Clark Graebner

Clark Graebner
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceNew York City
Born (1943-11-04) November 4, 1943 (age 81)
Cleveland, Ohio, US
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Turned pro1968 (amateur from 1960)
Retired1976
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record572-254 (69% win rate)
Career titles29
Highest rankingNo. 3 (1967)[1]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (1966)
French Open4R (1966)
WimbledonSF (1968)
US OpenF (1967)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsRR (1971)
Doubles
Career record141-68 (Open era)
Career titles11

Clark Graebner (born November 4, 1943) is a retired American professional tennis player.

He was four times a world top ten ranked player each year from 1966 to 1969, reaching world No. 3 in 1967 and world No. 7 the following year. He was ranked eight times in the top ten U.S. players by the USTA, reaching U.S. No. 2 in 1968 behind Arthur Ashe, and U.S. No. 3 in 1966 and 1971.

Graebner won three U.S. national titles, the U.S. Clay Court in 1968, the U.S. Hard Court in 1969, and the U.S. Indoor in 1971. He was a member of the U.S. Davis Cup team which won the Davis Cup in five straight years from 1968 to 1972.

He won a Grand Slam doubles title at the 1966 French Championships at Roland Garros with doubles partner Dennis Ralston.

  1. ^ Martini and Rossi"The Baltimore Sun, 12 September 1967". newspapers.com.