| Country (sports) |  South Africa |
|---|---|
| Born | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 427 (15 Aug 1988) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (1985, 1989) |
| Doubles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 738 (14 Jul 1986) |
Grant Saacks is a South African former professional tennis player.
Born and raised in Cape Town, Saacks was a junior Wimbledon quarter-finalist and played collegiate tennis for Pepperdine University during the late 1980s.
While competing on the professional tour he reached a best singles world ranking of 427 and in 1988 made the main draw of a Grand Prix tournament in Indianapolis, where he lost his first round match in three sets to Jim Pugh.
Earlier in his career he had singles victories over Pete Sampras, Petr Korda and Wayne Ferreira. He was a top 30 Men's player in France and ranked #23 Junior tennis player in the world.
Saacks has lived in New York City since 1999 and works in real estate.
References
- "Talented Foreign Crop Rises to the Top in Tennis for Loyola". Los Angeles Times. 5 June 1986.
- "Tennis". Washington Post. 2 August 1988.
External links
- Grant Saacks at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Grant Saacks at the International Tennis Federation