Eliot Teltscher
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 No. 6 in the world and in doubles was No. 38 in the world.
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Irvine, California |
Born | Rancho Palos Verdes, California, US | March 15, 1959
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) |
Tennis career
Early years
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]
Pro career
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 No. 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]
Coaching
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]
Jewish Sports 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 1998,[9] and into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.[10][11]
Grand Slam finals
Doubles
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1981 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 6–7, 3–6 |
Mixed doubles
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1983 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 |
ATP Tour finals
Singles 24 (10–14)
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1978 | Atlanta, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 1–6, 1–2, ret. |
Win | 1–1 | Nov 1978 | Hong Kong | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 2–1 | Sep 1979 | Atlanta, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–2 | Jan 1980 | Birmingham, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | Apr 1980 | New Orleans, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 3–3 | Aug 1980 | Atlanta, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 3–4 | Sep 1980 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
2–6, 6–2, 1–6 |
Win | 4–4 | Oct 1980 | Maui, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
7–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 4–5 | Oct 1980 | Guangzhou, China | Carpet | ![]() |
2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 4–6 | Oct 1980 | Tokyo, Japan | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 4–6, 0–6 |
Win | 5–6 | Jan 1981 | San Juan, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 5–7 | Aug 1981 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 6–7 | Sep 1981 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 6–8 | Oct 1981 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–1, 6–7(3–7) |
Loss | 6–9 | May 1982 | Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 6–10 | Oct 1982 | Melbourne Indoor, Australia | Carpet | ![]() |
6–2, 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 6–11 | Feb 1983 | La Quinta, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 7–11 | Oct 1983 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 3–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 7–12 | Sep 1984 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Win | 8–12 | Oct 1984 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 9–12 | Nov 1984 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–1, 7–6 |
Loss | 9–13 | Oct 1987 | Scottsdale, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 10–13 | Nov 1987 | Hong Kong | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(6–8), 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 7–5 |
Loss | 10–14 | Feb 1988 | Guarujá, Brazil | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Doubles 14 (4–10)
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1978 | Columbus, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Apr 1979 | Tulsa, U.S. | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7, 7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–2 | Sep 1979 | Atlanta, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Apr 1980 | New Orleans, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 2–3 | May 1980 | Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–7 |
Loss | 2–4 | Aug 1980 | Columbus, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2–5 | Oct 1980 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–6 | Nov 1980 | Wembley, England | Carpet | ![]() |
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5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 2–7 | Jan 1981 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 2–8 | Feb 1981 | La Quinta, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 2–9 | Jun 1981 | French Open, Paris | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–7, 3–6 |
Win | 3–9 | Jan 1982 | Delray Beach WCT, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 4–9 | Oct 1982 | Maui, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 4–10 | Nov 1984 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 1–6 |
See also
References
- "Eliot Teltscher | Overview | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- "12 March 1982". Jewish Post.
- "Eliot Teltscher – One of the Greatest Jewish Tennis Players Of All Time". March 10, 2017.
- "The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California on January 14, 1982 · Page 68".
- Teltscher, Eliot: Jews In Sports @ Virtual Museum
- "Teltscher, Eliot". Jews in Sports. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- "Teltscher to coach Pe'er in next tournament". The Jerusalem Post. July 27, 2010.
- "Missing Sole but Not Heart". Los Angeles Times. August 7, 2003.
- "Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Home". scjewishsportshof.com.
- "Eliot Teltscher". International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- "Eliot Teltscher". jewishsports.net.
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 Archived October 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine