Tom Gullikson

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Tom Gullikson Tennis player
Nation: United StatesUnited States United States
Birthday: September 8, 1951
Size: 180 cm
Weight: 77 kg
1st professional season: 1976
Resignation: 1987
Playing hand: Left
Prize money: $ 889,492
singles
Career record: 218: 225
Career title: 1
Highest ranking: 34 (April 30 1984)
Grand Slam record
Double
Career record: 293: 224
Career title: 15th
Highest ranking: 4 (September 12 1983)
Grand Slam record
Mixed
Grand Slam record
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Tom Gullikson (born September 8, 1951 in La Crosse , Wisconsin ) is a retired American tennis player and tennis coach.

Life

Gullikson and his twin brother Tim attended Northern Illinois University . In 1985 he won his first and only individual title. In addition, he was twice in a double final with his brother Tim, but they were both defeated. In 1978 he won three double titles at the side of his brother and a fourth together with Gene Mayer . Of the total of 15 double titles in his career, he won ten together with his brother. He reached his highest ranking in the tennis world rankings in 1984 with position 34 in singles and 1983 with position four in doubles.

His best individual result in a Grand Slam tournament was the quarter-finals at the US Open in 1982. In the doubles competition he reached the Wimbledon final with his brother in 1983, but they were defeated by Peter Fleming and John McEnroe in three sets. He was also in the semifinals of the Australian Open and the US Open. In 1984 he won the mixed competition at the US Open alongside Manuela Maleewa . They defeated John Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Sayers in three sets in the final .

After the end of his professional career, he became a tennis coach at the United States Tennis Association (USTA), where he looked after Todd Martin , Jennifer Capriati and Andy Roddick , among others . Between 1994 and 1999 he was team principal of the US Davis Cup team , which won the Davis Cup in 1995 . In 1996 he coached the US tennis team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta , where Andre Agassi won the Olympic gold medal.

Tournament victories

Legend
Grand Slam (1)
Tennis Masters Cup
ATP Masters Series
ATP International Series Gold
ATP International Series (16)

singles

No. date competition Topping Final opponent Bottom line
1. 1985 United StatesUnited States Newport race United StatesUnited States John Sadri 6: 3, 7: 5

Double

No. date competition Topping partner Final opponent Bottom line
1. 1978 United StatesUnited States Newport race United StatesUnited States Tim Gullikson AustraliaAustralia Colin Dibley Bob Giltinan
AustraliaAustralia
6: 4, 6: 4
2. 1978 United StatesUnited States Stowe Hard court United StatesUnited States Tim Gullikson AustraliaAustralia Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick
AustraliaAustralia
3: 6, 7: 6, 6: 3
3. 1978 United StatesUnited States Hawaii Hard court United StatesUnited States Tim Gullikson United StatesUnited States Peter Flemming John McEnroe
United StatesUnited States
7: 6, 7: 6
4th 1978 United StatesUnited States Miami carpet United StatesUnited States Gene Mayer AustraliaAustralia Bob Carmichael Brian Teacher
United StatesUnited States
7: 6, 6: 3
5. 1979 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Queen's Club race United StatesUnited States Tim Gullikson United StatesUnited States Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart
United StatesUnited States
6: 4, 6: 4
6th 1979 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Surbiton race United StatesUnited States Tim Gullikson United StatesUnited States John you Pre Marty Riessen
United StatesUnited States
6: 4, 6: 4
7th 1980 United StatesUnited States Atlanta Hard court United StatesUnited States Butch Walts IndiaIndia Anand Amritraj John Austin
United StatesUnited States
6: 7, 7: 6, 7: 5
8th. 1981 United KingdomUnited Kingdom los Angeles Hard court United StatesUnited States Butch Walts United StatesUnited States John McEnroe Ferdi Taygan
United StatesUnited States
6: 4, 6: 4
9. 1982 United StatesUnited States Tampa Hard court United StatesUnited States Tim Gullikson United StatesUnited States Brian Gottfried Hank Pfister
United StatesUnited States
6: 2, 6: 3
10. 1982 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bristol race United StatesUnited States Tim Gullikson AustraliaAustralia Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick
AustraliaAustralia
6: 4, 7: 6
11. 1982 JapanJapan Tokyo carpet United StatesUnited States Tim Gullikson United StatesUnited States John McEnroe Peter Rennert
United StatesUnited States
6: 4, 3: 6, 7: 6
12. 1982 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Zurich carpet United StatesUnited States Sammy Giammalva PolandPoland Wojciech Fibak John Fitzgerald
AustraliaAustralia
6: 4, 6: 2
13. 1983 NetherlandsNetherlands Rotterdam carpet United StatesUnited States Fritz Buehning United StatesUnited States Peter Fleming Pavel Složil
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia
7: 6, 4: 6, 7: 6
14th 1984 BelgiumBelgium Brussels carpet United StatesUnited States Tim Gullikson South Africa 1961South Africa Kevin Curren Steve Denton
United StatesUnited States
6: 4, 6: 7, 7: 6
15th 1985 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Basel carpet United StatesUnited States Tim Gullikson United StatesUnited States Mark Dickson Tim Wilkison
United StatesUnited States
4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 4

Mixed

No. date competition Topping partner Final opponent Bottom line
1. 1984 United StatesUnited States US Open Hard court Bulgaria 1971Bulgaria Manuela Maleewa AustraliaAustralia John Fitzgerald Elizabeth Sayers
AustraliaAustralia
2: 6, 7: 5, 6: 4

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