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Rick Fagel
American tennis player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rick Fagel (born November 29, 1953) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.[1]
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Career
Fagel played collegiate tennis at Columbia University and won the Ivy League Championship in 1972, beating Vitas Gerulaitis in the final.[2]
He appeared in 14 Grand Slam during his career.[2] His best performance came at the 1977 US Open, where he reached the third round, with wins over Russell Simpson and Antonio Munoz.[2] He was a mixed doubles quarter-finalist at the 1981 French Open, with German Eva Pfaff as his partner. En route they defeating a pairing consisting of Billie Jean King and Ilie Năstase.[2]
Fagel defeated John McEnroe at the Cincinnati Grand Prix tournament in 1977.[3] He was eliminated at the semi-final stage, by Mark Cox.[2] The following year he made the quarter-finals of the Florence Open.[2] In 1980 he and partner David Carter were doubles runners-up at the Sarasota Grand Prix.[2]
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Grand Prix career finals
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Challenger titles
Singles: (1)
References
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