Robbie Grace was born on 14 June 1954. He started playing professionally in
that season, at the
1986 World Championship. In his first match as a professional, he beat
Maurice Parkin 10–8, but he lost in the second round of qualifying 3–10 to
Wayne Jones. Between 1990 and 1992, Grace played nine professional matches, but did not win any. His last victory had come in the first qualifying round of the
1990 World Championship, where he beat Anthony Harris 10–8 but lost in the second round 9–10 to Dave Gilbert. Having not played at all during the 1991/1992 season, he was relegated from the tour at its conclusion, ranked 193rd. He won the
South African Amateur Championship in 1997. He entered the
South African Professional Championship during the 1980s, finishing as runner-up in the 1989 edition, losing 5–8 to
Perrie Mans. ==References==