Clark Graebner

Clark Graebner

Clark Graebner (born November 4, 1943 in Cleveland, Ohio), is a retired American professional tennis player, originally from Cleveland, Ohio, who won a number of championships. He graduated from Northwestern University, where he joined the Delta Upsilon fraternity. Graebner's deceased wife, Carole, was also a successful touring tennis professional.

Graebner also became known as one of the protagonists of John McPhee's book, Levels of the Game, which is about a semifinal match played between himself and Arthur Ashe at the 1968 US Open at Forest Hills that Ashe won. Graebner was considered to be one of the fastest servers in his time.

Graebner and Ashe went on to lead the U.S. team to victory in the 1968 Davis Cup, the first victory it had won in five years and the start of a string of five victories for the U.S.

Graebner's most significant title was probably the men's doubles title at the 1966 French Championships, where he and Dennis Ralston beat Ion Ţiriac and Ilie Năstase in the final. He also won the 1968 U.S. Men's Clay Court singles Championship in Milwaukee, the 1969 and 1970 U.S. Men's Clay Court doubles Championship (with William Bowrey and Ashe, respectively), and the 1963 doubles title at Cincinnati. He was runner-up to John Newcombe in the 1967 U.S. Men's singles Championship. He also reached the singles quarterfinals in Cincinnati in 1970, knocking off Bob McKinley, Barry MacKay, and Ray Ruffels before falling to eventual champ Ken Rosewall.

In 1964 he married rising American tennis player Carole Caldwell. They had two children, a daughter, Cameron, and a son, Clark. The couple separated in 1975 but never divorced. Caldwell died in New York City following a brief battle with cancer on November 19, 2008.[1]

Graebner still ranks #32 on the list of best career set win/loss records in Grand Slam events, at 108-58, for a 65% record.[2]

Contents

Grand Prix and WCT singles finals (11)

Titles (4)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 1971 Salisbury, U.S. Hard (i) United States Cliff Richey 2–6, 7–6, 1–6, 7–6, 6–0
2. 1971 Merion, U.S. Hard United States Dick Stockton 6–2, 6–4, 6–7, 7–5
3. 1971 South Orange, U.S. Hard France Pierre Barthès 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
4. 1973 Des Moines, U.S. Hard (i) Greece Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 7–5, 4–6, 6–4

Runner-ups (7)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 1971 New York, U.S. Indoor Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović 2–6, 7–5, 4–6, 5–7
2. 1971 Hampton, U.S. Hard (i) Romania Ilie Năstase 5–7, 4–6, 6–7
3. 1971 Houston, U.S. Hard United States Cliff Richey 1–6, 2–6, 2–6
4. 1972 London Indoor, England Hard (i) United States Cliff Richey 5–7, 7–6, 5–7, 0–6
5. 1972 Jacksonville, U.S. Hard (i) United States Jimmy Connors 5–7, 4–6
6. 1973 Paramus, U.S. Hard (i) United States Jimmy Connors 1–6, 2–6
7. 1974 Baltimore, U.S. Carpet United States Sandy Mayer 2–6, 1–6

Grand Prix and WCT doubles finals (21)

Titles (10)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score
1. 1969 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Australia Bill Bowrey Australia Dick Crealy
Australia Allan Stone
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
2. 1970 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay United States Arthur Ashe Romania Ilie Năstase
Romania Ion Ţiriac
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
3. 1971 Macon, U.S. Hard Brazil Thomaz Koch Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
6–3, 7–6
4. 1971 Merion, U.S. Hard United States Jim Osborne United States Robert McKinley
United States Dick Stockton
7–6, 6–3
5. 1973 Baltimore, U.S. Hard (i) United States Jimmy Connors United States Paul Gerken
United States Sandy Mayer
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
6. 1973 Salisbury, U.S. Hard (i) Romania Ilie Năstase West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
2–6, 6–4, 6–3
7. 1973 Hampton, U.S. Hard (i) Romania Ilie Năstase United States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ion Ţiriac
6–2, 6–1
8. 1974 La Costa WCT, U.S. Hard United States Charlie Pasarell Australia Roy Emerson
United States Dennis Ralston
6–4, 6–7, 7–5
9. 1975 Boca Raton, U.S. Hard Spain Juan Gisbert Sr. West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
6–2, 6–1
10. 1976 Boca Raton, U.S. Hard United States Vitas Gerulaitis United States Bruce Manson
United States Butch Walts
6–2, 6–4

Runner-ups (11)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score
1. 1971 Salisbury, U.S. Hard (i) Brazil Thomaz Koch Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
Spain Manuel Orantes
3–6, 6–4, 6–7
2. 1971 Hampton, U.S. Hard (i) Brazil Thomaz Koch Romania Ilie Năstase
Romania Ion Ţiriac
4–6, 6–4, 5–7
3. 1971 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay United States Erik Van Dillen Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
6–7, 7–5, 3–6
4. 1971 South Orange, U.S. Hard United States Erik Van Dillen Australia Bob Carmichael
United States Tom Leonard
4–6, 6–4, 4–6
5. 1971 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard United States Frank Froehling Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
6–7, 4–6
6. 1972 Washington, U.S. Carpet Brazil Thomaz Koch United States Tom Edlefsen
United States Cliff Richey
4–6, 3–6
7. 1972 Bristol, England Grass Australia Lew Hoad South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
3–6, 2–6
8. 1973 Birmingham, U.S. Hard Romania Ion Ţiriac South Africa Pat Cramer
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
4–6, 5–7
9. 1973 Louisville, U.S. Clay Australia John Newcombe Spain Manuel Orantes
Romania Ion Ţiriac
6–0, 4–6, 3–6
10. 1974 Baltimore, U.S. Carpet Australia Owen Davidson West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Karl Meiler
6–7, 5–7
11. 1974 St. Petersburg WCT, U.S. Hard United States Charlie Pasarell Australia Owen Davidson
Australia John Newcombe
6–4, 3–6, 4–6

See also

  • Professional Tennis Championships

References

  1. ^ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named tennisweek.com; see Help:Cite errors/Cite error references no text
  2. ^ Set W/L% - Slams - Career

Further reading

  • Clark Graebner, Carole Graebner, Mixed Doubles Tennis (McGraw-Hill, New York, 1973)
  • McPhee, John A. (1969). Levels of the Game. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 0-374-51526-3. 

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