Birthday profile

Clark Graebner

Clark Graebner, American tennis player

Born
November 4, 1943
Age in 2026
83
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1943

About Clark Graebner

Clark Edward Graebner (born November 4, 1943) is an American former professional tennis player. He was four times a world top ten ranked player each year from 1966 to 1969, reaching world No. 3 in 1967 and world No. 7 the following year. He was ranked eight times in the top ten U.S. players by the USTA, reaching U.S. No. 2 in 1968 behind Arthur Ashe, and U.S. No. 3 in 1966 and 1971. Graebner won three U.S. national titles, the U.S. Clay Court in 1968, the U.S. Hard Court in 1969, and the U.S. Indoor in 1971. He was a member of the U.S. Davis Cup team which won the Davis Cup in five straight years from 1968 to 1972. He won a Grand Slam doubles title at the 1966 French Championships at Roland Garros with doubles partner Dennis Ralston. Clark won the state high-school tennis championship three times. Graebner won his first important international tournament in December 1965 at the Victorian Championships at Melbourne's Kooyong Stadium.

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Clark Graebner timeline

  1. Graebner won his first important international tournament in December 1965 at the Victorian Championships at Melbourne's Kooyong Stadium.
  2. Davis Cup team which won the Davis Cup in five straight years from 1968 to 1972.

The world when Clark Graebner was born

Clark Graebner was born in 1943. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1943

  • #1 song"As Time Goes By" – Dooley Wilson
  • Top movieFor Whom the Bell Tolls
  • Best-selling bookThe Robe – Lloyd C. Douglas

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentAll-American Girls Professional Baseball League founded
  • Top headlineAllies invade Italy
  • Technology milestoneLSD accidentally discovered by Albert Hofmann
  • Defining fadZoot suits
  • Notable inventionSlinky
  • World population2.38 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population136.7M

1943 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Clark Graebner's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19432026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$5,700$435,000
Average income$4,100$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.27$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population136.7M341 million

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