Richey Reneberg (born October 5, 1965) is an American former professional

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player. He attended

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, where he was a three-time All-American and reached the 1986

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finals. He was the ATP Newcomer of the Year when he turned professional in 1987. He and his partner Jim Grabb were ranked world No. 1 in doubles and won the 1992 US Open doubles title. His career-high singles ranking in the

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was world No. 20. He won a second doubles Grand Slam title with Jared Palmer, at the 1995 Australian Open. The right-hander represented the United States at the

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in Atlanta where he was defeated as the 11th seed in the first round by India's

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. He also played on the American

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team.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Career finals

Singles: 7 (3 wins)

Doubles: 35 (19 wins)

Doubles performance timeline

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reneberg, Richey 1965 births American people of German descent American male tennis players Australian Open (tennis) champions Hopman Cup competitors Living people Olympic tennis players of the United States Sportspeople from Phoenix, Arizona SMU Mustangs men's tennis players Tennis people from Arizona Tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics US Open (tennis) champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles ATP number 1 ranked doubles tennis players