Eliot Teltscher was born on March 15,1959 and is a retired professional American tennis player.
13 Facts About Eliot Teltscher
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Eliot Teltscher's mother was born in Mandatory Palestine, and his father Eric, of Austrian descent, was a Holocaust survivor who immigrated to Mandatory Palestine and joined the British military, ultimately becoming an industrial engineer.
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Eliot Teltscher began playing tennis when he was nine, and by the time he was 17, he was ranked in the top ten in the United States junior rankings.
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Eliot Teltscher attended UCLA in 1978 on a tennis scholarship, but dropped out to begin his professional tennis career.
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Eliot Teltscher reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on May 7,1982 when he became ranked No 6 in the world.
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Eliot Teltscher made it to the quarterfinals at the US Open in 1980,1981, and 1983, where each time he was defeated by Jimmy Connors.
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Eliot Teltscher won 10 singles titles during his professional career, which ended in 1988.
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Eliot Teltscher was on the US Davis Cup team in 1982,1983, and 1985.
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Eliot Teltscher served as a coach for Justin Gimelstob, Richey Reneberg, Jeff Tarango, Pete Sampras, Jim Grabb, Phillip King and others.
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Eliot Teltscher was a coach of the US national team from 1998 to 2001, then he became the coach to Taylor Dent.
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Eliot Teltscher was named USTA Director of Tennis Operations in December 2002.
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Eliot Teltscher was named the 2003 Pan American Games Men's Coach.
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Eliot Teltscher, who is Jewish, was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1991, into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1998, and into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.