Mike Franks (2025) - Hall of Fame

Mike Franks

Induction:
2025

A two-time All-American in 1957 and 1958 and UCLA's No. 1 singles player throughout his three-year career, Mike Franks helped lead UCLA to the 1956 NCAA team championship. UCLA went 30-3 across his three seasons, earning at least a share of the conference title each year. Franks also had success in the Grand Slam tournaments, reaching the fourth round of the 1958 U.S. Open singles tournament and the third round in 1956, 1957 and 1960. He also advanced to the third round of singles at Wimbledon in 1957 and 1964. Franks was a junior member of the United States' 1956 Davis Cup team and won the doubles championship and was the singles runner-up at the Maccabiah Games in 1961 and 1965. This is the third Hall of Fame induction for Franks. He was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1990 and into the ITA Men's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame in 2023.