Geoff Abrams
| Born |
May 10, 1978 Newport Beach, California |
|---|---|
| Turned pro | June 2000 |
| Retired | November 2001 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| College | Stanford University |
Geoff Abrams (born May 10, 1978) is an American former tennis player.
Abrams was ranked # 1 in the U.S. in the Boys 14s singles in 1992. In 1994, he finished the year ranked # 1 in doubles in the USTA Boys' 16 rankings with Michael Russell. That year he was also the Boys 16 Doubles National Champion. In 1995, he was the USTA National Indoor 18 Champion. He competed in the 1996 juniors in the U.S. Open, French Open, and at Wimbledon.
Playing in college for Stanford University, he had a 26–0 record in singles in 1998, the best in Stanford men's tennis history. He was an All-American in singles and doubles in his senior year, as well as the Pac-10 Champion. That year he was also part of the # 1-ranked college doubles team in the nation, and the 8th-ranked college player in the U.S. in singles. His college team won the NCAA national championship his freshman, sophomore, and senior years.
Abrams as a professional had a high ranking in singles of 501, on July 16, 2001, and a high ranking in doubles of 397, on August 6, 2001.
Abrams is the son of Nancy, a travel consultant, and Gil, an engineer. He grew up in Newport Beach, California.
At 11 years of age, he was already 6 feet (1.8 m) tall. Because of Abrams' height, parents of some of his opponents insisted on seeing his birth certificate. By the age of 13 he was 6 feet 3.5 inches (1.918 m) tall, and by the age of 14 he could serve a tennis ball at 118 miles per hour (190 km/h).
Abrams was ranked # 1 in the U.S. in the Boys 14s singles in 1992. In March 1992, he defeated Bob Bryan in the finals of the Long Beach Junior. He defeated him again in the semifinals of the Easter Bowl Junior Boys 14 Singles Tennis Championship, which he went on to win. He then won an Ojai title by defeating Bob's brother Mike Bryan in the semi-finals, and Bob in the title match. In April 1993 he won his second consecutive Ojai title.
In 1994, he finished the year ranked No. 1 in doubles in the USTA boys' 16 rankings with Michael Russell, and was the Boys 16 Doubles National Champion. He won the 1994 USTA National Boys' 16 Championships doubles title with Russell.
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