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Full name | Frank Arthur Froehling III |
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Country (sports) | United States |
Born | San Diego, California, United States | May 19, 1942
Died | January 23, 2020 | (aged 77)
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [1] |
Turned pro | 1968 (amateur from 1958) |
Retired | 1973 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Career record | 442-284 |
Career titles | 28 |
Highest ranking | No. 6 (1963, Lance Tingay)[2] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | SF (1971) |
Wimbledon | QF (1963) |
US Open | F (1963) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
US Open | F (1965) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
French Open | SF (1973) |
Wimbledon | SF (1964) |
US Open | F (1962, 1965) |
Frank Arthur Froehling III (May 19, 1942 – January 23, 2020) was an American tennis player.
During his college career at Trinity University Froehling recorded 46–5 in singles matches and won nine singles titles.
He was runner-up at U.S. National Tennis Championships in 1963 (where he beat Roy Emerson before losing to Rafael Osuna).
That year Froehling was ranked world No. 6 by Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph.[2] Froehling was ranked in the top ten U.S. players on five occasions, reaching U.S. No. 2 in 1962 and No. 3 in 1963.
In 1966 Froehling won the Eastern Clay Court Championships defeating Herb Fitzgibbon in the final in a close five set match.
In 1971 Froehling reached the French Open semifinals (beating Arthur Ashe before losing to Ilie Năstase).
Froehling won a critical match for the U.S. in the 1971 Davis Cup final against Rumania, coming from two sets down to edge Ion Tiriac in a long fifth set. The U.S. won the Davis Cup final three matches to two. Froehling had won a demonstration match against Clark Graebner, who held a strong head-to-head advantage over Froehling, to qualify for the Davis Cup singles assignment.
Grand Slam finals
Singles (1 runner–up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1963 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Rafael Osuna | 5–7, 4–6, 2–6 |
Doubles (1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1965 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Charles Pasarell | Roy Emerson Fred Stolle |
4–6, 12–10, 5–7, 3–6 |
Mixed Doubles: (2 runner-ups)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1962 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Lesley Turner | Margaret Smith Fred Stolle |
5–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 1965 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Judy Tegart | Margaret Smith Fred Stolle |
2–6, 2–6 |
References
- ^ "Frank Froehling". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
- ^ a b United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 427.
External links
- Frank Froehling at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Frank Froehling at the International Tennis Federation
- Frank Froehling at the Davis Cup
- "Hall of Fame entry". Trinity University. Retrieved November 27, 2008.