Charles Beckman (born March 1, 1965) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Career

A doubles specialist, Beckman went to the University of Texas and played collegiate tennis for four years.ATP World Tour Profile
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finished NCAA doubles runners-up in 1985, to Kelly Jones and

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.'' 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

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), the 1991 US Open (with Sven Salumaa) and the

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(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

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Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Challenger titles

Doubles: (4)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beckman, Charles 1965 births Living people American male tennis players Tennis players from Kentucky Texas Longhorns men's tennis players Sportspeople from Louisville, Kentucky