Drew Gitlin
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Drew Gitlin is a former professional tennis
player from the United States
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Gitlin reached a career high singles ranking of World No. 88 in January, 1983. During his career he won 3 doubles titles and reached a high doubles ranking of World No. 49 in April, 1985.
Gitlin resided in Encino during his tour playing days.
Tennis
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player from the United States
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Gitlin reached a career high singles ranking of World No. 88 in January, 1983. During his career he won 3 doubles titles and reached a high doubles ranking of World No. 49 in April, 1985.
Gitlin resided in Encino during his tour playing days.
Titles (3)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | 1982 | Cairo Cairo Open The Cairo Open is a defunct Grand Prix and Challenger affiliated tennis tournament played from 1975 to 1991. It was held in Cairo in Egypt and played on outdoor clay courts.... , Egypt Egypt Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world... |
Clay | Jim Gurfein Jim Gurfein Jim Gurfein , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Gurfein grew up in Great Neck, New York. He attended Great Neck North High School and Stanford University.... |
Heinz Günthardt Heinz Günthardt Heinz Peter Günthardt is a former tennis player from Switzerland, who won five singles titles during his professional career, including the Rotterdam WCT in 1980.... Markus Günthardt Markus Günthardt Markus Günthardt is a former Swiss tennis player. Günthardt won three doubles titles during his professional career... |
6–4, 7–5 |
2. | 1982 | Cap d'Agde WCT Cap d'Agde Cap d'Agde is the seaside resort of the town of Agde, France, on the Mediterranean sea in the département of Hérault, within the région of Languedoc-Roussillon. Agde can be reached by TGV SNCF train direct from Paris or Lille whilst the closest airports are Béziers-Cap d'Agde en Languedoc, with... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Clay | Andy Andrews Andy Andrews (tennis) ----Andy Andrews is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He was born in Raleigh, North Carolina.... |
Pavel Složil Pavel Složil Pavel Složil is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia.... Tomáš Šmíd Tomáš Šmíd Tomáš Šmíd is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia, who won nine singles titles during his career. In doubles, he won fifty-four titles and was the world's highest-ranking doubles player from December 17, 1984, to August 11, 1985. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP ranking on... |
6–2, 6–4 |
3. | 1983 | Hong Kong | Hard | Craig Miller | Sammy Giammalva Jr. Steve Meister Steve Meister Steve Meister , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Meister's highest singles ranking was World No. 69, which he reached in August, 1984. During his career he won 8 doubles titles and achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No... |
6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-ups (6)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | 1981 | Manila Manila Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,... , Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam... |
Clay | Jim Gurfein Jim Gurfein Jim Gurfein , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Gurfein grew up in Great Neck, New York. He attended Great Neck North High School and Stanford University.... |
Mike Bauer Mike Bauer Mike Bauer is a retired American tour professional tennis player. Bauer won three singles and nine top-tier doubles titles during his career. He reached a career high singles ranking of World No. 29 in November 1984.... John Benson John Benson (tennis) John Benson , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Benson enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 3 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 142 in 1984.-Grand Prix, WCT, and Grand Slam doubles... |
4–6, 4–6 |
2. | 1982 | Los Angeles-2 WCT Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... , U.S. |
Carpet | Andy Andrews Andy Andrews (tennis) ----Andy Andrews is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He was born in Raleigh, North Carolina.... |
Kevin Curren Kevin Curren ----Kevin Melvyn Curren is a former professional tennis player. He played in two Grand Slam singles finals and won four Grand Slam doubles titles.-Career:... Hank Pfister Hank Pfister Hank Pfister is a former tennis player from the United States, who won two singles titles during his professional career... |
6–4, 2–6, 5–7 |
3. | 1983 | Tampa Tampa Open The Tampa Open is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1981 to 1983. It was held in Tampa, Florida in the United States and played on outdoor hard courts from 1981 to 1982 and on indoor carpet courts in 1983.-Singles:-Doubles:... , U.S. |
Carpet | Eric Fromm Eric Fromm Eric Fromm is a former tennis player from the United States. Perhaps Fromm's best result was reaching the fourth round of the French Open in 1983 in singles, where he lost comprehensively to Jimmy Connors.... |
Tony Giammalva Tony Giammalva Tony Giammalva , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.During his career he won 4 doubles titles and achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 32 in 1985. His best singles ranking was reached in February, 1981, at World No... Steve Meister Steve Meister Steve Meister , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Meister's highest singles ranking was World No. 69, which he reached in August, 1984. During his career he won 8 doubles titles and achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No... |
6–3, 1–6, 5–7 |
4. | 1983 | North Conway, U.S. | Clay | Eric Fromm | Mark Edmondson Mark Edmondson Mark Edmondson is a former professional Australian male tennis player.... Sherwood Stewart Sherwood Stewart Sherwood Stewart played amateur and professional tennis in the 1970s and 1980s. Stewart was ranked as high as No. 60 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings on December 31, 1978, and No... |
6–7, 1–6 |
5. | 1984 | Washington D.C. Legg Mason Tennis Classic The Legg Mason Tennis Classic is an annual late-summer men's tennis tournament played in Washington, D.C. as part of the ATP Tour. It was first held in 1969. It was later known as the Sovran Bank Classic. . Originally an event of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour and part of the Grand Prix Championship... , U.S. |
Clay | Blaine Willenborg Blaine Willenborg Blaine Willenborg , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Willenborg enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 7 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 9 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 13... |
Pavel Složil Pavel Složil Pavel Složil is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia.... Ferdi Taygan Ferdi Taygan Ferdi Taygan , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Taygan enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 19 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 19 times. Partnering Sherwood Stewart, Taygan won the 1982 French Open... |
6–7, 1–6 |
6. | 1984 | Taipei ATP Taipei The Taipei Grand Prix, ATP Taipei in its final year, was a men's tennis tournament played in Taipei, Taiwan. The event was held from 1977–1984 and was part of the Grand Prix Tennis Circuit It emerged for one last time in 1992. The event was played on indoor carpet.-Singles:-Doubles:-References:*... , Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following... |
Carpet | Hank Pfister Hank Pfister Hank Pfister is a former tennis player from the United States, who won two singles titles during his professional career... |
Ken Flach Ken Flach Kenneth Eliot "Ken" Flach is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 4 Grand Slam men's doubles titles , and 2 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles... Robert Seguso Robert Seguso Robert Arthur Seguso is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 4 Grand Slam men's doubles titles . He also won the men's doubles Gold Medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, partnering Ken Flach. Seguso reached the World No... |
1–6, 7–6, 2–6 |