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.
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Residence | Irvine, California |
Born | (1959-03-15) March 15, 1959 (age 63) Rancho Palos Verdes, California, US |
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. |
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]
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]
Teltscher was on the U.S. Davis Cup team in 1982, 1983, and 1985. His team defeated France in the 1982 tournament.[6]
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]
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]
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1981 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 6–7, 3–6 |
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1983 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 1978 | Atlanta, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 1–6, 1–2, ret. |
Win | 1. | 1978 | Hong Kong | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 2. | 1979 | Atlanta, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 2. | 1980 | Birmingham, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 3. | 1980 | New Orleans, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 3. | 1980 | Atlanta, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 4. | 1980 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
2–6, 6–2, 1–6 |
Win | 4. | 1980 | Maui, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
7–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 5. | 1980 | Taiwan | Carpet | ![]() |
2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 6. | 1980 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 4–6, 0–6 |
Win | 5. | 1981 | San Juan, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 7. | 1981 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 6. | 1981 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
6–3, 7–6 |
Loss | 8. | 1981 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–1, 6–7(3–7) |
Loss | 9. | 1982 | Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 10. | 1982 | Melbourne Indoor, Australia | Carpet | ![]() |
6–2, 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 11. | 1983 | La Quinta, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 7. | 1983 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 3–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 12. | 1984 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Win | 8. | 1984 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 9. | 1984 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–1, 7–6 |
Loss | 13. | 1987 | Scottsdale, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 10. | 1987 | Hong Kong | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(6–8), 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 7–5 |
Loss | 14. | 1988 | Guarujá, Brazil | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 1978 | Columbus, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1. | 1979 | Tulsa, U.S. | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7, 7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 2. | 1979 | Atlanta, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 2. | 1980 | New Orleans, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 3. | 1980 | Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–7 |
Loss | 4. | 1980 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Loss | 5. | 1980 | Wembley, England | Carpet | ![]() |
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5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 6. | 1981 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 7. | 1981 | La Quinta, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 8. | 1981 | French Open, Paris | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–7, 3–6 |
Win | 3. | 1982 | Delray Beach WCT, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 4. | 1982 | Maui, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 9. | 1984 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 1–6 |