Robert Trogolo (born 15 June 1953) is a former professional
tennis
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player from
South Africa
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.
Career
Trogolo was recruited to play tennis for the
University of Mary Hardin–Baylor
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in 1972.
['' The News and Courier'']
"Don't Hamper No. 2 Seed"
19 April 1979
The South African reached the third round of the
1979 US Open, beating
Rick Fisher and
Jan Norbäck
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Biography
Born in Hudiksvall, Norbäck was based out of Torshälla.
Norbäck played three Davis Cup matches for Sweden
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, before being eliminated by
José Luis Clerc
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in four sets.
[ATP World Tour Profile]
/ref> That year he won three Challenger
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doubles titles within the space of a month, with Sashi Menon
Sashi Menon (born 9 August 1952) is a former professional tennis
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as his partner.[
The pair competed together in both ]1980 Wimbledon Championships
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and the 1980 US Open but were unable to progress past the first round in either.[ In both of those tournaments he also took part in the singles.][ He was defeated in the opening round of Wimbledon by Phil Dent but made the second round at the US Open, with a win over Fernando Maynetto.][ That year he was also a singles quarter-finalist in the ]San Juan Open
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and doubles finalist in , partnering Raymond Moore.[
]
Grand Prix career finals
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Challenger titles
Doubles: (3)
References
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1953 births
Living people
South African male tennis players
Tennis players from Johannesburg
White South African people