Rudeen was born in Chicago and grew up in Tampa, Florida. In the early 1980s he attended Clemson University, where he played collegiate tennis while he studied for a Computer Science degree.[1] An All-American player, he won a total of 172 NCAA Division I matches during his tennis career at Clemson University.[2]
In 1985 he began competing professionally and that year made the round of 16 at the Tokyo Outdoor Grand Prix tournament, by beating Danny Saltz then Menno Oosting.[3] It was as a doubles player he made more success, with one Grand Prix final, at Auckland in 1986, with regular doubles partner Karl Richter.[4] He made it to 110 in the world in doubles, won two Challenger titles and played in the main draws of both the Australian Open and US Open. His first appearance at the US Open in 1986 came in unusual circumstances when he and partner Derek Tarr were given a place in the first round as lucky losers after the pairing of Peter Fleming and John McEnroe got stuck in traffic and were defaulted for not arriving in time.[5] At the 1987 Australian Open, Rudeen reached the second round of both men's and mixed doubles events.[6]
Retiring in 1988, Rudeen got married and was a tennis pro in Minneapolis for about a year before moving to Atlanta. He was Director of the Ralston/Gorman International Tennis Academy until 1993, then moved to Sioux City and worked for a long period of time with Gateway.[1] Rudeen, who has a son and a daughter, now lives in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota.[2][7]
rick, rudeen, born, june, 1962, former, professional, tennis, player, from, united, states, full, namecountry, sports, united, statesborn, 1962, june, 1962, chicago, illinoisturned, pro1985retired1988playsright, handedprize, money, 158singlescareer, record3, 6. Rick Rudeen born June 5 1962 is a former professional tennis player from the United States Rick RudeenFull nameRick RudeenCountry sports United StatesBorn 1962 06 05 June 5 1962 age 61 Chicago IllinoisTurned pro1985Retired1988PlaysRight handedPrize money 29 158SinglesCareer record3 6Career titles0Highest rankingNo 229 May 19 1986 DoublesCareer record11 23Career titles0Highest rankingNo 110 February 24 1986 Grand Slam doubles resultsAustralian Open2R 1987 US Open1R 1986 1987 Grand Slam mixed doubles resultsAustralian Open2R 1987 Contents 1 Biography 2 Grand Prix career finals 2 1 Doubles 1 0 1 3 Challenger titles 3 1 Doubles 2 4 References 5 External linksBiography editRudeen was born in Chicago and grew up in Tampa Florida In the early 1980s he attended Clemson University where he played collegiate tennis while he studied for a Computer Science degree 1 An All American player he won a total of 172 NCAA Division I matches during his tennis career at Clemson University 2 In 1985 he began competing professionally and that year made the round of 16 at the Tokyo Outdoor Grand Prix tournament by beating Danny Saltz then Menno Oosting 3 It was as a doubles player he made more success with one Grand Prix final at Auckland in 1986 with regular doubles partner Karl Richter 4 He made it to 110 in the world in doubles won two Challenger titles and played in the main draws of both the Australian Open and US Open His first appearance at the US Open in 1986 came in unusual circumstances when he and partner Derek Tarr were given a place in the first round as lucky losers after the pairing of Peter Fleming and John McEnroe got stuck in traffic and were defaulted for not arriving in time 5 At the 1987 Australian Open Rudeen reached the second round of both men s and mixed doubles events 6 Retiring in 1988 Rudeen got married and was a tennis pro in Minneapolis for about a year before moving to Atlanta He was Director of the Ralston Gorman International Tennis Academy until 1993 then moved to Sioux City and worked for a long period of time with Gateway 1 Rudeen who has a son and a daughter now lives in Dakota Dunes South Dakota 2 7 Grand Prix career finals editDoubles 1 0 1 edit Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 1986 Auckland New Zealand Hard nbsp Karl Richter nbsp Broderick Dyke nbsp Wally Masur 3 6 4 6Challenger titles editDoubles 2 edit Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score 1986 Benin City Nigeria Hard nbsp Todd Witsken nbsp Juan Antonio Rodriguez nbsp Jose Clavet 7 6 6 3 1987 San Luis Potosi Mexico Clay nbsp John Letts nbsp Karl Richter nbsp Mark Wooldridge 6 3 6 4References edit a b Hersom Terry January 24 2014 Rudeen s concentration on basketball has paid off in big way Sioux City Journal Retrieved 25 May 2016 a b Allspach Steven Alexa Rudeen s swing more suited for softball Sioux City Journal July 8 2004 Retrieved 25 May 2016 ITF Tennis Pro Circuit Tokyo Outdoor 14 October 20 October 1985 International Tennis Federation Retrieved 25 May 2016 Woodforde s plan pays dividends in NZ Open The Canberra Times 13 January 1986 p 25 Retrieved 25 May 2016 via National Library of Australia Kay Linda August 31 1986 6 Minutes Close The Open To Mcenroe Chicago Tribune Retrieved 24 May 2016 Results Archive Rick Rudeen Australian Open Official Site by IBM Retrieved 25 May 2016 Dakota Dunes Residents Moving Out KELO TV May 29 2011 Retrieved 25 May 2016 External links editRick Rudeen at the Association of Tennis Professionals nbsp Rick Rudeen at the International Tennis Federation nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rick Rudeen amp oldid 1157466961, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
