Paul Cranis

Paul Cranis (born 1935) is an American former professional tennis player.

A left-handed player from New York, Cranis went to high school in Brooklyn and did not start playing tennis until the late age of 17. He went to George Washington University on a basketball scholarship but left after one year.

Cranis, who served two years in the army after college, twice made the singles second round of the U.S. national championships.

In 1956, Cranis won the Brooklyn Indoor Championships, defeating George Mandel in the semifinal. Mandel had won the New York Indoor title that same season.

In 1960, Cranis won the Seventh Regiment Armory Invitational indoor in New York City, defeating Sidney Schwartz in the quarterfinal and J. Allen Morris in the final.

In 1967 he had an win over Frank Froehling at the Southampton Invitational, New York.

In 1971, Cranis won the Eastern Hardcourt Championships in Woodbury, Long Island, N.Y. defeating Don Brosseau in the final.