Jay Berger was born on November 26,1966 and is an American former professional tennis player.
16 Facts About Jay Berger
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Jay Berger won three singles and one doubles title on the ATP Tour and reached his career-high singles ranking of World No 7 in April 1990.
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Jay Berger's son Daniel, who played golf at Florida State, is a PGA Tour pro golfer who was 2015 Rookie of the Year, and as of February 14,2021, has four career PGA Tour wins.
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Jay Berger was the USTA Boys' 18s National Champion in 1985.
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Jay Berger reached the fourth round in the 1985 US Open.
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Jay Berger won his first top-level singles title in 1986 at Buenos Aires.
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In 1989, Jay Berger reached the quarterfinals at both the French Open and the US Open.
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Jay Berger won the third tour singles title of his career that year at Charleston, South Carolina.
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Jay Berger registered victories over Stefan Edberg, Boris Becker, Jimmy Connors, Pete Sampras, and Mats Wilander.
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Jay Berger appeared in Davis Cup play in 1988 and 1990.
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Jay Berger was inducted into the Florida Hall of Fame in 1993.
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Jay Berger was inducted into the Greater Miami-Dade Hall of Fame in 2001.
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Jay Berger was voted "Sportsman of the Year" by the Olympic Committee in 1985, and "Junior Player of the Year" by TENNIS Magazine in 1985.
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Jay Berger was the Head Men's and Women's tennis coach at the University of Miami and coached the national team.
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Jay Berger was the Big East Coach of the Year in 2000 and 2001.
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Jay Berger coached Ryan Harrison until Jan-Michael Gambill replaced him in 2014 after which he coached former world No 8 Jack Sock.