Frank Froehling

Frank Froehling

Full name	Frank Arthur Froehling III
Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1942-05-19)May 19, 1942 San Diego, California, United States
Died	January 23, 2020(2020-01-23) (aged 77)
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [1]
Turned pro	1968 (amateur from 1958)
Retired	1973
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	442-284
Career titles	28
Highest ranking	No. 6 (1963, Lance Tingay)[2]
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	SF (1971)
Wimbledon	QF (1963)
US Open	F (1963)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	F (1965)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	SF (1973)
Wimbledon	SF (1964)
US Open	F (1962, 1965)

Frank Arthur Froehling III (May 19, 1942 – January 23, 2020) was an American tennis player.

During his college career at Trinity University Froehling recorded 46–5 in singles matches and won nine singles titles.

He was runner-up at U.S. National Tennis Championships in 1963 (where he beat Roy Emerson before losing to Rafael Osuna).

That year Froehling was ranked world No. 6 by Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph.^[2] Froehling was ranked in the top ten U.S. players on five occasions, reaching U.S. No. 2 in 1962 and No. 3 in 1963.

In 1966 Froehling won the Eastern Clay Court Championships defeating Herb Fitzgibbon in the final in a close five set match.

In 1971 Froehling reached the French Open semifinals (beating Arthur Ashe before losing to Ilie Năstase).

Froehling won a critical match for the U.S. in the 1971 Davis Cup final against Rumania, coming from two sets down to edge Ion Tiriac in a long fifth set. The U.S. won the Davis Cup final three matches to two. Froehling had won a demonstration match against Clark Graebner, who held a strong head-to-head advantage over Froehling, to qualify for the Davis Cup singles assignment.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner–up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1963	U.S. Championships	Grass	Rafael Osuna	5–7, 4–6, 2–6

Doubles (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1965	U.S. Championships	Grass	Charles Pasarell	Roy Emerson Fred Stolle	4–6, 12–10, 5–7, 3–6

Mixed Doubles: (2 runner-ups)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1962	U.S. Championships	Grass	Lesley Turner	Margaret Smith Fred Stolle	5–7, 2–6
Loss	1965	U.S. Championships	Grass	Judy Tegart	Margaret Smith Fred Stolle	2–6, 2–6

References

1. "Frank Froehling". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
2. United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 427.

External links

• Frank Froehling at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Frank Froehling at the International Tennis Federation
• Frank Froehling at the Davis Cup
• "Hall of Fame entry". Trinity University. Retrieved November 27, 2008.