Eliot Teltscher
| Country (sports) |  United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Irvine, California |
| Born | (1959-03-15) March 15, 1959 Rancho Palos Verdes, California |
| 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 | 399–216 |
| Career titles | 10 |
| Highest ranking | No. 6 (May 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. His highest ranking in singles was # 6 in the world, and in doubles was # 38 in the world.
Contents
1 Tennis career
1.1 Early years
1.2 Pro career
1.3 Davis Cup
2 Coaching
3 Hall of Fame
4 Grand Slam finals
4.1 Men's doubles
4.2 Mixed doubles
5 ATP Tour finals
5.1 Singles 24 (10-14)
5.2 Doubles 14 (4-10)
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Tennis career
Early years
Teltscher was born in Palos Verdes, California, lives in Irvine, California, and is Jewish.[1][2] His mother was born in pre-state Israel/British Mandate Palestine, and his father Eric, of Austrian descent, was a Holocaust survivor who immigrated to Israel 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, where he was an All American, but dropped out to begin his professional tennis career.[6][1] In the NCAA tournament that year, he was ranked number two and was expected to play John McEnroe from Stanford in the final. However, he lost in the quarter-finals to John Sadri of North Carolina State.[3] That same year he defeated Onny Parun to win the New Zealand Open. He lived in Sebring, Florida.[4]He lives in Irvine, California.
Pro career
In January 1978, after Teltscher was eliminated by Ilie Nastase at the $100,000 Baltimore International tennis tournament, Nastase said: "Forget about Jimmy Connors. Teltscher is the best player I’ve played in the United States in years. Put him in the Davis Cup, put him in the World Cup, put him in everything."[7]
In 1979, Teltscher turned pro. A worldwide top 10 player from 1980–82, he was ranked no lower than #15 from through 1984. 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 beat Connors, ranked # 8 in the world, in Chicago 6–3, 6–1. 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 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, when he resigned to become personal coach to Taylor Dent.[6]
He was named USTA Director of Tennis Operations in December 2002.[8]
Teltscher was named the 2003 Pan American Games Men's Coach.[9]
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 1999,[10] and into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.[11][12]
Grand Slam finals
Men's doubles
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Runner-up | 1981 | French Open | Clay | Terry Moor |  Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy | 2–6, 6–7, 3–6 |
Mixed doubles
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winner | 1983 | French Open | Clay | Barbara Jordan | Leslie Allen Charles Strode | 6–2, 6–3 |
ATP Tour finals
Singles 24 (10-14)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 1978 | Atlanta, U.S. | Hard | Stan Smith | 6–4, 1–6, 1–2, ret. |
| Winner | 1. | 1978 | Hong Kong | Hard | Pat Du Pré | 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 2. | 1979 | Atlanta, U.S. | Hard |  John Alexander | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1980 | Birmingham, U.S. | Carpet | Jimmy Connors | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 1980 | New Orleans, U.S. | Carpet |  Wojtek Fibak | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 3. | 1980 | Atlanta, U.S. | Hard | Terry Moor | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 1980 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | Gene Mayer | 2–6, 6–2, 1–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 1980 | Maui, U.S. | Hard | Tim Wilkison | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 1980 | Republic of China | Carpet | Jimmy Connors | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 1980 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Clay |  Ivan Lendl | 6–3, 4–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 1981 | San Juan, U.S. | Hard | Tim Gullikson | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 1981 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | Ivan Lendl | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 1981 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | Brian Teacher | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 1981 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | 3–6, 6–1, 6–7(3–7) |
| Runner-up | 9. | 1982 | Rome, Italy | Clay |  Andrés Gómez | 2–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 1982 | Melbourne Indoor, Australia | Carpet | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–2, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 1983 | La Quinta, U.S. | Hard |  José Higueras | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 1983 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Andrés Gómez | 7–5, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 1984 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | Jimmy Connors | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Winner | 8. | 1984 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard |  Francisco González | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 9. | 1984 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–3, 6–1, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 1987 | Scottsdale, U.S. | Hard | Brad Gilbert | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 10. | 1987 | Hong Kong | Hard | John Fitzgerald | 6–7(6–8), 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 1988 | Guarujá, Brazil | Hard |  Luiz Mattar | 3–6, 3–6 |
Doubles 14 (4-10)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 1978 | Columbus, U.S. | Clay |  Marcello Lara | Colin Dibley Bob Giltinan | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 1979 | Tulsa, U.S. | Hard (i) | Francisco González | Colin Dibley Tom Gullikson | 6–7, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1979 | Atlanta, U.S. | Hard | Steve Docherty |  Raymond Moore  Ilie Năstase | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 1980 | New Orleans, U.S. | Carpet | Terry Moor | Raymond Moore Robert Trogolo | 7–6, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 1980 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick | 6–7, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 1980 | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | Hard | Peter Fleming | Brian Gottfried Sandy Mayer | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 1980 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Clay | Terry Moor | Ross Case  Jaime Fillol | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 1980 | Wembley, England | Carpet | Bill Scanlon | Peter Fleming John McEnroe | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 1981 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Hard | Tim Gullikson | Tim Mayotte Chris Mayotte | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 1981 | La Quinta, U.S. | Hard | Terry Moor | Bruce Manson Brian Teacher | 6–7, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 1981 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Terry Moor | Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy | 2–6, 6–7, 3–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 1982 | Delray Beach WCT, U.S. | Clay | Mel Purcell | Tomáš Šmíd Balázs Taróczy | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 1982 | Maui, U.S. | Hard | Mike Cahill | Francisco González Bernard Mitton | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 1984 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Steve Meister | Tracy Delatte Francisco González | 6–7, 1–6 |
See also
- List of select Jewish tennis players
References
^ ab Eliot Teltscher | Overview | ATP World Tour | Tennis
^ Jewish Post 12 March 1982 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program
^ abcd "Eliot Teltscher – One of the Greatest Jewish Tennis Players Of All Time" | World Tennis Magazine
^ ab The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California on January 14, 1982 · Page 68
^ Teltscher, Eliot : Jews In Sports @ Virtual Museum
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^ "Teltscher to coach Pe’er in next tournament" - Jerusalem Post
^ "Missing Sole but Not Heart" - latimes
^ Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Home
^ "Eliot Teltscher". International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
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External links
Eliot Teltscher at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Eliot Teltscher at the International Tennis Federation
Eliot Teltscher at the Davis Cup
- USTA
- Teltscher v Onny Parun 1978 New Zealand Open final
