Drew Gitlin
American tennis player
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::summary American tennis player ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Drew Gitlin |
| country | USA |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| height | |
| plays | Right-handed |
| singlestitles | 0 |
| highestsinglesranking | No. 65 (March 14, 1983) |
| AustralianOpenresult | QF (1982) |
| FrenchOpenresult | 3R (1983) |
| Wimbledonresult | 3R (1982) |
| USOpenresult | 1R (1981, 1983) |
| doublestitles | 3 |
| highestdoublesranking | No. 49 (May 22, 1985) |
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| name = Drew Gitlin | image = | caption = | country = USA | residence = | birth_date = | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height = | turnedpro = | plays = Right-handed | careerprizemoney = | singlesrecord = | singlestitles = 0 | highestsinglesranking = No. 65 (March 14, 1983) | AustralianOpenresult = QF (1982) | FrenchOpenresult = 3R (1983) | Wimbledonresult = 3R (1982) | USOpenresult = 1R (1981, 1983) | doublesrecord = | doublestitles = 3 | highestdoublesranking = No. 49 (May 22, 1985) | FrenchOpenDoublesresult = | USOpenDoublesresult = Drew Gitlin (born May 26, 1958) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
As a qualifier, Gitlin reached the third round of the gentlemen's singles event at Wimbledon in 1982 where he lost to eventual champion Jimmy Connors. Gitlin reached a career high singles ranking of world No. 88 in January, 1983. During his career, he won three doubles titles and reached a doubles ranking of world No. 38 in April 1985.
Gitlin resided in Encino, California during his tour playing days.
Career finals
Doubles (3 wins, 6 losses)
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| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 1981 | Manila, Philippines | Clay | USA Jim Gurfein | USA Mike Bauer | |
| USA John Benson | 4–6, 4–6 | ||||||
| Win | 1–1 | Feb 1982 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | USA Jim Gurfein | SUI Heinz Günthardt | |
| SUI Markus Günthardt | 6–4, 7–5 | ||||||
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 1982 | Cap d'Agde WCT, France | Clay | USA Andy Andrews | TCH Pavel Složil | |
| TCH Tomáš Šmíd | 6–2, 6–4 | ||||||
| Loss | 2–2 | Sep 1982 | Los Angeles-2 WCT, U.S. | Carpet | USA Andy Andrews | RSA Kevin Curren | |
| USA Hank Pfister | 6–4, 2–6, 5–7 | ||||||
| Loss | 2–3 | Apr 1983 | Tampa, U.S. | Carpet | USA Eric Fromm | USA Tony Giammalva | |
| USA Steve Meister | 6–3, 1–6, 5–7 | ||||||
| Loss | 2–4 | Jul 1983 | North Conway, U.S. | Clay | USA Eric Fromm | AUS Mark Edmondson | |
| USA Sherwood Stewart | 6–7, 1–6 | ||||||
| Win | 3–4 | Nov 1983 | Hong Kong | Hard | AUS Craig Miller | USA Sammy Giammalva Jr. | |
| USA Steve Meister | 6–2, 6–2 | ||||||
| Loss | 3–5 | Jul 1984 | Washington D.C., U.S. | Clay | USA Blaine Willenborg | TCH Pavel Složil | |
| USA Ferdi Taygan | 6–7, 1–6 | ||||||
| Loss | 3–6 | Nov 1984 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet | USA Hank Pfister | USA Ken Flach | |
| USA Robert Seguso | 1–6, 7–6, 2–6 | ||||||
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