Tom Gorman (tennis)

Tom Gorman (born January 19, 1946) is a retired American tennis player.

Tom Gorman
Country (sports) United States
Born (1946-01-19) January 19, 1946
Seattle, United States
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Turned pro1968 (amateur tour from 1966)
Retired1981
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record343–245 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles7
Highest rankingNo. 8 (1973, World's Top 10)[1]
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (1970, 1977Jan)
French OpenSF (1973)
WimbledonSF (1971)
US OpenSF (1972)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsSF (1972)
Doubles
Career record205–168 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles9

Career

Gorman was ranked as high as world No. 8 (consensus) for the year 1973 and No. 10 on the ATP rankings (achieving that ranking on May 1 and June 3, 1974).[1][2]

Gorman won seven singles titles in his career, the biggest coming in 1975 at Cincinnati. He also won nine doubles titles, including Paris in 1971, the same year he reached the French Open doubles final with Stan Smith. Tom defeated Björn Borg to win the Stockholm Indoor event in 1973.

Tom reached the semifinal rounds in singles at Wimbledon (in 1971), the US Open (in 1972), and the French Open (in 1973); defeating Rod Laver, Jimmy Connors, and Jan Kodeš respectively. Gorman was a member of the winning U.S. Davis Cup team in 1972. As captain–coach, he led the U.S. Davis Cup team to victory in 1990 and 1992. Gorman holds the record for most match wins (18) by a U.S. Davis Cup captain and is the most current American to have won the Davis Cup as a player and a captain.

He was named coach of the Men's U.S Olympic Tennis teams in Seoul, South Korea and Barcelona, Spain. He guided the American doubles team of Ken Flach and Robert Seguso to a Gold Medal in the doubles competition in Seoul in 1988. In 2001, Tom and his partner Jaime Fillol of Chile won the Super Masters Seniors at the US Open.

Gorman received praise for his sportsmanship during his 1972 Masters semifinal against Stan Smith in Barcelona. He had injured his back during the course of match, but opened up a 7–6, 6–7, 7–5, 5–4 40–30 lead and held a match point. Knowing that if he were to win the match he would be in no condition to play in the final against Ilie Năstase, he told the umpire that he could not continue and retired. This allowed Smith to instead play in the final, where he was beaten by Năstase in five sets.

He attended Seattle Preparatory School and was the Washington State high school tennis champion three years in a row. Gorman attended and graduated from Seattle University and was a two time All-American. He played in professional tour events in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. For eight years, Gorman served as captain of the United States Davis Cup team, coaching some of America's greatest players and winning world championships in 1990 and '92. He oversaw American dream teams made up of tennis champions Andre Agassi, Michael Chang, Jim Courier, John McEnroe, and Pete Sampras, faced with the unenviable task of dealing with entourages and egos.[3][4]

In November 2008, Gorman was named Director of Tennis at La Quinta Resort & Club and PGA WEST(TM) which he, along with other top American players including Arthur Ashe, Stan Smith, and Charlie Pasarell, help found in La Quinta, California.[5] He retired from La Quinta in September 2015.

Gorman was appointed to the prestigious seven person International Tennis Federation Davis Cup Committee for a two-year term in 2012–14.

Family

Tom and his wife Danni have two grown daughters, Hailey and KellyAnn, and they make their home in Sun Valley, Idaho.

Career finals

Singles (7 titles, 11 runner-ups)
Result No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 1968 Cincinnati, U.S. Clay William Harris 6–3, 2–6, 2–6
Win 1. 1971 Columbus, U.S. Clay Jimmy Connors 6–7, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3
Loss 2. 1972 Seattle, U.S. Other Ilie Năstase 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 3. 1972 London, England Carpet (i) Ilie Năstase 4–6, 3–6
Win 2. 1973 Vancouver WCT, Canada Other Jan Kodeš 3–6, 6–2, 7–5
Win 3. 1973 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Björn Borg 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 4. 1974 Richmond WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Ilie Năstase 2–6, 3–6
Loss 5. 1974 Miami WCT, U.S. Hard Cliff Drysdale 4–6, 5–7
Loss 6. 1974 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) Tom Okker 6–4, 6–7, 1–6
Loss 7. 1974 Manchester, England Grass Vijay Amritraj 7–6, 2–6, 4–6
Win 4. 1975 Cincinnati, U.S. Clay Sherwood Stewart 7–5, 2–6, 6–4
Win 5. 1975 Hong Kong Hard Sandy Mayer 6–3, 6–1, 6–1
Win 6. 1976 Baltimore, U.S. Carpet (i) Ilie Năstase 7–5, 6–3
Win 7. 1976 Sacramento, U.S. Carpet (i) Bob Carmichael 6–2, 6–4
Loss 8. 1977 Hong Kong Hard Ken Rosewall 3–6, 7–5, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 9. 1978 Baltimore, U.S. Carpet (i) Cliff Drysdale 5–7, 3–6
Loss 10. 1978 Taipei, Taiwan Carpet (i) Brian Teacher 3–6, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 11. 1979 San José, Costa Rica Hard Bernard Mitton 4–6, 4–6, 3–6

Doubles (9 titles, 10 runner-ups)
Result No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 1970 Berkeley, U.S. Hard Roy Barth Bob Lutz
Stan Smith		 2–6, 5–7, 6–4, 2–6
Win 1. 1971 Paris, France Clay Stan Smith Pierre Barthès
François Jauffret		 3–6, 7–5, 6–2
Loss 2. 1971 French Open, Paris Clay Stan Smith Arthur Ashe
Marty Riessen		 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 9–11
Win 2. 1971 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Stan Smith Arthur Ashe
Bob Lutz		 6–3, 6–4
Win 3. 1973 Copenhagen WCT, Denmark Carpet (i) Erik van Dillen Mark Cox
Graham Stilwell		 6–4, 6–4
Loss 3. 1973 Vancouver WCT, Canada Other Erik van Dillen Pierre Barthès
Roger Taylor		 7–5, 3–6, 6–7
Loss 4. 1973 Charlotte WCT, U.S. Clay Erik van Dillen Tom Okker
Marty Riessen		 6–7, 6–3, 3–6
Win 4. 1973 Nottingham, England Grass Erik van Dillen Bob Carmichael
Frew McMillan		 6–4, 6–1
Loss 5. 1973 South Orange, U.S. Hard Pancho Gonzales Jimmy Connors
Ilie Năstase		 7–6, 3–6, 2–6
Win 5. 1973 Seattle, U.S. Other Tom Okker Bob Carmichael
Frew McMillan		 2–6, 6–4, 7–6
Win 6. 1973 Osaka, Japan Hard Jeff Borowiak Jun Kamiwazumi
Ken Rosewall		 6–4, 7–6
Win 7. 1974 Chicago, U.S. Carpet (i) Marty Riessen Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez		 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win 8. 1974 Washington, D.C., U.S. Clay Marty Riessen Patricio Cornejo
Jaime Fillol		 7–5, 6–1
Loss 6. 1974 Columbus, U.S. Hard Bob Lutz Anand Amritraj
Vijay Amritraj		 DEF
Loss 7. 1976 Indianapolis WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Vitas Gerulaitis Bob Lutz
Stan Smith		 2–6, 4–6
Win 9. 1976 Sacramento, U.S. Carpet (i) Sherwood Stewart Mike Cahill
John Whitlinger		 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 8. 1977 San Jose, U.S. Hard Geoff Masters Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan		 2–6, 3–6
Loss 9. 1977 Taipei, Taiwan Hard Steve Docherty Pat DuPré
Chris Delaney		 6–7, 6–7
Loss 10. 1978 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) Pat DuPré Ross Case
Geoff Masters		 3–6, 4–6

References
  1. Eskenazi, David (2011)."Wayback Machine: Tom Gorman and the Cascades", SportspressNW, July 19, 2011.
  2. ATP Player Profile: Tom Gorman - Rankings History, atpworldtour.com; accessed April 25, 2018.
  3. SPORTS PEOPLE: TENNIS; Chang and Agassi On Davis Cup Team, New York Times, Friday, October 12, 1990
  4. Ex-pro waves the flag for Davis Cup, Portland Tribune, November 20, 2007.
  5. Tennis Champion Tom Gorman Returns to La Quinta Resort & Club and PGA WEST (TM) as Director of Tennis, reuters.com, November 10, 2008.
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