Charles Beckman (born March 1, 1965) is an American former professional tennis player.ITF Pro Circuit Profile
Career A doubles specialist, Beckman went to the University of Texas and played collegiate tennis for four years.ATP World Tour Profile He was a doubles All-American in three of those years and with regular partner Royce Deppe finished NCAA doubles runners-up in 1985, to Kelly Jones and Carlos di Laura.South Florida Sun, "Bezecny Loses To Roommate", May 27, 1985
Beckman made Grand Slam appearances in the men's doubles 16 times and mixed doubles nine times. He didn't miss a Grand Slam event from the 1989 US Open to the 1992 US Open. The American made the third round at three Grand Slam tournaments, the 1989 US Open (with Shelby Cannon), the 1991 US Open (with Sven Salumaa) and the 1992 French Open (with Clare Wood).
With Shelby Cannon, Beckman made the doubles final of the 1989 Player's Canadian Open, a Grand Prix Championship Series event. The pair were defeated in the final by Kelly Evernden and Todd Witsken.
Grand Prix career finals
Doubles: 1 (0–1) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Aug 1989Montreal, CanadaHard Shelby Cannon Kelly Evernden Todd Witsken3–6, 3–6
Challenger titles
Doubles: (4) No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore1.1988Vienna, AustriaCarpet Mark Basham Thomas Muster Michael Oberleitner6–3, 3–6, 6–32. 1989Raleigh, United StatesClay Luke Jensen Paul Haarhuis Denis Langaskens7–5, 6–43.1989Rio de Janeiro, BrazilHard Shelby Cannon Dacio Campos Luiz Mattar6–3, 6–24.1989Brasília, BrazilHard Jean-Philippe Fleurian Javier Frana Gustavo Luza4–6, 6–3, 6–0
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