During his career, Lapidus had a number of wins over players ranked in the world's top 20, including Peter Fleming at South Orange in 1979, Chip Hooper at Tampa in 1982, Aaron Krickstein at North Conway in 1984, Vitas Gerulaitis at Houston in 1985 and Juan Aguilera at Memphis in 1985.[3] His best win came in 1982 at a Hartford WCT tournament, where he beat the world number six José Luis Clerc.[3]
Coachingedit
In 1991, Lapidus became head coach of Duke University and remained in that role until 2008. He finished with a 372-126 record in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), with his wins tally bettered by only two coaches in history. On six occasions, he was named as the ACC Coach of the Year and he coached 11 ACC Championships.[4]
Personal lifeedit
Lapidus is married to former Filipino Federation Cup player Pia Tamayo.[3]
lapidus, born, 1959, former, professional, tennis, player, from, united, states, country, sports, united, statesresidencedurham, north, carolinaborn, 1959, 1959, princeton, jersey, height6, turned, pro1980playsleft, handedprize, money, 102singlescareer, record. Jay Lapidus born May 1 1959 is a former professional tennis player from the United States 1 Jay LapidusCountry sports United StatesResidenceDurham North CarolinaBorn 1959 05 01 May 1 1959 age 65 Princeton New Jersey U S Height6 ft 2 in 1 88 m Turned pro1980PlaysLeft handedPrize money 246 102SinglesCareer record75 106Career titles1Highest rankingNo 34 March 21 1983 Grand Slam singles resultsAustralian Open4R 1985 French Open2R 1982 Wimbledon3R 1986 US Open3R 1984 DoublesCareer record19 51Career titles0Highest rankingNo 169 January 3 1983 Grand Slam doubles resultsWimbledon1R 1982 US Open1R 1980 82 83 85 Contents 1 Playing career 2 Coaching 3 Personal life 4 Grand Prix career finals 4 1 Singles 1 1 0 4 2 Doubles 1 0 1 5 ReferencesPlaying career editA three time All American Lapidus played collegiate tennis for Princeton University Lapidus won his only Grand Prix title in 1982 at the Stowe Open 2 He defeated Tim Mayotte Brad Gilbert John Alexander and Tom Gullikson en route to the final which he won in straight sets over Eric Fromm 3 The American also made the semifinals in Basel and Stockholm that year 3 His best Grand Slam performance came in the 1985 Australian Open where he reached the fourth round 3 During his career Lapidus had a number of wins over players ranked in the world s top 20 including Peter Fleming at South Orange in 1979 Chip Hooper at Tampa in 1982 Aaron Krickstein at North Conway in 1984 Vitas Gerulaitis at Houston in 1985 and Juan Aguilera at Memphis in 1985 3 His best win came in 1982 at a Hartford WCT tournament where he beat the world number six Jose Luis Clerc 3 Coaching editIn 1991 Lapidus became head coach of Duke University and remained in that role until 2008 He finished with a 372 126 record in the Atlantic Coast Conference ACC with his wins tally bettered by only two coaches in history On six occasions he was named as the ACC Coach of the Year and he coached 11 ACC Championships 4 Personal life editLapidus is married to former Filipino Federation Cup player Pia Tamayo 3 Grand Prix career finals editSingles 1 1 0 edit Result W L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Win 1 0 Aug 1982 Stowe United States Hard nbsp Eric Fromm 6 4 6 2 Doubles 1 0 1 edit Result W L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0 1 Nov 1982 Paris France Hard nbsp Rick Meyer nbsp Brian Gottfried nbsp Bruce Manson 4 6 2 6References edit ITF Pro Circuit Profile New York Times Lapidus Tops Fromm August 23 1982 a b c d e f ATP World Tour Profile Go Duke com Profile of Jay Lapidus Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jay Lapidus amp oldid 1194491886, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
