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Biography of Robert Seguso - Tennis
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Robert Seguso (b. May 1 1963, in Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis, Minnesota) 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, 1 French Open and 1 U.S. Open (tennis)|US Open). He also won the men's doubles Gold Medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, partnering Ken Flach. Seguso reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1985. He won a total of 29 career doubles titles between 1984 and 1991. Seguso played doubles with Flach on the US Davis Cup team from 1985-91, compiling an 10-2 record. He was also a member of the US team which won the World Team Cup in 1985. Prior to turning professional, Seguso played tennis for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, where he was an National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA Division II singles finalist in 1982 and Division I doubles finalist in 1983. Seguso married the Canadian tennis player Carling Bassett-Seguso|Carling Bassett in 1987. The couple have a son named Holden John Seguso, who was born in 1988. == External links == * http://www.atptennis.com/en/players/playerprofiles /default2.asp?playernumber=S034 Official ATP profile * http://www.daviscup.com/teams/player.asp?player=10 001258 Davis Cup record

