Greg Failla

Greg Failla (born March 9, 1968) is an American former professional tennis player.[1]

Greg Failla
Country (sports) United States
Born (1968-03-09) March 9, 1968
Seattle, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Prize money$34,837
Singles
Career record1–4
Highest rankingNo. 249 (May 20, 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (1991, 1992)
French OpenQ? (1991)
WimbledonQ2 (1991)
US OpenQ? (1991)
Doubles
Career record0–2
Highest rankingNo. 339 (Dec 10, 1990)

A native of Kirkland, Washington, Failla moved to San Diego when he was a teenager and as a student at Ramona High School was the 1985 CIF boys' singles champion.[2] He was a two-time All-American for Cal State-Long Beach (1987 & 1988) and during this time broke into the top 10 of the national collegiate rankings. In 1989 he transferred to The University of Southern California for his senior year.[3]

Failla had a best singles world ranking of 249 on the professional tour and appeared in the qualifying draw for all four grand slam tournaments. His best performance on the Grand Prix/ATP circuits came at Indianapolis in 1988, where he beat Marty Davis to make second round.[4]

Personal life

Failla married tennis player Katrina Crawford and they have four children. Their eldest daughter, Jessica, currently competes on the professional tour.[5]

ATP Challenger finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Result    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Sep 1990 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Venezuela Carlos Claverie Colombia Mauricio Hadad
Colombia Mario Rincón
6–7, 6–7

References

  1. Dillman, Lisa (30 October 1987). "Failla's Geography Lesson Tough to Pass". Los Angeles Times.
  2. Naiman, Joe (25 July 2019). "Tennis youth camp benefits Bulldog program". Ramona Sentinel.
  3. Evans, Jim. "Sometimes it's More Than Just About Tennis". Ramona Journal.
  4. Bonk, Thomas (9 January 1989). "Good Returns Net USC's Failla Another Title". Los Angeles Times.
  5. Dheensaw, Cleve (June 19, 2016). "Family support key to Jessica Failla's success". Victoria Times Colonist.
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