Jim Gurfein
Jim Gurfein (born January 4, 1961), is an American former professional tennis player.[1] Gurfein reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 96 in September 1983.
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Early years
Gurfein was born in New York, New York, and is Jewish.[2] His parents, Jay and Barbara, are both lawyers.[3] Gurfein grew up in Great Neck, New York. He attended Great Neck North High School and Stanford University. At least while on tour, Gurfein kept a residence in Atlanta, Georgia.[4]
Tennis career
Gurfein was runner-up of the 1981 NCAA singles tennis championship, falling to Stanford University teammate Tim Mayotte, and was an All American that year.[3] He was a member of the U.S. Junior Davis Cup team in 1981.[3] In 1982 he won a doubles title in Cairo (CL) with D. Gitlin.[1]
Gurfein reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 96 in September 1983.[3] He won 1 doubles title and reached his high doubles ranking of World No. 100 in June 1984.[5][6]
In 1984 he won the USTA Hawaiian Satellite tournament.[3] In 1988 he was a doubles winner at Seattle Ch. (with B. Farrow).[3]
Grand Prix and WCT doubles finals (4)
Titles (1)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1981 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | Anders Järryd | Andrés Gómez Belus Prajoux |
5–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1981 | Manila, Philippines | Clay | Drew Gitlin | Mike Bauer John Benson |
4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1. | 1982 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Drew Gitlin | Heinz Günthardt Markus Günthardt |
6–4, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 3. | 1983 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Erick Iskersky | Anders Järryd Hans Simonsson |
5–7, 3–6 |
References
- ^ a b "Jim GURFEIN". itftennis.com. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
- ^ Jewish Post 12 March 1982 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program
- ^ a b c d e f Jim Gurfein | Bio | ATP World Tour | Tennis
- ^ "Jim Gurfein Profile". /pages/The-ATP-Champions-Tour. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
- ^ "Jim Gurfein | Overview | ATP World Tour | Tennis". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
- ^ "Tennis Abstract: Jim Gurfein ATP Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". tennisabstract.com. Retrieved 2018-02-07.