Elise Burgin

Elise Burgin
Country (sports)	United States
Born	March 5, 1962 (age 62); 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)
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)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1989)
French Open	SF (1985)
Wimbledon	SF (1986)
US Open	SF (1986)

Last updated November 16, 2024

Elise Burgin (born March 5, 1962) is a retired American tennis player. She achieved WTA rankings of 22 in singles and 7 in doubles.^[1]

Personal life

Burgin, who is Jewish, was born in Baltimore, Maryland and grew up in Maryland.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Tennis career

Before playing professionally, Burgin was an outstanding singles and doubles player at Stanford University, from which she graduated.^[5] A four-time All-American from 1981 to 1984, she teamed with Linda Gates in 1984 to win the NCAA 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 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.^[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 the WTA 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 the USTA Mid–Atlantic Tennis Hall of Fame.^[10]

WTA career finals

Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam	0
Tier I	0
Tier II	0
Tier III	0
Tier IV & V	0

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Mar 1985	Indianapolis, U.S.	Hard	Kathleen Horvath	2–6, 4–6
Loss	0–2	May 1985	Houston, U.S.	Clay	Martina Navratilova	4–6, 1–6
Win	1–2	Apr 1986	Charleston, U.S.	Clay	Tine Scheuer-Larsen	6–1, 6–3
Loss	1–3	Sep 1989	Phoenix, U.S.	Hard	Conchita Martínez	6–3, 4–6, 2–6

Doubles: 29 (10 titles, 19 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam	0
WTA Championships	0
Tier I	0
Tier II	0
Tier III	0
Tier IV & V	1

Titles by surface
Hard	6
Clay	2
Grass	1
Carpet	2

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	Aug 1984	US Open Clay Courts	Clay	JoAnne Russell	Beverly Mould Paula Smith	2–6, 5–7
Win	2.	Mar 1985	Indianapolis, U.S.	Hard	Kathleen Horvath	Jennifer Mundel Molly Van Nostrand	6–4, 6–1
Loss	3.	Apr 1985	Seabrook Island, U.S.	Clay	Lori McNeil	Svetlana Cherneva Larisa Savchenko	1–6, 3–6
Loss	4.	Apr 1985	Orlando, U.S.	Clay	Kathleen Horvath	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	3–6, 1–6
Win	5.	May 1985	Houston, U.S.	Clay	Martina Navratilova	Manuela Maleeva Helena Suková	6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Loss	6.	Jun 1985	Birmingham, England	Grass	Alycia Moulton	Terry Holladay Sharon Walsh-Pete	4–6, 7–5, 3–6
Loss	7.	Sep 1985	Chicago, U.S.	Carpet	JoAnne Russell	Kathy Jordan Liz Smylie	2–6, 2–6
Loss	8.	May 1986	Houston, U.S.	Clay	JoAnne Russell	Chris Evert-Lloyd Wendy Turnbull	2–6, 4–6
Win	9.	May 1986	Lugano, Switzerland	Clay	Betsy Nagelsen	Jenny Byrne Janine Tremelling	6–2, 6–3
Win	10.	Jun 1986	Birmingham, England	Grass	Rosalyn Fairbank	Liz Smylie Wendy Turnbull	6–2, 6–4
Loss	11.	Aug, 1986	San Diego, U.S.	Hard	Rosalyn Fairbank	Beth Herr Alycia Moulton	7–5, 2–6, 4–6
Win	12.	Sep 1986	Tampa, U.S.	Hard	Rosalyn Fairbank	Gigi Fernández Kim Sands	7–5, 6–2
Loss	13.	Feb 1987	Tokyo, Japan	Carpet (i)	Pam Shriver	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	1–6, 6–7
Loss	14.	Mar 1987	Dallas, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Robin White	Mary Lou Daniels Anne White	5–7, 3–6
Win	15.	Mar 1987	Washington, D.C., U.S.	Carpet (i)	Pam Shriver	Zina Garrison Lori McNeil	6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Loss	16.	May 1987	Tampa, U.S.	Clay	Rosalyn Fairbank	Chris Evert Wendy Turnbull	4–6, 3–6
Loss	17.	Aug 1987	San Diego, U.S.	Hard	Sharon Walsh-Pete	Jana Novotná Catherine Suire	3–6, 4–6
Win	18.	Nov 1987	Worcester, U.S.	Carpet	Rosalyn Fairbank	Bettina Bunge Eva Pfaff	6–4, 6–4
Win	18.	Sep 1988	Phoenix, U.S.	Hard	Rosalyn Fairbank	Beth Herr Terry Phelps	6–7, 7–6, 7–6
Loss	19.	Oct 1988	Nashville, U.S.	Hard	Rosalyn Fairbank	Jenny Byrne Janine Tremelling	5–7, 7–6, 4–6
Loss	20.	Mar 1989	Oklahoma City, U.S.	Hard	Liz Smylie	Lori McNeil Betsy Nagelsen	w/o
Loss	21.	Apr 1989	Tampa, U.S.	Clay	Rosalyn Fairbank	Brenda Schultz Andrea Temesvári	6–7, 4–6
Win	22.	Aug 1989	San Diego, U.S.	Hard	Rosalyn Fairbank	Gretchen Magers Robin White	4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss	23.	Sep 1989	Phoenix, U.S.	Hard	Rosalyn Fairbank	Penny Barg Mareen Louie-Harper	6–7, 6–7
Loss	24.	Sep 1989	Dallas, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Rosalyn Fairbank	Mary Joe Fernández Betsy Nagelsen	6–7, 3–6
Loss	25.	Nov 1989	Worcester, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Rosalyn Fairbank	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss	26.	Mar 1990	Boca Raton, U.S.	Hard	Wendy Turnbull	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	4–6, 2–6
Loss	27.	May 1990	Geneva, Switzerland	Clay	Betsy Nagelsen	Louise Field Dianne Van Rensburg	7–5, 6–7, 5–7
Loss	28.	Aug 1990	San Diego, U.S.	Hard	Rosalyn Fairbank	Patty Fendick Zina Garrison	4–6, 6–7
Win	29.	Oct 1990	Scottsdale, U.S.	Hard	Helen Kelesi	Sandy Collins Ronni Reis	6–4, 6–2

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References

1 2 3 4 5 TANTON, BILL. "Elise Burgin is still an ace, but from a distance". baltimoresun.com.
↑ Horvitz, P.S. (2007). The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and the 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars. SPI Books. p. 54. ISBN 9781561719075 . Retrieved October 4, 2014.
↑ Horvitz, Peter S. (April 2007). The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports ... – Peter S. Horvitz – Google Books. ISBN 9781561719075.
↑ Goldman, David J. (September 1, 2013). Jewish Sports Stars (2nd Revised Edition): Athletic Heroes Past and Present. Kar-Ben. ISBN 9781467716499 – via Google Books.
↑ Feinstein, John (August 17, 2011). Hard Courts: Real Life on the Professional Tennis Tours. Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 9780307800961 – via Google Books.
↑ Silverman, B. P. Robert Stephen (September 22, 2003). The 100 Greatest Jews in Sports: Ranked According to Achievement. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9781461671688 – via Google Books.
1 2 Frost, Marcia (2008). American Doubles-- the Trials, the Triumphs, the Domination: What You Didn't ... – Marcia Frost – Google Books. ISBN 9781932421163.
↑ Horvitz, Peter S. (April 2007). The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports ... – Peter S. Horvitz – Google Books. ISBN 9781561719075.
↑ "Stanford University's Official Athletic Site – Women's Tennis". Stanford University Athletics.
↑ "Hall of Fame profile". Archived from the original on January 22, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2011.

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Elise Burgin at the International Tennis Federation
Elise Burgin at the Billie Jean King Cup

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[autogenerated1-1] 1 2 3 4 5 TANTON, BILL. "Elise Burgin is still an ace, but from a distance". baltimoresun.com.

[google-2] Horvitz, P.S. (2007). The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and the 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars. SPI Books. p. 54. ISBN 9781561719075 . Retrieved October 4, 2014.

[3] Horvitz, Peter S. (April 2007). The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports ... – Peter S. Horvitz – Google Books. ISBN 9781561719075.

[4] Goldman, David J. (September 1, 2013). Jewish Sports Stars (2nd Revised Edition): Athletic Heroes Past and Present. Kar-Ben. ISBN 9781467716499 – via Google Books.

[5] Feinstein, John (August 17, 2011). Hard Courts: Real Life on the Professional Tennis Tours. Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 9780307800961 – via Google Books.

[6] Silverman, B. P. Robert Stephen (September 22, 2003). The 100 Greatest Jews in Sports: Ranked According to Achievement. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9781461671688 – via Google Books.

[autogenerated2-7] 1 2 Frost, Marcia (2008). American Doubles-- the Trials, the Triumphs, the Domination: What You Didn't ... – Marcia Frost – Google Books. ISBN 9781932421163.

[8] Horvitz, Peter S. (April 2007). The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports ... – Peter S. Horvitz – Google Books. ISBN 9781561719075.

[9] "Stanford University's Official Athletic Site – Women's Tennis". Stanford University Athletics.

[10] "Hall of Fame profile". Archived from the original on January 22, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2011.

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