Bob Green (tennis)

{{Infobox tennis biography

|name = Bob Green

|image =

|caption =

|country = {{flagicon|USA}} United States

|residence = Boston, Massachusetts, United States

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|3|25}}

|birth_place = Omaha, Nebraska, United States

|height = {{height|ft=6|in=4}}

|turnedpro =

|plays = Right-handed

|careerprizemoney = $173,900

|singlesrecord = 43–55

|singlestitles = 0

|highestsinglesranking = No. 39 (17 December 1984)

|AustralianOpenresult = 2R (1985, 1987)

|Wimbledonresult = 1R (1985, 1986)

|USOpenresult = 4R (1984)

|doublesrecord = 22–34

|doublestitles = 1

|highestdoublesranking = No. 100 (2 February 1987)

|AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1987)

|WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R (1987)

|USOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1086)

|AustralianOpenMixedresult = 1R (1988)

|updated = 27 August 2022

}}

Robert Green (born March 25, 1960) is an American former professional tennis player.[http://itftennis.com/ProCircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=10002254 ITF Pro Circuit Profile]

Career

Green spent his collegiate tennis years with Boston University, with a brief stint at the University of Texas. He was a Boston University MVP on three occasions and also served as team captain.[http://www.goterriers.com/hallfame/green-bob.html Boston University Website: Bob Green] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506015204/http://www.goterriers.com/hallfame/green-bob.html |date=May 6, 2012 }}

Beginning the 1984 season ranked outside the world's top 300, Green would finish the year ranked 39th and win the ATP Newcomer of the Year Award.[https://www.atptour.com/en/players/bob-green/g043/overview ATP World Tour Profile] His most noted performance came in the 1984 US Open, where he was the only qualifier to reach the round of 16. En route he had a win over 11th seed Juan Aguilera and when he was eliminated it was to the eventual champion, John McEnroe. In 1984 he also made the semi-finals in Tel Aviv and was a quarter-finalist in Livingston, Hong Kong and Johannesburg.

He was never able to replicate the consistent results he had in 1984 but he did make the semi-finals at San Francisco in 1985, beating world number 14 Eliot Teltscher along the way. The following year he reached quarter-finals in Toronto, Milan and Bristol. His only career title also came in 1986, which was in the men's doubles at the Livingston Open, partnering Wally Masur.