Jim Grabb - Biography

Jim Grabb (born April 14, 1964) is a 6' 4" former professional tennis player.

Grabb was twice ranked the World No. 1 doubles player, in 1989 and in 1993. A right-handed serve-and-volleyer, Grabb's best singles ranking was World No. 24, a ranking he achieved in February 1990.

תוכן עניינים

Tennis career

College

Grabb is Jewish, and was born in Tucson, Arizona. Grabb was from 1984 to 1986 a 3-time doubles and 2-time singles All-American, helping Stanford University win the NCAA title in 1986 and finish runner-up in 1984. He was an economics major at Stanford, and credited going to college with helping him become a better doubles players: "When you take it seriously, you work on some things. You polish some skills. I think you come out with a little bit of an advantage."

In 1986 he won the Rafael Osuna Award, given annually by college coaches to the player who most embodies the qualities of competitiveness and sportsmanship, and who has made a significant contribution to the game.

Professional career

Grabb nabbed his first career singles title in 1987 by defeating Andre Agassi at a tournament in Seoul, Korea.

He won two doubles Grand Slam events, the 1989 French Open (with Patrick McEnroe) and the 1992 U.S. Open (with Richey Reneberg). In total, he captured 23 doubles tour titles (out of 26 finals).

He won two tour singles titles, the 1987 Seoul and the 1992 Taipei Grand Prix events. His best showing in a Grand Slam event was 4th round appearance in the 1989 U.S. Open. He had career singles wins over Michael Chang, Andre Agassi, Ivan Lendl, Stefan Edberg, and Mats Wilander.

Grabb won the Men's 35 Senior Doubles with his tennis partner, Richey Reneberg, at the 2002 and 2003 U.S. Open.

Davis Cup

He was a member of the 1993 United States Davis Cup team.

Hall of Fame

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

Grand Slam men's doubles finals (3)

Wins (2)

Year Championship Partnering Opponents in Final Score in Final
1989 French Open Patrick McEnroe Mansour Bahrami
Eric Winogradsky 		6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(5)
1992 U.S. Open Richey Reneberg Kelly Jones
Rick Leach 		3–6, 7–6(2), 6–3, 6–3

Runner-up (1)

Year Championship Partnering Opponents in Final Score in Final
1992 Wimbledon Richey Reneberg John McEnroe
Michael Stich 		5–7, 7–6(5), 3–6, 7–6(5), 19–17

Grand Prix, ATP Tour, and Grand Slam doubles finals (50)

Titles (23)

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)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score
1. October 5, 1987 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet Patrick McEnroe Glenn Layendecker
Todd Witsken 		6–2, 0–6, 6–4
2. November 7, 1988 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Kevin Curren Paul Annacone
John Fitzgerald 		7–5, 6–4
3. June 12, 1989 French Open, Paris Clay Patrick McEnroe Mansour Bahrami
Eric Winogradsky 		6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6
4. December 10, 1989 Masters Doubles, London Carpet Patrick McEnroe John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd 		7–5, 7–6, 5–7, 6–3
5. November 12, 1990 Wembley, England Carpet Patrick McEnroe Rick Leach
Jim Pugh 		7–6, 4–6, 6–3
6. October 7, 1991 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard Richey Reneberg Luke Jensen
Laurie Warder 		6–4, 6–4
7. October 14, 1991 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet Richey Reneberg Scott Davis
David Pate 		7–5, 2–6, 7–6
8. January 13, 1992 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Wayne Ferreira Grant Connell
Glenn Michibata 		6–4, 6–3
9. February 10, 1992 San Francisco, U.S. Hard (i) Richey Reneberg Pieter Aldrich
Danie Visser 		6–4, 7–5
10. April 20, 1992 Hong Kong Hard Brad Gilbert Byron Black
Byron Talbot 		6–2, 6–1
11. June 15, 1992 Rosmalen, Netherlands Grass Richey Reneberg John McEnroe
Michael Stich 		6–4, 6–7, 6–4
12. August 24, 1992 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard Richey Reneberg Grant Connell
Glenn Michibata 		7–6, 6–2
13. September 14, 1992 U.S. Open, New York Hard Richey Reneberg Kelly Jones
Rick Leach 		3–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–3
14. February 22, 1993 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet Richey Reneberg Marcos Ondruska
Brad Pearce 		6–7, 6–3, 6–0
15. April 18, 1994 Hong Kong Hard Brett Steven Jonas Björkman
Patrick Rafter 		W/O
16. February 13, 1995 San Jose, U.S. Hard (i) Patrick McEnroe Alex O'Brien
Sandon Stolle 		3–6, 7–5, 6–0
17. February 27, 1995 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet Jonathan Stark Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis 		7–6, 6–7, 6–3
18. October 16, 1995 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Jared Palmer Kent Kinnear
David Wheaton 		6–4, 7–5
19. August 19, 1996 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard Richey Reneberg Petr Korda
Cyril Suk 		7–6, 4–6, 6–4
20. October 7, 1996 Lyon, France Carpet Richey Reneberg Neil Broad
Piet Norval 		6–2, 6–1
21. March 2, 1998 London, England Carpet Martin Damm Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Daniel Vacek 		6–4, 7–5
22. May 25, 1998 St. Poelten, Austria Clay David Macpherson David Adams
Wayne Black 		6–4, 6–4
23. August 10, 1998 Toronto, Canada Hard Martin Damm Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach 		6–7, 6–2, 7–6

Runner-ups (27)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score
1. April 27, 1987 Seoul, South Korea Hard Ken Flach Eric Korita
Mike Leach 		6–7, 6–1, 7–5
2. October 26, 1987 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet Sammy Giammalva Jr. Broderick Dyke
Tom Nijssen 		6–3, 6–2
3. November 9, 1987 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Jim Pugh Stefan Edberg
Anders Järryd 		6–3, 6–4
4. January 11, 1988 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Sammy Giammalva Jr. Marty Davis
Tim Pawsat 		6–3, 3–6, 6–4
5. April 25, 1988 Seoul, South Korea Hard Gary Donnelly Andrew Castle
Roberto Saad 		6–7, 6–4, 7–6
6. August 22, 1988 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Patrick McEnroe Rick Leach
Jim Pugh 		6–2, 6–4
7. September 26, 1988 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Peter Doohan John McEnroe
Mark Woodforde 		6–4, 6–4
8. October 31, 1988 Paris Indoor, France Carpet Christo van Rensburg Paul Annacone
John Fitzgerald 		6–2, 6–2
9. April 3, 1989 Miami, U.S. Hard Patrick McEnroe Jakob Hlasek
Anders Järryd 		6–3, ret.
10. July 31, 1989 Washington, D.C., U.S. Hard Patrick McEnroe Neil Broad
Gary Muller 		6–7, 7–6, 6–4
11. March 12, 1990 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Patrick McEnroe Boris Becker
Guy Forget 		4–6, 6–4, 6–3
12. May 14, 1990 Kiawah Island, U.S. Clay Leonardo Lavalle Scott Davis
David Pate 		6–2, 6–3
13. June 18, 1990 Rosmalen, Netherlands Grass Patrick McEnroe Jakob Hlasek
Michael Stich 		7–6, 6–3
14. October 22, 1990 Lyon, France Carpet David Pate Patrick Galbraith
Kelly Jones 		7–6, 6–4
15. February 24, 1992 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet Richey Reneberg Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde 		6–4, 7–6
16. July 6, 1992 Wimbledon, London Grass Richey Reneberg John McEnroe
Michael Stich 		5–7, 7–6, 3–6, 7–6, 19–17
17. October 12, 1992 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Richey Reneberg Patrick McEnroe
Jonathan Stark 		6–2, 6–3
18. October 19, 1992 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet Richey Reneberg Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde 		7–6, 6–4
19. February 14, 1994 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Jared Palmer Byron Black
Jonathan Stark 		7–6, 6–4
20. February 21, 1994 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet Jared Palmer Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis 		6–3, 6–4
21. August 22, 1994 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard Richey Reneberg Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde 		6–3, 6–4
22. March 27, 1995 Miami, U.S. Hard Patrick McEnroe Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde 		6–3, 7–6
23. November 6, 1995 Paris, France Carpet Todd Martin Grant Connell
Patrick Galbraith 		6–2, 6–2
24. February 5, 1996 Shanghai, China Carpet Michael Tebbutt Mark Knowles
Roger Smith 		4–6, 6–2, 7–6
25. October 6, 1997 Basel, Switzerland Carpet Karsten Braasch Tim Henman
Marc Rosset 		7–6, 6–7, 7–6
26. July 27, 1998 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Joshua Eagle Olivier Delaître
Fabrice Santoro 		6–1, 3–6, 6–3
27. February 21, 2000 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Richey Reneberg Justin Gimelstob
Sébastien Lareau 		6–2, 6–4

Doubles performance timeline in major tournaments

Tournament 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Career SR Career Win-Loss
Grand Slams
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
U.S. 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 singles finals (3)

Titles (2)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. April 27, 1987 Seoul, South Korea Hard Andre Agassi 1–6, 6–4, 6–2
2. October 26, 1992 Taipei, Taiwan Carpet Jamie Morgan 6–3, 6–3

Runner-ups (1)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. July 23, 1990 Washington, D.C., U.S. Hard Andre Agassi 6–1, 6–4

Miscellaneous

  • In 2000, Sports Illustrated ranked Grabb 17th among Arizona's 50 Greatest Sports Figures of the 20th century.[1]

Grabb was the Vice President of ATP Tour Player Council and doubles representative 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.

See also

  • List of select Jewish tennis players


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