Tom Gorman (tennis)

Tom Gorman was born January 19 1946 in Seattle, Washington. He attended Seattle Preparatory School and was the Washington State High School champion three years in a row. Tom attended and graduated from Seattle University and was a two time All-American. He played professional in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and served as Captain of the United States Davis Cup team from 1986 to 1993.

He was ranked as high worldwide as number ten on the ATP rankings (achieving that ranking on May 1, 1974).

Gorman won seven singles titles in his career, the biggest coming in 1975 at Cincinnati. He also won nine doubles titles, including Paris in 1971, the same year he reached the French Open doubles final.

Gorman reached the semifinal rounds in singles at Wimbledon (in 1971), the U.S. Open (in 1972) and the French Open (in 1973), and was a member of the winning U.S. Davis Cup team in 1972. As coach, he led the U.S. Davis Cup team to victory in 1990 & 1992. Tom holds the record for most match wins (18) by a U.S. Davis Cup Captain and is the most current American to have won Davis Cup as a player and a captain. In 2001, Tom and his partner Jaime Fillol,Chile, won the Super Masters Seniors at the U.S Open.

Today, Tom lives in Marietta,GA with his wife Danni and two daughters Hailey and KellyAnn.

Career highlights

ingles titles (7)

Doubles runner-ups (10)