Eric Fromm | |
Birth Date: | 27 June 1958 |
Birth Place: | Queens, New York, United States |
Plays: | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Singlesrecord: | 51–82 |
Singlestitles: | 0 |
Highestsinglesranking: | No. 46 (20 June 1986) |
Frenchopenresult: | 4R (1983) |
Wimbledonresult: | 2R (1981, 1982) |
Usopenresult: | 2R (1982, 1983) |
Doublestitles: | 0 |
Highestdoublesranking: | No. 45 (2 January 1984) |
Frenchopendoublesresult: | SF (1984) |
Wimbledondoublesresult: | 2R (1982) |
Usopendoublesresult: | 2R (1979–82, 1984) |
Frenchopenmixedresult: | 2R (1981, 1984) |
Wimbledonmixedresult: | 3R (1981, 1983) |
Usopenmixedresult: | QF (1983) |
Eric Fromm (born June 27, 1958) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Fromm's best result at a Grand Slam was reaching the fourth round of the French Open in 1983 in singles, where he lost in straight sets to world No. 1 in the world Jimmy Connors[1] and the semifinals of the 1984 French Open doubles with Shlomo Glickstein of Israel, where they lost in five sets to Yannick Noah and Henri Leconte. Fromm's career highlights include a top 50 ranking in singles and top 30 ranking in doubles as well as wins over Yannick Noah at Wimbledon and Pat Cash at the US Open. He retired from the pro tour in 1986 and was inducted into the Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame in 2016.[2]
Fromm completed his undergraduate degree at Columbia University and earned an MBA from Columbia Business School. He joined SPORTIME in 2002 as managing partner of SPORTIME Harbor Island in Mamaroneck, New York and was promoted to the executive management team of SPORTIME in 2007. He became general manager and director of Tennis of the historic Orange Lawn Tennis Club in 2018.[3]
Fromm raised his family in Chappaqua, New York with his wife Lori. Fromm has three children, a son Daniel, and two daughters, Carly and Alana. Fromm and his wife reside in New Rochelle, New York.
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jun 1980 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | 3–6, 5–7 | |||
Loss | 0–2 | Oct 1980 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | Cary Leeds | Per Hjertquist Steve Krulevitz | 6–7, 3–6 | |
Loss | 0–3 | May 1981 | Munich, West Germany | Clay | David Carter Paul Kronk | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 0–4 | Feb 1982 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard | Steve Meister Craig Wittus | 7–6, 6–7, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 0–5 | Aug 1982 | North Conway, U.S. | Clay | Pablo Arraya | Sherwood Stewart Ferdi Taygan | 2–6, 6–7 | |
Loss | 0–6 | Aug 1982 | Stowe, U.S. | Hard | Mike Fishbach | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 0–7 | Apr 1983 | Tampa, U.S. | Carpet | Drew Gitlin | Tony Giammalva Steve Meister | 6–3, 1–6, 5–7 | |
Loss | 0–8 | Jul 1983 | North Conway, U.S. | Clay | Drew Gitlin | Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart | 6–7, 1–6 | |
Loss | 0–9 | May 1984 | Munich, West Germany | Clay | Boris Becker Wojciech Fibak | 4–6, 6–4, 1–6 |