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United States · born Phoenix, Arizona, 1965 · right-handed · doubles world No. 1 and Rosmalen champion in singles and doubles
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ATP doubles titles, with the world No. 1 ranking in February 1993
20
Career-high singles ranking, May 1991
19-17
Fifth set of the 1992 Wimbledon doubles final, lost to McEnroe and Stich
5h 1m
Length of that final, the longest gentlemen's doubles final in Wimbledon records
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Rosmalen titles: doubles in 1992, singles in 1996
Richey Reneberg was born in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1965 and learned the game in Texas, where he started at nine and was the state's top-ranked junior from 10 to 18. At Southern Methodist University he was a three-time All-American and reached the 1986 NCAA singles final. He turned professional in 1987 and was the ATP's Newcomer of the Year.
He was a capable singles player, reaching No. 20 in May 1991 and winning three singles titles, but his best results came in doubles. With Jim Grabb he won the 1992 US Open and reached the No. 1 doubles ranking in February 1993; with Jared Palmer he won the 1995 Australian Open. He won 19 doubles titles in all, played Davis Cup for the United States, represented his country at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and served on the ATP Player Council from 1994 to 1996. He retired in 2000 and joined Taconic Capital Advisors that September.
| Rosmalen 1992 | Won the doubles with Jim Grabb, beating John McEnroe and Michael Stich 6-4, 6-7, 6-4, weeks before the same pair met in the Wimbledon final |
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| Wimbledon 1992 doubles final | Seeded fourth with Grabb, lost to the unseeded McEnroe and Stich 5-7, 7-6, 3-6, 7-6, 19-17. Play was stopped by fading light at 13-13 in the fifth set and finished on the Monday. Grabb and Reneberg held two match points at 7-6 in the fifth. The match ran 83 games and five hours and one minute; the fifth set alone lasted 36 games and two hours 12 minutes |
| Rosmalen 1996 | Won the singles, beating Stéphane Simian of France 6-4, 6-0 in the final; the tournament's official roll lists him between Karol Kučera and Richard Krajicek |
| Wimbledon singles | Best result the fourth round in 1997. In 1996 he played the defending champion Pete Sampras in the opening match on Centre Court |
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| 1992 | Men's doubles Rosmalen Grass Court Championships | with Jim Grabb |
| 1996 | Men's singles Rosmalen Grass Court Championships | |
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Houston, 1970s and 1980s
He began playing at nine in Texas, went to Westchester High School in Houston and was ranked No. 1 in Texas in every age group from 10 to 18. His coaches over the years included Dennis Ralston, José Higueras and Tom Gullikson. The Texas Tennis Hall of Fame inducted him in 2009.
Source: Texas Tennis Museum and Hall of FameATP Tour, 1987 to 2000
The Texas Tennis Museum's biography records one habit beyond the results: on tour he was known for giving nicknames to other players.
Source: Texas Tennis Museum and Hall of FameNo. 1 Court, July 1992
When the 1992 doubles final was held over to the Monday at 13-13 in the fifth set, entry to the grounds was free. About 7,500 people filled No. 1 Court and hundreds more were locked out. Reneberg had two match points at 7-6 on Stich's serve: he netted a hard serve on the first and hit a return wide on the second, and the match ended when he netted a McEnroe serve.
Source: Deseret News (Associated Press), 6 July 1992Centre Court, June 1996
By tradition the defending champion opens the Centre Court programme. In 1996 the draw gave Pete Sampras, champion in 1995, Richey Reneberg as his first-day opponent.
Source: Wimbledon Compendium 2025After tennis
He served two terms on the ATP Tour Player Council between 1994 and 1996. A few months after his last season, in September 2000, he joined Taconic Capital Advisors, where he became a director in investor relations.
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