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Justin Gimelstob Country United States Residence Morristown, New Jersey, United States Date of birth January 26, 1977 (1977-01-26) (age 32) Place of birth Livingston, New Jersey, United States Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st) Turned pro 1996 Plays Right-handed; one-handed backhand Career prize money
US$2,515,972 Singles Career record: 106–168 Career titles: 0 Highest ranking: 63 (19 April 1999) Grand Slam results Australian Open 2r (1999) French Open 1r (1999, 2000, 2003, 2006) Wimbledon 3r (2000, 2003, 2005) US Open 3r (1997, 1999) Doubles Career record: 171–154 Career titles: 13 Highest ranking: 18 (8 May 2000) Grand Slam Doubles results Australian Open {{{AustralianOpenDoublesresult}}} French Open {{{FrenchOpenDoublesresult}}} Wimbledon {{{WimbledonDoublesresult}}} US Open {{{USOpenDoublesresult}}}

Infobox last updated on: August 26, 2007.

Justin Gimelstob (b. 26 January, 1977, in Livingston, New Jersey) is a retired American tennis player. He won the 1998 Australian Open and French Open mixed doubles titles with Venus Williams as his partner. In singles matches, he has defeated Andre Agassi,[1] Petr Korda,[2] Alex Corretja,[3] Patrick Rafter,[4] and Gustavo Kuerten.[5]

Gimelstob has been a resident of Morristown, New Jersey.[6] Contents [hide] 1 Tennis career 1.1 Juniors 1.2 College and pro careers 1.3 Anna Kournikova comments 1.4 Davis Cup 2 Singles Titles 3 Miscellaneous 4 References 5 External links //

Tennis career

Juniors

Gimelstob began to play tennis at age eight.

In 1991, he was ranked # 1 in the USTA Boys' 14 age
group.

Gimelstob achieved the # 1 ranking again in the USTA Boys' 16 age group, winning the USTA championship, in 1993.

In 1995, he won the USTA National Boys' 18 Championships.[7]

Gimelstob grew up in the New Vernon section of Harding Township, New Jersey.[8] He graduated from Newark Academy in Livingston, New Jersey, in 1995.[9] As a sophomore at Newark Academy, Gimelstob led the school's tennis team to a 26-0 record and won the state Tournament of Champions.[10]

College and pro careers

In January 1995, Gimelstob enrolled at UCLA, where he completed his first quarter with a 4.0 GPA.

Known to many as "The Most Quotable Guy on the ATP Tour", he earned the title with many interesting interviews. After reaching the U.S. Open as a wild-card in 1995, he said, "I'm only seven matches away from my first Grand Slam title."

In September 1995, he defeated No. 65 David Prinosil in the first round of the U.S. Open. It was Gimelstob's first Grand Slam event, and he was ranked # 1,154. Gimelstob was featured in Sports Illustrated, whose the September 11, 1995, issue asked, "Eighteen-year old UCLA frosh, with 4.0 GPA in first term, aces U.S. Open debut. Could he be tennis' Tiger Woods?"

In March 1996, at Scottsdale he beat world # 31 Jonas Björkman 2–6, 7–5, 6–2.

In 1996, his second (and final) year at UCLA, Justin won the NCAA doubles championship and helped lead

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