Richard Fromberg

Richard Fromberg

Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Melbourne, Victoria
Born	(1970-04-28) 28 April 1970 (age 51) Ulverstone, Tasmania
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro	1988
Retired	2005
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$2,605,740
Singles
Career record	256–287
Career titles	4
Highest ranking	No. 24 (13 August 1990)[1]
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	4R (1993, 1998)
French Open	3R (1993)
Wimbledon	3R (1994)
US Open	3R (1992, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (1992)
Doubles
Career record	30–53
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 159 (2 February 1998)

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

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)[]

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[]

External links[]

• Richard Fromberg at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Richard Fromberg at the International Tennis Federation
• Richard Fromberg at the Davis Cup
• Richard Fromberg at Tennis Australia