Robert Trogolo
{{Short description|South African tennis player (born 1953)}}
{{Use South African English|date=January 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Robert Trogolo
| image =
| caption =
| country = {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} South Africa
| residence = Austin, Texas
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1953|6|15}}
| birth_place = Johannesburg, South Africa
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = {{height|m=1.80}}
| turnedpro =
| plays = Right-handed
| careerprizemoney =
| singlesrecord = 9–14
| singlestitles = 0
| highestsinglesranking = No. 126 (26 December 1979)
| Wimbledonresult = 1R (1980)
| USOpenresult = 3R (1979)
| doublesrecord = 10–17
| doublestitles = 0
| highestdoublesranking =
| WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R (1980)
| USOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1979, 1980)
}}
Robert Trogolo (born 15 June 1953) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.[http://itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=10002308 ITF Pro Circuit Profile]
Career
Trogolo was recruited to play tennis for the University of Mary Hardin–Baylor in 1972.The News and Courier, [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kYRJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2wsNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1925,4407930 "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, before being eliminated by José Luis Clerc in four sets.[http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Tr/R/Robert-Trogolo.aspx ATP World Tour Profile] That year he won three Challenger doubles titles within the space of a month, with Sashi Menon as his partner.
The pair competed together in both 1980 Wimbledon Championships 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 and doubles finalist in New Orleans, partnering Raymond Moore.
Grand Prix career finals
=Doubles: 1 (0–1)=
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!style="width:40px"|Result !style="width:30px" class="unsortable"|W/L !style="width:50px"|Date !style="width:160px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:130px"|Partner !style="width:130px"|Opponents !style="width:80px" class="unsortable"|Score |
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| 0–1 | Mar 1980 | New Orleans, United States | Carpet | {{flagicon|USA}} Raymond Moore | {{flagicon|USA}} Terry Moor | 6–7, 1–6 |
Challenger titles
=Doubles: (3)=
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!style="width:25px"|No. !style="width:40px"|Year !style="width:180px"|Tournament !width=50|Surface !style="width:140px"|Partner !style="width:140px"|Opponents !style="width:90px" class="unsortable"|Score |
1.
|1979 |Green Bay, United States |Hard |{{flagicon|IND}} Sashi Menon |{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Leonard |7–5, 6–4 |
2.
|1979 |Concord, United States |Hard |{{flagicon|IND}} Sashi Menon |{{flagicon|USA}} Christopher Lewis |7–6(9–7), 6–4 |
3.
|1979 |San Diego, United States |Hard |{{flagicon|IND}} Sashi Menon |{{flagicon|AUS}} Rod Frawley |7–6, 6–1 |
References
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External links
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Category:South African male tennis players
Category:Tennis players from Johannesburg