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Justin Gimelstob
Full nameJustin Jeremy Gimelstob
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceSanta Monica, California
Born (1977-01-26) January 26, 1977 (age 47)
Livingston, New Jersey
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Turned pro1996
Retired2007
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CoachDavid Nainkin (circa 2000)[1]
Brandon Coupe
Prize money$2,575,522
Singles
Career record107–172
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 63 (April 19, 1999)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1999)
French Open1R (1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007)
Wimbledon3R (2000, 2003, 2005)
US Open3R (1997, 1999)
Doubles
Career record174–158
Career titles13
Highest rankingNo. 18 (May 8, 2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2001)
French Open1R (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007)
WimbledonQF (1998, 2004)
US Open3R (1999, 2004, 2007)
Mixed doubles
Career record33–15
Career titles2
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenW (1998)
French OpenW (1998)
WimbledonSF (1998)
US OpenSF (2002, 2006)
Team competitions
Davis CupSF (1998)
Hopman CupW (1997)
Last updated on: 10 June 2021.

Justin Jeremy Gimelstob (born January 26, 1977[2]) is a retired American tennis player. Gimelstob has been a resident of Morristown, New Jersey,[3] and as of 2009 lived in Santa Monica, California.[4]

He was the top-ranked boy in his age group at the ages of 12, 14, 16, and 18.[5] As a pro, he made the final of the Newport Tournament in singles and has 15 doubles championships to his name, including the 1998 Australian Open and 1998 French Open mixed doubles titles with Venus Williams. He was twice a member of the U.S. Davis Cup team.[5]

In singles matches, he defeated Andre Agassi,[6] Petr Korda,[7] Àlex Corretja,[8] Pat Rafter,[9][10] and Gustavo Kuerten.[11] His career singles record was 107–172.[11] His highest career singles ranking was No. 63 in 1999, and his highest career doubles ranking was No. 18 in 2000.

Gimelstob most recently coached American John Isner.[12]

Tennis career

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Juniors

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Gimelstob had one of the most successful junior tennis careers in American junior tennis history. He started playing tennis when he was eight, and was the top-ranked boy in his age group from ages 12 through 18.[5] In 1991, he was ranked No. 1 in the USTA Boys' 14 age group, and he was No. 1 ranked again in the USTA Boys' 16 age group, winning the USTA championship, in 1993.[5] He was also ranked No. 1 at age 18, and in 1995 he won the USTA National Boys' 18 Championships.[5][13]

Gimelstob grew up in the New Vernon section of Harding Township, New Jersey.[14] He graduated from Newark Academy in Livingston, New Jersey, in 1995.[15] 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.[16] In 2005, he was entered into the high school's hall of fame, the Newark (N.J.) Academy Hall of Fame.[17] The high school named its tennis facility after him and his brothers.[18]

Gimelstob, as a resident of Essex Fells, New Jersey, competed in junior tennis.[19]

College and pro careers

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In January 1995, Gimelstob enrolled at UCLA after first recruiting him as a 12 year old, and eliciting legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden during his recruitment process, Gimelstob accepted a scholarship to attend UCLA after graduating high school a year early.[5] There, he completed his first semester with a 4.0 GPA and throughout his two years maintained the highest GPA of any student athlete.[20] He was an Academic All American is his freshman year.[5][20] In Gimelstob's sophomore season he was ranked #1 in singles and doubles, while leading UCLA to the #1 team ranking throughout the season until losing a heartbreaking final to Stanford after defeating them three times during the season. Gimelstob went on to partner Srdan Muskatirovic to win the 1996 NCAA Doubles Championship.

In September 1995, when he defeated David Prinosil in the first round of the U.S. Open it was stated in Sports Illustrated. that Gimelstob was ranked # 1,154 at the time, and Prinosil #85.[21]

Gimelstob turned pro in 1996. At Wimbledon in June 1997 he upset world # 12 Gustavo Kuerten, 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 1–6, 6–4. In July 1997, he defeated world # 32 Andre Agassi at the ATP event in Los Angeles, 7–5, 6–2. Later that month, he defeated world # 16 Petr Korda 6–4, 6–4 in Montreal. Gimelstob then reached the 3rd round at the 1997 US Open.

Gimelstob subsequently established himself chiefly as a doubles specialist, winning 12 titles. In 11 appearances at the US Open, he partnered 11 different players.

He won the 1998 Australian Open and French Open mixed doubles titles, with Venus Williams as his partner.[22] In June 1998 at Wimbledon he beat world No. 9 Àlex Corretja in straight sets. In July he upset world No. 5 Pat Rafter 6–4, 6–3 in Los Angeles.

Gimelstob serving

In March he beat world # 22 Thomas Muster, 6–4, 7–5 in Scottsdale, and in August he upset world # 7 Todd Martin, 6–4, 6–4 in Cincinnati. In June 2000 he beat world No.27 Fabrice Santoro in London, 4–6, 6–4, 6–0. In July he upset world # 19 Mark Philippoussis 3–6, 7–6 (7–5), 7–6 (7–3). In 2001, he and partner Scott Humphries got to the semifinals of the Australian Open.[21] At the US Open, 5' 9" Michal Tabara was fined $1,000 for unsportsmanlike behavior for spitting at Gimelstob after their match. Tabara felt Gimelstob had taken an excessive number of time outs for injuries. "Unless he grows about another foot by the time I get back to the locker room", the 6' 5" Gimelstob said, "he's in trouble."[23]

At the 2002 U.S. Open singles competition, Gimelstob lost in the second round to Andre Agassi. In doubles, he and Jeff Tarango lost in the 2nd round to Brian MacPhee and Nenad Zimonjić, 7–5, 2–6, 6–7 (5–7).[21] In February 2003 he upset world No. 13 Paradorn Srichaphan, 7–5 6–2, in San Jose. At Wimbledon in 2003, he competed in both the singles and doubles events. He upset No. 15 seed Arnaud Clément of France in the second round in five sets. In the third round, Gimelstob lost in three sets to Jonas Björkman of Sweden.

At Wimbledon 2004, Gimelstob and Scott Humphries defeated Bob and Mike Bryan 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 in the second round. They lost to Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor in the quarterfinals, 3–6, 2–6.[21] In July 2004, Gimelstob won in singles at Forest Hills, New York, beating Dušan Vemić 7–6 (7), 6–2 in the final. That September, he beat Florent Serra of France 6–2, 6–2 in the quarterfinals, and Alex Bogomolov Jr. 6–1, 6–3 in the final of a hard court tournament in Beijing. He also won the doubles event at both of these tournaments, and a singles title at Nashville in November.[21]

Gimelstob made it to the finals in the hard court tournament in Tallahassee in April 2005,. At Wimbledon that year, Gimelstob defeated 29th seed Nicolás Massú in the 2nd round 6–3, 4–6, 7–6 (7–5), 7–6 (7–0). He was eliminated in the 3rd round by Lleyton Hewitt (seeded 3rd) 7–6 (7–5), 6–4, 7–5.[21] In 2006, Gimelstob reached his first ATP Tour Singles Final at The Hall of Fame Championships in Newport, Rhode Island, losing to Mark Philippoussis. In March 2006 he defeated world # 39 Feliciano López, 7–5. 6–3, in Indian Wells. In May he defeated world # 32 Nicolás Massú, 2–6, 7–6 (7–3), 6–4, in the Portugal, and in July he defeated world # 36 Andy Murray, 6–1, 7–6 (4), in the semifinals at Newport, Rhode Island.

In September 2006 he had back surgery to remove two large disc fragments that were putting pressure on the nerves to his right leg, causing him to lose sensation.[24][25]

In June 2007, Gimelstob lost a contentious 6–4 vote of the ATP Players Council in his attempt to replace Andre Agassi's manager, Perry Rogers, on the men's tour's 3-man board of directors, and to become the first active player on the board.[26]

Gimelstob retired from professional tennis in the fall of 2007.[27] His highest world singles ranking was # 63, and in doubles, # 18.[21] In his final singles major, he was defeated by Andy Roddick in the first round of the 2007 U.S. Open, 7–6, 6–3, 6–3. He also played doubles in the 2007 US open. After retirement, he pursued a career in sports commentary, working for Tennis Channel. He resigned from his position at the Tennis Channel after being convicted of assaulting an acquaintance.[28]

Jewish heritage

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Gimelstob is Jewish.[29][30][31][32] He was an assistant coach of Team USA's tennis squad at the 1981 Maccabiah Games in Israel.[33] Asked in 2003, in the wake of a Vanity Fair magazine article about increased anti-Semitism in France, whether he had been the brunt of anti-Semitism while he was in France for the French Open, he responded that he was uncertain.[34] "They're so impolite and rude in general, you don't know if they think I'm Jewish or whether I'm just another American tourist".[35]

He is a member of the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.[9][17][18] He was inducted into the MetroWest Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in New Jersey in 2006.[9][36]

He said he was proud to be a Jewish role model.[37] He added: "When I played, I got a lot of support from the Jewish community. People identify me as a Jewish athlete. It's a strong responsibility, and I appreciate that."[9]

Davis Cup

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Gimelstob played for the US Davis Cup team in 1998 and 2001.[38]

Significant finals

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Grand Slam finals

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Mixed doubles: 2 (2 titles)

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Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1998 Australian Open Hard United States Venus Williams Czech Republic Helena Suková
Czech Republic Cyril Suk 		6–2, 6–1
Win 1998 French Open Clay United States Venus Williams United States Serena Williams
Argentina Luis Lobo 		6–4, 6–4

ATP Tour career finals

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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour International Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2006 Newport, United States International Series Grass Australia Mark Philippoussis 3–6, 5–7

Doubles: 17 (13 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour Championship Series (3–0)
ATP World Tour World/International Series (10–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–1)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (3–1)
Carpet (1–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (10–4)
Indoor (3–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 1997 Newport, United States World Series Grass Australia Brett Steven United States Kent Kinnear
North Macedonia Aleksandar Kitinov 		6–3, 6–4
Win 2–0 Jun 1998 Nottingham, United Kingdom World Series Grass South Africa Byron Talbot Canada Daniel Nestor
Canada Sébastien Lareau 		7–5, 6–7, 6–4
Win 3–0 Mar 1999 Scottsdale, United States World Series Hard United States Richey Reneberg The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Australia Sandon Stolle 		6–4, 6–7, 6–3
Win 4–0 May 1999 Atlanta, United States World Series Clay United States Patrick Galbraith Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde 		5–7, 7–6, 6–3
Win 5–0 Jun 1999 Nottingham, United Kingdom World Series Grass United States Patrick Galbraith South Africa Marius Barnard
South Africa Brent Haygarth 		5–7, 7–5, 6–3
Win 6–0 Aug 1999 Washington, United States Championship Series Hard Canada Sébastien Lareau South Africa David Adams
South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager 		7–5, 6–7, 6–3
Win 7–0 Nov 1999 Moscow, Russia World Series Carpet Czech Republic Daniel Vacek Ukraine Andrei Medvedev
Russia Marat Safin 		6–2, 6–1
Win 8–0 Feb 2000 Memphis, United States Championship Series Hard Canada Sébastien Lareau United States Jim Grabb
United States Richey Reneberg 		6–2, 6–4
Loss 8–1 Apr 2000 Atlanta, United States World Series Clay The Bahamas Mark Knowles South Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Rick Leach 		3–6, 4–6
Loss 8–2 May 2000 Orlando, United States World Series Clay Canada Sébastien Lareau India Leander Paes
Netherlands Jan Siemerink 		3–6, 4–6
Win 9–2 Sep 2000 Tashkent, Uzbekistan International Series Hard United States Scott Humphries South Africa Marius Barnard
South Africa Robbie Koenig 		6–3, 6–2
Loss 9–3 Jul 2002 Los Angeles, United States World Series Hard France Michaël Llodra France Sébastien Grosjean
Germany Nicolas Kiefer 		4–6, 4–6
Win 10–3 Oct 2003 Tokyo, Japan Championship Series Hard Germany Nicolas Kiefer United States Scott Humphries
The Bahamas Mark Merklein 		6–7(6–8), 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win 11–3 Sep 2004 Beijing, China International Series Hard United States Graydon Oliver United States Taylor Dent
United States Alex Bogomolov Jr. 		4–6, 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Win 12–3 Oct 2004 Thailand Open, Thailand International Series Hard United States Graydon Oliver Switzerland Roger Federer
Switzerland Yves Allegro 		5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Win 13–3 Sep 2005 Beijing, China International Series Hard Australia Nathan Healey Russia Dmitry Tursunov
Russia Mikhail Youzhny 		4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 13–4 Jul 2006 Newport, United States International Series Grass South Africa Jeff Coetzee Austria Jürgen Melzer
United States Robert Kendrick 		6–7(3–7), 0–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 16 (9–7)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (9–7)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–7)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 1996 Urbana-Champaign, United States Challenger Hard United States Steve Bryan 5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Win 2–0 Nov 1996 Andorra la Vella, Andorra Challenger Hard Australia Sandon Stolle 6–4, 6–2
Win 3–0 Nov 1998 Andorra la Vella, Andorra Challenger Hard Switzerland George Bastl 6–3, 2–6, 7–6
Win 4–0 Nov 1999 Andorra la Vella, Andorra Challenger Hard Belarus Max Mirnyi 4–6, 7–6, 7–5
Loss 4–1 Aug 2000 Lexington, United States Challenger Hard Japan Takao Suzuki 1–2 ret.
Loss 4–2 Jun 2001 Tallahassee, United States Challenger Hard Paraguay Ramón Delgado 5–7, 3–6
Loss 4–3 Jun 2002 Tallahassee, United States Challenger Hard United States Brian Vahaly 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss 4–4 Oct 2002 Fresno, United States Challenger Hard Australia Scott Draper 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 1–6
Loss 4–5 Feb 2003 Dallas, United States Challenger Hard Germany Simon Greul 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 5–5 Jun 2004 Forest Hills, United States Challenger Grass Serbia and Montenegro Dušan Vemić 7–6(9–7), 6–2
Win 6–5 Sep 2004 Beijing, China Challenger Hard United States Alex Bogomolov Jr. 6–1, 6–3
Win 7–5 Nov 2004 Nashville, United States Challenger Hard United States Amer Delić 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4)
Win 8–5 Nov 2004 Urbana-Champaign, United States Challenger Hard Paraguay Ramón Delgado 6–4, 6–4
Loss 8–6 Apr 2005 Tallahassee, United States Challenger Hard United States Brian Vahaly 4–6, 0–6
Win 9–6 Oct 2005 Carson, United States Challenger Hard United States Amer Delić 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Loss 9–7 Nov 2005 Champaign Urbana, United States Challenger Hard Thailand Danai Udomchoke 5–7, 2–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Doubles: 22 (12–10)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (12–10)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (11–8)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 1996 Binghamton, United States Challenger Hard United States Jeff Salzenstein United States David Di Lucia
United States Kenny Thorne 		6–2, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Dec 1996 Amarillo, United States Challenger Hard United States Jeff Salzenstein Belarus Max Mirnyi
South Africa Kevin Ullyett 		3–6, 4–6
Win 2–1 Dec 1996 Daytona Beach, United States Challenger Hard United States Jeff Salzenstein United States Mark Merklein
United States Chad Clark 		7–6, 3–6, 7–5
Loss 2–2 Nov 1998 Brest, France Challenger Hard United States Brian Macphie South Africa Neville Godwin
South Africa Marcos Ondruska 		4–6, 7–5, 4–6
Win 3–2 Nov 1998 Andorra La Vella, Andorra Challenger Hard United States Jack Waite Italy Vincenzo Santopadre
Italy Massimo Ardinghi 		2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 3–3 Jan 1999 Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Carpet United States Chris Woodruff Germany Michael Kohlmann
Switzerland Filippo Veglio 		4–6, 7–5, 5–7
Loss 3–4 Jun 1999 Surbiton, United Kingdom Challenger Grass United States Scott Humphries Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Scott Draper 		walkover
Win 4–4 Dec 2001 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Challenger Hard Australia David Macpherson Germany Michael Kohlmann
Austria Julian Knowle 		7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss 4–5 Jan 2002 Waikoloa, United States Challenger Hard United States James Blake United States Glenn Weiner
Romania Gabriel Trifu 		4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 5–5 Feb 2002 Joplin, United States Challenger Hard United States Scott Humphries United States Glenn Weiner
South Africa Paul Rosner 		6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 5–6 Apr 2002 Calabasas, United States Challenger Hard United States Paul Goldstein United States Glenn Weiner
South Africa Paul Rosner 		2–6, 6–4, 6–7(4–7)
Win 6–6 Feb 2003 Dallas, United States Challenger Hard United States Scott Humphries Argentina Martin Garcia
United States Graydon Oliver 		7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–4)
Win 7–6 Apr 2003 Calabasas, United States Challenger Hard United States Scott Humphries United States Jim Thomas
United States Kevin Kim 		6–3, 6–3
Win 8–6 May 2003 Forest Hills, United States Challenger Hard United States Scott Humphries United States Tripp Phillips
United States Huntley Montgomery 		7–6(7–1), 3–6, 6–4
Win 9–6 Oct 2003 Tiburon, United States Challenger Hard United States Brandon Coupe United States Robert Kendrick
United States Diego Ayala 		0–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win 10–6 Jun 2004 Forest Hills, United States Challenger Grass United States Brandon Coupe United States Travis Rettenmaier
Australia Michael Tebbutt 		6–4, 6–4
Loss 10–7 Sep 2004 Beijing, China Challenger Hard United States Graydon Oliver Australia Ashley Fisher
United States Tripp Phillips 		5–7, 5–7
Loss 10–8 Nov 2004 Champaign Urbana, United States Challenger Hard United States Graydon Oliver United States Brian Baker
United States Rajeev Ram 		6–7(5–7), 6–7(7–9)
Loss 10–9 May 2005 Busan, South Korea Challenger Hard South Africa Wesley Moodie United States Paul Goldstein
United States Rajeev Ram 		walkover
Win 11–9 Jun 2005 Yuba City, United States Challenger Hard United States Brandon Coupe Mexico Santiago González
Brazil Bruno Soares 		6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–1)
Loss 11–10 Nov 2005 Champaign Urbana, United States Challenger Hard United States Rajeev Ram Australia Ashley Fisher
United States Tripp Phillips 		3–6, 7–5, 0–6
Win 12–10 Jul 2006 Córdoba, Spain Challenger Hard United States Kevin Kim Slovakia Ivo Klec
Czech Republic Jan Mertl 		6–3, 7–5

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponent Score
Loss 1995 French Open Clay United States Ryan Wolters Netherlands Raemon Sluiter
Netherlands Peter Wessels 		6–7, 5–7

Grand Slam tournament performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

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Tournament 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 SR W–L Win %
Australian Open A A A A 1R 1R 2R A 1R Q2 1R A 1R 1R A 0 / 7 1–7 14%
French Open A A A A Q1 Q1 1R 1R A A 1R A A 1R 1R 0 / 5 0–5 0%
Wimbledon A A A Q1 2R 2R 1R 3R A Q3 3R Q3 3R 2R 1R 0 / 8 9–8 53%
US Open Q1 Q1 2R Q1 3R 1R 3R 2R 2R 2R 1R Q1 1R 2R 1R 0 / 11 9–11 45%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 3–3 1–3 3–4 3–3 1–2 1–1 2–4 0–0 2–3 2–4 0–3 0 / 31 19–31 38%

Doubles

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Tournament 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 SR W–L Win %
Australian Open A A A QF 1R A SF 1R A A 1R QF A 0 / 6 9–6 60%
French Open A A 1R 1R 1R 1R A A 1R A A 1R 1R 0 / 7 0–7 0%
Wimbledon A A 2R QF 3R 3R A 1R 2R QF 1R 2R 2R 0 / 10 14–10 58%
US Open 1R 1R 2R 2R 3R 1R 1R 2R 1R 3R 1R 2R 3R 0 / 13 10–12 45%
Win–loss 0–1 0–1 2–2 7–4 4–4 2–3 3–2 1–3 1–3 5–2 0–3 5–4 3–3 0 / 36 33–35 49%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells A A Q2 A 1R 1R 1R A A A A 2R A 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Miami Open A 2R 1R A 1R QF 3R 2R A A 2R 1R A 0 / 8 6–8 43%
Canada Masters A A 1R A 1R A 1R A A A A A A 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Cincinnati Masters A A A 3R 1R A 2R A A A 2R 2R A 0 / 5 5–5 50%
Paris Masters A A A A QF A A A A A A A A 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Win–loss 0–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–5 2–2 2–4 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–2 2–3 0–0 0 / 21 14–21 40%

Mixed doubles

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Tournament 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 SR W–L Win %
Australian Open A W A A A A A A A A A 1 / 1 5–0 100%
French Open A W A A A A A A A A A 1 / 1 6–0 100%
Wimbledon 2R SF QF 2R A A A A 1R 2R A 0 / 6 10–6 63%
US Open 1R QF A A 1R SF 1R A 1R SF QF 0 / 8 10–8 56%
Win–loss 1–2 17–2 3–1 1–1 0–1 3–1 0–1 0–0 0–2 4–2 2–1 2 / 16 31–14 69%

Post-playing career

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Gimelstob was a blogger for Sports Illustrated (under the name "Gimel Takes All"), and served as a regular commentator for Tennis Channel.[5][9][39] In 2010, Gimelstob was suspended from his Tennis Channel commentating duties for comments he made about President Barack Obama.[40] He also presented tennis features and interviews for the TV Guide channel.[9]

Gimelstob was one of the three ATP board representatives elected by the ATP player council.[41] On May 1, 2019, Gimelstob resigned from the ATP Player Council after a series of controversies (see below) and subsequent pressure from Stan Wawrinka[42] and Andy Murray.[42] He also resigned from his job at the Tennis Channel.[43]

John Isner hired Gimelstob as his new coach at the end of the 2014 season[12] and worked with him until April 2016.

Controversies

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Sexist comments

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On June 17, 2008, when Gimelstob was a guest on the Washington, D.C., morning radio show The Sports Junkies,[44] he referred to French tennis player Tatiana Golovin as a "sexpot", Czech player Nicole Vaidišová as a "well developed young lady", and French player Alizé Cornet as a "little sexpot".[45]

Also in 2008, Gimelstob told Out Magazine: "The locker room couldn't be a more homophobic place. We're not gay-bashing. There's just a lot of positive normal hetero talk about pretty girls and working out and drinking beer. That's why people want to be pro athletes!"[46]

Domestic abuse allegations

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In 2016, Gilmelstob's wife Cary sought a restraining order against him, alleging that he "physically assaulted, harassed, verbally attacked, and stole" from her.[47] Cary also accused Justin of a placing a "video recording device in my bedroom" which captured "me having sex with another man" and that Justin threatened to show the footage to the couple's son.[48][49]

Assault case

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In November 2018, Gimelstob was charged with assault after being accused of repeatedly striking Randall Kaplan while the venture capitalist, his wife and their two-year-old daughter were trick-or-treating on Halloween in West Los Angeles.[50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58] Gimelstob denied the accusations.[59] Gilmelstob later changed his plea to "no contest" to a felony battery charge, and was sentenced to three years’ probation and 60 days of community labor.[60] The wife of the victim attributed the miscarriage of her unborn child to the stress of witnessing the attack.[61] In 2019, he resigned from the ATP board of directors.[62]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "US OPEN". ASAP Sports. August 28, 2000.
  2. ^ Williams, Lena. "TENNIS – EXHIBITION; Gimelstob Starts Charity Event", The New York Times, December 16, 1998. Accessed February 24, 2011. "On Saturday, Gimelstob and three of his Davis Cup teammates – Todd Martin, Jim Courier and Jan-Michael Gambill – will take part in a one-day exhibition to benefit three charities: the Eastern Tennis Association, the Tim and Tom Gullikson Foundation, and the Valerie Fund at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, N.J. My brothers and I were born there, said Gimelstob, of the medical center."
  3. ^ Robbins, Liz. "Gimelstob Says Fine For Spitting Is Low", The New York Times, August 31, 2001. Accessed June 1, 2008. "Gimelstob was so disturbed that he threatened to find Tabara in the locker room afterward. Yesterday, Gimelstob, from Morristown, N.J., was even more angry."
  4. ^ ATP Board of Directors. Accessed July 17, 2009.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Ron Kaplan (January 27, 1936). "Third group of athletes to enter JCC MetroWest Sports Hall of Fame". New Jersey Jewish News. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
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