Joey Rive

Joey Rive
Country (sports) United States
Born (1963-07-08) July 8, 1963 (age 61)
Santurce, Puerto Rico, US
Height6 ft 1 in (2 m)
Turned pro1985
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$388,558
Singles
Career record56–75
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 57 (May 16, 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1988)
French Open1R (1988, 1990)
Wimbledon2R (1989, 1990)
US Open1R (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990)
Doubles
Career record63–83
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 48 (January 30, 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (1989)
French Open3R (1987)
Wimbledon2R (1990, 1991)
US Open2R (1988, 1989)

Joey Rive (born July 8, 1963) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico.

Rive achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 57 in 1988.

During his career Rive finished runner-up in 4 doubles events. His highest doubles ranking was world No. 48, reached in 1989.

He was the head tennis coach at the University of Alabama for the Alabama Crimson Tide for 3 seasons, 1995-1997, and at TCU from 2001-2006. He now serves as the Director of Tennis/Racquet Sports at Colonial Country Club (Fort Worth) in Fort Worth, Texas.

Doubles (4 losses)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 1986 Båstad, Sweden Clay South Africa Craig Campbell Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
4–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Jan 1988 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Grass United States Bud Schultz Australia Darren Cahill
Australia Mark Kratzmann
6–7, 4–6
Loss 0–3 Nov 1989 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard (i) United States Kelly Jones United States Luke Jensen
United States Richey Reneberg
0–6, 4–6
Loss 0–4 Apr 1990 Hong Kong Hard United States Kevin Curren Australia Pat Cash
Australia Wally Masur
3–6, 3–6