Justin Jeremy Gimelstob was born on January 26,1977 and is a retired American tennis player.
31 Facts About Justin Gimelstob
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Justin Gimelstob was the top-ranked boy in his age group at the ages of 12,14,16, and 18.
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Justin Gimelstob was twice a member of the US Davis Cup team.
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Justin Gimelstob started playing tennis when he was eight, and was the top-ranked boy in his age group from ages 12 through 18.
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Justin Gimelstob was ranked No 1 at age 18, and in 1995 he won the USTA National Boys' 18 Championships.
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Justin Gimelstob grew up in the New Vernon section of Harding Township, New Jersey.
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Justin Gimelstob graduated from Newark Academy in Livingston, New Jersey, in 1995.
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In January 1995, Justin Gimelstob enrolled at UCLA, which had offered him a scholarship.
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Justin Gimelstob was an All American is his freshman year.
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Justin Gimelstob turned pro in 1996, after finishing his education at UCLA.
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Justin Gimelstob then reached the 3rd round at the 1997 US Open.
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Justin Gimelstob subsequently established himself chiefly as a doubles specialist, winning 12 titles.
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Justin Gimelstob won the 1998 Australian Open and French Open mixed doubles titles, with Venus Williams as his partner.
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Tabara felt Justin Gimelstob had taken an excessive number of time outs for injuries.
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At the 2002 US Open singles competition, Justin Gimelstob lost in the second round to Andre Agassi.
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Justin Gimelstob made it to the finals in the hard court tournament in Tallahassee in April 2005,.
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In 2006, Justin Gimelstob reached his first ATP Tour Singles Final at The Hall of Fame Championships in Newport, Rhode Island, losing to Mark Philippoussis.
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Justin Gimelstob retired from professional tennis in the fall of 2007.
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Justin Gimelstob resigned from his position at the Tennis Channel after being convicted of assaulting an acquaintance.
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Justin Gimelstob is Jewish, He was an assistant coach of Team USA's tennis squad at the 1981 Maccabiah Games in Israel.
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Justin Gimelstob is a member of the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.
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Justin Gimelstob was inducted into the MetroWest Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in New Jersey in 2006.
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Justin Gimelstob said he was proud to be a Jewish role model.
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Justin Gimelstob played for the US Davis Cup team in 1998 and 2001.
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Justin Gimelstob has been a blogger for Sports Illustrated, and has served as a regular commentator for Tennis Channel.
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Justin Gimelstob has presented tennis features and interviews for the TV Guide channel.
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Justin Gimelstob was, until his removal one of the three ATP board representatives elected by the ATP player council.
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In 2010, Justin Gimelstob was suspended from his Tennis Channel commentating duties for comments he made about President Barack Obama.
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On May 1,2019, Justin Gimelstob resigned from the ATP Player Council after pressure from Stan Wawrinka and Andy Murray.
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Justin Gimelstob resigned from his job at the Tennis Channel.
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In November 2018, Justin 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.