Joel Ross is an American former professional tennis player. His peak rank was No. 288, in December 1976.[2] Ross was Big Ten singles champion in 1971, and at the 1977 Maccabiah Games in Israel he won the men's doubles gold medal.
| Country (sports) |  United States | ||||||||
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| Plays | Right-handed[1] | ||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||
| Career record | 0–2 | ||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 288 (Dec 12, 1976) | ||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||
| Career record | 1–5 | ||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||
| US Open | 1R (1977) | ||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editA native of Westbury, New York, he attended Westbury High School. Ross played collegiate tennis for the University of Michigan, was captain of the tennis team, and was Big Ten singles champion in 1971.[3][4][5]
His Grand Prix appearances included a loss to Guillermo Vilas at the 1976 Stockholm Open, where he took the Argentine to a first set tiebreak.[6] He featured in the men's doubles main draw of the 1977 US Open.[7]
At the 1977 Maccabiah Games in Israel, in which he was player-coach for the Team USA tennis squad, he and partner Peter Rennert, who was later world No. 8 in doubles, won the men's doubles gold medal.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ "Joel Ross | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Tennis Abstract: Joel Ross Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". tennisabstract.com.
- ^ The Wisdom of a Coach: Health, Wealth, Education, Athletics, a Game Plan for Life. Xlibris Corporation. March 25, 2020. ISBN 9781984537188.
- ^ "Michigan Takes Big 10 Net Crown". Lansing State Journal. May 15, 1971.
- ^ "Kingston Daily Freeman Archives, Jun 10, 1968, p. 50". June 10, 1968.
- ^ "Connors, Borg Score Net Wins". El Paso Times. November 10, 1976.
- ^ "Rosewall fading away". The Journal News. No. September 4, 1977.
- ^ "Israel Basketball Team Loses out to Underdog U.S. Squad at 10th Maccabiah". March 20, 2015.
- ^ Friedman, Charles (June 8, 1977). "Forest Hills Not Fazed by Loss of Open". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.