wimbledon , London
|
Grass | Jim Grabb
|
John McEnroe Michael Stich
|
7–5, 6–7, 6–3, 6–7, 17–19 |
| Win | 6. | Aug 1992 | Indianapolis , U.S.
|
Hard | Jim Grabb
|
Grant Connell Glenn Michibata
|
7–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 7. | Sep 1992 | US Open, New York | Hard | Jim Grabb
|
Kelly Jones Rick Leach
|
3–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6. | Oct 1992 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | Jim Grabb
|
Patrick McEnroe Jonathan Stark
|
2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 7. | Oct 1992 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet (i) | Jim Grabb
|
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
|
6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 8. | Feb 1993 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Jim Grabb
|
Marcos Ondruska Brad Pearce
|
6–7, 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 9. | May 1993 | Atlanta, U.S. | Clay | Paul Annacone
|
Todd Martin Jared Palmer
|
6–4, 7–6 |
| Win | 10. | Oct 1993 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | Patrick McEnroe
|
Alexander Mronz Lars Rehmann
|
6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 11. | Apr 1994 | Birmingham , U.S.
|
Clay | Christo van Rensburg
|
Brian MacPhie David Witt
|
2–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 12. | May 1994 | Atlanta, U.S. | Clay | Jared Palmer
|
Francisco Montana Jim Pugh
|
4–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 8. | May 1994 | Pinehurst, U.S. | Clay | Jared Palmer
|
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
|
2–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 9. | Aug 1994 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Hard | Jim Grabb
|
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
|
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 13. | Jan 1995 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | Jared Palmer
|
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
|
6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 14. | Feb 1995 | Memphis , U.S.
|
Hard (i) | Jared Palmer
|
Tommy Ho  Brett Steven
|
4–6, 7–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 10. | May 1995 | Atlanta, U.S. | Clay | Jared Palmer
|
Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez
|
7–6, 3–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 11. | Feb 1996 | San Jose , U.S.
|
Hard (i) | Jonathan Stark
|
Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson
|
4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 12. | Mar 1996 | Scottsdale, U.S. | Hard | Brett Steven
|
Patrick Galbraith Rick Leach
|
7–5, 5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 15. | Aug 1996 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Hard | Jim Grabb
|
Petr Korda Cyril Suk
|
7–6, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 16. | Oct 1996 | Lyon , France
|
Carpet (i) | Jim Grabb
|
 Neil Broad  Piet Norval
|
6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 17. | Nov 1997 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Marc-Kevin Goellner
|
Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith
|
6–3, 3–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 13. | Mar 1998 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Hard (i) | David Macpherson
|
 Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
|
6–7, 7–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 14. | Mar 1998 | Indian Wells , U.S.
|
Hard | Todd Martin
|
Patrick Rafter
|
4–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 15. | May 1998 | Atlanta, U.S. | Clay | Alex O'Brien
|
Ellis Ferreira Brent Haygarth
|
3–6, 6–0, 2–6 |
| Win | 18. | Mar 1999 | Scottsdale, U.S. | Hard | Justin Gimelstob
|
Mark Knowles Sandon Stolle
|
6–4, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Loss | 16. | Feb 2000 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (i) | Jim Grabb
|
Justin Gimelstob Sébastien Lareau
|
2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 19. | Mar 2000 | Scottsdale, U.S. | Hard | Jared Palmer
|
Patrick Galbraith David Macpherson
|
6–3, 7–5 |
Doubles performance timeline
| 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 | 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 | NH | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | A | 2R | QF | 1R | W | A | 3R | 2R | QF | A | 1 / 10 | 21–9 |
| French Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 3R | A | 0 / 11 | 11–11 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | F | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 3R | A | 0 / 11 | 13–11 |
| U.S. Open | A | A | A | 1R | QF | 3R | 1R | W | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | A | 1 / 11 | 15–10 |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 43 | N/A |
| Annual win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 4–4 | 2–3 | 15–3 | 6–4 | 2–4 | 9–3 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 8–4 | 0–0 | N/A | 60–41 |
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells
|
These Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 |
1R | A | SF | QF | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | F | 1R | 1R | 0 / 10 | 12–10 | ||||
Miami
|
QF | 1R | A | A | 3R | QF | QF | A | A | 3R | 1R | 0 / 7 | 10–7 | |||||
Monte Carlo
|
A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |||||
Rome
|
2R | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | |||||
Hamburg
|
A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |||||
Canada
|
2R | 2R | QF | SF | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | |||||
Cincinnati
|
1R | A | QF | SF | 2R | QF | SF | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 7 | 9–7 | |||||
| Stuttgart (Stockholm) | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | 1R | 1R | SF | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 9 | 6–9 | |||||
| Paris | 1R | 1R | SF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | SF | 2R | A | 0 / 9 | 8–9 | |||||
| Masters Series SR | N/A | 0 / 7 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 55 | N/A | ||||
| Annual win–loss | N/A | 5–7 | 1–4 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 4–6 | 4–7 | 11–6 | 1–1 | 7–3 | 4–8 | 0–3 | N/A | 52–55 | ||||
| Year-end ranking | 793 | 566 | 270 | 207 | 67 | 57 | 41 | 4 | 12 | 47 | 28 | 22 | 107 | 31 | 40 | 135 | N/A | |
