Richey Reneberg

Richey Reneberg
Reneberg in 2021
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceBethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Born (1965-10-05) October 5, 1965 (age 58)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Turned pro1987
Retired2000
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$4,407,308
Singles
Career record307–263
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 20 (May 6, 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1992, 1998)
French Open3R (1994, 1995)
Wimbledon4R (1997)
US Open4R (1994)
Doubles
Career record335–244
Career titles19
Highest rankingNo. 1 (February 1, 1993)

Richey Reneberg (born October 5, 1965) is an American former professional tennis player.

He attended Southern Methodist University, where he was a three-time All-American and reached the 1986 National Collegiate Athletics Association finals.

He was the ATP Newcomer of the Year when he turned professional in 1987.

He and his partner Jim Grabb were ranked world No. 1 in doubles and won the 1992 US Open doubles title. His career-high singles ranking in the ATP Tour was world No. 20. He won a second doubles Grand Slam title with Jared Palmer, at the 1995 Australian Open.

The right-hander represented the United States at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where he was defeated as the 11th seed in the first round by India's Leander Paes. He also played on the American Davis Cup team.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1992 Wimbledon United States Jim Grabb United States John McEnroe
Germany Michael Stich
7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 17–19
Win 1992 US Open United States Jim Grabb United States Kelly Jones
United States Rick Leach
3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3, 6–3
Win 1995 Australian Open United States Jared Palmer The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2

Career finals

Singles: 7 (3 wins)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Jan 1990 Wellington, New Zealand Hard Spain Emilio Sánchez 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 1–6
Win 1. May 1991 Tampa, U.S. Clay Czech Republic Petr Korda 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win 2. Jan 1993 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hard France Olivier Delaître 6–3, 6–1
Loss 2. Jan 1994 Oahu, U.S. Hard South Africa Wayne Ferreira 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 1–6
Loss 3. Apr 1996 Tokyo, Japan Hard United States Pete Sampras 4–6, 5–7
Win 3. Jun 1996 Rosmalen, Netherlands Grass France Stéphane Simian 6–4, 6–0
Loss 4. Mar 1997 Scottsdale, U.S. Hard Australia Mark Philippoussis 4–6, 6–7(4–7)

Doubles: 35 (19 wins)

Legend
Grand Slam (2)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Championship Series (7)
ATP Tour (10)
Titles by surface
Hard (12)
Clay (3)
Grass (1)
Carpet (3)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. Nov 1989 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard (i) United States Luke Jensen United States Kelly Jones
United States Joey Rive
6–0, 6–4
Loss 1. Feb 1990 San Francisco, U.S. Hard (i) United States Glenn Layendecker United States Kelly Jones
United States Robert Van't Hof
6–2, 6–7, 3–6
Loss 2. May 1991 Tampa, U.S. Clay United States David Pate United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
7–6, 4–6, 1–6
Loss 3. May 1991 Umag, Yugoslavia Clay United States David Wheaton Israel Gilad Bloom
Spain Javier Sánchez
6–7, 6–2, 1–6
Win 2. Oct 1991 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) United States Jim Grabb United States Luke Jensen
Australia Laurie Warder
6–4, 6–4
Win 3. Oct 1991 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) United States Jim Grabb United States Scott Davis
United States David Pate
7–5, 2–6, 7–6
Win 4. Feb 1992 San Francisco, U.S. Hard (i) United States Jim Grabb South Africa Pieter Aldrich
South Africa Danie Visser
6–4, 7–5
Loss 4. Feb 1992 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet (i) United States Jim Grabb Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
4–6, 6–7
Win 5. Jun 1992 Rosmalen, Netherlands Grass United States Jim Grabb United States John McEnroe
Germany Michael Stich
6–4, 6–7, 6–4
Loss 5. Jul 1992 Wimbledon, London Grass United States Jim Grabb United States John McEnroe
Germany Michael Stich
7–5, 6–7, 6–3, 6–7, 17–19
Win 6. Aug 1992 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard United States Jim Grabb Canada Grant Connell
Canada Glenn Michibata
7–6, 6–2
Win 7. Sep 1992 US Open, New York Hard United States Jim Grabb United States Kelly Jones
United States Rick Leach
3–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 6. Oct 1992 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) United States Jim Grabb United States Patrick McEnroe
United States Jonathan Stark
2–6, 3–6
Loss 7. Oct 1992 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) United States Jim Grabb Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
6–7, 4–6
Win 8. Feb 1993 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet (i) United States Jim Grabb South Africa Marcos Ondruska
United States Brad Pearce
6–7, 6–3, 6–0
Win 9. May 1993 Atlanta, U.S. Clay United States Paul Annacone United States Todd Martin
United States Jared Palmer
6–4, 7–6
Win 10. Oct 1993 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) United States Patrick McEnroe Germany Alexander Mronz
Germany Lars Rehmann
6–3, 7–5
Win 11. Apr 1994 Birmingham, U.S. Clay South Africa Christo van Rensburg United States Brian MacPhie
United States David Witt
2–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 12. May 1994 Atlanta, U.S. Clay United States Jared Palmer United States Francisco Montana
United States Jim Pugh
4–6, 7–6, 6–4
Loss 8. May 1994 Pinehurst, U.S. Clay United States Jared Palmer Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 9. Aug 1994 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard United States Jim Grabb Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
3–6, 4–6
Win 13. Jan 1995 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard United States Jared Palmer The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 14. Feb 1995 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) United States Jared Palmer United States Tommy Ho
New Zealand Brett Steven
4–6, 7–6, 6–1
Loss 10. May 1995 Atlanta, U.S. Clay United States Jared Palmer Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
7–6, 3–6, 6–7
Loss 11. Feb 1996 San Jose, U.S. Hard (i) United States Jonathan Stark United States Trevor Kronemann
Australia David Macpherson
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 12. Mar 1996 Scottsdale, U.S. Hard New Zealand Brett Steven United States Patrick Galbraith
United States Rick Leach
7–5, 5–7, 5–7
Win 15. Aug 1996 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard United States Jim Grabb Czech Republic Petr Korda
Czech Republic Cyril Suk
7–6, 4–6, 6–4
Win 16. Oct 1996 Lyon, France Carpet (i) United States Jim Grabb United Kingdom Neil Broad
South Africa Piet Norval
6–2, 6–1
Win 17. Nov 1997 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Germany Marc-Kevin Goellner South Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Patrick Galbraith
6–3, 3–6, 7–6
Loss 13. Mar 1998 Philadelphia, U.S. Hard (i) Australia David Macpherson Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
6–7, 7–6, 2–6
Loss 14. Mar 1998 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard United States Todd Martin Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Patrick Rafter
4–6, 6–7
Loss 15. May 1998 Atlanta, U.S. Clay United States Alex O'Brien South Africa Ellis Ferreira
South Africa Brent Haygarth
3–6, 6–0, 2–6
Win 18. Mar 1999 Scottsdale, U.S. Hard United States Justin Gimelstob The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Australia Sandon Stolle
6–4, 6–7, 6–3
Loss 16. Feb 2000 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) United States Jim Grabb United States Justin Gimelstob
Canada Sébastien Lareau
2–6, 4–6
Win 19. Mar 2000 Scottsdale, U.S. Hard United States Jared Palmer United States Patrick Galbraith
Australia David Macpherson
6–3, 7–5

Doubles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 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 NH A 2R 1R 3R A 2R QF 1R W A 3R 2R QF A 1 / 10 21–9
French Open A A A 1R A 1R 2R QF 1R 3R 2R 3R 2R 1R 3R A 0 / 11 11–11
Wimbledon A A A 1R A 1R 2R F 2R 1R 3R 3R 1R 1R 3R A 0 / 11 13–11
U.S. Open A A A 1R QF 3R 1R W 3R 1R 1R A 1R 1R 3R A 1 / 11 15–10
Grand Slam SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 3 1 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 1 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 0 2 / 43 N/A
Annual win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–4 3–2 4–4 2–3 15–3 6–4 2–4 9–3 4–2 3–4 1–4 8–4 0–0 N/A 60–41
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells These Tournaments Were Not

Masters Series Events

Before 1990
1R A SF QF 2R 1R QF 2R F 1R 1R 0 / 10 12–10
Miami QF 1R A A 3R QF QF A A 3R 1R 0 / 7 10–7
Monte Carlo A A A A A A A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Rome 2R A A A 1R 1R 1R A A 2R A 0 / 5 2–5
Hamburg A A A A A A A A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1
Canada 2R 2R QF SF A 1R A A A 1R A 0 / 6 5–6
Cincinnati 1R A QF SF 2R QF SF A A 1R A 0 / 7 9–7
Stuttgart (Stockholm) 1R 1R 1R SF 1R 1R SF A 1R 1R A 0 / 9 6–9
Paris 1R 1R SF 2R 2R 1R 2R A SF 2R A 0 / 9 8–9
Masters Series SR N/A 0 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 8 0 / 3 0 / 55 N/A
Annual win–loss N/A 5–7 1–4 7–5 8–5 4–6 4–7 11–6 1–1 7–3 4–8 0–3 N/A 52–55
Year-end ranking 793 566 270 207 67 57 41 4 12 47 28 22 107 31 40 135 N/A

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