Elise Burgin

Elise Burgin

Country (sports)	United States
Born	March 5, 1962 Baltimore, United States
Turned pro	1980
Retired	1993
Prize money	US$750,831
Singles
Career record	158–194
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 27 (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. 8 (April 13, 1987)
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 an American former tennis player. Her highest ranking was No. 22 in singles, and her highest world doubles ranking was No. 8.

Personal life

Burgin, who is Jewish, was born in Baltimore, Maryland.^[1]

Tennis career

Before playing professionally, Burgin was an outstanding singles and doubles player at Stanford University. An All-American from 1981 to 1984, she teamed with Linda Gates in 1984 to win the NCAA doubles championship.

She competed professionally from 1980 to 1993.

In 1982, she reached the 4th 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.

Burgin was a member of the U.S. Federation Cup team in 1985. In 1986, Burgin was captain of the US Wightman Cup team.

During her career, she won 11 WTA tournaments, including 10 in doubles. She reached Number 8 in the world in doubles.

After she retired in 1993, Burgin became a tennis commentator.

In 2003, she was inducted into the USTA Mid–Atlantic Tennis Hall of Fame.^[2]

WTA Tour finals

Singles 8 (5–3)

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

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
Runner-up	1.	March 10, 1985	Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Hard	Kathleen Horvath	2–6, 4–6
Runner-up	2.	May 3, 1985	Houston, Texas, USA	Clay	Martina Navratilova	4–6, 1–6
Winner	3.	April 27, 1986	Isle of Palms, South Carolina, USA	Clay	Tine Scheuer-Larsen	6–1, 6–3
Runner-up	4.	September 17, 1989	Phoenix, Arizona, USA	Hard	Conchita Martínez	6–3, 4–6, 2–6

Doubles 29 (11–18)

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

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	August 11, 1984	US Open Clay Courts, USA	Clay	Joanne Russell	Beverly Mould Paula Smith	2–6, 5–7
Winner	2.	March 10, 1985	Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Hard	Kathleen Horvath	Jennifer Mundel Molly Van Nostrand	6–4, 6–1
Runner-up	3.	April 7, 1985	Seabrook Island, USA	Clay	Lori McNeil	Svetlana Cherneva Larisa Savchenko	1–6, 3–6
Runner-up	4.	April 28, 1985	Orlando, Florida, USA	Clay	Kathleen Horvath	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	3–6, 1–6
Winner	5.	May 3, 1985	Houston, Texas, USA	Clay	Martina Navratilova	Manuela Maleeva Helena Suková	6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Runner-up	6.	June 16, 1985	Birmingham, England	Grass	Alycia Moulton	Terry Holladay Sharon Walsh-Pete	4–6, 7–5, 3–6
Runner-up	7.	September 22, 1985	Chicago, Illinois, USA	Carpet	Joanne Russell	Kathy Jordan Liz Smylie	2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	8.	May 11, 1986	Houston, Texas, USA	Clay	Joanne Russell	Chris Evert-Lloyd Wendy Turnbull	2–6, 4–6
Winner	9.	May 25, 1986	Lugano, Switzerland	Clay	Betsy Nagelsen	Jenny Byrne Janine Tremelling	6–2, 6–3
Winner	10.	June 15, 1986	Birmingham, England	Grass	Rosalyn Fairbank	Liz Smylie Wendy Turnbull	6–2, 6–4
Runner-up	11.	August 3, 1986	San Diego, California, USA	Hard	Rosalyn Fairbank	Beth Herr Alycia Moulton	7–5, 2–6, 4–6
Winner	12.	September 21, 1986	Tampa, Florida, USA	Hard	Rosalyn Fairbank	Gigi Fernández Kim Sands	7–5, 6–2
Runner-up	13.	February 1, 1987	Tokyo Women's Doubles, Japan	Carpet	Pam Shriver	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	1–6, 6–7
Runner-up	14.	March 22, 1987	Dallas, Texas, USA	Carpet	Robin White	Mary-Lou Daniels Anne White	5–7, 3–6
Winner	15.	March 29, 1987	Washington, D.C., USA	Carpet	Pam Shriver	Zina Garrison Lori McNeil	6–1, 3–6 6–4
Runner-up	16.	May 3, 1987	Tampa, Florida, USA	Clay	Rosalyn Fairbank	Chris Evert Wendy Turnbull	4–6, 3–6
Runner-up	17.	August 9, 1987	San Diego, California, USA	Hard	Sharon Walsh-Pete	Jana Novotná Catherine Suire	3–6, 4–6
Winner	18.	November 8, 1987	Worcester, Massachusetts, USA	Carpet	Rosalyn Fairbank	Bettina Bunge Eva Pfaff	6–4, 6–4
Winner	18.	September 18, 1988	Phoenix, Arizona, USA	Hard	Rosalyn Fairbank	Beth Herr Terry Phelps	6–7, 7–6, 7–6
Winner	19.	October 23, 1988	Nashville, Tennessee, USA	Hard	Rosalyn Fairbank	Jenny Byrne Janine Tremelling	5–7, 7–6, 4–6
Runner-up	20.	March 5, 1989	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA	Hard	Liz Smylie	Lori McNeill Betsy Nagelsen	W/O
Runner-up	21.	April 23, 1989	Tampa, Florida, USA	Clay	Rosalyn Fairbank	Brenda Schultz Andrea Temesvári	6–7, 4–6
Winner	22.	August 6, 1989	San Diego, California, USA	Hard	Rosalyn Fairbank	Gretchen Magers Robin White	4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up	23.	September 17, 1989	Phoenix, Arizona, USA	Hard	Rosalyn Fairbank	Penny Barg Mareen Louie-Harper	6–7, 6–7
Runner-up	24.	September 24, 1989	Dallas, Texas, USA	Carpet	Rosalyn Fairbank	Mary Joe Fernandez Betsy Nagelsen	6–7, 3–6
Runner-up	25.	November 5, 1989	Worcester, Massachusetts, USA	Carpet	Rosalyn Fairbank	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Runner-up	26.	March 11, 1990	Boca Raton, Florida, USA	Hard	Wendy Turnbull	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	4–6, 2–6
Runner-up	27.	May 27, 1990	European Open, Switzerland	Clay	Betsy Nagelsen	Louise Field Dianne Van Rensburg	7–5, 6–7, 5–7
Runner-up	28.	August 12, 1990	San Diego, California, USA	Hard	Rosalyn Fairbank	Patty Fendick Zina Garrison	4–6, 6–7
Winner	29.	October 21, 1990	Scottsdale, Arizona, USA	Hard	Helen Kelesi	Sandy Collins Ronni Reis	6–4, 6–2

See also

• List of select Jewish tennis players

References

1. 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 2014-10-04.
2. Hall of Fame profile

External links

• Elise Burgin at the Women's Tennis Association
• Elise Burgin at the International Tennis Federation
• Elise Burgin at the Fed Cup