Herbert Flam (November 7, 1928 – November 25, 1980) was an American tennis player who in 1957 was ranked by Lance Tingay as the World No. 4 amateur (and World No. 5 by Adrian Quist).[1][2]

Herbert Flam

Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1928-11-07)November 7, 1928 New York City, United States
Died	November 25, 1980(1980-11-25) (aged 52)
Turned pro	1945 (amateur tour)
Retired	1963
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record	382-131
Career titles	20
Highest ranking	No. 4 (1957, Lance Tingay)[1]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	SF (1956)
French Open	F (1957)
Wimbledon	SF (1951, 1952)
US Open	F (1950)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	W (1956, 1957)

Biography

He was inducted into the International Tennis Association Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987,[3] inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1990,[4] inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1992, and inducted into the University of California at Los Angeles Hall of Fame in 2006.[5] In 2017, he was inducted into the Southern California Tennis Association Hall of Fame.[6]

He was born in New York City, and was Jewish.[7][8][9]

Flam reached his first Grand Slam final at the U.S. championships in 1950, beating Bill Talbert and Gardnar Mulloy before losing to Art Larsen.[10] That year he was ranked Number 2 in the United States.[11]

In 1951 he won the Ojai Tennis Tournament in men's singles.[12] At Wimbledon 1951 Flam beat Frank Sedgman before losing to Dick Savitt in the semifinals.[13] That year he was ranked Number 4 in the US.[11]

In 1952 Flam beat Mulloy and Vic Seixas before losing in the semis to Jaroslav Drobny.[13] That year he was ranked Number 5 in the US.[11] In the 1956 Australian Championships, Flam beat Ashley Cooper before losing in the semifinals to Ken Rosewall.[14][15] In September 1956 Flam won the singles title at the Pacific Southwest Championships, defeating Rosewall in the final in five sets.[16] That year he was ranked Number 2 in the US.[11]

At the 1957 French championships Flam beat Mervyn Rose in a five-set semifinal before losing in straight sets to Sven Davidson in the final.[17] At the U. S. championships, Flam beat Seixas before losing to Cooper in the semi finals.[17] That year he was ranked Number 2 in the US, behind Seixas.[11]

Grand Slam finals

Singles (2 runner-ups)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1957	French Championships	Clay	Sven Davidson	3–6, 4–6, 4–6
Loss	1950	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Art Larsen	3–6, 6–4, 7–5, 4–6, 3–6

See also

• List of select Jewish tennis players

References

External links

• Herbert Flam at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Herbert Flam at the International Tennis Federation
• Herbert Flam at the Davis Cup
• Jews in Sports bio
• Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

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