Paul Cranis (born 1935) is an American former professional
tennis player.
A left-handed player from New York, Cranis went to high school in
Brooklyn and did not start playing tennis until the late age of 17. He went to
George Washington University on a basketball scholarship but left after one year.
Cranis, who served two years in the army after college, twice made the singles second round of the U.S. national championships.
In 1956, Cranis won the Brooklyn Indoor Championships, defeating George Mandel in the semifinal. Mandel had won the New York Indoor title that same season.
In 1960, Cranis won the Seventh Regiment Armory Invitational indoor in New York City, defeating
Sidney Schwartz
Sidney Schwartz was a tennis player from the United States who competed in the mid-20th century. He reached the quarterfinals of the 1950 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles, U.S. National Championships in 1950, losing to Dick Savitt.
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in the quarterfinal and
J. Allen Morris in the final.
In 1967 he had an win over
Frank Froehling
Frank Arthur Froehling III (May 19, 1942 – January 23, 2020) was an American tennis player.
During his college career at Trinity University Froehling recorded 46–5 in singles matches and won nine singles titles. He was also runner-up at U ...
at the
Southampton Invitational, New York.
In 1971, Cranis won the Eastern Hardcourt Championships in Woodbury, Long Island, N.Y. defeating Don Brosseau in the final.
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1935 births
Living people
American male tennis players
Tennis people from New York (state)
George Washington University alumni