Michael Robertson (born 2 July 1963) is a former

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n-American, professional

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. Robertson attended the

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. He was the

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Junior doubles winner (with Barry Moir). His best performance in

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events was Wimbledon 1986, semifinalist mixed doubles (with

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), US Open 1986 quarterfinalist men's doubles (with

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) and 1985

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quarterfinalist men's doubles (with John Letts).

Career finals

Doubles (1 runner-up)

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* * 1963 births Living people American male tennis players French Open junior champions Miami Hurricanes men's tennis players Tennis players from Johannesburg Tennis players from Miami South African emigrants to the United States South African male tennis players Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles 20th-century American sportsmen 20th-century South African sportsmen {{US-tennis-bio-stub