Full name Eric Friedler Plays Right-handed Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. | Country (sports) United States Career record 16–37 Australian Open 1R (1977) | |
Born September 8, 1954 (age 62)
Evanston, Illinois ( 1954-09-08 ) | ||
Eric Friedler (born September 8, 1954) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Biography
Friedler grew up in Chicago and attended Evanston Township High School. From 1972 to 1976 he was at the University of Michigan, where he played on the varsity tennis team. He was an All-American collegiate player in 1975 and a two-time Big Ten Doubles Champion. Following graduation he competed professionally on tour, until 1980.
During his career he competed in all four Grand Slam tournaments, in either singles or doubles. Most of his doubles appearances were with Jerry Karzen, including his only main draw entry at Wimbledon in 1977. He was runner-up in the doubles at a Grand Prix tournament in Lafayette in 1979, with Victor Amaya. In singles his best result was a semi-final in Atlanta in 1979, when managed wins over Ferdi Taygan, Rick Meyer and David Schneider. In 1980 he had an upset win in Cincinnati over Peter Fleming, who was the defending champion.
After leaving professional tennis he completed a law degree at the University of Chicago Law School.
In 1993, at the age of 38, he was a member of the American team which competed in the Maccabiah Games.
He now runs a construction company in Chicago.