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Greg Van Emburgh

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Greg Van Emburgh
Country (sports) United States
Born (1966-05-10) May 10, 1966 (age 58)
New York City, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$625,031
Singles
Career record2–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 253 (October 9, 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1994, 1995)
French Open2R (1990)
WimbledonSF (1990)
US Open2R (1988, 1989, 1992)
Doubles
Career record179–247
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 38 (March 22, 1993)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1996)
French OpenQF (1993)
Wimbledon2R (1990)
US Open2R (1995)
Medal record
Tennis
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Zagreb Mixed Doubles

Greg Van Emburgh (born May 10, 1966) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Van Emburgh enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 6 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 38 in 1993.

Career finals

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Doubles (6 titles, 8 runner-ups)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. Jul 1988 Schenectady, U.S. Hard West Germany Alexander Mronz United States Paul Annacone
United States Patrick McEnroe
6–3, 6–7, 7–5
Loss 1. Feb 1991 Guaruja, Brazil Hard United States Shelby Cannon France Olivier Delaître
France Rodolphe Gilbert
2–6, 4–6
Loss 2. May 1991 Charlotte, U.S. Clay United States Bret Garnett United States Rick Leach
United States Jim Pugh
3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win 2. Jun 1992 Genova, Italy Clay United States Shelby Cannon Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Netherlands Mark Koevermans
6–1, 6–1
Win 3. Aug 1992 Long Island, U.S. Hard United States Francisco Montana Italy Gianluca Pozzi
Finland Olli Rahnasto
6–4, 6–2
Loss 3. Jun 1993 Florence, Italy Clay Netherlands Mark Koevermans Spain Tomás Carbonell
Belgium Libor Pimek
6–7, 6–2, 1–6
Loss 4. Jun 1993 Genova, Italy Clay Netherlands Mark Koevermans Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
3–6, 6–7
Loss 5. Jun 1994 Florence, Italy Clay United Kingdom Neil Broad Australia Jon Ireland
United States Kenny Thorne
6–7, 3–6
Win 4. Aug 1994 San Marino Clay United Kingdom Neil Broad Spain Jordi Arrese
Italy Renzo Furlan
6–4, 7–6
Loss 6. Sep 1994 Palermo, Italy Clay United Kingdom Neil Broad Netherlands Tom Kempers
United States Jack Waite
6–7, 4–6
Win 5. Jul 1995 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay United States Francisco Montana Spain Jordi Arrese
Australia Wayne Arthurs
6–7, 6–3, 7–6
Loss 7. Oct 1995 Toulouse, France Hard (i) United States Dave Randall Sweden Jonas Björkman
South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager
6–7, 6–7
Loss 8. Apr 1996 Estoril, Portugal Clay Netherlands Tom Nijssen Spain Tomás Carbonell
Spain Francisco Roig
3–6, 2–6
Win 6. May 1997 Coral Springs, U.S. Clay United States Dave Randall United States Luke Jensen
United States Murphy Jensen
6–7(2–7), 6–2, 7–6(7–2)
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