Richard Lubner
| Country (sports) | File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg South Africa |
|---|---|
| Born | 1967 (age 58–59) Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Prize money | $12,798 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 384 (13 May 1991) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (1991) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | {{#property:P555}} |
| Career titles | 1–1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 285 (23 September 1991) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (1991) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (1991) |
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Richard Lubner (born 1967) is a South African former professional tennis player.
Born in Johannesburg, Lubner played collegiate tennis for UC Irvine from 1987 to 1990. He was a doubles All-American in 1989, reaching the semi-finals that year of the NCAA doubles championships, partnering Mark Kaplan. Lubner, who is Jewish, competed at the 1989 Maccabiah Games.[1]
Lubner had career-high singles rankings of 384 in singles and 285 in doubles, while competing on the professional tour. With UC Irvine teammate Mark Kaplan he made his only Grand Prix main draw appearance in the doubles at the 1988 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships, and the pair also teamed up to win an ATP Challenger tournament in São Paulo in 1990. He featured in qualifying draws at the 1991 Wimbledon Championships.[2]
Since 1994 he has lived in Australia.
Challenger titles
[edit | edit source]Doubles: (1)
[edit | edit source]| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1990 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | United States Francisco Montana | Brazil Nelson Aerts Brazil Danilo Marcelino |
6–4, 7–6 |
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Richard Lubner at the Association of Tennis ProfessionalsLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Richard Lubner at the International Tennis FederationLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1967 births
- Living people
- South African male tennis players
- UC Irvine Anteaters men's tennis players
- South African expatriate tennis players in the United States
- Tennis players from Johannesburg
- Jewish tennis players
- Jewish South African sportspeople
- Maccabiah Games tennis players
- Competitors at the 1989 Maccabiah Games
- South African emigrants to Australia
- 20th-century South African sportsmen