Tom Gullikson
Tom Gullikson (born
September 8 1951, in
La Crosse, Wisconsin) is a
tennis coach and former professional tennis player from the
United States.
During his career as a player, Tom won 16 top-level doubles titles â€" ten of them partnering his identical twin brother,
Tim Gullikson. 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, partnering
Manuela Maleeva.
Tom won one top-level singles title (at
Newport in
1985). His career-high rankings were
World No. 34 in singles and World No. 9 in doubles (both in
1984). He retired from the professional tour in
1987.
After retiring as a player, Tom became one of the original members of the
United States Tennis Association Player Development Program, coaching players such as
Todd Martin,
Jennifer Capriati and
Andy Roddick. He served as Director of Coaching for the program from
1997 to
2001.
Tom was the United States
Davis Cup Captain from
1994 to
1999. He captained the team that won the Davis Cup in
1995.
In
1996, Tom was coach of the US men's
Olympic tennis team, and guided
Andre Agassi to winning the Olympic Gold Medal in
Atlanta.
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Official ATP profile*
Tim & Tom Gullikson Foundation
