Justin Gimelstob

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Justin Jeremy Gimelstob (born January 26, 1977[1]) is a retired American tennis player. Gimelstob has been a resident of Morristown, New Jersey,[2] and as of 2009 lived in Santa Monica, California.[3]

He was the top-ranked boy in his age group at the ages of 12, 14, 16, and 18.[4] As a pro, he made the final of the Newport Tournament in singles and has 15 doubles championships to his name, including the 1998 Australian Open and 1998 French Open mixed doubles titles with Venus Williams. He was twice a member of the U.S. Davis Cup team.[4]

In singles matches, he defeated Andre Agassi,[5] Petr Korda,[6] Àlex Corretja,[7] Pat Rafter,[8][9] and Gustavo Kuerten.[10] His career singles record was 107–172.[10] His highest career singles ranking was No. 63 in 1999, and his highest career doubles ranking was No. 18 in 2000.

Gimelstob most recently coached American John Isner.[11]

Tennis career

Juniors

Gimelstob had one of the most successful junior tennis careers in American junior tennis history. He started playing tennis when he was eight, and was the top-ranked boy in his age group from ages 12 through 18.[4] In 1991, he was ranked No. 1 in the USTA Boys' 14 age group, and he was No. 1 ranked again in the USTA Boys' 16 age group, winning the USTA championship, in 1993.[4] He was also ranked No. 1 at age 18, and in 1995 he won the USTA National Boys' 18 Championships.[4][12]

Gimelstob grew up in the New Vernon section of Harding Township, New Jersey.[13] He graduated from Newark Academy in Livingston, New Jersey, in 1995.[14] As a sophomore at Newark Academy, Gimelstob led the school's tennis team to a 26–0 record and won the state Tournament of Champions.[15] In 2005, he was entered into the high school's hall of fame, the Newark (N.J.) Academy Hall of Fame.[16] The high school named its tennis facility after him and his brothers.[17]

Gimelstob, as a resident of Essex Fells, New Jersey, competed in junior tennis.[18]

College and pro careers

In January 1995, Gimelstob enrolled at UCLA after first recruiting him as a 12 year old, and eliciting legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden during his recruitment process, Gimelstob accepted a scholarship to attend UCLA after graduating high school a year early.[4] There, he completed his first semester with a 4.0 GPA and throughout his two years maintained the highest GPA of any student athlete.[19] He was an Academic All American is his freshman year.[4][19] In Gimelstob's sophomore season he was ranked #1 in singles and doubles, while leading UCLA to the #1 team ranking throughout the season until losing a heartbreaking final to Stanford after defeating them three times during the season. Gimelstob went on to partner Srdan Muskatirovic to win the 1996 NCAA Doubles Championship.

In September 1995, when he defeated David Prinosil in the first round of the U.S. Open it was stated in Sports Illustrated. that Gimelstob was ranked # 1,154 at the time, and Prinosil #85.[20]

Gimelstob turned pro in 1996. At Wimbledon in June 1997 he upset world # 12 Gustavo Kuerten, 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 1–6, 6–4. In July 1997, he defeated world # 32 Andre Agassi at the ATP event in Los Angeles, 7–5, 6–2. Later that month, he defeated world # 16 Petr Korda 6–4, 6–4 in Montreal. Gimelstob then reached the 3rd round at the 1997 US Open.

Gimelstob subsequently established himself chiefly as a doubles specialist, winning 12 titles. In 11 appearances at the US Open, he partnered 11 different players.

He won the 1998 Australian Open and French Open mixed doubles titles, with Venus Williams as his partner.[21] In June 1998 at Wimbledon he beat world No. 9 Àlex Corretja in straight sets. In July he upset world No. 5 Pat Rafter 6–4, 6–3 in Los Angeles.

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Gimelstob serving

In March he beat world # 22 Thomas Muster, 6–4, 7–5 in Scottsdale, and in August he upset world # 7 Todd Martin, 6–4, 6–4 in Cincinnati. In June 2000 he beat world No.27 Fabrice Santoro in London, 4–6, 6–4, 6–0. In July he upset world # 19 Mark Philippoussis 3–6, 7–6 (7–5), 7–6 (7–3). In 2001, he and partner Scott Humphries got to the semifinals of the Australian Open.[20] At the US Open, 5' 9" Michal Tabara was fined $1,000 for unsportsmanlike behavior for spitting at Gimelstob after their match. Tabara felt Gimelstob had taken an excessive number of time outs for injuries. "Unless he grows about another foot by the time I get back to the locker room", the 6' 5" Gimelstob said, "he's in trouble."[22]

At the 2002 U.S. Open singles competition, Gimelstob lost in the second round to Andre Agassi. In doubles, he and Jeff Tarango lost in the 2nd round to Brian MacPhee and Nenad Zimonjić, 7–5, 2–6, 6–7 (5–7).[20] In February 2003 he upset world No. 13 Paradorn Srichaphan, 7–5 6–2, in San Jose. At Wimbledon in 2003, he competed in both the singles and doubles events. He upset No. 15 seed Arnaud Clément of France in the second round in five sets. In the third round, Gimelstob lost in three sets to Jonas Björkman of Sweden.

At Wimbledon 2004, Gimelstob and Scott Humphries defeated Bob and Mike Bryan 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 in the second round. They lost to Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor in the quarterfinals, 3–6, 2–6.[20] In July 2004, Gimelstob won in singles at Forest Hills, New York, beating Dušan Vemić 7–6 (7), 6–2 in the final. That September, he beat Florent Serra of France 6–2, 6–2 in the quarterfinals, and Alex Bogomolov Jr. 6–1, 6–3 in the final of a hard court tournament in Beijing. He also won the doubles event at both of these tournaments, and a singles title at Nashville in November.[20]

Gimelstob made it to the finals in the hard court tournament in Tallahassee in April 2005,. At Wimbledon that year, Gimelstob defeated 29th seed Nicolás Massú in the 2nd round 6–3, 4–6, 7–6 (7–5), 7–6 (7–0). He was eliminated in the 3rd round by Lleyton Hewitt (seeded 3rd) 7–6 (7–5), 6–4, 7–5.[20] In 2006, Gimelstob reached his first ATP Tour Singles Final at The Hall of Fame Championships in Newport, Rhode Island, losing to Mark Philippoussis. In March 2006 he defeated world # 39 Feliciano López, 7–5. 6–3, in Indian Wells. In May he defeated world # 32 Nicolás Massú, 2–6, 7–6 (7–3), 6–4, in the Portugal, and in July he defeated world # 36 Andy Murray, 6–1, 7–6 (4), in the semifinals at Newport, Rhode Island.

In September 2006 he had back surgery to remove two large disc fragments that were putting pressure on the nerves to his right leg, causing him to lose sensation.[23][24]

In June 2007, Gimelstob lost a contentious 6–4 vote of the ATP Players Council in his attempt to replace Andre Agassi's manager, Perry Rogers, on the men's tour's 3-man board of directors, and to become the first active player on the board.[25]

Gimelstob retired from professional tennis in the fall of 2007.[26] His highest world singles ranking was # 63, and in doubles, # 18.[20] In his final singles major, he was defeated by Andy Roddick in the first round of the 2007 U.S. Open, 7–6, 6–3, 6–3. He also played doubles in the 2007 US open. After retirement, he pursued a career in sports commentary, working for Tennis Channel. He resigned from his position at the Tennis Channel after being convicted of assaulting an acquaintance.[27]

Jewish heritage

Gimelstob is Jewish.[28][29][30][31] His father Gary was an assistant coach of Team USA's tennis squad at the 1981 Maccabiah Games in Israel.[32] Asked in 2003, in the wake of a Vanity Fair magazine article about increased anti-Semitism in France, whether he had been the brunt of anti-Semitism while he was in France for the French Open, he responded that he was uncertain.[33] "They're so impolite and rude in general, you don't know if they think I'm Jewish or whether I'm just another American tourist".[34]

He is a member of the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.[8][16][17] He was inducted into the MetroWest Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in New Jersey in 2006.[8][35]

He said he was proud to be a Jewish role model.[36] He added: "When I played, I got a lot of support from the Jewish community. People identify me as a Jewish athlete. It's a strong responsibility, and I appreciate that."[8]

Davis Cup

Gimelstob played for the US Davis Cup team in 1998 and 2001.[37]

Significant finals

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles: 2 (2 titles)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1998 Australian Open Hard Template:Flagicon Venus Williams Template:Flagicon Helena Suková
Template:Flagicon Cyril Suk 		6–2, 6–1
Win 1998 French Open Clay Template:Flagicon Venus Williams Template:Flagicon Serena Williams
Template:Flagicon Luis Lobo 		6–4, 6–4

ATP Tour career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour International Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 [[2006 Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships – Singles|Template:Dts]] Newport, United States International Series Grass Template:Flagicon Mark Philippoussis 3–6, 5–7

Doubles: 17 (13 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour Championship Series (3–0)
ATP World Tour World/International Series (10–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–1)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (3–1)
Carpet (1–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (10–4)
Indoor (3–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 [[1997 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Newport, United States World Series Grass Template:Flagicon Brett Steven Template:Flagicon Kent Kinnear
Template:Flagicon Aleksandar Kitinov 		6–3, 6–4
Win 2–0 [[1998 Nottingham Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Nottingham, United Kingdom World Series Grass Template:Flagicon Byron Talbot Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor
Template:Flagicon Sébastien Lareau 		7–5, 6–7, 6–4
Win 3–0 [[1999 Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Scottsdale, United States World Series Hard Template:Flagicon Richey Reneberg Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles
Template:Flagicon Sandon Stolle 		6–4, 6–7, 6–3
Win 4–0 [[1999 AT&T Challenge – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Atlanta, United States World Series Clay Template:Flagicon Patrick Galbraith Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge
Template:Flagicon Mark Woodforde 		5–7, 7–6, 6–3
Win 5–0 [[1999 Nottingham Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Nottingham, United Kingdom World Series Grass Template:Flagicon Patrick Galbraith Template:Flagicon Marius Barnard
Template:Flagicon Brent Haygarth 		5–7, 7–5, 6–3
Win 6–0 [[1999 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Washington, United States Championship Series Hard Template:Flagicon Sébastien Lareau Template:Flagicon David Adams
Template:Flagicon John-Laffnie de Jager 		7–5, 6–7, 6–3
Win 7–0 [[1999 Kremlin Cup – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Moscow, Russia World Series Carpet Template:Flagicon Daniel Vacek Template:Flagicon Andrei Medvedev
Template:Flagicon Marat Safin 		6–2, 6–1
Win 8–0 [[2000 Kroger St. Jude International – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Memphis, United States Championship Series Hard Template:Flagicon Sébastien Lareau Template:Flagicon Jim Grabb
Template:Flagicon Richey Reneberg 		6–2, 6–4
Loss 8–1 [[Verizon Tennis Challenge|Template:Dts]] Atlanta, United States World Series Clay Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles Template:Flagicon Ellis Ferreira
Template:Flagicon Rick Leach 		3–6, 4–6
Loss 8–2 [[2000 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Orlando, United States World Series Clay Template:Flagicon Sébastien Lareau Template:Flagicon Leander Paes
Template:Flagicon Jan Siemerink 		3–6, 4–6
Win 9–2 [[2000 President's Cup – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Tashkent, Uzbekistan International Series Hard Template:Flagicon Scott Humphries Template:Flagicon Marius Barnard
Template:Flagicon Robbie Koenig 		6–3, 6–2
Loss 9–3 [[2002 Mercedes-Benz Cup – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Los Angeles, United States World Series Hard Template:Flagicon Michaël Llodra Template:Flagicon Sébastien Grosjean
Template:Flagicon Nicolas Kiefer 		4–6, 4–6
Win 10–3 [[2003 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Tokyo, Japan Championship Series Hard Template:Flagicon Nicolas Kiefer Template:Flagicon Scott Humphries
Template:Flagicon Mark Merklein 		6–7(6–8), 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win 11–3 [[2004 China Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Beijing, China International Series Hard Template:Flagicon Graydon Oliver Template:Flagicon Taylor Dent
Template:Flagicon Alex Bogomolov Jr. 		4–6, 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Win 12–3 [[2004 Thailand Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Thailand Open, Thailand International Series Hard Template:Flagicon Graydon Oliver Template:Flagicon Roger Federer
Template:Flagicon Yves Allegro 		5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Win 13–3 [[2005 China Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] Beijing, China International Series Hard Template:Flagicon Nathan Healey Template:Flagicon Dmitry Tursunov
Template:Flagicon Mikhail Youzhny 		4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 13–4 [[2006 Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]] Newport, United States International Series Grass Template:Flagicon Jeff Coetzee Template:Flagicon Jürgen Melzer
Template:Flagicon Robert Kendrick 		6–7(3–7), 0–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 16 (9–7)

Legend
ATP Challenger (9–7)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–7)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Template:Dts Urbana-Champaign, United States Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Steve Bryan 5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Win 2–0 Template:Dts Andorra la Vella, Andorra Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Sandon Stolle 6–4, 6–2
Win 3–0 Template:Dts Andorra la Vella, Andorra Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon George Bastl 6–3, 2–6, 7–6
Win 4–0 Template:Dts Andorra la Vella, Andorra Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi 4–6, 7–6, 7–5
Loss 4–1 Template:Dts Lexington, United States Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Takao Suzuki 1–2 ret.
Loss 4–2 Template:Dts Tallahassee, United States Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Ramón Delgado 5–7, 3–6
Loss 4–3 Template:Dts Tallahassee, United States Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Brian Vahaly 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss 4–4 Template:Dts Fresno, United States Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Scott Draper 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 1–6
Loss 4–5 Template:Dts Dallas, United States Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Simon Greul 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 5–5 Template:Dts Forest Hills, United States Challenger Grass Template:Flagicon Dušan Vemić 7–6(9–7), 6–2
Win 6–5 Template:Dts Beijing, China Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Alex Bogomolov Jr. 6–1, 6–3
Win 7–5 Template:Dts Nashville, United States Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Amer Delić 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4)
Win 8–5 Template:Dts Urbana-Champaign, United States Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Ramón Delgado 6–4, 6–4
Loss 8–6 Template:Dts Tallahassee, United States Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Brian Vahaly 4–6, 0–6
Win 9–6 Template:Dts Carson, United States Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Amer Delić 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Loss 9–7 Template:Dts Champaign Urbana, United States Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Danai Udomchoke 5–7, 2–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 22 (12–10)

Legend
ATP Challenger (12–10)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (11–8)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Template:Dts Binghamton, United States Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Jeff Salzenstein Template:Flagicon David Di Lucia
Template:Flagicon Kenny Thorne 		6–2, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Template:Dts Amarillo, United States Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Jeff Salzenstein Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi
Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett 		3–6, 4–6
Win 2–1 Template:Dts Daytona Beach, United States Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Jeff Salzenstein Template:Flagicon Mark Merklein
Template:Flagicon Chad Clark 		7–6, 3–6, 7–5
Loss 2–2 Template:Dts Brest, France Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Brian Macphie Template:Flagicon Neville Godwin
Template:Flagicon Marcos Ondruska 		4–6, 7–5, 4–6
Win 3–2 Template:Dts Andorra La Vella, Andorra Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Jack Waite Template:Flagicon Vincenzo Santopadre
Template:Flagicon Massimo Ardinghi 		2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 3–3 Template:Dts Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Carpet Template:Flagicon Chris Woodruff Template:Flagicon Michael Kohlmann
Template:Flagicon Filippo Veglio 		4–6, 7–5, 5–7
Loss 3–4 Template:Dts Surbiton, United Kingdom Challenger Grass Template:Flagicon Scott Humphries Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge
Template:Flagicon Scott Draper 		walkover
Win 4–4 Template:Dts Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon David Macpherson Template:Flagicon Michael Kohlmann
Template:Flagicon Julian Knowle 		7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss 4–5 Template:Dts Waikoloa, United States Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon James Blake Template:Flagicon Glenn Weiner
Template:Flagicon Gabriel Trifu 		4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 5–5 Template:Dts Joplin, United States Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Scott Humphries Template:Flagicon Glenn Weiner
Template:Flagicon Paul Rosner 		6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 5–6 Template:Dts Calabasas, United States Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Paul Goldstein Template:Flagicon Glenn Weiner
Template:Flagicon Paul Rosner 		2–6, 6–4, 6–7(4–7)
Win 6–6 Template:Dts Dallas, United States Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Scott Humphries Template:Flagicon Martin Garcia
Template:Flagicon Graydon Oliver 		7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–4)
Win 7–6 Template:Dts Calabasas, United States Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Scott Humphries Template:Flagicon Jim Thomas
Template:Flagicon Kevin Kim 		6–3, 6–3
Win 8–6 Template:Dts Forest Hills, United States Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Scott Humphries Template:Flagicon Tripp Phillips
Template:Flagicon Huntley Montgomery 		7–6(7–1), 3–6, 6–4
Win 9–6 Template:Dts Tiburon, United States Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Brandon Coupe Template:Flagicon Robert Kendrick
Template:Flagicon Diego Ayala 		0–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win 10–6 Template:Dts Forest Hills, United States Challenger Grass Template:Flagicon Brandon Coupe Template:Flagicon Travis Rettenmaier
Template:Flagicon Michael Tebbutt 		6–4, 6–4
Loss 10–7 Template:Dts Beijing, China Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Graydon Oliver Template:Flagicon Ashley Fisher
Template:Flagicon Tripp Phillips 		5–7, 5–7
Loss 10–8 Template:Dts Champaign Urbana, United States Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Graydon Oliver Template:Flagicon Brian Baker
Template:Flagicon Rajeev Ram 		6–7(5–7), 6–7(7–9)
Loss 10–9 Template:Dts Busan, South Korea Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Wesley Moodie Template:Flagicon Paul Goldstein
Template:Flagicon Rajeev Ram 		walkover
Win 11–9 Template:Dts Yuba City, United States Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Brandon Coupe Template:Flagicon Santiago González
Template:Flagicon Bruno Soares 		6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–1)
Loss 11–10 Template:Dts Champaign Urbana, United States Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Rajeev Ram Template:Flagicon Ashley Fisher
Template:Flagicon Tripp Phillips 		3–6, 7–5, 0–6
Win 12–10 Template:Dts Córdoba, Spain Challenger Hard Template:Flagicon Kevin Kim Template:Flagicon Ivo Klec
Template:Flagicon Jan Mertl 		6–3, 7–5

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponent Score
Loss 1995 French Open Clay Template:Flagicon Ryan Wolters Template:Flagicon Raemon Sluiter
Template:Flagicon Peter Wessels 		6–7, 5–7

Grand Slam tournament performance timelines

Template:Performance key

Singles

Tournament 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 SR W–L Win %
Australian Open A A A A 1R 1R 2R A 1R Q2 1R A 1R 1R A 0 / 7 1–7 14%
French Open A A A A Q1 Q1 1R 1R A A 1R A A 1R 1R 0 / 5 0–5 0%
Wimbledon A A A Q1 2R 2R 1R 3R A Q3 3R Q3 3R 2R 1R 0 / 8 9–8 53%
US Open Q1 Q1 2R Q1 3R 1R 3R 2R 2R 2R 1R Q1 1R 2R 1R 0 / 11 9–11 45%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 3–3 1–3 3–4 3–3 1–2 1–1 2–4 0–0 2–3 2–4 0–3 0 / 31 19–31 38%

Doubles

Tournament 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 SR W–L Win %
Australian Open A A A QF 1R A SF 1R A A 1R QF A 0 / 6 9–6 60%
French Open A A 1R 1R 1R 1R A A 1R A A 1R 1R 0 / 7 0–7 0%
Wimbledon A A 2R QF 3R 3R A 1R 2R QF 1R 2R 2R 0 / 10 14–10 58%
US Open 1R 1R 2R 2R 3R 1R 1R 2R 1R 3R 1R 2R 3R 0 / 13 10–12 45%
Win–loss 0–1 0–1 2–2 7–4 4–4 2–3 3–2 1–3 1–3 5–2 0–3 5–4 3–3 0 / 36 33–35 49%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells A A Q2 A 1R 1R 1R A A A A 2R A 0 / 4 1–4 Template:Tennis win percentage
Miami Open A 2R 1R A 1R QF 3R 2R A A 2R 1R A 0 / 8 6–8 Template:Tennis win percentage
Canada Masters A A 1R A 1R A 1R A A A A A A 0 / 3 0–3 Template:Tennis win percentage
Cincinnati Masters A A A 3R 1R A 2R A A A 2R 2R A 0 / 5 5–5 Template:Tennis win percentage
Paris Masters A A A A QF A A A A A A A A 0 / 1 2–1 Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss 0–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–5 2–2 2–4 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–2 2–3 0–0 0 / 21 14–21 Template:Tennis win percentage

Mixed doubles

Tournament 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 SR W–L Win %
Australian Open A W A A A A A A A A A 1 / 1 5–0 Template:Tennis win percentage
French Open A W A A A A A A A A A 1 / 1 6–0 Template:Tennis win percentage
Wimbledon 2R SF QF 2R A A A A 1R 2R A 0 / 6 10–6 Template:Tennis win percentage
US Open 1R QF A A 1R SF 1R A 1R SF QF 0 / 8 10–8 Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss 1–2 17–2 3–1 1–1 0–1 3–1 0–1 0–0 0–2 4–2 2–1 2 / 16 31–14 Template:Tennis win percentage

Post-playing career

Gimelstob was a blogger for Sports Illustrated (under the name "Gimel Takes All"), and served as a regular commentator for Tennis Channel.[4][8][38] In 2010, Gimelstob was suspended from his Tennis Channel commentating duties for comments he made about President Barack Obama.[39] He also presented tennis features and interviews for the TV Guide channel.[8]

Gimelstob was one of the three ATP board representatives elected by the ATP player council.[40] On May 1, 2019, Gimelstob resigned from the ATP Player Council after a series of controversies (see below) and subsequent pressure from Stan Wawrinka[41] and Andy Murray.[41] He also resigned from his job at the Tennis Channel.[42]

John Isner hired Gimelstob as his new coach at the end of the 2014 season[11] and worked with him until April 2016.

Controversies

Sexist comments

On June 17, 2008, when Gimelstob was a guest on the Washington, D.C., morning radio show The Sports Junkies,[43] he referred to French tennis player Tatiana Golovin as a "sexpot", Czech player Nicole Vaidišová as a "well developed young lady", and French player Alizé Cornet as a "little sexpot".[44]

Also in 2008, Gimelstob told Out Magazine: "The locker room couldn't be a more homophobic place. We're not gay-bashing. There's just a lot of positive normal hetero talk about pretty girls and working out and drinking beer. That's why people want to be pro athletes!"[45]

Domestic abuse allegations

In 2016, Gilmelstob's wife Cary sought a restraining order against him, alleging that he "physically assaulted, harassed, verbally attacked, and stole" from her.[46] Cary also accused Justin of a placing a "video recording device in my bedroom" which captured "me having sex with another man" and that Justin threatened to show the footage to the couple's son.[47][48]

Assault case

In November 2018, Gimelstob was charged with assault after being accused of repeatedly striking Randall Kaplan while the venture capitalist, his wife and their two-year-old daughter were trick-or-treating on Halloween in West Los Angeles.[49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57] Gimelstob denied the accusations.[58] Gilmelstob later changed his plea to "no contest" to a felony battery charge, and was sentenced to three years’ probation and 60 days of community labor.[59] The wife of the victim attributed the miscarriage of her unborn child to the stress of witnessing the attack.[60] In 2019, he resigned from the ATP board of directors.[61]

See also

References

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  1. ↑ Williams, Lena. "TENNIS – EXHIBITION; Gimelstob Starts Charity Event", The New York Times, December 16, 1998. Accessed February 24, 2011. "On Saturday, Gimelstob and three of his Davis Cup teammates – Todd Martin, Jim Courier and Jan-Michael Gambill – will take part in a one-day exhibition to benefit three charities: the Eastern Tennis Association, the Tim and Tom Gullikson Foundation, and the Valerie Fund at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, N.J. My brothers and I were born there, said Gimelstob, of the medical center."
  2. ↑ Robbins, Liz. "Gimelstob Says Fine For Spitting Is Low", The New York Times, August 31, 2001. Accessed June 1, 2008. "Gimelstob was so disturbed that he threatened to find Tabara in the locker room afterward. Yesterday, Gimelstob, from Morristown, N.J., was even more angry."
  3. ↑ ATP Board of Directors. Accessed July 17, 2009.
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  12. ↑ Past Winners: 18s Singles, USTA Boys National Tennis Championships. Accessed September 3, 2007.
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