Jay Berger

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Jay Berger Tennis player
Nation: United StatesUnited States United States
Birthday: November 26, 1966
Size: 180 cm
Weight: 75 kg
1st professional season: 1986
Resignation: 1991
Playing hand: Right
Prize money: $ 992,136
singles
Career record: 141: 80
Career title: 3
Highest ranking: 7 (April 16 1990)
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  0
Australian Open 3R (1991)
French Open VF (1989)
Wimbledon 2R (1988)
US Open VF (1989)
Double
Career record: 19:28
Career title: 1
Highest ranking: 196 (November 14, 1988)
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  0
Australian Open -
French Open -
Wimbledon -
US Open 3R (1987)
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Jay Berger (born November 26, 1966 in Fort Dix , New Jersey ) is a retired American tennis player .

Career

Berger played on the ATP Tour from 1986 to 1991 . He had to end his professional career at the beginning of the 1991 season due to chronic knee damage and a botched surgery. In the world rankings he reached his highest positions with seventh place in singles on April 16, 1990 and with rank 196 in doubles on November 14, 1988. He won three titles in singles and another in doubles. In 1988 and 1990 he played a single game each for the Davis Cup team of the United States , which he won both. He was part of the US squad that won the title in the 1990 season.

In 1985 tennis magazine named Berger “Junior Player of the Year” and the Olympic Committee named him “Sportsman of the Year”. The Florida Hall of Fame accepted him in 1993. In 2001 he was inducted into the Greater Miami-Dade Hall .

He graduated from Clemson University .

successes

Legend
Grand Slam
Tennis Masters Cup
ATP Masters Series
ATP International Series Gold
ATP International Series

singles

No. date competition Topping Final opponent Final result
1. November 10, 1986 ArgentinaArgentina Buenos Aires sand ArgentinaArgentina Franco Davín 6: 3, 6: 3
2. October 31, 1988 BrazilBrazil São Paulo Hard court ArgentinaArgentina Horacio de la Peña 6: 4, 6: 4
3. May 8, 1989 United StatesUnited States Charleston sand United StatesUnited States Lawson Duncan 6: 4, 6: 3

Double

No. date competition Topping partner Final opponent Final result
1. October 31, 1988 BrazilBrazil São Paulo Hard court ArgentinaArgentina Horacio de la Peña ChileChile Ricardo Acuña Javier Sánchez
SpainSpain  		5: 7, 6: 4, 6: 3

Grand Slam record

singles

competition 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985
Australian Open 3R - - - - - -
French Open - 1R VF 2R 3R - -
Wimbledon - - - 2R - - -
US Open - AF VF 2R 2R 2R AF

Digit = x. Round , AF = round of 16 , VF = quarter-finals , HF = semi-finals , F = final , S = victory

Double

competition 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985
Australian Open - - - - - - -
French Open - - - - - - -
Wimbledon - - - - - - -
US Open - 2R 2R 2R 3R - -

Digit = x. Round , AF = round of 16 , VF = quarter-finals , HF = semi-finals , F = final , S = victory

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Berger, Jay
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH November 26, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Fort Dix , United States