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Robbie Weiss
Country (sports)United States
Born(1966-12-01)December 1, 1966(age 57)
Chicago,Illinois,United States
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Turned pro1988
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$499,723
Singles
Career record48–78
Career titles1
3Challenger,0Futures
Highest rankingNo. 85 (29 October 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1993)
French Open1R (1993)
Wimbledon1R (1993,1994)
US Open2R (1992,1994)
Doubles
Career record3–6
Career titles0
1Challenger,0Futures
Highest rankingNo. 271 (26 June 1989)
Last updated on: 12 June 2022.


Robbie Weiss(born December 1, 1966)[1]is a former tour professional tennis player andNCAA Division 1singles champion. The resident ofLas Vegasachieved a career-highATP rankingin singles of world No. 85, which he reached on the heels of winning his onlyATP Tourevent, the1990 São Paulo Grand Prix.He also won, partneringRicky Brown,the1984 Wimbledon Championshipsjunior doubles title.

Weiss played just a few tournaments on theITF Junior Circuitand his only notable junior success was winning Wimbledon doubles crown in '84 partnering Brown. They won the final overJonas SvenssonandMark Kratzmanndespite losing the first set 1–6. As a collegian, Weiss won the 1988 NCAA Division 1 individual singles title despite being ranked only No. 48 in that year's preseason rankings. He did win however three individuals singles tournaments to raise his ranking to No. 1 entering the individual singles championship. In the title match, Weiss defeatedUCLA'sBrian Garrow6–2, 4–6, 6–3 to become the firstPepperdine Universityplayer win an individual singles title. Weiss was an All-American selection 1986 and again in 1988. In '86 the Waves lost the team championship finals to Stanford.

Turning pro shortly after winning the NCAA individual title, Weiss scored tour singles match wins over at the time World No. 19Tim Mayotteand No. 31Karel Nováčekboth on grass courts in 1990, over World No. 6Ivan Lendland No. 21Henrik Holmon hard courts in 1993, World No. 14Boris Beckeron hard courts in 1994, and most impressively over World No. 2Stefan Edbergon hard courts in 1992. He won a main draw round at the1993 Australian Open,over World No. 64Richey Reneberg,6–2 in the fifth. In addition to his Grand Prix event triumph in São Paulo in 1990, when he beatJaime Yzagain the final despite dropping the first set, Weiss took threeChallenger eventtitles - Itu-São Paulo in November 1992; Palm Springs in 1993; andGranbyin 1995.

In doubles, Weiss reached a career-high ranking of World No. 271, in June 1989. He won one Challenger - 1989 Salou, partneringConny Falk.

Weiss resided during his junior days inPonte Vedra Beach, Florida.

ATP career finals

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Singles: 1 (1 title)

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Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–0)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 1990 São Paulo,Brazil Grand Prix Carpet PeruJaime Yzaga 3–6, 7–6(9–7),6–3

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 7 (3–4)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (3–4)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–4)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 1989 Aptos,United States Challenger Hard South AfricaMark Kaplan 4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 1989 Seattle,United States Challenger Hard United StatesMaliVai Washington 4–6, 3–6
Loss 0–3 Mar 1990 Martinique,Martinique Challenger Hard FranceGuillaume Raoux 6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Win 1–3 May 1992 Itu,Brazil Challenger Hard The BahamasRoger Smith 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 2–3 Feb 1993 Rancho Mirage,United States Challenger Hard South AfricaDavid Nainkin 6–1, 6–4
Loss 2–4 Aug 1993 Cincinnati,United States Challenger Hard United StatesDoug Flach 6–7, 7–6, 4–6
Win 3–4 Jul 1995 Granby,Canada Challenger Hard ArmeniaSargis Sargsian 6–2, 6–2

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (1–0)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 1989 Salou,Spain Challenger Clay SwedenConny Falk SwedenPer Henricsson
SwedenNicklas Utgren
5–7, 7–6, 6–4

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1984 Wimbledon Grass United StatesRicky Brown AustraliaMark Kratzmann
SwedenJonas Svensson
1–6, 6–4, 11–9

Performance timelines

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Key
W F SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

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Tournament 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 A 1R Q3 2R 1R Q2 0 / 3 1–3 25%
French Open A A A A A 1R Q1 Q1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A A A A Q2 1R 1R A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
US Open 1R 1R A A 2R 1R 2R Q3 0 / 5 2–5 29%
Win–loss 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–4 1–3 0–0 0 / 11 3–11 21%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells 1R A A A A 1R 2R A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Miami A A A A 4R 1R 2R Q3 0 / 3 4–3 57%
Canada A A A A 2R A 1R A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Cincinnati A A A A A 1R A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 4–2 0–3 2–3 0–0 0 / 9 6–9 40%

References

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  1. ^"Robbie Weiss's GS Performance Timeline & Stats".
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