He was born in
New York City on June 13, 1946, to George and Clella Seewagen. His father was the tennis coach at
St. John’s University and a former player, who played against
Don Budge at the
1936 U.S. National Championships. He defeated both
Jimmy Connors and
Jan Kodeš during the
1972 Grand Prix tennis season. His win over Connors came en route to a quarter-final appearance in the
Tanglewood International Tennis Classic and he beat Kodeš in
South Orange, where he also reached the quarter-finals. As a doubles player he was runner-up at two
Grand Prix tournaments, the
Swedish Open in 1971 and
Roanoke International Tennis Tournament in 1973. In 1975 he suffered a groin injury which left him unable to walk for nine months. During his professional career he was also the head coach at
Columbia University, of teams that included
Vitas Gerulaitis and
Eric Fromm. He was inducted into the
USTA Eastern Hall of Fame in 2005. ==Grand Prix career finals==