Jay Lapidus

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Jay Lapidus
Country (sports) Flag of the United States.svg United States
Residence Durham, North Carolina
Born (1959-05-01) May 1, 1959 (age 65)
Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Turned pro1980
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$246,102
Singles
Career record75–106
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 34 (March 21, 1983)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 4R (1985)
French Open 2R (1982)
Wimbledon 3R (1986)
US Open 3R (1984)
Doubles
Career record19–51
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 169 (January 3, 1983)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (1982)
US Open 1R (1980, 1982, 1983, 1985)

Jay Lapidus (born May 1, 1959) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. [1]

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Playing career

A three time All-American, Lapidus played collegiate tennis for Princeton University.

Lapidus won his only Grand Prix title in 1982, at the Stowe Open. [2] He defeated Tim Mayotte, Brad Gilbert, John Alexander and Tom Gullikson en route to the final, which he won in straight sets, over Eric Fromm. [3] The American also made the semifinals in Basel and Stockholm that year. [3]

His best Grand Slam performance came in the 1985 Australian Open, where he reached the fourth round. [3]

During his career, Lapidus had a number of wins over players ranked in the world's top 20, including Peter Fleming at South Orange in 1979, Chip Hooper at Tampa in 1982, Aaron Krickstein at North Conway in 1984, Vitas Gerulaitis at Houston in 1985 and Juan Aguilera at Memphis in 1985. [3] His best win came in 1982 at a Hartford WCT tournament, where he beat the world number six José Luis Clerc. [3]

Coaching

In 1991, Lapidus became head coach of Duke University and remained in that role until 2008. He finished with a 372-126 record in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), with his wins tally bettered by only two coaches in history. On six occasions, he was named as the ACC Coach of the Year and he coached 13 ACC Championships. [4]

Personal life

Lapidus is married to former Filipino Federation Cup player Pia Tamayo. [3]

Grand Prix career finals

Singles: 1 (1–0)

ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Aug 1982 Stowe, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Eric Fromm 6–4, 6–2

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Nov 1982 Paris, FranceHard Flag of the United States.svg Rick Meyer Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gottfried
Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Manson
4–6, 2–6

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