Brad Gilbert

Brad Gilbert

Nation:

United States

Birthday:

August 9, 1961

Size:

185 cm

Weight:

79 kg

1st professional season:

1982

Resignation:

1995

Playing hand:

Right, one-handed backhand

Trainer:

Tom Chivington

Prize money:

$ 5,507,973

singles

Career record:

519: 288

Career title:

20th

Highest ranking:

4 (January 1, 1990)

Grand Slam record

Grand Slam title: 00000 0

Australian Open	AF (1984)
French Open	3R (1993)
Wimbledon	VF (1990)
US Open	VF (1987)

Double

Career record:

101: 127

Career title:

3

Highest ranking:

18 (September 29 1986)

Grand Slam record

Grand Slam title: 00000 0

Australian Open	2R (1987)
French Open	2R (1987)
Wimbledon	2R (1986)
US Open	2R (1988)

Mixed

Grand Slam record

Grand Slam title: 00000 0

Australian Open	-
French Open	1R (1980, 1984)
Wimbledon	-
US Open	-

Olympic games

Olympic medals:


bronze	1988 Seoul	singles

Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Brad Gilbert (born August 9, 1961 in Oakland , California ) is a retired American tennis player .

Gilbert started his tennis career in 1982. In the same year he won his first singles title in Taipei . Gilbert won his first double title in Tel Aviv in 1985 . During his career, he won 20 singles and three doubles titles. In January 1990 he reached number 4 in the world rankings. At the 1988 Olympic Games , he won the bronze medal.

Gilbert ended his career in 1995 and has since worked as one of the most successful tennis coaches in the world. Among other things, he supervised Andre Agassi for eight years . During this time, Agassi won six Grand Slam tournaments . The collaboration ended in 2002. Gilbert then worked with Andy Roddick , whom he also led to the 2003 US Open title. The partnership ended in 2004.

His book “Winning Ugly - Mental Warfare in Tennis” is considered one of the best books on the subject of “tennis strategy”. He works as a commentator for ESPN .

In 2006 and until the end of 2007 he coached the young British player and later world number one Andy Murray .

ATP Champions Tour

Brad Gilbert has been participating in the tournaments of the ATP Champions Tour regularly since 2000 .

literature

Brad Gilbert, Steve Jamison: Winning Ugly. How to beat better opponents. Mental warfare in tennis . to Klampen Verlag , Springe 1997, ISBN 3924245592 .

Web links

Commons : Brad Gilbert - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

personal data
SURNAME	Gilbert, Brad
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH	August 9, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH	Oakland , United States