Richard Fromberg
Richard James Fromberg is a former professional tennis player from Australia.
Tennis career
Fromberg began playing tennis at the age of 10. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. 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 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. In 1993 he was on the team which lost 4–1 in the final to Germany. He had an 11–4 career Davis Cup record.
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. His career prize money totalled.
Career finals
Singles: 11 (4 wins – 7 losses)
Legend |
Grand Slam |
Tennis Masters Cup |
ATP Masters Series |
ATP Tour |
Doubles: 2 (2 wins)
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Win | 1. | Aug 1990 | Schenectady, U.S. | Hard | Brad Pearce | Brian Garrow Sven Salumaa | 6–2, 3–6, 7–6 |
Win | 2. | Jul 1997 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Wayne Arthurs | Thomas Buchmayer Thomas Strengberger | 6–4, 6–3 |