Biography of Rick Leach -

Rick Leach (b. December 28 1964, in Arcadia,
California|Arcadia, California) is a professional
tennis player from the United States. A doubles
specialist, he has won 5 Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand
Slam men's doubles titles (3 Australian Open, 1
Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon, 1 U.S. Open
(tennis)|US Open), and 4 Grand Slam mixed doubles
titles (2 Australian Open, 1 Wimbledon, 1 US
Open). Leach reached the World No. 1 doubles
ranking in 1990.

Leach was a member of the US team which won the
Davis Cup in 1990. Partnering Jim Pugh, he won the
doubles rubbers in all four of the rounds which
the US played in that year, and clinched the
team's victory in the final with a win over Pat
Cash and John Fitzgerald (tennis player)|John
Fitzgerald of Australia. 

Prior to turning professional, Leach became the
first four-time Division 1 All-American in singles
and doubles at the University of Southern
California (where he played for his father Dick),
and won the National Collegiate Athletic
Association|NCAA doubles title in 1986 and 1987.


== External links ==
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http://www.atptennis.com/en/players/playerprofiles
/default2.asp?playernumber=L013 Official ATP
profile
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http://www.daviscup.com/teams/player.asp?player=10
000777 Davis Cup record

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Biography of Rick Leach -