Brad Gilbert
American tennis player and coach (born 1961) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brad Gilbert (born August 9, 1961) is an American former professional tennis player, tennis coach, and tennis commentator and analyst for ESPN. During his career, he won 20 singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 4 in 1990, and a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 18 four years prior. He won a bronze medal at the 1988 Olympics, and both a gold medal and a silver medal at the 1981 Maccabiah Games.
Country (sports) | United States | |||||||||||||||||
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Residence | Malibu, California, United States | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1961-08-09) August 9, 1961 (age 62) Oakland, California, United States | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1982 | |||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1995 | |||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||
College | Foothill College | |||||||||||||||||
Prize money | US$5,507,973 | |||||||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 519–288 (64.3%) | |||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 20 | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 4 (1 January 1990) | |||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 4R (1984) | |||||||||||||||||
French Open | 3R (1993) | |||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | QF (1990) | |||||||||||||||||
US Open | QF (1987) | |||||||||||||||||
Other tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
Tour Finals | SF (1987) | |||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam Cup | F (1990) | |||||||||||||||||
WCT Finals | F (1989) | |||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | SF (1988) | |||||||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 101–127 | |||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 18 (29 September 1986) | |||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (1987) | |||||||||||||||||
French Open | 2R (1987) | |||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (1986) | |||||||||||||||||
US Open | 2R (1988) | |||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||
French Open | 1R (1980, 1994) | |||||||||||||||||
Coaching career | ||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Last updated on: 11 September 2022. |
Since retiring from the professional tour, he has coached several top players, most notably Andre Agassi who won six of his eight Grand Slam titles under Gilbert's tutelage. Other players he has coached include Andy Roddick, Andy Murray, and Kei Nishikori. He is currently coaching Coco Gauff.