Robert Arthur Seguso (born May 1, 1963) is a former professional

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player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won four Grand Slam men's doubles titles (two Wimbledon, one

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and one US Open). He also won the men's doubles gold medal at the 1988

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, partnering Ken Flach. Seguso reached the world no. 1 doubles ranking in 1985. He won a total of 29 career doubles titles between 1984 and 1991. Seguso played doubles with Flach on the U.S. Davis Cup team from 1985 to 1991, compiling a 10–2 record. He was also a member of the U.S. team that won the World Team Cup in 1985. Before turning professional, Seguso played tennis for Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, where he was an

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Division II singles finalist in 1982 and Division I doubles finalist in 1983. Seguso married the Canadian tennis player Carling Bassett in 1987. The couple have five children – sons Holden John (born in 1988) and Ridley Jack (1991), and daughters Carling Junior (1992), Lennon Shy and Theodora.

Grand Slams finals

Doubles (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Career finals

Doubles (29 titles, 20 runner-ups)

Doubles performance timeline

References

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