Jeffrey Gail Tarango was born on November 20,1968 and is a retired American tennis player.
15 Facts About Jeff Tarango
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Jeff Tarango was a top-ten doubles player and a runner-up at the 1999 French Open men's doubles tournament.
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Jeff Tarango is the Director of Tennis at the Jack Kramer Club, which is just south of Los Angeles.
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Jeff Tarango is married to Jessica Balgrosky, and they have five children.
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Jeff Tarango turned professional in 1989 after completing his junior year at Stanford University, where he won two NCAA team titles.
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Jeff Tarango reached two Super 9 quarterfinals, Rome in 1995 and Miami in 1998.
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Jeff Tarango was runner-up in the men's doubles at the 1999 French Open, partnering with Goran Ivanisevic.
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Jeff Tarango protested this violation, called for the tournament referee, and asked for Rebeuh to be removed.
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Jeff Tarango took umbrage, packed his rackets and stormed off the court.
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Jeff Tarango was fined US$65,500, suspended for three weeks, and banned from two Grand Slam tournaments by the ATP and ITF, though the fine was later reduced to US$28,256 after he apologized to Rebeuh.
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Jeff Tarango was the beneficiary of a default in the men's doubles tournament earlier at the same championship.
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Jeff Tarango retired from the main tour in 2003 and now devotes his time to coaching as well as broadcasting for BBC, ESPN, Tennis Channel, Fox Sports and DirecTV.
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Jeff Tarango has been a member of the Davis Cup Committee for six years within the USTA.
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Jeff Tarango still makes occasional appearances at professional events, including the 2008 USA F21 Futures event in Milwaukee.
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Jeff Tarango coached several players after retirement, including Younes El Aynaoui, Andrei Medvedev, Maria Sharapova, and Vince Spadea.