Rick Fagel (born November 29, 1953) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Career

Fagel played collegiate tennis at Columbia University and won the Ivy League Championship in 1972, beating Vitas Gerulaitis in the final.ATP World Tour Profile
/ref> He appeared in 14 Grand Slam during his career. His best performance came at the 1977 US Open, where he reached the third round, with wins over Russell Simpson and Antonio Munoz. He was a mixed doubles quarter-finalist at the

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, with German Eva Pfaff as his partner. En route they defeating a pairing consisting of

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and Ilie Năstase. Fagel defeated John McEnroe at the Cincinnati Grand Prix tournament in 1977.'' Gadsden Times''
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July 16, 1977, p 16 He was eliminated at the semi-final stage, by Mark Cox. The following year he made the quarter-finals of the

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. In 1980 he and partner David Carter were doubles runners-up at the Sarasota Grand Prix.

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fagel, Rick 1953 births Living people American male tennis players Columbia Lions men's tennis players Tennis people from Florida