Frank Gebert Explained

Frank Gebert
Fullname:Frank Gebert
Birth Date:6 November 1952
Singlesrecord:34–61
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 71 (02 May 1977)
Australianopenresult:2R (1973)
Frenchopenresult:3R (1976)
Wimbledonresult:1R (1973, 1977)
Usopenresult:1R (1977)
Doublesrecord:20–48
Doublestitles:0
Australianopendoublesresult:2R (1973)
Frenchopendoublesresult:2R (1976)
Wimbledondoublesresult:1R (1973)

Frank Gebert (born 6 November 1952) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.

Biography

Gebert lost to Byron Bertram in the boys' singles final at the 1970 Wimbledon Championships.[1]

During the 1970s, he competed professionally and he appeared in all four Grand Slam tournaments. He made the third round of the 1976 French Open.[2]

His best year on tour was 1977, when he was a finalist at the Cairo Open. He lost the final to François Jauffret, who he then beat along with Pat DuPré en route to the semi-finals of his next Grand Prix tournament in Murcia. Later in the year, he made further semi-finals in Gstaad and Zürich. He also managed to win the first set against Guillermo Vilas when they met in the Louisville Open.[3]

A graduate of the Free University of Berlin, Gebert is now a professor of economics at SRH University Heidelberg.[4]

Grand Prix career finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Junior Championships, Wimbledon. International Tennis Federation. 6 February 2016. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102753/http://www.itftennis.com/media/108160/108160.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - French Open - 31 May - 13 June 1976. International Tennis Federation. 6 February 2016.
  3. News: Vilas Wins Louisville Tennis Test. 28 July 1977. Schenectady Gazette. 35. 6 February 2016.
  4. Web site: Prof. Dr. Frank Gebert - SRH Hochschule Heidelberg. SRH University Heidelberg. German. 6 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160206135858/http://www.hochschule-heidelberg.de/de/fakultaet-fuer-wirtschaft/team/detailansicht/team/frank-gebert/. 6 February 2016. dead.