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Elise Burgin

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Elise Burgin
Country (sports) United States
Born (1962-03-05) March 5, 1962 (age 62)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Turned pro1980
Retired1993
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize moneyUS$ 750,831
Singles
Career record158–194
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 22 (December 31, 1985)[1]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1989)
French Open2R (1985, 1986, 1989, 1990)
Wimbledon3R (1985, 1986, 1987)
US Open4R (1982)
Doubles
Career record282–165
Career titles10
Highest rankingNo. 7 (April 13, 1987)[1]
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1989)
French OpenSF (1985)
WimbledonSF (1986)
US OpenSF (1986)

Elise Burgin (born March 5, 1962) is a retired American tennis player. She achieved WTA rankings of 22 in singles and 7 in doubles.[1]

Personal life

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Burgin, who is Jewish, was born in Baltimore, Maryland and grew up in Maryland.[2][3][4]

Tennis career

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Before playing professionally, Burgin was an outstanding singles and doubles player at Stanford University, from which she graduated.[5] A four-time All-American from 1981 to 1984, she teamed with Linda Gates in 1984 to win the NCAA doubles championship.[6][7]

She competed professionally from 1980 to 1993. In 1982, she reached the fourth round of the US Open (where she was beaten by Bonnie Gadusek), her best performance in singles in a Grand Slam tournament. In 1986, she won her only career singles title at Charleston, South Carolina.[8]

Burgin was a member of the U.S. Federation Cup team in 1985 and 1987. In 1986, Burgin was captain of the U.S. Wightman Cup team.[9]

During her career, she won eleven tournaments on the WTA Tour, including ten in doubles.[7] She reached No. 7 in the world in doubles.[1]

After retiring in 1993, Burgin has become a tennis commentator.[1]

In 2003, she was inducted into the USTA Mid–Atlantic Tennis Hall of Fame.[10]

WTA career finals

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Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam 0
Tier I 0
Tier II 0
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 0
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 1985 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard United States Kathleen Horvath 2–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 May 1985 Houston, U.S. Clay United States Martina Navratilova 4–6, 1–6
Win 1–2 Apr 1986 Charleston, U.S. Clay Denmark Tine Scheuer-Larsen 6–1, 6–3
Loss 1–3 Sep 1989 Phoenix, U.S. Hard Spain Conchita Martínez 6–3, 4–6, 2–6

Doubles: 29 (10 titles, 19 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam 0
WTA Championships 0
Tier I 0
Tier II 0
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 1
Titles by surface
Hard 6
Clay 2
Grass 1
Carpet 2
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Aug 1984 US Open Clay Courts Clay United States JoAnne Russell South Africa Beverly Mould
United States Paula Smith
2–6, 5–7
Win 2. Mar 1985 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard United States Kathleen Horvath South Africa Jennifer Mundel
United States Molly Van Nostrand
6–4, 6–1
Loss 3. Apr 1985 Seabrook Island, U.S. Clay United States Lori McNeil Soviet Union Svetlana Cherneva
Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
1–6, 3–6
Loss 4. Apr 1985 Orlando, U.S. Clay United States Kathleen Horvath United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
3–6, 1–6
Win 5. May 1985 Houston, U.S. Clay United States Martina Navratilova Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 6. Jun 1985 Birmingham, England Grass United States Alycia Moulton United States Terry Holladay
United States Sharon Walsh-Pete
4–6, 7–5, 3–6
Loss 7. Sep 1985 Chicago, U.S. Carpet United States JoAnne Russell United States Kathy Jordan
Australia Liz Smylie
2–6, 2–6
Loss 8. May 1986 Houston, U.S. Clay United States JoAnne Russell United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
Australia Wendy Turnbull
2–6, 4–6
Win 9. May 1986 Lugano, Switzerland Clay United States Betsy Nagelsen Australia Jenny Byrne
Australia Janine Tremelling
6–2, 6–3
Win 10. Jun 1986 Birmingham, England Grass South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank Australia Liz Smylie
Australia Wendy Turnbull
6–2, 6–4
Loss 11. Aug, 1986 San Diego, U.S. Hard South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank United States Beth Herr
United States Alycia Moulton
7–5, 2–6, 4–6
Win 12. Sep 1986 Tampa, U.S. Hard South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank United States Gigi Fernández
United States Kim Sands
7–5, 6–2
Loss 13. Feb 1987 Tokyo, Japan Carpet (i) United States Pam Shriver West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
1–6, 6–7
Loss 14. Mar 1987 Dallas, U.S. Carpet (i) United States Robin White United States Mary Lou Daniels
United States Anne White
5–7, 3–6
Win 15. Mar 1987 Washington, D.C., U.S. Carpet (i) United States Pam Shriver United States Zina Garrison
United States Lori McNeil
6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 16. May 1987 Tampa, U.S. Clay South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank United States Chris Evert
Australia Wendy Turnbull
4–6, 3–6
Loss 17. Aug 1987 San Diego, U.S. Hard United States Sharon Walsh-Pete Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
France Catherine Suire
3–6, 4–6
Win 18. Nov 1987 Worcester, U.S. Carpet South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank West Germany Bettina Bunge
West Germany Eva Pfaff
6–4, 6–4
Win 18. Sep 1988 Phoenix, U.S. Hard South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank United States Beth Herr
United States Terry Phelps
6–7, 7–6, 7–6
Loss 19. Oct 1988 Nashville, U.S. Hard South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank Australia Jenny Byrne
Australia Janine Tremelling
5–7, 7–6, 4–6
Loss 20. Mar 1989 Oklahoma City, U.S. Hard Australia Liz Smylie United States Lori McNeil
United States Betsy Nagelsen
w/o
Loss 21. Apr 1989 Tampa, U.S. Clay South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank Netherlands Brenda Schultz
Hungary Andrea Temesvári
6–7, 4–6
Win 22. Aug 1989 San Diego, U.S. Hard South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank United States Gretchen Magers
United States Robin White
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 23. Sep 1989 Phoenix, U.S. Hard South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank United States Penny Barg
United States Mareen Louie-Harper
6–7, 6–7
Loss 24. Sep 1989 Dallas, U.S. Carpet (i) South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank United States Mary Joe Fernández
United States Betsy Nagelsen
6–7, 3–6
Loss 25. Nov 1989 Worcester, U.S. Carpet (i) South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss 26. Mar 1990 Boca Raton, U.S. Hard Australia Wendy Turnbull Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
4–6, 2–6
Loss 27. May 1990 Geneva, Switzerland Clay United States Betsy Nagelsen Australia Louise Field
South Africa Dianne Van Rensburg
7–5, 6–7, 5–7
Loss 28. Aug 1990 San Diego, U.S. Hard South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank United States Patty Fendick
United States Zina Garrison
4–6, 6–7
Win 29. Oct 1990 Scottsdale, U.S. Hard Canada Helen Kelesi United States Sandy Collins
United States Ronni Reis
6–4, 6–2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e TANTON, BILL. "Elise Burgin is still an ace, but from a distance". baltimoresun.com.
  2. ^ Horvitz, P.S. (2007). The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and the 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars. SPI Books. p. 54. ISBN 9781561719075. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  3. ^ Horvitz, Peter S. (April 2007). The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports ... – Peter S. Horvitz – Google Books. ISBN 9781561719075.
  4. ^ Goldman, David J. (September 1, 2013). Jewish Sports Stars (2nd Revised Edition): Athletic Heroes Past and Present. Kar-Ben. ISBN 9781467716499 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Feinstein, John (August 17, 2011). Hard Courts: Real Life on the Professional Tennis Tours. Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 9780307800961 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Silverman, B. P. Robert Stephen (September 22, 2003). The 100 Greatest Jews in Sports: Ranked According to Achievement. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9781461671688 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ a b Frost, Marcia (2008). American Doubles-- the Trials, the Triumphs, the Domination: What You Didn't ... – Marcia Frost – Google Books. ISBN 9781932421163.
  8. ^ Horvitz, Peter S. (April 2007). The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports ... – Peter S. Horvitz – Google Books. ISBN 9781561719075.
  9. ^ "Stanford University's Official Athletic Site – Women's Tennis". Stanford University Athletics.
  10. ^ "Hall of Fame profile". Archived from the original on January 22, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
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