Joey Rive (born July 8, 1963) is a former professional

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player from the United States. He was born in

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. Rive achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 57 in 1988. During his career Rive finished runner-up in 4 doubles events. His highest doubles ranking was world No. 48, reached in 1989. He was the head tennis coach at the

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for the

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for 3 seasons, 1995-1997, and at

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from 2001-2006. He now serves as the Director of Tennis/Racquet Sports at

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in Fort Worth, Texas.

Doubles (4 losses)

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