THIS IS UCLA TENNIS Nick Meister reacts after clinching UCLA s 4-3 victory over Ole Miss at the 2009 NCAA Championships in College Station, Texas.
PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS UCLA is a pipeline to the ATP Tour Justin Gimelstob Highest-Ranked Bruins All-Time Singles (Top 100) Name...Rank...Year Jimmy Connors...1...1974 Arthur Ashe...2...1976 Eliot Teltscher...6...1982 Brian Teacher...7...1981 Peter Fleming...8...1980 Fritz Buehning... 21...1981 Jeff Borowiak... 25...1977 Billy Martin... 32...1975 Charles Pasarell... 35...1974 Van Winitsky... 35...1982 Jim Pugh... 37...1987 Davide Sanguinetti... 42...2002 Haroon Rahim... 44...1977 Marcel Freeman... 46...1986 Blaine Willenborg... 50...1984 Jeff Austin... 52...1973 Justin Gimelstob... 63...1999 Kevin Kim... 63...2005 Ferdi Taygan... 67...1979 John Austin... 70...1982 Brad Pearce... 71...1990 Steve Krulevitz... 74...1974 Bob Kreiss... 84...1974 Brian Garrow... 93...1990 Mark Knowles... 96...1996 Doubles (Top 50) Name...Rank...Year Peter Fleming...1...1984 Pat Galbraith...1...1993 Mark Knowles...1...2002 Jim Pugh...1...1989 Marcin Matkowski... 11...2009 Justin Gimelstob... 18...2000 Brad Pearce... 24...1993 Eliot Teltscher... 38...1985 Brian Garrow... 42...1991 Davide Sanguinetti Eric Taino Kevin Kim Mark Knowles Charles Pasarell 2 Marcin Matkowski
ALL-TIME GREATS Some of the best players in history have been a part of UCLA s rich tradition Mark Knowles Arthur Ashe Grand Slam Titles (41) Player... Title Bob Perry...1956 French Open (doubles) Arthur Ashe... 1968 US Open Arthur Ashe... 1970 Australian Open Arthur Ashe...1971 French Open (doubles) Jimmy Connors...1973 Wimbledon (doubles) Jimmy Connors... 1974 Australian Open Jimmy Connors...1974 Wimbledon Jimmy Connors... 1974 US Open Arthur Ashe...1975 Wimbledon Jimmy Connors... 1975 US Open (doubles) Jimmy Connors... 1976 US Open Arthur Ashe... 1977 Australian Open (doubles) Jimmy Connors... 1978 US Open Peter Fleming...1979 Wimbledon (doubles) Peter Fleming... 1979 US Open (doubles) Brian Teacher... 1980 Australian Open Billy Martin...1980 French Open (mixed) Peter Fleming...1981 Wimbledon (doubles) Peter Fleming... 1981 US Open (doubles) Ferdi Taygan...1982 French Open (doubles) Jimmy Connors...1982 Wimbledon Jimmy Connors... 1982 US Open Peter Fleming...1983 Wimbledon (doubles) Peter Fleming... 1983 US Open (doubles) Jimmy Connors... 1983 US Open Peter Fleming...1984 Wimbledon (doubles) Jim Pugh... 1988 Australian Open (doubles) Jim Pugh... 1988 Australian Open (mixed) Jim Pugh...1988 US Open (mixed) Jim Pugh... 1989 Australian Open (doubles) Jim Pugh... 1989 Australian Open (mixed) Jim Pugh... 1989 Wimbledon (mixed) Jim Pugh...1990 Wimbledon (doubles) Patrick Galbraith... 1994 U.S. Open (mixed) Patrick Galbraith... 1996 U.S. Open (mixed) Justin Gimelstob... 1998 Australian Open (mixed) Justin Gimelstob...1998 French Open (mixed) Mark Knowles... 2002 Australian Open (doubles) Mark Knowles... 2004 U.S. Open (doubles) Mark Knowles...2007 French Open (doubles) Mark Knowles... 2009 Wimbledon (mixed) Eliot Teltscher UCLA s Davis Cup Players (27) Jimmy Connors Name...Singles... Doubles... First Year... Ties...Country Haythem Abid...17-11... 8-5...2001...10...Tunisia Elio Alvarez... 2-0... 4-4...1970...8...Argentina Arthur Ashe... 27-5... 1-1...1963...18...United States Jimmy Connors... 10-3...-...1976...7...United States Ian Crookenden... 3-6... 1-3...1962...5... New Zealand Herb Flam... 10-2... 2-0...1951...8...United States Peter Fleming...-...14-1...1979...15...United States Allen Fox... 2-0...-...1963...1...United States Patrick Galbraith...-... 1-1...1996...2...United States Justin Gimelstob... 0-1... 0-2...1998...2...United States Lassi Ketola... 0-0... 0-1...2004...1...Finland Mark Knowles...23-25...18-7...1989...29...Bahamas Steve Krulevitz... 4-3... 0-2...1978...4... Israel Jun Kuki... 11-6... 0-0...1971...9...Japan Sebastien LeBlanc... 1-0... 0-0...1997...1...Canada Marcin Matkowski... 4-1...13-5...2000...18...Poland Srdjan Muskatirovic... 1-4... 0-1...1991...3... Yugoslavia Charles Pasarell... 3-0... 3-1...1966...5...United States Bob Perry... 1-1... 1-0...1952...2...United States Jim Pugh...-... 6-0...1990...6...United States Haroon Rahim... 2-3... 1-3...1965...4...Pakistan Jean-Julien Rojer... 28-6...12-3...1998...29... Netherlands Antilles Compton Russell... 0-3... 0-2...1971...3... Caribbean/West Indies Davide Sanguinetti...11-10... 0-1...1998...12... Italy Eric Taino... 8-2... 4-2...2006...10...Philippines Eliot Teltscher... 5-4...-...1982...5...United States Modesto Vasquez... 1-1... 1-1...1968...2...Argentina 3
A WINNING TRADITION UCLA has captured numerous NCAA team and individual titles 2005 NCAA Champions NCAA Team Champions NCAA Doubles Champs NCAA Singles Champs Jimmy Connors Glenn Bassett Year... Coach 1950...Bill Ackerman 1952...J.D. Morgan 1953...J.D. Morgan 1954...J.D. Morgan 1956...J.D. Morgan 1960...J.D. Morgan 1961...J.D. Morgan 1965...J.D. Morgan 1970...Glenn Bassett 1971...Glenn Bassett 1975...Glenn Bassett 1976...Glenn Bassett 1979...Glenn Bassett 1982...Glenn Bassett 1984...Glenn Bassett 2005...Billy Martin Year...Names 1950...Herb Flam/Gene Garrett 1953... Larry Huebner/Bob Perry 1954...Ron Livingston/Bob Perry 1960...Allen Fox/Larry Nagler 1965...A. Ashe/I. Crookenden 1966... I. Crookenden/C. Pasarell 1971...J. Borowiak/H. Rahim 1976... P. Fleming/F. Taygan 1978... J. Austin/B. Nichols 1988...P. Galbraith/B. Garrow 1996.J. Gimelstob/S. Muskatirovic J.D. Morgan Year...Name 1933... Jack Tidball 1950... Herb Flam 1960...Larry Nagler 1961...Allen Fox 1965...Arthur Ashe 1966...Charles Pasarell 1970... Jeff Borowiak 1971... Jimmy Connors 1975...Billy Martin 2006... Benjamin Kohlloeffel 4 1956 NCAA Champs Billy Martin Ben Kohlloeffel Arthur Ashe
Haythem Abid ALWAYS IN THE HUNT UCLA consistently competes for Pac-10 and National Titles NCAA Final Four Appearances (Since 2000) UCLA 6 Georgia 5 Baylor 4 Tennessee 3 Texas 3 Michael Look Illinois 3 USC 3 Florida 2 Virginia 2 Billy Martin Pac-10 Conference Titles (Since 2000) Stanford 2 UCLA Stanford USC Washington 1 2 4 6 White House 2009 Pac-10 Champions 5
THE LOS ANGELES TENNIS CENTER UCLA plays in the nation s premier on-campus facility The Los Angeles Tennis Center Located on the UCLA campus nestled just west of Pauley Pavilion and south of Drake Stadium is the impressive Los Angeles Tennis Center: home to both UCLA men s and women s tennis teams. The LATC was the first large-scale outdoor tennis stadium opened in the Los Angeles metropolitan area and was officially dedicated on May 20, 1984, just in time to host the 1984 NCAA Women s Tennis Championships and the 1984 Olympic Games. Since then, the LATC has been site of several top collegiate and professional tournaments. The NCAA Women s Tennis Championships returned to the LATC in 1987 and 88, while the NCAA Men s Tennis Championships called the LATC home in 1997. On the professional level, the LATC has been a regular stop of the ATP Tour for many years. The first tournament held at the LATC, the Union 76 Pacific Southwest Open, featured former Bruins Jimmy Connors and Eliot Teltscher in the finals. The tournament, renamed The LA Open, continues to thrive at the LATC each summer. The popularity of the LATC continues to grow beyond the tennis world. During 1997 alone, it hosted the World Beach Volleyball Championships and several MTV Rock N Jock events. The LATC features eight lighted, hard-surface courts, a 5,800-permanent seat grandstand around the three main courts and a two-level clubhouse. At full capacity, the LATC can accommodate 10,000 spectators. The clubhouse contains locker rooms, coaches offices and team rooms for both the UCLA men s and women s teams, as well as the office of the Southern California Tennis Association (SCTA). The second level of the clubhouse features a 4,000-square foot indoor dining area and kitchen. Center court is called the Times-Mirror Center Court. The stadium is named the Straus Stadium and Clubhouse. The most recent addition to the LATC came in 2005 when the Greiner Family Scoreboard was added to the back courts. Prior to that, the Budge Offer Family Scoreboard was added to the stadium courts in 2000. Both scoreboards enable fans to follow the action on every court from either location. The newest project at the LATC was completed just this past January, as both teams received a complete renovation of their locker rooms. Men s tennis team room Front entrance to the LATC 6 Aerial shot of the stadium courts The LATC during the LA Open The LATC s five back courts