ABOUT TOM GULLIKSON

During his career as a professional tennis player, Tom won 16 ATP Tour doubles titles-ten of them partnering with his now-deceased identical twin brother, Tim. The brothers were runners-up in the men’s doubles competition at Wimbledon in 1983. Tom also won the mixed doubles title at the US Open in 1984 with Manuela Maleeva.

Tom won one ATP Tour singles title at Newport in 1985. His career-high ranking were World No. 23 in singles and World No. 4 in doubles in 1984 and 1985, respectively. He retired from the professional tour in 1986.

While on the ATP Tour , Tom gained tremendous knowledge from experience competing against some of the greatest champions in the history of the game, including Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl, Stefan Edberg, and Boris Becker.

After retiring as a player, Tom became one of the original members of the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Player Development Program, coaching players such as Todd Martin, Jennifer Capriati, and Andy Roddick. He served as the Director of Coaching for the USTA from 1997 to 2001.

Tom was the United States Davis Cup Captain from 1994 to 1999. He captained the teams that won the Davis Cup in 1995 defeating Russia and were runners-up in 1997 against Sweden. In 1996, he was the coach of the US men’s Olympic tennis team and guided Andre Agassi to win the gold medal in Atlanta.

Tom holds both USPTA and USPTR coaching certifications and has written instructional articles for TENNIS Magazine, Tennis USTA, and various other teaching manuals published by the USTA. He also worked as a TV commentator for ESPN and CBS.

Tom is a member of the Intercollegiate Tennis Hall of Fame and the USPTA Hall of Fame. He was the chair of the Tim and Tom Gullikson Foundation, which raised nearly $6 million to fund care and support programs for brain tumor patients and their families.