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 |
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Loss | 1963 | U.S. Championships | Grass | ![]() |
5–7, 4–6, 2–6 |
Doubles (1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1965 | U.S. Championships | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 12–10, 5–7, 3–6 |
Mixed Doubles: (2 runner-ups)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1962 | U.S. Championships | Grass | ![]() |
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5–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 1965 | U.S. Championships | Grass | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
References
- ^ "Frank Froehling". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
- ^ a b 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.
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