Jim Grabb

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Jim Grabb (born April 14, 1964) is an American former professional tennis player. In doubles, he won the 1989 French Open and the 1992 US Open. He was ranked the world No. 1 doubles player in both 1989 and 1993. His best singles ranking of world No. 24, he achieved in 1990.

Tennis career

Early years

Grabb is Jewish,[1] and he attended Tucson High Magnet School.[2] 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.[3]

Professional career

Grabb defeated Andre Agassi at a singles tournament in Seoul, Korea in 1987 for his first career victory.[1] He won two doubles Grand Slam events: the 1989 French Open (with Patrick McEnroe) and the 1992 US Open (with Richey Reneberg).[1] He won 23 doubles tour titles, with 26 finals appearances.[1] He won two tour singles titles, in 1987 at Seoul and in 1992 at Taipei.[4] 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.[5]

Davis Cup

He was a member of the United States Davis Cup team in 1993.[4]

Hall of Fame

The Northern California section of the USTA inducted Grabb into its Hall of Fame in 2006.[3]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1989 French Open Clay Template:Flagicon Patrick McEnroe Template:Flagicon Mansour Bahrami
Template:Flagicon Eric Winogradsky		 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 1992 Wimbledon Grass Template:Flagicon Richey Reneberg Template:Flagicon John McEnroe
Template:Flagicon Michael Stich		 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 17–19
Win 1992 US Open Hard Template:Flagicon Richey Reneberg Template:Flagicon Kelly Jones
Template:Flagicon Rick Leach		 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3, 6–3

Career finals

Doubles (23–27)

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)
Result W-L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Apr 1987 Seoul, South Korea Hard Template:Flagicon Ken Flach Template:Flagicon Eric Korita
Template:Flagicon Mike Leach 		7–6, 1–6, 5–7
Win 1. Oct 1987 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet Template:Flagicon Patrick McEnroe Template:Flagicon Glenn Layendecker
Template:Flagicon Todd Witsken 		6–2, 0–6, 6–4
Loss 2. Oct 1987 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Sammy Giammalva Jr. Template:Flagicon Broderick Dyke
Template:Flagicon Tom Nijssen 		3–6, 2–6
Loss 3. Nov 1987 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Jim Pugh Template:Flagicon Stefan Edberg
Template:Flagicon Anders Järryd 		3–6, 4–6
Loss 4. Jan 1988 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Template:Flagicon Sammy Giammalva Jr. Template:Flagicon Marty Davis
Template:Flagicon Tim Pawsat 		3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 5. Apr 1988 Seoul, South Korea Hard Template:Flagicon Gary Donnelly Template:Flagicon Andrew Castle
Template:Flagicon Roberto Saad 		7–6, 4–6, 6–7
Loss 6. Aug 1988 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Template:Flagicon Patrick McEnroe Template:Flagicon Rick Leach
Template:Flagicon Jim Pugh 		2–6, 4–6
Loss 7. Sep 1988 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Template:Flagicon Peter Doohan Template:Flagicon John McEnroe
Template:Flagicon Mark Woodforde 		4–6, 4–6
Loss 8. Oct 1988 Paris Indoor, France Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Christo van Rensburg Template:Flagicon Paul Annacone
Template:Flagicon John Fitzgerald 		2–6, 2–6
Win 2. Nov 1988 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Kevin Curren Template:Flagicon Paul Annacone
Template:Flagicon John Fitzgerald 		7–5, 6–4
Loss 9. Apr 1989 Miami, U.S. Hard Template:Flagicon Patrick McEnroe Template:Flagicon Jakob Hlasek
Template:Flagicon Anders Järryd 		3–6, ret.
Win 3. Jun 1989 French Open, Paris Clay Template:Flagicon Patrick McEnroe Template:Flagicon Mansour Bahrami
Template:Flagicon Eric Winogradsky 		6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6
Loss 10. Jul 1989 Washington, D.C., U.S. Hard Template:Flagicon Patrick McEnroe Template:Flagicon Neil Broad
Template:Flagicon Gary Muller 		7–6, 6–7, 4–6
Win 4. Dec 1989 Masters Cup, London Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Patrick McEnroe Template:Flagicon John Fitzgerald
Template:Flagicon Anders Järryd 		7–5, 7–6, 5–7, 6–3
Loss 11. Mar 1990 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Template:Flagicon Patrick McEnroe Template:Flagicon Boris Becker
Template:Flagicon Guy Forget 		6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 12. May 1990 Kiawah Island, U.S. Clay Template:Flagicon Leonardo Lavalle Template:Flagicon Scott Davis
Template:Flagicon David Pate 		2–6, 3–6
Loss 13. Jun 1990 Rosmalen, Netherlands Grass Template:Flagicon Patrick McEnroe Template:Flagicon Jakob Hlasek
Template:Flagicon Michael Stich 		6–7, 3–6
Loss 14. Oct 1990 Lyon, France Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon David Pate Template:Flagicon Patrick Galbraith
Template:Flagicon Kelly Jones 		6–7, 4–6
Win 5. Nov 1990 Wembley, England Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Patrick McEnroe Template:Flagicon Rick Leach
Template:Flagicon Jim Pugh 		7–6, 4–6, 6–3
Win 6. Oct 1991 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Richey Reneberg Template:Flagicon Luke Jensen
Template:Flagicon Laurie Warder 		6–4, 6–4
Win 7. Oct 1991 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Richey Reneberg Template:Flagicon Scott Davis
Template:Flagicon David Pate 		7–5, 2–6, 7–6
Win 8. Jan 1992 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Template:Flagicon Wayne Ferreira Template:Flagicon Grant Connell
Template:Flagicon Glenn Michibata 		6–4, 6–3
Win 9. Feb 1992 San Francisco, U.S. Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Richey Reneberg Template:Flagicon Pieter Aldrich
Template:Flagicon Danie Visser 		6–4, 7–5
Loss 15. Feb 1992 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Richey Reneberg Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge
Template:Flagicon Mark Woodforde 		4–6, 6–7
Win 10. Apr 1992 Hong Kong, U.K. Hard Template:Flagicon Brad Gilbert Template:Flagicon Byron Black
Template:Flagicon Byron Talbot 		6–2, 6–1
Win 11. Jun 1992 Rosmalen, Netherlands Grass Template:Flagicon Richey Reneberg Template:Flagicon John McEnroe
Template:Flagicon Michael Stich 		6–4, 6–7, 6–4
Loss 16. Jul 1992 Wimbledon, London Grass Template:Flagicon Richey Reneberg Template:Flagicon John McEnroe
Template:Flagicon Michael Stich 		7–5, 6–7, 6–3, 6–7, 17–19
Win 12. Aug 1992 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard Template:Flagicon Richey Reneberg Template:Flagicon Grant Connell
Template:Flagicon Glenn Michibata 		7–6, 6–2
Win 13. Sep 1992 US Open, New York Hard Template:Flagicon Richey Reneberg Template:Flagicon Kelly Jones
Template:Flagicon Rick Leach 		3–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 17. Oct 1992 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Richey Reneberg Template:Flagicon Patrick McEnroe
Template:Flagicon Jonathan Stark 		2–6, 3–6
Loss 18. Oct 1992 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Richey Reneberg Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge
Template:Flagicon Mark Woodforde 		6–7, 4–6
Win 14. Feb 1993 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Richey Reneberg Template:Flagicon Marcos Ondruska
Template:Flagicon Brad Pearce 		6–7, 6–3, 6–0
Loss 19. Feb 1994 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Jared Palmer Template:Flagicon Byron Black
Template:Flagicon Jonathan Stark 		6–7, 4–6
Loss 20. Feb 1994 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Jared Palmer Template:Flagicon Jacco Eltingh
Template:Flagicon Paul Haarhuis 		3–6, 4–6
Win 15. Apr 1994 Hong Kong, U.K. Hard Template:Flagicon Brett Steven Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman
Template:Flagicon Patrick Rafter 		w/o
Loss 21. Aug 1994 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard Template:Flagicon Richey Reneberg Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge
Template:Flagicon Mark Woodforde 		3–6, 4–6
Win 16. Feb 1995 San Jose, U.S. Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Patrick McEnroe Template:Flagicon Alex O'Brien
Template:Flagicon Sandon Stolle 		3–6, 7–5, 6–0
Win 17. Feb 1995 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Jonathan Stark Template:Flagicon Jacco Eltingh
Template:Flagicon Paul Haarhuis 		7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Loss 22. Mar 1995 Miami, U.S. Hard Template:Flagicon Patrick McEnroe Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge
Template:Flagicon Mark Woodforde 		3–6, 6–7
Win 18. Oct 1995 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Template:Flagicon Jared Palmer Template:Flagicon Kent Kinnear
Template:Flagicon David Wheaton 		6–4, 7–5
Loss 23. Nov 1995 Paris Indoor, France Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Todd Martin Template:Flagicon Grant Connell
Template:Flagicon Patrick Galbraith 		2–6, 2–6
Loss 24. Feb 1996 Shanghai, China Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Michael Tebbutt Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles
Template:Flagicon Roger Smith 		6–4, 2–6, 6–7
Win 19. Aug 1996 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard Template:Flagicon Richey Reneberg Template:Flagicon Petr Korda
Template:Flagicon Cyril Suk 		7–6, 4–6, 6–4
Win 20. Oct 1996 Lyon, France Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Richey Reneberg Template:Flagicon Neil Broad
Template:Flagicon Piet Norval 		6–2, 6–1
Loss 25. Oct 1997 Basel, Switzerland Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Karsten Braasch Template:Flagicon Tim Henman
Template:Flagicon Marc Rosset 		6–7, 7–6, 6–7
Win 21. Mar 1998 London, England Carpet (i) Template:Flagicon Martin Damm Template:Flagicon Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Template:Flagicon Daniel Vacek 		6–4, 7–5
Win 22. May 1998 St. Pölten, Austria Clay Template:Flagicon David Macpherson Template:Flagicon David Adams
Template:Flagicon Wayne Black 		6–4, 6–4
Loss 26. Jul 1998 Stuttgart, Germany Clay Template:Flagicon Joshua Eagle Template:Flagicon Olivier Delaître
Template:Flagicon Fabrice Santoro 		1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 23. Aug 1998 Toronto, Canada Hard Template:Flagicon Martin Damm Template:Flagicon Ellis Ferreira
Template:Flagicon Rick Leach 		6–7, 6–2, 7–6
Loss 27. Feb 2000 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Richey Reneberg Template:Flagicon Justin Gimelstob
Template:Flagicon Sébastien Lareau 		2–6, 4–6

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 Template:Flagicon Andre Agassi 1–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss July 23, 1990 Washington, D.C., U.S. Hard Template:Flagicon Andre Agassi 1–6, 4–6
Win October 26, 1992 Taipei, Taiwan Carpet Template:Flagicon Jamie Morgan 6–3, 6–3

Doubles performance timeline

Template:Performance key

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

Miscellaneous

Grabb was ranked 17th on Sports Illustrated's list of Arizona's 50 Greatest Sports Figures of the 20th century.[1] He served as vice president of the ATP Tour Player Council in 1998–99.[1]

Grabb married Sarah Stenn in 2002 in California. While on tour he resided, at least for a time, in Hermosa Beach, California.[6]

See also

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