Robby Ginepri

Tennis player with US Open quarterfinal

Robby Ginepri - Tennis player with US Open quarterfinal
Born

October 7th, 1982
42 years ago

Category

Athletes & Sports Figures

Country

United States

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Competed professionally in men's tennis. Achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 15. Made significant progress during the 2005 US Open, reaching the quarterfinals. Was part of the United States Davis Cup team, contributing to the team's efforts in international competition. Retired in 2017 after a successful career on the ATP Tour.

Reached quarterfinals at the 2005 US Open

Achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 15

Competed for the United States in the Davis Cup

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