Country (sports) United States Australian Open 3R (1989) Career titles 1 Turned pro 1980 | Career record 158–194 Role Tennis player Prize money US$750,831 Name Elise Burgin Retired 1993 | |
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Born March 5, 1962 (age 62) Baltimore, United States ( 1962-03-05 ) Highest ranking No. 27 (December 31, 1985) | ||
Elise Burgin (born March 5, 1962) is an American former tennis player. Her highest ranking was No. 22 in singles, and her highest world doubles ranking was No. 8.
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Personal life
Burgin, who is Jewish, was born in Baltimore, Maryland.
Tennis career
Before playing professionally, Burgin was an outstanding singles and doubles player at Stanford University. An All-American from 1981 to 1984, she teamed with Linda Gates in 1984 to win the NCAA doubles championship.
She competed professionally from 1980 to 1993.
In 1982, she reached the 4th 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.
Burgin was a member of the U.S. Federation Cup team in 1985 and 1987. In 1986, Burgin was captain of the US Wightman Cup team.
During her career, she won 11 WTA tournaments, including 10 in doubles. She reached Number 8 in the world in doubles.
After she retired in 1993, Burgin became a tennis commentator.
In 2003, she was inducted into the USTA Mid–Atlantic Tennis Hall of Fame.