Eliot Teltscher
Country (sports) | United States |
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Residence | Irvine, California |
Born | Rancho Palos Verdes, California, US | March 15, 1959
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | 1977 |
Retired | 1988 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $1,653,997 |
Singles | |
Career record | 399–217 |
Career titles | 10 |
Highest ranking | No. 6 (June 7, 1982) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1983) |
French Open | 4R (1979, 1982, 1983) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1977) |
US Open | QF (1980, 1981, 1983) |
Other tournaments | |
Tour Finals | QF (1984) |
WCT Finals | QF (1984) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 161–164 |
Career titles | 4 |
Highest ranking | No. 38 (August 26, 1985) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1983) |
French Open | F (1981) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1985) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
French Open | W (1983) |
Wimbledon | QF (1985) |
Last updated on: December 17, 2012. |
Eliot Teltscher (born March 15, 1959) is a retired professional American tennis player. He won the 1983 French Open Mixed Doubles. His highest ranking in singles was #6 in the world and in doubles was #38 in the world.
Tennis career
Early years
Teltscher was born in Palos Verdes, California and lives in Irvine, California.[1][2] His mother was born in Mandatory Palestine, and his father Eric, of Austrian descent, was a Holocaust survivor who immigrated to Mandatory Palestine and joined the British military, ultimately becoming an industrial engineer.[3][4] He began playing tennis when he was nine, and by the time he was 17, he was ranked in the top ten in the United States junior rankings.[5]
He attended UCLA in 1978 on a tennis scholarship, but dropped out to begin his professional tennis career.[6][1]
Pro career
In 1979, Teltscher turned pro. A worldwide top 10 player from 1980 to 1982. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on May 7, 1982 when he became ranked #6 in the world.[3]
He and his partner Terry Moor made it to the finals of the French Open in 1981, and he and Barbara Jordan won the mixed doubles title in 1983.[6] He made it to the quarterfinals at the US Open in 1980, 1981, and 1983, where each time he was defeated by Jimmy Connors.[6] He won 10 singles titles during his professional career, which ended in 1988.[3]
Davis Cup
Teltscher was on the U.S. Davis Cup team in 1982, 1983, and 1985. His team defeated France in the 1982 tournament.[6]
Coaching
He served as a coach for Justin Gimelstob, Richey Reneberg (1997), Jeff Tarango (1995), Pete Sampras, Jim Grabb (1992), Phillip King and others.[6]
Teltscher served as a head men's tennis coach at Pepperdine University for the 1991–92 school season,[6] and as a tennis coach at the Manhattan Beach Country Club from 1992 to 1997.
He was a coach of the US national team from 1998 to 2001, then he became the coach to Taylor Dent.[6]
He was named USTA Director of Tennis Operations in December 2002.[7]
Teltscher was named the 2003 Pan American Games Men's Coach.[8]
Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
Teltscher, who is Jewish, was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1991, into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1998,[9] and into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.[10][11]
Grand Slam finals
Doubles
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1981 | French Open | Clay | Terry Moor | Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy |
2–6, 6–7, 3–6 |
Mixed doubles
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | 1983 | French Open | Clay | Barbara Jordan | Leslie Allen Charles Strode |
6–2, 6–3 |
ATP Tour finals
Singles 24 (10–14)
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 1978 | Atlanta, U.S. | Hard | Stan Smith | 6–4, 1–6, 1–2, ret. |
Win | 1. | 1978 | Hong Kong | Hard | Pat Du Pré | 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 2. | 1979 | Atlanta, U.S. | Hard | John Alexander | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 2. | 1980 | Birmingham, U.S. | Carpet | Jimmy Connors | 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 3. | 1980 | New Orleans, U.S. | Carpet | Wojciech Fibak | 4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 3. | 1980 | Atlanta, U.S. | Hard | Terry Moor | 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 4. | 1980 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | Gene Mayer | 2–6, 6–2, 1–6 |
Win | 4. | 1980 | Maui, U.S. | Hard | Tim Wilkison | 7–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 5. | 1980 | Taiwan | Carpet | Jimmy Connors | 2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 6. | 1980 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Clay | Ivan Lendl | 6–3, 4–6, 0–6 |
Win | 5. | 1981 | San Juan, U.S. | Hard | Tim Gullikson | 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 7. | 1981 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | Ivan Lendl | 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 6. | 1981 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | Brian Teacher | 6–3, 7–6 |
Loss | 8. | 1981 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | 3–6, 6–1, 6–7(3–7) |
Loss | 9. | 1982 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Andrés Gómez | 2–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 10. | 1982 | Melbourne Indoor, Australia | Carpet | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–2, 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 11. | 1983 | La Quinta, U.S. | Hard | José Higueras | 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 7. | 1983 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Andrés Gómez | 7–5, 3–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 12. | 1984 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | Jimmy Connors | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Win | 8. | 1984 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard | Francisco González | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 9. | 1984 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–3, 6–1, 7–6 |
Loss | 13. | 1987 | Scottsdale, U.S. | Hard | Brad Gilbert | 2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 10. | 1987 | Hong Kong | Hard | John Fitzgerald | 6–7(6–8), 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 7–5 |
Loss | 14. | 1988 | Guarujá, Brazil | Hard | Luiz Mattar | 3–6, 3–6 |
Doubles 13 (4–9)
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 1978 | Columbus, U.S. | Clay | Marcello Lara | Colin Dibley Bob Giltinan |
2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1. | 1979 | Tulsa, U.S. | Hard (i) | Francisco González | Colin Dibley Tom Gullikson |
6–7, 7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 2. | 1979 | Atlanta, U.S. | Hard | Steve Docherty | Raymond Moore Ilie Năstase |
4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 2. | 1980 | New Orleans, U.S. | Carpet | Terry Moor | Raymond Moore Robert Trogolo |
7–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 3. | 1980 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick |
6–7, 6–7 |
Loss | 4. | 1980 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Clay | Terry Moor | Ross Case Jaime Fillol |
3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Loss | 5. | 1980 | Wembley, England | Carpet | Bill Scanlon | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 6. | 1981 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Hard | Tim Gullikson | Tim Mayotte Chris Mayotte |
4–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 7. | 1981 | La Quinta, U.S. | Hard | Terry Moor | Bruce Manson Brian Teacher |
6–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 8. | 1981 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Terry Moor | Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy |
2–6, 6–7, 3–6 |
Win | 3. | 1982 | Delray Beach WCT, U.S. | Clay | Mel Purcell | Tomáš Šmíd Balázs Taróczy |
6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 4. | 1982 | Maui, U.S. | Hard | Mike Cahill | Francisco González Bernard Mitton |
6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 9. | 1984 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Steve Meister | Tracy Delatte Francisco González |
6–7, 1–6 |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Eliot Teltscher | Overview | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "12 March 1982". Jewish Post.
- ^ a b c "Eliot Teltscher – One of the Greatest Jewish Tennis Players Of All Time".
- ^ "The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California on January 14, 1982 · Page 68".
- ^ Teltscher, Eliot: Jews In Sports @ Virtual Museum
- ^ a b c d e f g "Teltscher, Eliot". Jews in Sports. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ "Teltscher to coach Pe'er in next tournament". The Jerusalem Post.
- ^ "Missing Sole but Not Heart". Los Angeles Times. August 7, 2003.
- ^ "Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Home". scjewishsportshof.com.
- ^ "Eliot Teltscher". International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ "Eliot Teltscher". jewishsports.net.
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