Kenneth Eliot Flach was an American doubles world No 1 tennis player.
10 Facts About Ken Flach
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Ken Flach won four Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and two mixed doubles titles.
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Ken Flach won the men's doubles gold medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, partnering Robert Seguso.
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Kenneth Eliot Flach was born on May 24,1963, in St Louis and grew up in nearby Kirkwood, Missouri.
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Ken Flach married his first wife, model Sandra Freeman, in September 1986 and had four children together, Dylan, Madison, Noah and Hannah.
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Ken Flach was a member of the US team which won the World Team Cup in 1985.
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Ken Flach guided Vanderbilt University to its first NCAA tournament berth in 1999.
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Ken Flach had played in seniors events, and won the Wimbledon 35-and-over men's doubles title in 1999 and 2000.
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In early March 2018, Ken Flach became ill with bronchitis and died from sepsis after playing 36 holes of golf.
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Ken Flach passed away shortly after falling ill with his sister, brothers and four children by his side.