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Robert Irwin 'Bob' Kreiss (born 30 April 1953) is a former American tennis player who won the Wimbledon Boys' Singles tournament in 1971.[1]

Robert Kreiss

Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1953-04-30) 30 April 1953 (age 69) Los Angeles, California, United States
Singles
Career record	28–64
Highest ranking	No. 84 (3 June 1974)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	1R (1974, 1975)
Wimbledon	1R (1974, 1975)
US Open	2R (1974)
Doubles
Career record	19–47
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	2R (1974)
Wimbledon	1R (1975)
US Open	2R (1973)

Tennis career

Kreiss won the 1971 Wimbledon Boys' Singles title by beating Stephen Warboys in the final.[2] He attended UCLA, where he played tennis for UCLA Bruins and earned All-American honors on three occasions, in 1970, 1972 and 1973.[3]

Kreiss competed internationally and participated at the French Open, the Wimbledon Championship and the US Open. His best result at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the second round at the 1974 US Open. During the 1974 Grand Prix season, Kreiss managed to reach two quarterfinals, at the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships in Salisbury, Maryland and at the Irish Open in Dublin. In 1975 he reached the quarterfinals at the Cincinnati Open.[1]

Junior Grand Slam titles

Singles: 1

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1971	Wimbledon	Grass	Stephen Warboys	2–6, 6–4, 6–3

References

External links

• Robert Kreiss at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Robert Kreiss at the International Tennis Federation

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