Richard Fromberg
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| Country |  Australia |
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| Residence | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| Date of birth | April 28, 1970 | |
| Place of birth | Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia | |
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | |
| Weight | 88 kg (190 lb/13.9 st) | |
| Turned pro | 1988 | |
| Retired | 2005 | |
| Plays | Right-handed | |
| Career prize money | US$2,605,740 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 256-287 | |
| Career titles: | 4 | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 24 (August 13, 1990) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | 4R (1993, 1998) | |
| French Open | 3R (1993) | |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1994) | |
| US Open | 3R (1992-94, 1999, 2000) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 30-53 | |
| Career titles: | 2 | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 159 (February 2, 1998) | |
Richard James Fromberg (born April 28, 1970, in Ulverstone, Australia) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.
Fromberg began playing tennis at the age of 10. 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 has 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 has 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.
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[edit] Singles finals
[edit] Singles Titles (4)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (4) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | May 28, 1990 | Bologna, Italy | Clay |  Marc Rosset |
4–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
| 2. | July 16, 1990 | Båstad, France | Clay |  Magnus Larsson |
6–2, 7–6 |
| 3. | January 5, 1991 | Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | Lars Jonsson |
6–1, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 4. | September 29, 1997 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay |  Andrea Gaudenzi |
6–1, 7–6(2) |
[edit] Runner-ups (7)
- 1990: Singapore, lost to Kelly Jones, 4–6, 6–2, 6–7
- 1993: Tampa, United States, lost to Jaime Yzaga, 6–4, 6–2
- 1994: Florence, Italy, lost to Marcelo Filippini, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
- 1994: Hilversum, the Netherlands, lost to Karel Nováček, 7–5, 6–4, 7–6(7)
- 1995: Sydney Outdoor, Australia, lost to Patrick McEnroe, 6–2, 7–6(4)
- 1998: Auckland, New Zealand, lost to Marcelo Ríos, 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(3)
- 1998: Amsterdam, the Netherlands, lost to Magnus Norman, 6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
[edit] Doubles finals
[edit] Wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents in the final | Score |
| 1. | August 27, 1990 | Schenectady, United States | Hard |  Brad Pearce |
Brian Garrow Sven Salumaa |
6–2, 3–6, 7–6 |
| 2. | July 28, 1997 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Wayne Arthurs |
 Thomas Buchmayer Thomas Strengberger |
6–4, 6–3 |
[edit] External links
- ATP Tour profile for Richard Fromberg
- ITF profile for Richard Fromberg
- Davis Cup profile for Richard Fromberg
- tenniscorner.net profile
