Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | (1962-03-05)March 5, 1962 (age 63) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Turned pro | 1980 |
Retired | 1993 |
Plays | Left-handed |
Prize money | US$ 750,831 |
Singles | |
Career record | 158–194 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 22 (December 31, 1985)[1] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1989) |
French Open | 2R (1985,1986,1989,1990) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1985,1986,1987) |
US Open | 4R (1982) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 282–165 |
Career titles | 10 |
Highest ranking | No. 7 (April 13, 1987)[1] |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1989) |
French Open | SF (1985) |
Wimbledon | SF (1986) |
US Open | SF (1986) |
Elise Burgin (born March 5, 1962) is a retired American tennis player. She achievedWTA rankings of 22 in singles and 7 in doubles.[1]
Burgin, who is Jewish, was born inBaltimore, Maryland and grew up in Maryland.[2][3][4]
Before playing professionally, Burgin was an outstanding singles and doubles player atStanford University, from which she graduated.[5] A four-timeAll-American from 1981 to 1984, she teamed withLinda Gates in 1984 to win theNCAA doubles championship.[6][7]
She competed professionally from 1980 to 1993. In 1982, she reached the fourth round of the US Open (where she was beaten byBonnie Gadusek), her best performance in singles in a Grand Slam tournament. In 1986, she won her only career singles title atCharleston, South Carolina.[8]
Burgin was a member of the U.S.Federation Cup team in 1985 and 1987. In 1986, Burgin was captain of the U.S.Wightman Cup team.[9]
During her career, she won eleven tournaments on theWTA Tour, including ten in doubles.[7] She reached No. 7 in the world in doubles.[1]
After retiring in 1993, Burgin has become a tennis commentator.[1]
In 2003, she was inducted into theUSTA Mid–Atlantic Tennis Hall of Fame.[10]
Legend | |
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Grand Slam | 0 |
Tier I | 0 |
Tier II | 0 |
Tier III | 0 |
Tier IV & V | 0 |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Mar 1985 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Hard | ![]() | 2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | May 1985 | Houston, U.S. | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Apr 1986 | Charleston, U.S. | Clay | ![]() | 6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–3 | Sep 1989 | Phoenix, U.S. | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |
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Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Aug 1984 | US Open Clay Courts | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 5–7 |
Win | 2. | Mar 1985 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 3. | Apr 1985 | Seabrook Island, U.S. | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 4. | Apr 1985 | Orlando, U.S. | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 5. | May 1985 | Houston, U.S. | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 6. | Jun 1985 | Birmingham, England | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
Loss | 7. | Sep 1985 | Chicago, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 8. | May 1986 | Houston, U.S. | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 9. | May 1986 | Lugano, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 10. | Jun 1986 | Birmingham, England | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 11. | Aug, 1986 | San Diego, U.S. | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 12. | Sep 1986 | Tampa, U.S. | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–2 |
Loss | 13. | Feb 1987 | Tokyo, Japan | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 14. | Mar 1987 | Dallas, U.S. | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 15. | Mar 1987 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 16. | May 1987 | Tampa, U.S. | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 17. | Aug 1987 | San Diego, U.S. | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 18. | Nov 1987 | Worcester, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 18. | Sep 1988 | Phoenix, U.S. | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 7–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 19. | Oct 1988 | Nashville, U.S. | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 7–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 20. | Mar 1989 | Oklahoma City, U.S. | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | w/o |
Loss | 21. | Apr 1989 | Tampa, U.S. | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 4–6 |
Win | 22. | Aug 1989 | San Diego, U.S. | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 23. | Sep 1989 | Phoenix, U.S. | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 6–7 |
Loss | 24. | Sep 1989 | Dallas, U.S. | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 25. | Nov 1989 | Worcester, U.S. | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Loss | 26. | Mar 1990 | Boca Raton, U.S. | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 27. | May 1990 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–7, 5–7 |
Loss | 28. | Aug 1990 | San Diego, U.S. | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–7 |
Win | 29. | Oct 1990 | Scottsdale, U.S. | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 |