Jim Grabb (born April 14, 1964) is an American former professional tennis player. In doubles, he won the 1989 French Open and the 1992 US Open. He was ranked the world No. 1 doubles player in both 1989 and 1993. His best singles ranking of world No. 24, he achieved in 1990.

Tennis career Early years Grabb is Jewish, and he attended Tucson High Magnet School. Grabb was from 1984 to 1986 a three-time doubles and two-time singles all-American, helping Stanford University win the NCAA title in 1986 and finish runner-up in 1984.

In 1986, he won the annual Rafael Osuna Award, presented by college coaches for good sportsmanship and valuable contributions to the sport.

Professional career Grabb defeated Andre Agassi at a singles tournament in Seoul, Korea in 1987 for his first career victory. He won two doubles Grand Slam events: the 1989 French Open (with Patrick McEnroe) and the 1992 US Open (with Richey Reneberg). He won 23 doubles tour titles, with 26 finals appearances. He won two tour singles titles, in 1987 at Seoul and in 1992 at Taipei. His best showing in a Grand Slam event was fourth-round appearance in the 1989 US Open.

Grabb won the men's 35 senior doubles with his tennis partner Richey Reneberg at the 2002 and 2003 US Open.

Davis Cup He was a member of the United States Davis Cup team in 1993.

Hall of Fame The Northern California section of the USTA inducted Grabb into its Hall of Fame in 2006.

Grand Slam finals Doubles (2 titles, 1 runner-up) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1989 French Open Clay Patrick McEnroe Mansour Bahrami Eric Winogradsky 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)Loss 1992 Wimbledon Grass Richey Reneberg John McEnroe Michael Stich 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 17–19Win 1992 US Open Hard Richey Reneberg Kelly Jones Rick Leach 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3, 6–3

Career finals Singles: 3 (2 wins / 1 loss) ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Apr 1987 Seoul, South Korea Hard Andre Agassi 1–6, 6–4, 6–2Loss 1–1 Jul 1990Washington, D.C., U.S. Hard Andre Agassi 1–6, 4–6Win 2–1 Oct 1992 Taipei, Taiwan Carpet Jamie Morgan 6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 50 (23 wins / 27 losses) Legend Grand Slam (2) Tennis Masters Cup (1) ATP Masters Series (1) ATP Championship Series (7) ATP World Series (12) Titles by surface Hard (12) Clay (2) Grass (1) Carpet (8) ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Apr 1987 Seoul, South Korea Hard Ken Flach Eric Korita Mike Leach 7–6, 1–6, 5–7Win 1–1 Oct 1987 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet Patrick McEnroe Glenn Layendecker Todd Witsken 6–2, 0–6, 6–4Loss 1–2 Oct 1987 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) Sammy Giammalva Jr. Broderick Dyke Tom Nijssen 3–6, 2–6Loss 1–3 Nov 1987 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Jim Pugh Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd 3–6, 4–6Loss 1–4 Jan 1988 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Sammy Giammalva Jr. Marty Davis Tim Pawsat 3–6, 6–3, 4–6Loss 1–5 Apr 1988 Seoul, South Korea Hard Gary Donnelly Andrew Castle Roberto Saad 7–6, 4–6, 6–7Loss 1–6 Aug 1988 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Patrick McEnroe Rick Leach Jim Pugh 2–6, 4–6Loss 1–7 Sep 1988 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Peter Doohan John McEnroe Mark Woodforde 4–6, 4–6Loss 1–8 Oct 1988 Paris Indoor, France Carpet (i) Christo van Rensburg Paul Annacone John Fitzgerald 2–6, 2–6Win 2–8 Nov 1988 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Kevin Curren Paul Annacone John Fitzgerald 7–5, 6–4Loss 2–9 Apr 1989 Miami, U.S. Hard Patrick McEnroe Jakob Hlasek Anders Järryd 3–6, ret.Win 3–9 Jun 1989French Open, Paris Clay Patrick McEnroe Mansour Bahrami Eric Winogradsky 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6Loss 3–10 Jul 1989 Washington, D.C., U.S. Hard Patrick McEnroe Neil Broad Gary Muller 7–6, 6–7, 4–6Win 4–10 Dec 1989Masters Cup, London Carpet (i) Patrick McEnroe John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd 7–5, 7–6, 5–7, 6–3Loss 4–11 Mar 1990Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Patrick McEnroe Boris Becker Guy Forget 6–4, 4–6, 3–6Loss 4–12 May 1990 Kiawah Island, U.S. Clay Leonardo Lavalle Scott Davis David Pate 2–6, 3–6Loss 4–13 Jun 1990 Rosmalen, Netherlands Grass Patrick McEnroe Jakob Hlasek Michael Stich 6–7, 3–6Loss 4–14 Oct 1990 Lyon, France Carpet (i) David Pate Patrick Galbraith Kelly Jones 6–7, 4–6Win 5–14 Nov 1990 Wembley, England Carpet (i) Patrick McEnroe Rick Leach Jim Pugh 7–6, 4–6, 6–3Win 6–14 Oct 1991Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Richey Reneberg Luke Jensen Laurie Warder 6–4, 6–4Win 7–14 Oct 1991Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) Richey Reneberg Scott Davis David Pate 7–5, 2–6, 7–6Win 8–14 Jan 1992 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Wayne Ferreira Grant Connell Glenn Michibata 6–4, 6–3Win 9–14 Feb 1992 San Francisco, U.S. Hard (i) Richey Reneberg Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser 6–4, 7–5Loss 9–15 Feb 1992Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet (i) Richey Reneberg Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 4–6, 6–7Win 10–15 Apr 1992 Hong Kong, U.K. Hard Brad Gilbert Byron Black Byron Talbot 6–2, 6–1Win 11–15 Jun 1992 Rosmalen, Netherlands Grass Richey Reneberg John McEnroe Michael Stich 6–4, 6–7, 6–4Loss 11–16 Jul 1992Wimbledon, London Grass Richey Reneberg John McEnroe Michael Stich 7–5, 6–7, 6–3, 6–7, 17–19Win 12–16 Aug 1992Indianapolis, U.S. Hard Richey Reneberg Grant Connell Glenn Michibata 7–6, 6–2Win 13–16 Sep 1992US Open, New York Hard Richey Reneberg Kelly Jones Rick Leach 3–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–3Loss 13–17 Oct 1992Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Richey Reneberg Patrick McEnroe Jonathan Stark 2–6, 3–6Loss 13–18 Oct 1992Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) Richey Reneberg Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 6–7, 4–6Win 14–18 Feb 1993Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet (i) Richey Reneberg Marcos Ondruska Brad Pearce 6–7, 6–3, 6–0Loss 14–19 Feb 1994Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Jared Palmer Byron Black Jonathan Stark 6–7, 4–6Loss 14–20 Feb 1994Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet (i) Jared Palmer Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 3–6, 4–6Win 15–20 Apr 1994 Hong Kong, U.K. Hard Brett Steven Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter w/oLoss 15–21 Aug 1994Indianapolis, U.S. Hard Richey Reneberg Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 3–6, 4–6Win 16–21 Feb 1995 San Jose, U.S. Hard (i) Patrick McEnroe Alex O'Brien Sandon Stolle 3–6, 7–5, 6–0Win 17–21 Feb 1995Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet (i) Jonathan Stark Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 7–6, 6–7, 6–3Loss 17–22 Mar 1995Miami, U.S. Hard Patrick McEnroe Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 3–6, 6–7Win 18–22 Oct 1995 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Jared Palmer Kent Kinnear David Wheaton 6–4, 7–5Loss 18–23 Nov 1995Paris Indoor, France Carpet (i) Todd Martin Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith 2–6, 2–6Loss 18–24 Feb 1996 Shanghai, China Carpet (i) Michael Tebbutt Mark Knowles Roger Smith 6–4, 2–6, 6–7Win 19–24 Aug 1996Indianapolis, U.S. Hard Richey Reneberg Petr Korda Cyril Suk 7–6, 4–6, 6–4Win 20–24 Oct 1996 Lyon, France Carpet (i) Richey Reneberg Neil Broad Piet Norval 6–2, 6–1Loss 20–25 Oct 1997 Basel, Switzerland Carpet (i) Karsten Braasch Tim Henman Marc Rosset 6–7, 7–6, 6–7Win 21–25 Mar 1998London, England Carpet (i) Martin Damm Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek 6–4, 7–5Win 22–25 May 1998 St. Pölten, Austria Clay David Macpherson David Adams Wayne Black 6–4, 6–4Loss 22–26 Jul 1998Stuttgart, Germany Clay Joshua Eagle Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro 1–6, 6–3, 3–6Win 23–26 Aug 1998Toronto, Canada Hard Martin Damm Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach 6–7, 6–2, 7–6Loss 23–27 Feb 2000Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Richey Reneberg Justin Gimelstob Sébastien Lareau 2–6, 4–6

Doubles performance timeline

Tournament 19841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000 Career SR Career W-L Grand Slam tournaments Australian OpenAANHA1RQFAA2RQF1RAQF3R2R1RA0 / 911–9 French OpenAAAAAWSF1RQFA1RQF3R3R3R1RA1 / 1022–9 WimbledonAAA1RSF3R3R1RFAA1R3RSF3R2RA0 / 1121–11 US Open2RAA1R3R2RA1RWA1R1RASFQF2RA1 / 1118–10Grand Slam SR0 / 10 / 00 / 00 / 20 / 31 / 40 / 20 / 31 / 40 / 10 / 30 / 30 / 30 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 02 / 41N/AAnnual win–loss1–10–00–00–25–311–36–20–315–33–10–33–36–312–48–42–40–0N/A72–39 ATP Masters SeriesIndian WellsThese tournaments were notMasters Series eventsbefore 1990.FSFAQF2R1RQF2R2R2RA0 / 913–9MiamiA2RAA2RFQFA3R2R1R0 / 79–7Monte CarloAAAAAAAA1RAA0 / 10–1Rome1RAAAAAA2R1R1RA0 / 41–4HamburgAAAAAAA1R2R1RA0 / 30–3CanadaA2RQFA2R2RAAWQFA1 / 69–5CincinnatiA2RQFA2R1R2R1R2R1RA0 / 85–8Stuttgart (Stockholm)1RAAAA2RSF2R2RAA0 / 54–5ParisQF1RSFA1RF2R1R2RAA0 / 89–8Masters Series SRN/A0 / 40 / 50 / 30 / 10 / 50 / 60 / 50 / 61 / 90 / 60 / 11 / 51N/AAnnual win–lossN/A5–45–54–31–14–58–69–53–68–83–60–1N/A50–50 Year-end ranking1674062682813924223116361525321585208N/A

Miscellaneous Grabb was ranked 17th on Sports Illustrated's list of Arizona's 50 Greatest Sports Figures of the 20th century. He served as vice president of the ATP Tour Player Council in 1998–99.

Grabb married Sarah Stenn in 2002 in California. While on tour he resided, at least for a time, in Hermosa Beach, California.

See also

List of select Jewish tennis players

References

External links

NWHC bio