Brad Gilbert [1] [2] [3] ( born Brad Gilbert ; born August 9, 1961 in Auckland, California ) is a former American professional tennis player , bronze medalist at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul .
| Brad Gilbert | |
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| Player gender | |
| Date of Birth | August 9, 1961 (58 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Auckland , California, USA |
| Citizenship | USA |
| Place of residence | San Rafael , California , USA |
| Growth | 185 cm |
| Weight | 79 kg |
| Carier start | 1982 |
| Retirement | 1995 |
| Working hand | righty |
| Prize, $ | 5 509 060 |
| Singles | |
| V / p matches | 519 - 288 |
| Titles | 20 |
| Highest position | 4 ( January 1, 1990 ) |
| Grand Slam Tournaments | |
| Australia | 4th circle (1984) |
| France | 3rd circle (1993) |
| Wimbledon | 1/4 (1990) |
| USA | 1/4 (1987) |
| Doubles | |
| V / p matches | 101 - 127 |
| Titles | 3 |
| Highest position | 18 ( September 29, 1986 ) |
| Grand Slam Tournaments | |
| Australia | 2nd circle (1987) |
| France | 2nd circle (1987) |
| Wimbledon | 2nd circle (1986) |
| USA | 2nd circle (1988) |
After retiring, he became a famous tennis coach and worked with players such as Andre Agassi , Andy Roddick , Andy Murray .
The author of tennis training manuals, the most famous book, Winning Ugly, is devoted to the practical aspects of the psychology of tennis [4] ; published in Russian translation under the title “Victory at Any Cost” [5] .
Content
Sports career
Brad Gilbert began playing tennis at the age of five, and at 15 already represented the United States at the X Maccabiad Games . Four years later, in 1981 , 19-year-old Gilbert again represented the United States at the Maccabiad and won the gold medal in doubles. In 1982, Gilbert became a finalist in the championship of the National University Student Sports Association (NCAA) and was included in the symbolic student team of the United States; in the same year he switched to professional tennis.
In his first final of the Grand Prix series tournament, Brad made his way to Taipei in 1984 and won his first victory at the same time. In 1985, he participated in five finals, won three of them and at the beginning of 1986 for the first time entered the top ten ATP ranking . From the same year, Gilbert begins speaking for the US team. In the Davis Cup, he spent 15 games for the national team (10 wins, 5 losses, all in singles); his highest success was reaching the semi-finals of the World Group in 1986 and 1989 . In 1987, as part of the national team, Gilbert reached the final of the world team championship in Germany , where he won the only victory of the American team, who lost the Czechoslovak team 2-1.
At the 1988 Olympics in Seoul , at the first Olympic tennis tournament after a long break, Brad was seeded at number five and reached the semifinals, where he lost to second seeded Tim Mayotte . This year the match for third place was not played, and Gilbert automatically became the bronze medalist of the Olympics.
The year 1989 was the most successful in the career of Gilbert, who played in the finals of eight tournaments, including the WCT final tournament , and won five of them. At the tournament in Cincinnati, he managed to defeat three players in the top ten in a row: Chang , Boris Becker and Edberg ; It is interesting that in the third round of the same tournament he beat Pete Sampras, who started his career. As a result, in early 1990, Gilbert reached his fourth highest position in the ranking. At the same time, the results of 1989, according to sports journalist John Feinstin, became an indicator of his purely professional attitude to tennis: having played in many tournaments of low rank and earned a solid rating, Gilbert did not win a single meeting in the Grand Slam tournaments for the season [6] .
In 1990, Gilbert repeated his highest success in Grand Slam tournaments , reaching the quarterfinals of the Wimbledon tournament after defeating David Wheaton in the match, where he lost 2-0 in sets and 5-3 in the decisive fifth set on the opponent’s pitch [6] . This year, he wins three tournaments and plays twice in the finals, including the Grand Slam Cup , where he loses to Sampras. After that, he no longer achieved such major successes, although in the next four years he reached the finals of the singles tournament seven more times and won one tournament in pairs. At the beginning of 1995, Gilbert actually ended his tennis career, although in the next three years he participated in one doubles tournament for the season; he holds his last tournament in 1998 (in Los Angeles , the Challenger class tournament , where he played in tandem with Andre Agassi ).
ATP Career Tour Finals (46)
Singles (40)
Victories (20)
| No. | date | Tournament | Coating | Opponent in the final | Final Score |
| one. | Nov 8, 1982 | Taipei Tennis Grand Prix , Republic of China | Carpet | Craig Wittus | 6-1, 6-4 |
| 2. | Aug 13, 1984 | Columbus , USA | Hard | Hank pfister | 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 |
| 3. | Oct 29, 1984 | Taipei Tennis Grand Prix (2) | Carpet | Wally Mazur | 6-3, 6-3 |
| four. | Jul 22, 1985 | Livingston , New Jersey , USA | Hard | Brian Teacher | 7-6, 6-4 |
| five. | Aug 12, 1985 | Cleveland , USA | Hard | Brad Drewett | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 6. | October 14, 1985 | Tel Aviv Open Championship , Israel | Hard | Amos Mansdorf | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 7. | Feb 3, 1986 | Volvo US National Indoor , Memphis , United States | Carpet | Stefan Edberg | 7-5, 7-6 |
| eight. | Jul 21, 1986 | Livingston (2) | Hard | Mike Leach | 6-2, 6-2 |
| 9. | Oct 6, 1986 | Tel Aviv Open Championship (2) | Hard | Aaron Krikstein | 7-5, 6-2 |
| ten. | Oct 20, 1986 | CA-Tennis Trophy , Vienna , Austria | Hard (i) | Karel Novachek | 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-0 |
| eleven. | Oct 5, 1987 | Scottsdale Open Championship | Hard | Eliot Telcher | 6-2, 6-2 |
| 12. | October 10, 1988 | Tel Aviv Open Championship (3) | Hard | Aaron Krikstein | 4-6, 7-6, 6-2 |
| 13. | Feb 13, 1989 | Volvo US National Indoor , Memphis (2) | Hard (i) | Johan Creek | 6-2, 6-2, RET |
| 14. | Jul 31, 1989 | Volvo International , Stratton Mountain , USA | Hard | Jim pew | 7-5, 6-0 |
| 15. | Aug 7, 1989 | Livingston (3) | Hard | Jason Stoltenberg | 6-4, 6-4 |
| sixteen. | Aug 14, 1989 | Cincinnati Open , USA | Hard | Stefan Edberg | 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 |
| 17. | Sep 25, 1989 | San Francisco , USA | Carpet | Anders Yarrid | 7-5, 6-2 |
| 18. | Feb 26, 1990 | ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament , Rotterdam , Netherlands | Carpet | Jonas Svensson | 6-1, 6-3 |
| nineteen. | Apr 2, 1990 | Prudential-Bache Securities Classic , Orlando , USA | Hard | Cristo Van Rensburg | 6-2, 6-1 |
| 20. | Sep 24, 1990 | Brisbane australia | Hard | Aaron Krikstein | 6-3, 6-1 |
Lost (20)
| No. | date | Tournament | Coating | Opponent in the final | Final Score |
| one. | Sep 17, 1984 | San Francisco , USA | Carpet | John mackinroy | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2. | Sep 9, 1985 | Mercedes Cup , Stuttgart , Germany | Priming | Ivan Lendl | 6–4, 6–0 |
| 3. | October 7, 1985 | South Africa Open Johannesburg | Hard | Matt Enger | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| four. | Jul 27, 1987 | Sovran Bank Classic , Washington , USA | Hard | Ivan Lendl | 6–1, 6–0 |
| five. | October 12, 1987 | Tel Aviv Open Championship , Israel | Hard | Amos Mansdorf | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 6. | Nov 2, 1987 | Paris Open , France | Carpet | Tim Mayotte | 2–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–7, 6–3 |
| 7. | Nov 16, 1987 | South Africa Open Johannesburg | Hard (i) | Pat cache | 7–6, 4–6, 2–6, 6–0, 6–1 |
| eight. | October 24, 1988 | Paris Open , Paris | Carpet | Amos Mansdorf | 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 9. | Feb 28, 1989 | WCT Finals , USA | Carpet | John mackinroy | 6–3, 6–3, 7–6 |
| ten. | Jul 24, 1989 | Sovran Bank Classic , Washington (2) | Hard | Tim Mayotte | 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| eleven. | October 2, 1989 | Du Pont Classic , Orlando , USA | Hard | Andre Agassi | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 12. | Aug 6, 1990 | Cincinnati Masters , USA | Hard | Stefan Edberg | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 13. | Dec 11, 1990 | Grand Slam Cup , Munich , Germany | Carpet | Pete Sampras | 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 14. | Feb 4, 1991 | San Francisco (2) | Carpet | Darren Cahill | 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 15. | Jul 29, 1991 | Los Angeles , USA | Hard | Pete Sampras | 6–2, 6–7, 6–3 |
| sixteen. | Sep 30, 1991 | Australian Indoors , Sydney | Hard (i) | Stefan Edberg | 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 17. | Feb 24, 1992 | Arizona Championship , Scottsdale , USA | Hard | Stefano Pescosolido | 6–0, 1–6, 6–4 |
| 18. | Feb 1, 1993 | San Francisco (3) | Hard (i) | Andre Agassi | 6–2, 6–7, 6–2 |
| nineteen. | Apr 5, 1993 | Tokyo Japan | Hard | Pete Sampras | 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 20. | Feb 7, 1994 | Kroger St. Jude International , Memphis , United States | Hard (i) | Todd Martin | 6–4, 7–5 |
Doubles (6)
Victories (3)
| No. | date | Tournament | Coating | Partner | Opponents in the finals | Final Score |
| one. | October 14, 1985 | Tel Aviv Open Championship , Israel | Hard | Elijah Nastase | Michael robertson Florin Segarchanu | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2. | Feb 10, 1986 | Lipton International, Boca West , Florida , USA | Hard | Vince van patten | Stefan Edberg Anders Yarrid | renouncement |
| 3. | Apr 13, 1992 | Hong Kong | Hard | Jim grabb | Byron Black Byron Talbot | 6–2, 6–1 |
Lost (3)
| No. | date | Tournament | Coating | Partner | Opponents in the finals | Final Score |
| one. | Sep 23, 1985 | San Francisco , USA | Carpet | Sandy mayer | Paul Annacone Cristo Van Rensburg | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| 2. | Oct 20, 1986 | Vienna , Austria | Hard (i) | Slobodan Zhivoinovich | Ricardo Acholi Wojtek Fibak | renouncement |
| 3. | Sep 21, 1987 | Los Angeles , USA | Hard | Tim Wilkinson | Kevin Carren David pate | 3–6, 4–6 |
Notes
- ↑ Often there is a variant of Gilbert , but the correct pronunciation of the surname is exactly Gilbert
- ↑ Meet the Champion: Brad Gilbert Part I at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy at IMG Academies - video interview
- ↑ Brad Gilbert - Rare Courtside Interview - video interview
- ↑ Brad Gilbert, Steve Jamison. Winning Ugly . - Pocket, 2007 .-- 304 p.
- ↑ Brad Gilbert. Victory at all costs: psychol. weapons in tennis: the lessons of the master . - M .. - Olympus Business , 2008 .-- 313 p.
- ↑ 1 2 John Feinstein. Hard Courts: Real Life on the Professional Tennis Tours . - New York: Villard Books, 1992. - P. 471. - ISBN 0-679-74106-2 .