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US tennis player
A.K.A.
Grabb
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Birth:
14 April 1964(Tucson, USA)
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Hermosa Beach, USA
The details
Biography
Introduction
Jim Grabb (born April 14, 1964) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked the world No. 1 doubles playerin 1989 and in 1993. His best singles ranking of world No. 24, Grabb achieved in February 1990.
Tennis career
Early years
Grabb is Jewish, and he attended Tucson High Magnet School. Grabb was from 1984 to 1986 a three-time doubles and two-time singles all-American, helping Stanford University win the NCAA title in 1986 and finish runner-up in 1984.
In 1986, he won the annual Rafael Osuna Award, presented by college coaches for good sportsmanship and valuable contributions to the sport.
Professional career
Grabb defeated Andre Agassi at a singles tournament in Seoul, Korea in 1987 for his first career victory. He won two doubles Grand Slam events: the 1989 French Open (with Patrick McEnroe) and the 1992 US Open (with Richey Reneberg). He won 23 doubles tour titles, with 26 finals appearances. He won two tour singles titles, in 1987 at Seoul and in 1992 at Taipei. His best showing in a Grand Slam event was fourth-round appearance in the 1989 US Open.
Grabb won the men's 35 senior doubles with his tennis partner Richey Reneberg at the 2002 and 2003 US Open.
Davis Cup
He was a member of the United States Davis Cup team in 1993.
Hall of Fame
The Northern California section of the USTA inducted Grabb into its Hall of Fame in 2006.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Year | Championship | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | French Open | Patrick McEnroe | Mansour Bahrami Eric Winogradsky |
6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
| 1992 | Wimbledon | Richey Reneberg | John McEnroe Michael Stich |
7–5, 6–7, 6–3, 6–7, 17–19 |
| 1992 | US Open | Richey Reneberg | Kelly Jones Rick Leach |
3–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Career finals
Doubles (23–27)
| Titles by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (2) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (1) |
| ATP Masters Series (1) |
| ATP Championship Series (7) |
| ATP World Series (12) |
| Titles by surface |
| Hard (12) |
| Clay (2) |
| Grass (1) |
| Carpet (8) |
| Grand Slam (2) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (1) |
| ATP Masters Series (1) |
| ATP Championship Series (7) |
| ATP World Series (12) |
| Hard (12) |
| Clay (2) |
| Grass (1) |
| Carpet (8) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | April 27, 1987 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Ken Flach | Eric Korita Mike Leach |
7–6, 1–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 1. | October 5, 1987 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | Patrick McEnroe | Glenn Layendecker Todd Witsken |
6–2, 0–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | October 26, 1987 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet (i) | Sammy Giammalva Jr. | Broderick Dyke Tom Nijssen |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | November 9, 1987 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Jim Pugh | Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | January 11, 1988 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Sammy Giammalva Jr. | Marty Davis Tim Pawsat |
3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | April 25, 1988 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Gary Donnelly | Andrew Castle Roberto Saad |
7–6, 4–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 6. | August 22, 1988 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | Patrick McEnroe | Rick Leach Jim Pugh |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | September 26, 1988 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | Peter Doohan | John McEnroe Mark Woodforde |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | October 31, 1988 | Paris Indoor, France | Carpet (i) | Christo van Rensburg | Paul Annacone John Fitzgerald |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 2. | November 7, 1988 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Kevin Curren | Paul Annacone John Fitzgerald |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 9. | April 3, 1989 | Miami, U.S. | Hard | Patrick McEnroe | Jakob Hlasek Anders Järryd |
3–6, ret. |
| Winner | 3. | June 12, 1989 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Patrick McEnroe | Mansour Bahrami Eric Winogradsky |
6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 10. | July 31, 1989 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Hard | Patrick McEnroe | Neil Broad Gary Muller |
7–6, 6–7, 4–6 |
| Winner | 4. | December 10, 1989 | Masters Cup, London | Carpet (i) | Patrick McEnroe | John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd |
7–5, 7–6, 5–7, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 11. | March 12, 1990 | Indian Wells, U.S. | Hard | Patrick McEnroe | Boris Becker Guy Forget |
6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 12. | May 14, 1990 | Kiawah Island, U.S. | Clay | Leonardo Lavalle | Scott Davis David Pate |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 13. | June 18, 1990 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | Grass | Patrick McEnroe | Jakob Hlasek Michael Stich |
6–7, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 14. | October 22, 1990 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | David Pate | Patrick Galbraith Kelly Jones |
6–7, 4–6 |
| Winner | 5. | November 12, 1990 | Wembley, England | Carpet (i) | Patrick McEnroe | Rick Leach Jim Pugh |
7–6, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 6. | October 7, 1991 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | Richey Reneberg | Luke Jensen Laurie Warder |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 7. | October 14, 1991 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet (i) | Richey Reneberg | Scott Davis David Pate |
7–5, 2–6, 7–6 |
| Winner | 8. | January 13, 1992 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Wayne Ferreira | Grant Connell Glenn Michibata |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 9. | February 10, 1992 | San Francisco, U.S. | Hard (i) | Richey Reneberg | Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 15. | February 24, 1992 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Richey Reneberg | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
4–6, 6–7 |
| Winner | 10. | April 20, 1992 | Hong Kong, U.K. | Hard | Brad Gilbert | Byron Black Byron Talbot |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Winner | 11. | June 15, 1992 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | Grass | Richey Reneberg | John McEnroe Michael Stich |
6–4, 6–7, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 16. | July 6, 1992 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Richey Reneberg | John McEnroe Michael Stich |
7–5, 6–7, 6–3, 6–7, 17–19 |
| Winner | 12. | August 24, 1992 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Hard | Richey Reneberg | Grant Connell Glenn Michibata |
7–6, 6–2 |
| Winner | 13. | September 14, 1992 | US Open, New York | Hard | Richey Reneberg | Kelly Jones Rick Leach |
3–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 17. | October 12, 1992 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | Richey Reneberg | Patrick McEnroe Jonathan Stark |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 18. | October 19, 1992 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet (i) | Richey Reneberg | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
6–7, 4–6 |
| Winner | 14. | February 22, 1993 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Richey Reneberg | Marcos Ondruska Brad Pearce |
6–7, 6–3, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 19. | February 14, 1994 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (i) | Jared Palmer | Byron Black Jonathan Stark |
6–7, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 20. | February 21, 1994 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Jared Palmer | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 15. | April 18, 1994 | Hong Kong, U.K. | Hard | Brett Steven | Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter |
w/o |
| Runner-up | 21. | August 22, 1994 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Hard | Richey Reneberg | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 16. | February 13, 1995 | San Jose, U.S. | Hard (i) | Patrick McEnroe | Alex O'Brien Sandon Stolle |
3–6, 7–5, 6–0 |
| Winner | 17. | February 27, 1995 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Jonathan Stark | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
7–6, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 22. | March 27, 1995 | Miami, U.S. | Hard | Patrick McEnroe | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
3–6, 6–7 |
| Winner | 18. | October 16, 1995 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | Jared Palmer | Kent Kinnear David Wheaton |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 23. | November 6, 1995 | Paris Indoor, France | Carpet (i) | Todd Martin | Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 24. | February 5, 1996 | Shanghai, China | Carpet (i) | Michael Tebbutt | Mark Knowles Roger Smith |
6–4, 2–6, 6–7 |
| Winner | 19. | August 19, 1996 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Hard | Richey Reneberg | Petr Korda Cyril Suk |
7–6, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 20. | October 7, 1996 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | Richey Reneberg | Neil Broad Piet Norval |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 25. | October 6, 1997 | Basel, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | Karsten Braasch | Tim Henman Marc Rosset |
6–7, 7–6, 6–7 |
| Winner | 21. | March 2, 1998 | London, England | Carpet (i) | Martin Damm | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Winner | 22. | May 25, 1998 | St. Pölten, Austria | Clay | David Macpherson | David Adams Wayne Black |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 26. | July 27, 1998 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | Joshua Eagle | Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro |
1–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Winner | 23. | August 10, 1998 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Martin Damm | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach |
6–7, 6–2, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 27. | February 21, 2000 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (i) | Richey Reneberg | Justin Gimelstob Sébastien Lareau |
2–6, 4–6 |
Doubles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1984 | 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 | A | NH | A | 1R | QF | A | A | 2R | QF | 1R | A | QF | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 9 | 11–9 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | W | SF | 1R | QF | A | 1R | QF | 3R | 3R | 3R | 1R | A | 1 / 10 | 22–9 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | 1R | SF | 3R | 3R | 1R | F | A | A | 1R | 3R | SF | 3R | 2R | A | 0 / 11 | 21–11 |
| US Open | 2R | A | A | 1R | 3R | 2R | A | 1R | W | A | 1R | 1R | A | SF | QF | 2R | A | 1 / 11 | 18–10 |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 41 | N/A |
| Annual Win-Loss | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 5–3 | 11–3 | 6–2 | 0–3 | 15–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 6–3 | 12–4 | 8–4 | 2–4 | 0–0 | N/A | 72–39 |
| ATP Masters Series | |||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990. |
F | SF | A | QF | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 9 | 13–9 | |||||
| Miami | A | 2R | A | A | 2R | F | QF | A | 3R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 7 | 9–7 | ||||||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||||||
| Rome | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | ||||||
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | ||||||
| Canada | A | 2R | QF | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | W | QF | A | 1 / 6 | 9–5 | ||||||
| Cincinnati | A | 2R | QF | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 8 | 5–8 | ||||||
| Stuttgart (Stockholm) | 1R | A | A | A | A | 2R | SF | 2R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | ||||||
| Paris | QF | 1R | SF | A | 1R | F | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 8 | 9–8 | ||||||
| Masters Series SR | N/A | 0 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 51 | N/A | |||||
| Annual Win-Loss | N/A | 5–4 | 5–5 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 4–5 | 8–6 | 9–5 | 3–6 | 8–8 | 3–6 | 0–1 | N/A | 50–50 | |||||
| Year-end ranking | 167 | 406 | 268 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 116 | 36 | 15 | 25 | 32 | 15 | 85 | 208 | N/A | |
A = did not attend tournament
NH = tournament not held
Grand Prix and ATP Tour finals
Singles (2 wins, 1 loss)
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | April 27, 1987 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Andre Agassi | 1–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | July 23, 1990 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Hard | Andre Agassi | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | October 26, 1992 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet | Jamie Morgan | 6–3, 6–3 |
Miscellaneous
Grabb was ranked 17th on Sports Illustrated's list ofArizona's 50 Greatest Sports Figures of the 20th century. He served as vice president of the ATP Tour Player Council in 1998–99.
Grabb married Sarah Stenn in 2002 in California.While on tour he resided, at least for a time, in Hermosa Beach, California.