- Elise Burgin
Elise Burgin (born March 5, 1962, in
Baltimore, Maryland ) was an Americantennis player .Her highest ranking was # 22.
Tennis career
Be ing professionally, Burgin was an outstanding singles and doubles player at
Stanford University . AnAll-American from 1981-84, she teamed with Linda Gates in 1984 to win theNCAA doubles championship.She competed professionally from 1980 to 1993.
In 1982, she reached the 4th round of the US Open (where she was beaten by
Bonnie Gadusek ), her best performance in singles in a Grand Slam tournament.In 1986 she won her only career singles title at
Charleston, South Carolina .Burgin was a member of the U.S.
Federation Cup team in 1985.In 1986, Burgin was captain of the US
Wightman Cup team.During her career, she won 11 WTA tournaments, including 10 in doubles.
After she retired in 1993, she became a tennis commentator.
In 2003 she was inducted into the
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