Paul Gerken was the third ranked junior in the country at the time.
12 Facts About Paul Gerken
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Paul Gerken attended Stanford University on a tennis scholarship and while there was an All-American college player.
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Paul Gerken was an All-American at Trinity University and was a member of the team which won the NCAA Championship in 1972.
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Paul Gerken competed in the main singles draw at the US Open every year from 1968 to 1975, as well as in 1977.
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Paul Gerken appeared three times in both the French Open and Wimbledon Championships.
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Paul Gerken never won a Grand Prix or WCT title during his career, but reached six finals, two in singles and four in doubles.
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Paul Gerken had a winning record against Bjorn Borg, beating him twice, in 1973 and 1974, and losing just once.
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Paul Gerken defeated Ilie Nastase at Salt Lake City in 1973, John Newcombe at Hamburg the same year and Arthur Ashe at a Tokyo WCT tournament in 1974.
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Paul Gerken had surgery in 1975 for a torn rotator cuff and as a result didn't feature at all in the 1976 tennis season.
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Paul Gerken was the head tennis coach for the men's team at Columbia University from 1979 to 1982.
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Paul Gerken continues to coach in the New England area.
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Paul Gerken was the Head Tennis Professional at the Westside Tennis Club in Forest Hills NY.