Robert Seguso
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| Country |  United States |
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| Residence | Boca Raton, Florida, USA | |
| Date of birth | May 1, 1963 (age 43) | |
| Place of birth | Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) | |
| Weight | 180 lb (81 kg)[2] | |
| Turned Pro | - | |
| Retired | - | |
| Plays | Right-handed | |
| Career Prize Money | US$1,888,353 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 88 - 92 | |
| Career titles: | 0 | |
| Highest ranking: | 22 | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | - | |
| French Open | W (1987) | |
| Wimbledon | W (1987, 1988) | |
| U.S. Open | W (1985), F (1987, 1989) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 361 - 151 | |
| Career titles: | 29 | |
| Highest ranking: | 1 | |
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Infobox last updated on: 02:04, 21 January 2007 (GMT-05:00). |
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Tennis | |||
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| Gold | 1988 Seoul | Doubles | |
Robert Arthur Seguso (born May 1, 1963 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 4 Grand Slam men's doubles titles (2 Wimbledon, 1 French Open and 1 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, where he was an NCAA Division II singles finalist in 1982 and Division I doubles finalist in 1983.
Seguso married the Canadian tennis player Carling Bassett in 1987. The couple have a son named Holden John Seguso, who was born in 1988. They also have a son, Ridley Jack (1991) and daughter Carling Jr. (1992). He is operating a tennis academy with his wife Carling Bassett-Seguso, and Chris Evert.[3]
