Eliot Teltscher

Eliot Teltscher

Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Irvine, California
Born	(1959-03-15) March 15, 1959 (age 66) 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)

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.

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]

Davis Cup

Teltscher was on the U.S. Davis Cup team in 1982, 1983, and 1985. His team defeated France in the 1982 tournament. ^[6]

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
Loss	1981	French Open	Clay	Terry Moor	Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy	2–6, 6–7, 3–6

Mixed doubles

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1983	French Open	Clay	Barbara Jordan	Leslie Allen Charles Strode	6–2, 6–3

ATP Tour finals

Singles 24 (10–14)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 1978	Atlanta, U.S.	Hard	Stan Smith	6–4, 1–6, 1–2, ret.
Win	1–1	Nov 1978	Hong Kong	Hard	Pat Du Pré	6–4, 6–3, 6–2
Win	2–1	Sep 1979	Atlanta, U.S.	Hard	John Alexander	6–3, 4–6, 6–2
Loss	2–2	Jan 1980	Birmingham, U.S.	Carpet	Jimmy Connors	3–6, 2–6
Loss	2–3	Apr 1980	New Orleans, U.S.	Carpet	Wojciech Fibak	4–6, 5–7
Win	3–3	Aug 1980	Atlanta, U.S.	Hard	Terry Moor	6–2, 6–2
Loss	3–4	Sep 1980	San Francisco, U.S.	Carpet	Gene Mayer	2–6, 6–2, 1–6
Win	4–4	Oct 1980	Maui, U.S.	Hard	Tim Wilkison	7–6, 6–3
Loss	4–5	Oct 1980	Guangzhou, China	Carpet	Jimmy Connors	2–6, 4–6
Loss	4–6	Oct 1980	Tokyo, Japan	Clay	Ivan Lendl	6–3, 4–6, 0–6
Win	5–6	Jan 1981	San Juan, U.S.	Hard	Tim Gullikson	6–4, 6–2
Loss	5–7	Aug 1981	Montreal, Canada	Hard	Ivan Lendl	3–6, 2–6
Win	6–7	Sep 1981	San Francisco, U.S.	Carpet	Brian Teacher	6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Loss	6–8	Oct 1981	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	Clay	Balázs Taróczy	3–6, 6–1, 6–7(3–7)
Loss	6–9	May 1982	Rome, Italy	Clay	Andrés Gómez	2–6, 3–6, 2–6
Loss	6–10	Oct 1982	Melbourne Indoor, Australia	Carpet	Vitas Gerulaitis	6–2, 2–6, 2–6
Loss	6–11	Feb 1983	La Quinta, U.S.	Hard	José Higueras	4–6, 2–6
Win	7–11	Oct 1983	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Andrés Gómez	7–5, 3–6, 6–1
Loss	7–12	Sep 1984	Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Jimmy Connors	4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win	8–12	Oct 1984	Brisbane, Australia	Hard	Francisco González	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	9–12	Nov 1984	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Vitas Gerulaitis	6–3, 6–1, 7–6
Loss	9–13	Oct 1987	Scottsdale, U.S.	Hard	Brad Gilbert	2–6, 2–6
Win	10–13	Nov 1987	Hong Kong	Hard	John Fitzgerald	6–7(6–8), 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 7–5
Loss	10–14	Feb 1988	Guarujá, Brazil	Hard	Luiz Mattar	3–6, 3–6

Doubles 14 (4–10)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 1978	Columbus, U.S.	Clay	Marcello Lara	Colin Dibley Bob Giltinan	2–6, 3–6
Win	1–1	Apr 1979	Tulsa, U.S.	Hard (i)	Francisco González	Colin Dibley Tom Gullikson	6–7, 7–5, 6–3
Loss	1–2	Sep 1979	Atlanta, U.S.	Hard	Steve Docherty	Raymond Moore Ilie Năstase	4–6, 2–6
Win	2–2	Apr 1980	New Orleans, U.S.	Carpet	Terry Moor	Raymond Moore Robert Trogolo	7–6, 6–1
Loss	2–3	May 1980	Rome, Italy	Clay	Balázs Taróczy	Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick	6–7, 6–7
Loss	2–4	Aug 1980	Columbus, United States	Hard	Peter Fleming	Brian Gottfried Sandy Mayer	4–6, 2–6
Loss	2–5	Oct 1980	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	Clay	Terry Moor	Ross Case Jaime Fillol	3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss	2–6	Nov 1980	Wembley, England	Carpet	Bill Scanlon	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	5–7, 3–6
Loss	2–7	Jan 1981	San Juan, Puerto Rico	Hard	Tim Gullikson	Tim Mayotte Chris Mayotte	4–6, 6–7
Loss	2–8	Feb 1981	La Quinta, U.S.	Hard	Terry Moor	Bruce Manson Brian Teacher	6–7, 2–6
Loss	2–9	Jun 1981	French Open, Paris	Clay	Terry Moor	Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy	2–6, 6–7, 3–6
Win	3–9	Jan 1982	Delray Beach WCT, U.S.	Clay	Mel Purcell	Tomáš Šmíd Balázs Taróczy	6–4, 7–6
Win	4–9	Oct 1982	Maui, U.S.	Hard	Mike Cahill	Francisco González Bernard Mitton	6–4, 6–4
Loss	4–10	Nov 1984	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Steve Meister	Tracy Delatte Francisco González	6–7, 1–6

See also

• List of select Jewish tennis players

References

1. "Eliot Teltscher | Overview | Tennis". ATP Tour.
2. "12 March 1982". Jewish Post.
3. "Eliot Teltscher – One of the Greatest Jewish Tennis Players Of All Time". March 10, 2017.
4. "The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California on January 14, 1982 · Page 68".
5. Teltscher, Eliot: Jews In Sports @ Virtual Museum
6. "Teltscher, Eliot". Jews in Sports. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
7. "Teltscher to coach Pe'er in next tournament". The Jerusalem Post. July 27, 2010.
8. "Missing Sole but Not Heart". Los Angeles Times. August 7, 2003.
9. "Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Home". scjewishsportshof.com.
10. "Eliot Teltscher". International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on September 29, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
11. "Eliot Teltscher". jewishsports.net. Archived from the original on September 29, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2014.

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