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Bob Falkenburg

This page provides a comprehensive overview of Bob Falkenburg’s Grand Slam career. It combines key background information and career-level statistics with a complete, filterable list of his tournament results, showing how far he progressed in each Grand Slam event across his career.

Insights

Peak came at Wimbledon in 1948

Falkenburg’s only Grand Slam title in the data is the 1948 Wimbledon championship, achieved at age 22. That stands out as his clear career peak, with no other result matching it.

Deep runs were concentrated at two majors

Across his six listed Grand Slam results, every quarterfinal-or-better showing came at either Wimbledon or the US Open. He reached the semifinals once and the quarterfinals four times, showing repeated contention at those two events.

US Open produced his earliest breakthrough

His first listed Grand Slam result is a 1946 US Open semifinal at age 20. That is his best result at the tournament in the supplied data and came two years before his Wimbledon title.

Wimbledon was the most productive event overall

Wimbledon accounts for three of his six results: a quarterfinal in 1947, the title in 1948, and another quarterfinal in 1949. That sequence shows his strongest sustained stretch was centered on the same championship.

Career span was short but highly concentrated

His Grand Slam career in the data runs only from 1946 to 1949, with 33 total matches recorded. Within that four-year window, he produced one title, one semifinal, and four quarterfinals.

Basics

Born 29 January 1926
GenderMale
AKARobert Falkenburg
NationUnited States
EraAmateur Era
Grand Slam careerCareer1946-1949

Grand Slam statistics

Best results
Amateur Era
1 x champion
1 x semifinalist
4 x quarterfinalist
Total matches33

Grand Slam results

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During the Amateur Era, only top results (quarterfinals or better) from 1945 onwards are listed on this site. Therefore, the list below may not include all Amateur Era results.

Bob Falkenburg – Grand Slam results (year, tournament, result, age)
YearTournamentEraResultAge
1949WimbledonAmateur EraQ23
1948US OpenAmateur EraQ22
1948WimbledonAmateur EraW22
1947US OpenAmateur EraQ21
1947WimbledonAmateur EraQ21
1946US OpenAmateur EraS20