Joey Rive
Appearance
Country (sports) | United States |
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Born | Santurce, Puerto Rico, US | July 8, 1963
Height | 6 ft 1 in (2 m) |
Turned pro | 1985 |
Plays | Left-handed |
Prize money | $388,558 |
Singles | |
Career record | 56–75 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 57 (May 16, 1988) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1988) |
French Open | 1R (1988, 1990) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1989, 1990) |
US Open | 1R (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 63–83 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 48 (January 30, 1989) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1989) |
French Open | 3R (1987) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1990, 1991) |
US Open | 2R (1988, 1989) |
Joey Rive (born July 8, 1963) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico.
Rive achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 57 in 1988.
During his career Rive finished runner-up in 4 doubles events. His highest doubles ranking was world No. 48, reached in 1989.
He was the head tennis coach at the University of Alabama for the Alabama Crimson Tide for 3 seasons, 1995-1997, and at TCU from 2001-2006. He now serves as the Director of Tennis/Racquet Sports at Colonial Country Club (Fort Worth) in Fort Worth, Texas.
Doubles (4 losses)
[edit]Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1986 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Craig Campbell | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez |
4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jan 1988 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Grass | Bud Schultz | Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann |
6–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Nov 1989 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard (i) | Kelly Jones | Luke Jensen Richey Reneberg |
0–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–4 | Apr 1990 | Hong Kong | Hard | Kevin Curren | Pat Cash Wally Masur |
3–6, 3–6 |
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- Tennis players at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games medalists in tennis
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico
- Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Tennis coaches from Texas
- 20th-century American sportsmen