Frank Gebert (born 6 November 1952) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.
| Full name | Frank Gebert |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  West Germany |
| Born | 6 November 1952 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 34–61 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 85 (31 December 1977) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1973) |
| French Open | 3R (1976) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1973, 1977) |
| US Open | 1R (1977) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 20–48 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1973) |
| French Open | 2R (1976) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1973) |
Biography
Gebert lost to Byron Bertram in the boys' singles final at the 1970 Wimbledon Championships.[1]
During the 1970s, he competed professionally and he appeared in all four Grand Slam tournaments. He made the third round of the 1976 French Open.[2]
His best year on tour was 1977, when he was a finalist at the Cairo Open. He lost the final to François Jauffret, who he then beat along with Pat DuPré en route to the semi-finals of his next Grand Prix tournament in Murcia. Later in the year, he made further semi-finals in Gstaad and Zürich. He also managed to win the first set against Guillermo Vilas when they met in the Louisville Open.[3]
A graduate of the Free University of Berlin, Gebert is now a professor of economics at SRH University Heidelberg.[4]
Grand Prix career finals
Singles: 1 (0–1)
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 1977 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay |  François Jauffret | 3–6, 5–7, 4–6 |
