Richey Reneberg
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Residence | Bethesda, MD, United States |
Born | Phoenix, AZ, United States | October 5, 1965
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 Southern Methodist University, where he was a three-time All-American and reached the 1986 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 |
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Loss | 1992 | Wimbledon | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 17–19 |
Win | 1992 | US Open | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 1995 | Australian Open | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Career finals
Singles: 7 (3 wins)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | January 8, 1990 | Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 1. | May 6, 1991 | Tampa, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | January 11, 1993 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 2. | January 10, 1994 | Oahu, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 7–6(7–3), 1–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | April 22, 1996 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 3. | June 17, 1996 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | Grass | ![]() |
6–4, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 4. | March 10, 1997 | Scottsdale, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Doubles: 35 (19 wins)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | November 20, 1989 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1. | February 12, 1990 | San Francisco, U.S. | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | May 6, 1991 | Tampa, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 4–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | May 20, 1991 | Umag, Yugoslavia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–2, 1–6 |
Winner | 2. | October 7, 1991 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 3. | October 14, 1991 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 2–6, 7–6 |
Winner | 4. | February 10, 1992 | San Francisco, U.S. | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 4. | February 24, 1992 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 5. | June 15, 1992 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 5. | July 6, 1992 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–7, 6–3, 6–7, 17–19 |
Winner | 6. | August 24, 1992 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 7. | September 14, 1992 | US Open, New York | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 6. | October 12, 1992 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | October 19, 1992 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–7, 4–6 |
Winner | 8. | February 22, 1993 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–3, 6–0 |
Winner | 9. | May 3, 1993 | Atlanta, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6 |
Winner | 10. | October 11, 1993 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 |
Winner | 11. | April 18, 1994 | Birmingham, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 12. | May 2, 1994 | Atlanta, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 8. | May 9, 1994 | Pinehurst, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | August 22, 1994 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 13. | January 30, 1995 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 14. | February 20, 1995 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 10. | May 8, 1995 | Atlanta, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 3–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 11. | February 19, 1996 | San Jose, U.S. | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 12. | March 11, 1996 | Scottsdale, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 5–7, 5–7 |
Winner | 15. | August 19, 1996 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 4–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 16. | October 7, 1996 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–1 |
Winner | 17. | November 10, 1997 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 13. | March 2, 1998 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7, 7–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 14. | March 16, 1998 | Indian Wells, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 15. | May 4, 1998 | Atlanta, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–0, 2–6 |
Winner | 18. | March 8, 1999 | Scottsdale, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 16. | February 21, 2000 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 19. | March 13, 2000 | Scottsdale, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 |
Doubles performance timeline
Tournament | 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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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 |
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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 |
A = did not attend tournament
NH = tournament not held
External links
- 1965 births
- American people of German descent
- American male tennis players
- Australian Open (tennis) champions
- Hopman Cup competitors
- Living people
- Olympic tennis players of the United States
- Sportspeople from Phoenix, Arizona
- SMU Mustangs men's tennis players
- Tennis people from Arizona
- Tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- US Open (tennis) champions
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles