Frank Gebert

Frank Gebert
Full name	Frank Gebert
Country (sports)	West Germany
Born	6 November 1952
Singles
Career record	34–61
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 85 (31 December 1977)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R (1973)
French Open	3R (1976)
Wimbledon	1R (1973, 1977)
US Open	1R (1977)
Doubles
Career record	20–48
Career titles	0
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1973)
French Open	2R (1976)
Wimbledon	1R (1973)

Frank Gebert (born 6 November 1952) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.

Biography

Gebert lost to Byron Bertram in the boys' singles final at the 1970 Wimbledon Championships.[1]

During the 1970s, he competed professionally and he appeared in all four Grand Slam tournaments. He made the third round of the 1976 French Open.[2]

His best year on tour was 1977, when he was a finalist at the Cairo Open. He lost the final to François Jauffret, who he then beat along with Pat Dupre en route to the semi-finals of his next Grand Prix tournament in Murcia. Later in the year, he made further semi-finals in Gstaad and Zürich. He also managed to win the first set against Guillermo Vilas when they met in the Louisville Open.[3]

A graduate of the Free University of Berlin, Gebert is now a Professor of Economics at SRH University Heidelberg.[4]

Grand Prix career finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Mar 1977	Cairo, Egypt	Clay	François Jauffret	3–6, 5–7, 4–6

References

"The Junior Championships, Wimbledon" (PDF). International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
"ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - French Open - 31 May - 13 June 1976". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
"Vilas Wins Louisville Tennis Test". Schenectady Gazette. 28 July 1977. p. 35. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
"Prof. Dr. Frank Gebert - SRH Hochschule Heidelberg" (in German). SRH University Heidelberg. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.

External links

Frank Gebert at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Frank Gebert at the International Tennis Federation

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] "The Junior Championships, Wimbledon" (PDF). International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 6 February 2016.

[2] "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - French Open - 31 May - 13 June 1976". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 6 February 2016.

[3] "Vilas Wins Louisville Tennis Test". Schenectady Gazette. 28 July 1977. p. 35. Retrieved 6 February 2016.

[4] "Prof. Dr. Frank Gebert - SRH Hochschule Heidelberg" (in German). SRH University Heidelberg. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.