Eliot Teltscher

Eliot Teltscher (born March 15, 1959, in Rancho Palos Verdes, California

Rancho Palos Verdes, California

Rancho Palos Verdes is a city in Los Angeles County, California that was incorporated on September 7, 1973. The population was 41,145 at the 2000 census....

) is a retired professional American tennis player.

Teltscher's mother was born in Israel

Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a developed state in Western Asia located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its...

; his father emigrated there during the Holocaust, and joined the British army

British Army

The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdoms of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England and Scotland and...

. They moved to the United States, where Teltscher was born, and encouraged him to take up tennis, which he began playing at the age of nine.

By the time he was 17, Teltscher was ranked in the top 10 nationally in junior rankings.

He was an All-American in his only year at UCLA (1978), which he attended on a tennis scholarship.

That same year he defeated Onny Parun to capture the Benson & Hedges New Zealand Open at Stanley Street, Auckland, in a match best remembered for a controversial overrule midway through the third set.

In 1979, Teltscher turned pro.

Eliot Teltscher (born March 15, 1959, in Rancho Palos Verdes, California

Rancho Palos Verdes, California

Rancho Palos Verdes is a city in Los Angeles County, California that was incorporated on September 7, 1973. The population was 41,145 at the 2000 census....

) is a retired professional American tennis player.

Early years

Teltscher's mother was born in Israel

Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a developed state in Western Asia located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its...

; his father emigrated there during the Holocaust, and joined the British army

British Army

The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdoms of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England and Scotland and...

. They moved to the United States, where Teltscher was born, and encouraged him to take up tennis, which he began playing at the age of nine.

By the time he was 17, Teltscher was ranked in the top 10 nationally in junior rankings.

He was an All-American in his only year at UCLA (1978), which he attended on a tennis scholarship.

That same year he defeated Onny Parun to capture the Benson & Hedges New Zealand Open at Stanley Street, Auckland, in a match best remembered for a controversial overrule midway through the third set.

Pro career

In 1979, Teltscher turned pro. A worldwide top 10 player from 1980-82, he was ranked no lower than #15 from through 1984. He reached his highest singles ATP

Association of Tennis Professionals

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-ranking on May 7, 1982, when he became ranked #6 in the world.

He reached the French Open doubles final with partner Terry Moor

Terry Moor

Terry Moor is a former tennis player from the United States, who won two singles and three doubles titles during his professional career....

 in 1981, and won the French Open mixed doubles title with Barbara Jordan

Barbara Jordan

Barbara Charline Jordan was an American politician from Texas. She served as a congresswoman in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1979.-Biography:...

 two years later. He also reached the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open

U.S. Open (tennis)

The US Open, formally the United States Open tennis championships, is a tennis tournament which is the modern incarnation of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, with the U.S. National Championship, which for mens' singles was first contested in 1881...

 three times (1980, 1981, and 1983 -- losing to Jimmy Connors

Jimmy Connors

James Scott "Jimmy" Connors is an American former World No. 1 tennis player. Connors is considered to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time...

 all three years), and the quarterfinals at the 1983 Australian Open

Australian Open

The Australian Open is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments held each year. The tournament is held each January at Melbourne Park. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was contested on grass from then up to 1987. Since 1988, the tournament has been held on hard...

. In March 1987 he beat Connors, ranked # 8 in the world, in Chicago 6–3, 6–1. He won 10 singles titles during his professional career, which ended in 1988.

Looking back at his career, Teltscher expressed pride at the time his honesty took over from his competitive nature. During a match at the Masters Tournament against Vitas Gerulaitis

Vitas Gerulaitis

Vytautas Kevin Gerulaitis was a professional tennis player from the United States. He is known for winning the men's singles title at the Australian Open in 1977.-Career Highlights:...

, his racket grazed the net while it was match point. No one, including Gerulitis, was aware of the rule violation except for Teltscher. Rather than let it pass, however, he informed the judges of the infraction and lost the point, and maybe the match, because of his honesty. His parents are most proud of him for that action.

Davis Cup

Teltscher was on the U.S. Davis Cup

Davis Cup

The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. The largest annual international team competition in sports, the Davis Cup is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition...

 team in 1982, 1983, and 1985. He had a combined record of 5–4 in singles play, and helped the U.S. win the Davis Cup in 1982 over France.http://www.daviscup.com/teams/player.asp?player=10001671

Men's doubles

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1981	French Open	Clay	USA Terry Moor Terry Moor Terry Moor is a former tennis player from the United States, who won two singles and three doubles titles during his professional career....	SUI Heinz Günthardt Heinz Günthardt Heinz Peter Gunthardt is a former tennis player from Switzerland, who won five singles titles during his professional career, including the Rotterdam WCT in 1980.... HUN Balázs Taróczy Balazs Taroczy Balázs Taróczy is a former tennis player from Hungary, who won thirteen singles titles in his career...	6–2, 7–6, 6–3

Mixed doubles

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1983	French Open	Clay	USA Barbara Jordan	USA Leslie Allen Leslie Allen (tennis) Leslie Allen is a retired American professional tennis player.Allen was a member of the University of Southern California national championship team and graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in speech communications... USA Charles Strode	6–2, 6–3

Wins (10)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	1978	Hong Kong Hong Kong Open (tennis) The Hong Kong Open is a defunct tennis tournament that was held in Hong Kong on the ATP Tour from 1973-2002. It was replaced in 2003 by the Thailand Open....	Hard	USA Pat Du Pré	6–4, 6–3, 6–2
2.	1979	Atlanta, United States	Hard	AUS John Alexander	6–3, 4–6, 6–2
3.	1980	Atlanta, United States	Hard	USA Terry Moor Terry Moor Terry Moor is a former tennis player from the United States, who won two singles and three doubles titles during his professional career....	6–2, 6–2
4.	1980	Maui ATP Maui Seiko Super Tennis was the 1984 name of a men's professional tennis tournament played in Maui or Honolulu, Hawaii from 1974 through 1984. It was played in Maui every year except 1984, when it was played in Honolulu. The event was played on outdoor hard courts.... , United States	Hard	USA Tim Wilkison Tim Wilkison Tim Wilkison is a former professional male tennis player from the United States. He was the #1 ranked junior in the United States and went on to play professional tennis for over 25 years. Wilkison won 6 singles titles and 9 doubles championships. He is best known for his diving volleys at...	7–6, 6–3
5.	1981	San Juan San Juan Open The San Juan Open is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1980 to 1981. It was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico and played on outdoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:... , United States	Hard	USA Tim Gullikson Tim Gullikson Timothy Ernest "Tim" Gullikson was a tennis player and coach who was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin in the United States....	6–4, 6–2
6.	1981	San Francisco SAP Open The SAP Open is a men's tennis tournament held annually in San Jose, California. It is the second-oldest tennis tournament in the United States. It is an ATP World Tour 250 series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour... , United States	Carpet	USA Brian Teacher Brian Teacher Brian David Teacher is a 6' 3" right handed former professional American male tennis player. He reached World # 7 in 1981.-Tennis career:...	6–3, 7–6
7.	1983	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	ECU Andrés Gómez Andrés Gómez Andrés Gómez is a former professional tennis player from Ecuador. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at the French Open in 1990.-Career:...	7–5, 3–6, 6–1
8.	1984	Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane is the state capital of the Australian state of Queensland and is the largest city in that state. With an estimated population of approximately 2 million, it is also the third most populous city in Australia.... , Australia	Hard	PAR Francisco González	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
9.	1984	Johannesburg ATP Johannesburg The SA Tennis Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour. It is held annually in February at Montecasino, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Created in 1976, the... , South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of Africa, with a coastline on the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. To the north lie Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland, while Lesotho is an independent country surrounded by South Africa.Modern...	Hard	USA Vitas Gerulaitis Vitas Gerulaitis Vytautas Kevin Gerulaitis was a professional tennis player from the United States. He is known for winning the men's singles title at the Australian Open in 1977.-Career Highlights:...	6–3, 6–1, 7–6
10.	1987	Hong Kong Hong Kong Open (tennis) The Hong Kong Open is a defunct tennis tournament that was held in Hong Kong on the ATP Tour from 1973-2002. It was replaced in 2003 by the Thailand Open....	Hard	AUS John Fitzgerald	6–7, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 7–5

Runner-ups (14)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	1978	Atlanta, United States	Hard	USA Stan Smith Stan Smith Stanley Roger Smith is a former American tennis player who, with his partner Bob Lutz, was one of the most successful doubles teams of all time. Together, they won many major titles all over the world. Smith also won many singles titles, including the Wimbledon championship once and the US Open...	4–6, 6–1, 2–1, ret.
2.	1980	Birmingham ATP Birmingham The ATP Birmingham was a men's tennis tournament played in Birmingham, Alabama, USA, from 1973 until 1980. The inaugural event was held on outdoor hard courts, and all the other editions were played on indoor carpet. The tournament was a part of the World Championship Tennis series in 1977 & 1978... , United States	Carpet	USA Jimmy Connors Jimmy Connors James Scott "Jimmy" Connors is an American former World No. 1 tennis player. Connors is considered to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time...	6–3, 6–2
3.	1980	New Orleans, United States	Carpet	POL Wojtek Fibak	6–4, 7–5
4.	1980	San Francisco SAP Open The SAP Open is a men's tennis tournament held annually in San Jose, California. It is the second-oldest tennis tournament in the United States. It is an ATP World Tour 250 series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour... , United States	Carpet	USA Gene Mayer Gene Mayer Gene Mayer is a former tennis player from the United States who won fourteen singles titles during his career....	6–2, 2–6, 6–1
5.	1980	Republic of China Republic of China The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, is a state in East Asia that has evolved from a single-party state with full global recognition and jurisdiction over China into a democratic state with limited international recognition and jurisdiction only over Taiwan and minor islands, though it...	Carpet	USA Jimmy Connors Jimmy Connors James Scott "Jimmy" Connors is an American former World No. 1 tennis player. Connors is considered to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time...	6–2, 6–4
6.	1980	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	Clay	TCH Ivan Lendl Ivan Lendl Ivan Lendl is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player. Originally from Czechoslovakia, Lendl later became a United States citizen. He was one of the game's most dominant players in the 1980s and remained a top competitor into the early 1990s...	3–6, 6–4, 6–0
7.	1981	Montreal Canada Masters The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier Tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour... , Canada	Hard	TCH Ivan Lendl Ivan Lendl Ivan Lendl is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player. Originally from Czechoslovakia, Lendl later became a United States citizen. He was one of the game's most dominant players in the 1980s and remained a top competitor into the early 1990s...	6–3, 6–2
8.	1981	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	Clay	HUN Balázs Taróczy Balazs Taroczy Balázs Taróczy is a former tennis player from Hungary, who won thirteen singles titles in his career...	6–3, 1–6, 7–6
9.	1982	Rome Rome Masters The Internazionali BNL d'Italia is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. The men's competition is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 event on the Women's Tennis Association tour. The two... , Italy	Clay	ECU Andrés Gómez Andrés Gómez Andrés Gómez is a former professional tennis player from Ecuador. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at the French Open in 1990.-Career:...	6–2, 6–3, 6–2
10.	1982	Brisbane Indoor Brisbane Brisbane is the state capital of the Australian state of Queensland and is the largest city in that state. With an estimated population of approximately 2 million, it is also the third most populous city in Australia.... , Australia	Carpet	USA Vitas Gerulaitis Vitas Gerulaitis Vytautas Kevin Gerulaitis was a professional tennis player from the United States. He is known for winning the men's singles title at the Australian Open in 1977.-Career Highlights:...	2–6, 6–2, 6–2
11.	1983	La Quinta Indian Wells Masters The BNP Paribas Open is an annual tennis tournament held in the small city of Indian Wells, California.The tournament is a Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and is a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour. The event, held in March, is one of two tour events in which main draw play extends... , United States	Hard	ESP José Higueras José Higueras José Higueras is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from Spain.Between 1976 and 1984, Higueras won 16 top-level singles titles. A semi-finalist at the French Open in 1982 and 1983, Higueras reached the World No. 6 singles ranking in 1983...	6–4, 6–2
12.	1984	Los Angeles Countrywide Classic thumb|left|Main Entrance to the Countrywide Classic at UCLA's L.A. Tennis Center.The LA Tennis Open, presented by Farmers Insurance, is an ATP World Tour 250 series tennis tournament on the ATP Tour held in Los Angeles, California, United States... , United States	Hard	USA Jimmy Connors Jimmy Connors James Scott "Jimmy" Connors is an American former World No. 1 tennis player. Connors is considered to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time...	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
13.	1987	Scottsdale Tennis Channel Open The Tennis Channel Open is a tennis tournament on the ATP International Series which was held for the first time in Las Vegas, Nevada from February 27 to March 5, 2006. In the men's singles final, James Blake defeated Lleyton Hewitt 7-5, 2-6, 6-3... , United States	Hard	USA Brad Gilbert Brad Gilbert Brad Gilbert is an American tennis coach, a television tennis commentator, and former professional tennis player. He is the current coach of Britain's No. 3 tennis player, Alex Bogdanović, as part of his contract with the Lawn Tennis Association.As a player, Gilbert's career-high singles ranking...	6–2, 6–2
14.	1988	Guarujá ATP Guarujá The Guarujá Open was a men's tennis tournament held in Guarujá, Brazil.The tournament was played on a carpet surface in its introductory year of 1981 before switching to clay courts in 1982 until its last year in 1992... , Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the fifth largest country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the fifth most populous country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean...	Hard	BRA Luiz Mattar Luiz Mattar Luiz Mattar is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. He played on the professional tour from 1986-1995, during which time he won seven top-level singles titles and five tour doubles titles. His career-high rankings were World No. 29 in singles , and World No. 55 in doubles...	6–3, 6–3

Wins(4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	1979	Tulsa ATP Tulsa The ATP Tulsa was a men's tennis tournament played in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The event was played as part of the ATP Tour from 1978-1980. The event was played on indoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:... , United States	Hard (i)	PAR Francisco González	AUS Colin Dibley Colin Dibley Colin Dibley is a former tennis player from Australia, who once held the title for the fastest serve in the world at 148 m.p.h. During his professional career, he also won four singles and seventeen doubles titles. The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on 26...   USA Tom Gullikson Tom Gullikson Tom Gullikson is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from the United States.-Career:...	6–7, 7–5, 6–3
2.	1980	New Orleans, United States	Carpet	USA Terry Moor Terry Moor Terry Moor is a former tennis player from the United States, who won two singles and three doubles titles during his professional career....	RSA Raymond Moore Raymond Moore (tennis) Raymond Moore , is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. During his career he won 8 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 12 times. Moore participated in 12 Davis Cup ties for South Africa from 1967 to 1977, posting a 12–10 record in singles and an 0–1 record in...   RSA Robert Trogolo	7–6, 6–1
3.	1982	Delray Beach WCT Delray Beach WCT The Delray Beach WCT was a men's tennis tournament played in Delray Beach, Florida from 1982-1983. The event was part of the WCT Tour and was held on outdoor clay courts.-Men's singles:-Doubles:-References:**... , United States	Clay	USA Mel Purcell Mel Purcell Mel Purcell is a former World No. 17 tennis player in the ATP tennis rankings. He is the head coach of the Murray State University men's tennis team...	TCH Tomáš Šmíd Tomáš Šmíd Tomáš Šmíd is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia, who won nine singles titles during his career. In doubles, he won fifty-four titles. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP ranking on July 16, 1984, when he became number 11 in the world...   HUN Balázs Taróczy Balazs Taroczy Balázs Taróczy is a former tennis player from Hungary, who won thirteen singles titles in his career...	6–4, 7–6
4.	1982	Maui ATP Maui Seiko Super Tennis was the 1984 name of a men's professional tennis tournament played in Maui or Honolulu, Hawaii from 1974 through 1984. It was played in Maui every year except 1984, when it was played in Honolulu. The event was played on outdoor hard courts.... , United States	Hard	USA Mike Cahill Mike Cahill Mike Cahill , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Cahill enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 5 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 94 in 1983.Cahill played college tennis at the University...	PAR Francisco González  RSA Bernard Mitton Bernard Mitton Bernard Mitton, born 9 November 1954 is a professional male tennis player in both singles and doubles from the Republic of South Africa. He was born in Vryburg, South Africa....	6–4, 6–4

Runner-ups (10)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	1978	Columbus Columbus Open The Columbus Open is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1971 to 1984. It was held in Columbus, Ohio in the United States and played on outdoor hard courts from 1971 to 1976, then played on outdoor clay courts from 1977 to 1979, and then played again on outdoor hard courts... , United States	Clay	MEX Marcello Lara Marcello Lara Marcello Lara , is a former professional tennis player from Mexico. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups :...	AUS Colin Dibley Colin Dibley Colin Dibley is a former tennis player from Australia, who once held the title for the fastest serve in the world at 148 m.p.h. During his professional career, he also won four singles and seventeen doubles titles. The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on 26...   AUS Bob Giltinan	6–2, 6–3
2.	1979	Atlanta, United States	Hard	AUS Steve Docherty Steve Docherty Steve Docherty , is a former professional tennis player from Australia. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he finished runner-up in 4 doubles events....	RSA Raymond Moore Raymond Moore (tennis) Raymond Moore , is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. During his career he won 8 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 12 times. Moore participated in 12 Davis Cup ties for South Africa from 1967 to 1977, posting a 12–10 record in singles and an 0–1 record in...   ROU Ilie Năstase Ilie Nastase Ilie Năstase is a former Romanian professional tennis player, one of the world's top players of the 1970s. Năstase was the World No. 1 in 1973 according to the Association of Tennis Professionals ranking system, which placed him first from August 23, 1973 to June 2, 1974...	6–4, 6–2
3.	1980	Rome Rome Masters The Internazionali BNL d'Italia is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. The men's competition is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 event on the Women's Tennis Association tour. The two... , Italy	Clay	HUN Balázs Taróczy Balazs Taroczy Balázs Taróczy is a former tennis player from Hungary, who won thirteen singles titles in his career...	AUS Mark Edmondson Mark Edmondson Mark Edmondson is a former professional Australian male tennis player....   AUS Kim Warwick Kim Warwick Kim Warwick is a former Australian pro male tennis player mostly known for his doubles titles with Mark Edmondson, and for reaching the final of the singles Australian Open in 1980...	7–6, 7–6
4.	1980	Columbus, Ohio Columbus Open The Columbus Open is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1971 to 1984. It was held in Columbus, Ohio in the United States and played on outdoor hard courts from 1971 to 1976, then played on outdoor clay courts from 1977 to 1979, and then played again on outdoor hard courts... , United States	Hard	USA Peter Fleming	USA Brian Gottfried Brian Gottfried Brian Edward Gottfried is a retired tennis player from the United States who won 25 singles titles and 54 doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest ranking on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour on June 19, 1977, when he became World # 3.-Junior...   USA Sandy Mayer Sandy Mayer Alexander "Sandy" Mayer is a former tennis player from the United States, who won ten titles in singles and twenty-four titles in doubles during his professional career...	6–4, 6–2
5.	1980	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	Clay	USA Terry Moor Terry Moor Terry Moor is a former tennis player from the United States, who won two singles and three doubles titles during his professional career....	AUS Ross Case Ross Case Ross Case was an Australian tennis player.With Geoff Masters he won two Grand Slam titles: the 1974 doubles at the Australian Open and the 1977 doubles at Wimbledon. He was also runner up in 1976 at Wimbledon...   CHI Jaime Fillol Jaime Fillol Jaime Fillol is a former tennis player from Chile. He played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s.Fillol was ranked as high as world number 14 in singles on the ATP Rankings and number 82 in doubles .In the Open era , Fillol won seven singles titles and 15 doubles titles...	6–3, 3–6, 6–4
6.	1980	Wembley Wembley Championship The Wembley Championship was a tennis event held from 1934–1990 with some periods of inactivity in between and is considered as a part of the professional grand slam from 1927 - 1967 till the advent of Open Era.... , England	Carpet	USA Bill Scanlon Bill Scanlon Bill Scanlon is a former tennis player from the United States, who won nine singles and two doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on January 9, 1984, when he became World Number 9...	USA Peter Fleming  USA John McEnroe John McEnroe John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is an American former World No. 1 professional tennis player. McEnroe won seven Grand Slam singles titles—three at Wimbledon and four at the US Open—nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title...	7–5, 6–3
7.	1981	San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan Open The San Juan Open is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1980 to 1981. It was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico and played on outdoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:...	Hard	USA Tim Gullikson Tim Gullikson Timothy Ernest "Tim" Gullikson was a tennis player and coach who was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin in the United States....	USA Tim Mayotte Tim Mayotte Timothy "Tim" Mayotte is a former professional tennis player from the United States and is a United States Tennis Association National Coach based in Boca Raton, FL.-Career:...   USA Chris Mayotte Chris Mayotte Chris Mayotte , is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 3 doubles titles....	6–4, 7–6
8.	1981	La Quinta Indian Wells Masters The BNP Paribas Open is an annual tennis tournament held in the small city of Indian Wells, California.The tournament is a Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and is a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour. The event, held in March, is one of two tour events in which main draw play extends... , United States	Hard	USA Terry Moor	USA Bruce Manson Bruce Manson Bruce Manson , is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 9 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 8 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No...   USA Brian Teacher Brian Teacher Brian David Teacher is a 6' 3" right handed former professional American male tennis player. He reached World # 7 in 1981.-Tennis career:...	7–6, 6–2
9.	1981	French Open, Paris	Clay	USA Terry Moor	SUI Heinz Günthardt Heinz Günthardt Heinz Peter Gunthardt is a former tennis player from Switzerland, who won five singles titles during his professional career, including the Rotterdam WCT in 1980....   HUN Balázs Taróczy Balazs Taroczy Balázs Taróczy is a former tennis player from Hungary, who won thirteen singles titles in his career...	6–2, 7–6, 6–3
10.	1984	Johannesburg ATP Johannesburg The SA Tennis Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour. It is held annually in February at Montecasino, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Created in 1976, the... , South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of Africa, with a coastline on the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. To the north lie Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland, while Lesotho is an independent country surrounded by South Africa.Modern...	Hard	USA Steve Meister Steve Meister Steve Meister , is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 6 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 20 in 1984. Meister is Jewish.-Doubles titles...	USA Tracy Delatte Tracy Delatte Tracy Delatte , is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 3 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 39 in 1984.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups :...   PAR Francisco González	7–6, 6–1

Coaching

Among others, he served as a traveling personal coach from 1992 to 1997 for Justin Gimelstob

Justin Gimelstob

Justin Jeremy Gimelstob is a retired American tennis player. He won the 1998 Australian Open and French Open mixed doubles titles with Venus Williams as his partner...

, Richey Reneberg

Richey Reneberg

Richey Reneberg was an American professional male tennis player.He attended Southern Methodist University, where he was a three-time All-American and reached the 1986 National Collegiate Athletics Association finals....

 (1997), Jeff Tarango

Jeff Tarango

Jeffrey Gail Tarango is a former professional tennis player from the United States.-Career summary:...

 (1995), Pete Sampras

Pete Sampras

Pete Sampras is a retired American tennis player and former World No. 1. During his 15-year tour career, he won 14 Grand Slam men's singles titles, and had a 203–38 win-loss record over 52 Grand Slam singles tournament appearances....

, and Jim Grabb

Jim Grabb

Jim Grabb is a 6' 4" former professional tennis player.Grabb was twice ranked the world's # 1 doubles player, in 1989 and in 1993...

 (1992).

Teltscher served as a head men's tennis coach at Pepperdine University

Pepperdine University

Pepperdine University is an independent, private, medium-sized university affiliated with the Churches of Christ. Seaver College, the School of Law, the Graduate School of Education and Psychology, the Graziadio School of Business and Management, and the School of Public Policy are located on the...

 for the 1991-92 school season, and as a tennis coach at the Manhattan Beach Country Club from 1992 to 1997.

He served as a USA Tennis National Coach from 1998 to 2001, but in 2001 he resigned from to become 19-year-old Taylor Dent

Taylor Dent

Taylor Phillip Dent is a professional tennis player from the United States.-Early career and back injury:He has won 4 ATP singles titles during his career: Newport , Bangkok , Memphis , and Moscow , and reached the finals of three other events on tour.Dent's most memorable performance of his...

's personal coach.

He was named USTA Director of Tennis Operations in December 2002.

Teltscher was named the 2003 Pan American Games

Pan American Games

The Pan American Games are a multi-sport event, held every four years in the year before the summer Olympic Games and between competitors from all nations in the Americas...

 Men's Coach.

Hall of Fame

Teltscher, who is Jew

Jew

The Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...

ish, was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1991.

Miscellaneous

• Upon his retirement, Teltscher became a member of the ATP Players board in 1989.

• Teltscher resides in Irvine, California
  Irvine, California
  Irvine is an incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28, 1971, the 69.7 square mile city has a population of about 212,793...
  
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External links

• Profile at ATP-site
• USTA
• Davis Cup record
• Jews in Sports bio
• Teltscher v Onny Parun 1978 New Zealand Open final