Richard Fromberg

Richard James Fromberg (born 28 April 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

Richard Fromberg
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceMelbourne, Victoria
Born (1970-04-28) 28 April 1970
Ulverstone, Tasmania
Height1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Turned pro1988
Retired2005
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$2,605,740
Singles
Career record256–287
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 24 (13 August 1990)[1]
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open4R (1993, 1998)
French Open3R (1993)
Wimbledon3R (1994)
US Open3R (1992, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (1992)
Doubles
Career record30–53
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 159 (2 February 1998)

Tennis career

Fromberg began playing tennis at the age of 10. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[2] In 1987, he reached the Australian Open Junior finals in both singles and doubles. He turned professional in 1988. In 1990, he won his first top-level singles title in at Bologna, and his first tour doubles title in Schenectady, New York.

Fromberg played for Australia in two Davis Cup finals during his career. In 1990 he was part of the team which lost 3–2 in the final to the United States (winning one singles rubber against Michael Chang, and losing another in five sets to Andre Agassi). In 1993 he was on the team which lost 4–1 in the final to Germany (winning one singles match-up against Marc-Kevin Goellner, and losing the other to Michael Stich). He had an 11–4 career Davis Cup record (10–4 in singles and 1–0 in doubles).

Fromberg's best performances at Grand Slam events came in reaching the fourth round of the Australian Open in 1993 and 1998.

During his career, Fromberg won four singles titles and two doubles titles. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 24 (in 1990). His career prize money totalled US$2,605,740.

Career finals

Singles: 11 (4 wins – 7 losses)
Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (4)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1–0 May 1990 Singapore, Singapore Hard Kelly Jones 4–6, 6–2, 6–7(4–7)
Win 1–1 May 1990 Bologna, Italy Clay Marc Rosset 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Win 2–1 Jul 1990 Båstad, Sweden Clay Magnus Larsson 6–2, 7–6
Win 3–1 Jan 1991 Wellington, New Zealand Hard Lars Jönsson 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 3–2 May 1993 Tampa, U.S. Clay Jaime Yzaga 4–6, 2–6
Loss 3–3 Jun 1994 Florence, Italy Clay Marcelo Filippini 6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 3–4 Aug 1994 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Karel Nováček 5–7, 4–6, 6–7(7–9)
Loss 3–5 Jan 1995 Sydney, Australia Hard Patrick McEnroe 2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 4–5 Sep 1997 Bucharest, Romania Clay Andrea Gaudenzi 6–1, 7–6(7–2)
Loss 4–6 Jan 1998 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Marcelo Ríos 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 1–7 Aug 1998 Amsterdam, Netherlands Clay Magnus Norman 3–6, 3–6, 6–2, 4–6

Doubles: 2 (2 wins)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. Aug 1990 Schenectady, U.S. Hard Brad Pearce Brian Garrow
Sven Salumaa		 6–2, 3–6, 7–6
Win 2. Jul 1997 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Wayne Arthurs Thomas Buchmayer
Thomas Strengberger		 6–4, 6–3

References
  1. https://www.atptour.com/en/players/richard-fromberg/f164/overview
  2. AIS at the Olympics Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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