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.

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
Runner-up 1. 1981 Bordeaux, France Clay Sweden Anders Järryd Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Chile Belus Prajoux
5–7, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 1981 Manila, Philippines Clay United States Drew Gitlin United States Mike Bauer
United States John Benson
4–6, 4–6
Winner 1. 1982 Cairo, Egypt Clay United States Drew Gitlin Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Switzerland Markus Günthardt
6–4, 7–5
Runner-up 3. 1983 Barcelona, Spain Clay United States Erick Iskersky Sweden Anders Järryd
Sweden Hans Simonsson
5–7, 3–6

References

  1. ^ a b "Jim GURFEIN". itftennis.com. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  2. ^ Jewish Post 12 March 1982 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program
  3. ^ a b c d e f Jim Gurfein | Bio | ATP World Tour | Tennis
  4. ^ "Jim Gurfein Profile". /pages/The-ATP-Champions-Tour. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  5. ^ "Jim Gurfein | Overview | ATP World Tour | Tennis". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  6. ^ "Tennis Abstract: Jim Gurfein ATP Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". tennisabstract.com. Retrieved 2018-02-07.

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