Cary Franklin (born September 23, 1977) is an American former professional

tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ...

player. Franklin is a native of

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and while growing up had

Paul Annacone Paul Annacone (born March 20, 1963) is an American former touring professional tennis player and current tennis coach. He is the former coach of 20-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer, 14-time Grand Slam winner Pete Sampras, and 2017 US Open c ...

as a mentor. Annacone shared a home with the Franklin family during him time as a professional tennis player. A tall left-hander, Franklin played collegiate tennis under Craig Tiley at the

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, where he had both individual and team success. The team won the Big Ten Conference title in each of his four seasons from 1997 to 2000. He was a three-time All-American and won the NCAA doubles championship in 2000, partnering

Graydon Oliver Graydon Oliver (born June 15, 1978) is a former American professional tennis player. A doubles specialist, he won four titles during his career. In 2004, Oliver served a two-month competition suspension for unintentional use of hydrochlorothiaz ...

. Franklin competed on the professional tour in the early 2000s, reaching career best rankings of 668 for singles and 383 for doubles. He featured in the doubles main draw of the 2000 US Open as a wildcard pairing with college teammate Graydon Oliver. In 2001 he and Oliver were doubles quarter-finalists at Delray Beach.

ITF Futures titles

Doubles: (2)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Franklin, Cary 1977 births Living people American male tennis players Illinois Fighting Illini men's tennis players Tennis players from Atlanta