{{short description|American tennis player}} {{about|the tennis player|the Wisconsin farmer and legislator|Charles Beckman (Wisconsin politician)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Charles Beckman | image = | caption = | country = {{flagicon|USA}} United States | residence = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|3|1}} | birth_place = Louisville, Kentucky, United States | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}} | turnedpro = 1987 | plays = Right-handed | careerprizemoney = $215,307 | singlesrecord = 1–3 | singlestitles = 0 | highestsinglesranking = No. 355 (July 25, 1988) | doublesrecord = 70–107 | doublestitles = 0 | highestdoublesranking = No. 48 (July 16, 1990) | AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1991) | FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1990, 1991) | WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R (1988, 1990, 1991, 1992) | USOpenDoublesresult = 3R (1989, 1991) | Mixed = yes | AustralianOpenMixedresult = 1R (1990, 1992) | FrenchOpenMixedresult = 3R (1992) | WimbledonMixedresult = 2R (1988) | USOpenMixedresult = 2R (1990) }} '''Charles Beckman''' (born March 1, 1965) is an American former professional tennis player.<ref>[http://itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10000111 ITF Pro Circuit Profile]</ref>
==Career== A doubles specialist, Beckman went to the University of Texas and played collegiate tennis for four years.<ref name=ATP>[http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Be/C/Charles-Beckman.aspx ATP World Tour Profile]</ref> He was a doubles All-American in three of those years and with regular partner Royce Deppe finished NCAA doubles runners-up in 1985, to Kelly Jones and Carlos di Laura.<ref>''South Florida Sun'', "Bezecny Loses To Roommate", May 27, 1985</ref>
Beckman made Grand Slam appearances in the men's doubles 16 times and mixed doubles nine times.<ref name=ATP/> He didn't miss a Grand Slam event from the 1989 US Open to the 1992 US Open.<ref name=ATP/> The American made the third round at three Grand Slam tournaments, the 1989 US Open (with Shelby Cannon), the 1991 US Open (with Sven Salumaa) and the 1992 French Open (with Clare Wood).<ref name=ATP/>
With Shelby Cannon, Beckman made the doubles final of the 1989 Player's Canadian Open, a Grand Prix Championship Series event.<ref name=ATP/> The pair were defeated in the final by Kelly Evernden and Todd Witsken.<ref name=ATP/>
==Grand Prix career finals==
===Doubles: 1 (0–1)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" !style="width:35px"|Result !style="width:35px" class="unsortable"|W/L !style="width:55px"|Date !style="width:125px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:125px"|Partner !style="width:125px"|Opponents !style="width:80px" class="unsortable"|Score |- |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |0–1 |Aug 1989 |Montreal, Canada |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Shelby Cannon |{{flagicon|NZL}} Kelly Evernden<br />{{flagicon|USA}} Todd Witsken |3–6, 3–6 |}
==Challenger titles==
===Doubles: (4)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97% !width=20|No. !width=30|Year !width=150|Tournament !width=55|Surface !width=180|Partner !width=180|Opponents !style="width:90px" class="unsortable"|Score |- |1. |1988 |Vienna, Austria |Carpet |{{flagicon|USA}} Mark Basham |{{flagicon|AUT}} Thomas Muster<br />{{flagicon|AUT}} Michael Oberleitner |6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |- |2. |1989 |Raleigh, United States |Clay |{{flagicon|USA}} Luke Jensen |{{flagicon|NED}} Paul Haarhuis<br />{{flagicon|BEL}} Denis Langaskens |7–5, 6–4 |- |3. |1989 |Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Shelby Cannon |{{flagicon|BRA}} Dacio Campos<br />{{flagicon|BRA}} Luiz Mattar |6–3, 6–2 |- |4. |1989 |Brasília, Brazil |Hard |{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Philippe Fleurian |{{flagicon|ARG}} Javier Frana<br />{{flagicon|ARG}} Gustavo Luza |4–6, 6–3, 6–0 |}
==References== {{reflist|1}}
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