Eric Fromm
{{short description|American tennis player}}
{{Distinguish|Erich Fromm}}
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{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Eric Fromm
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|country = {{USA}}
|residence =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|6|27}}
|birth_place = Queens, New York, United States
|height = {{height|m=1.78}}
|turnedpro =
|retired =
|plays = Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
|singlesrecord = 51–82
|singlestitles = 0
|highestsinglesranking = No. 46 (20 June 1986)
|AustralianOpenresult =
|FrenchOpenresult = 4R (1983)
|Wimbledonresult = 2R (1981, 1982)
|USOpenresult = 2R (1982, 1983)
|Othertournaments =
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|doublesrecord =
|doublestitles = 0
|highestdoublesranking = No. 45 (2 January 1984)
|grandslamsdoublesresults =
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult =
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult = SF (1984)
|WimbledonDoublesresult = 2R (1982)
|USOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1979–82, 1984)
|OthertournamentsDoubles =
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|mixedrecord =
|mixedtitles =
|AustralianOpenMixedresult =
|FrenchOpenMixedresult = 2R (1981, 1984)
|WimbledonMixedresult = 3R (1981, 1983)
|USOpenMixedresult = QF (1983)
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Eric Fromm (born June 27, 1958) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Tennis career
Fromm's best result at a Grand Slam was reaching the fourth round of the French Open in 1983 in singles, where he lost in straight sets to world No. 1 in the world Jimmy Connors{{Cite web|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/672044512.html?dids=672044512:672044512&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=May+30%2C+1983&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=French+Open+Tennis&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104001302/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/672044512.html?dids=672044512:672044512&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=May+30,+1983&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=French+Open+Tennis&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 4, 2012|title=Connors and Lloyd Reach Quarterfinals|date=30 May 1983|work=Los Angeles Times|page=C4|access-date=23 August 2010}} and the semifinals of the 1984 French Open doubles with Shlomo Glickstein of Israel, where they lost in five sets to Yannick Noah and Henri Leconte. Fromm's career highlights include a top 50 ranking in singles and top 30 ranking in doubles as well as wins over Yannick Noah at Wimbledon and Pat Cash at the US Open. He retired from the pro tour in 1986 and was inducted into the Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame in 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1015439858493896.1073741869.233834993321057&type=3|title=EASTERN 2016 CLASS, HALL OF FAME|website=m.facebook.com|access-date=2018-08-19}}
After pro tennis
Fromm completed his undergraduate degree at Columbia University and earned an MBA from Columbia Business School. He joined SPORTIME in 2002 as managing partner of SPORTIME Harbor Island in Mamaroneck, New York and was promoted to the executive management team of SPORTIME in 2007. He became general manager and director of Tennis of the historic Orange Lawn Tennis Club in 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/historic-orange-lawn-tennis-club-announces-new-ownership-plans-to-restore-oltc-to-its-premier-stature-and-beyond-300637773.html|title=Historic Orange Lawn Tennis Club Announces New Ownership Plans to Restore OLTC to Its Premier Stature and Beyond|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en|access-date=2018-08-19}}
Fromm raised his family in Chappaqua, New York with his wife Lori. Fromm has three children, a son Daniel, and two daughters, Carly and Alana. Fromm and his wife reside in New Rochelle, New York.
Career finals
=Singles (1 runner-up)=
| class="sortable wikitable"
!style="width:40px"|Result !style="width:30px" class="unsortable"|W/L !style="width:50px"|Date !style="width:145px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:140px"|Opponent !style="width:90px" class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–1 | Aug 1982 | Stowe, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Jay Lapidus | 4–6, 2–6 |
=Doubles (9 runner-ups)=
| class="sortable wikitable"
!style="width:40px"|Result !style="width:30px" class="unsortable"|W/L !style="width:50px"|Date !style="width:145px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:140px"|Partner !style="width:140px"|Opponents !style="width:90px" class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–1 | Jun 1980 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Cary Leeds | {{flagicon|USA}} Steve Krulevitz | 3–6, 5–7 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–2 | Oct 1980 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Cary Leeds | {{flagicon|SWE}} Per Hjertquist | 6–7, 3–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–3 | May 1981 | Munich, West Germany | Clay | {{flagicon|ISR}} Shlomo Glickstein | {{flagicon|AUS}} David Carter | 3–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–4 | Feb 1982 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Cary Leeds | {{flagicon|USA}} Steve Meister | 7–6, 6–7, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–5 | Aug 1982 | North Conway, U.S. | Clay | {{flagicon|PER}} Pablo Arraya | {{flagicon|USA}} Sherwood Stewart | 2–6, 6–7 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–6 | Aug 1982 | Stowe, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Fishbach | {{flagicon|USA}} Andy Andrews | 3–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–7 | Apr 1983 | Tampa, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|USA}} Drew Gitlin | {{flagicon|USA}} Tony Giammalva | 6–3, 1–6, 5–7 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–8 | Jul 1983 | North Conway, U.S. | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Drew Gitlin | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Edmondson | 6–7, 1–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–9 | May 1984 | Munich, West Germany | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Florin Segărceanu | {{flagicon|FRG}} Boris Becker | 4–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
References
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External links
- {{ATP}}
- {{ITF}}
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