Ken Flach
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 United States
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| Residence | Mill Valley, CA, USA | ||||||||||||
| Born |
May 24, 1963 St. Louis, USA |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1983 | ||||||||||||
| Retired | 1996 (brief periods of activity 2009-2011) | ||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (2-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||
| Prize money | US$ 2,067,151 | ||||||||||||
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| Career record | 52-80 | ||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 56 (December 9, 1985) | ||||||||||||
| Grand Slam Singles results | |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 3R (1983, 1987) | ||||||||||||
| French Open | 1R (1986, 1988) | ||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 3R (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989) | ||||||||||||
| US Open | 4R (1987) | ||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||
| Career record | 443-215 | ||||||||||||
| Career titles | 34 | ||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (October 14, 1985) | ||||||||||||
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | SF (1987) | ||||||||||||
| French Open | QF (1985, 1986, 1988) | ||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (1987, 1988) | ||||||||||||
| US Open | W (1985, 1993) | ||||||||||||
| Other doubles tournaments | |||||||||||||
| Tour Finals | F (1987, 1991) | ||||||||||||
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Kenneth Eliot "Ken" Flach (born May 24, 1963) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 4 Grand Slam men's doubles titles (2 Wimbledon and 2 US Open), and 2 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles (1 Wimbledon and 1 French Open). He also won the men's doubles Gold Medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, partnering Robert Seguso. Flach reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1985.
Flach played doubles on the US Davis Cup team from 1985–1991, compiling an 11–2 record. He was also a member of the US team which won the World Team Cup in 1985.
During his career, Flach won 36 doubles titles (34 men's doubles and 2 mixed doubles). His final career title was won in 1994 at Scottsdale, Arizona.
Prior to turning professional, Flach played tennis for Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, where he won the NCAA Division II singles championships in 1981, 1982 and 1983, and teamed-up with Seguso to reach the 1983 Division I doubles final.
Since retiring from the professional tour, Flach has devoted himself to coaching. He guided Vanderbilt University to its first-ever NCAA tournament berth in 1999. In 2003 he led the team to Vanderbilt's first-ever NCAA championship finals appearance in any sport. He has also played in seniors events, and won the Wimbledon 35-and-over men's doubles title in 1999 and 2000.
Ken married celebrity makeup artist Christina Flach in March 2010.
A = did not attend tournament
NH = tournament not held
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