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Ken Flach (b. May 24 1963, in Saint Louis,
Missouri|St. Louis, Missouri) is a former
professional tennis player from the United States.
A doubles specialist, he won 4 Grand Slam
(tennis)|Grand Slam men's doubles titles (2
Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon and 2 U.S. Open
(tennis)|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|Southern Illinois
University-Edwardsville, where he won the National
Collegiate Athletic Association|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. He has also played in
seniors events, and won the Wimbledon 35-and-over
men's doubles title in 1999 and 2000.


== External links ==
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http://www.atptennis.com/en/players/playerprofiles
/default2.asp?playernumber=F029 Official ATP
profile
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http://www.daviscup.com/teams/player.asp?player=10
000459 Davis Cup record