Brian Teacher
| Country (sports) |
 United States
|
|---|---|
| Born |
December 23, 1954 San Diego, California |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Turned pro | 1973 |
| Retired | 1986 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $1,426,514 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 335–235 |
| Career titles | 8 |
| Highest ranking | No. 7 (October 19, 1981) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1980) |
| French Open | 3R (1978) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1982) |
| US Open | 4R (1978, 1980) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 220–172 |
| Career titles | 16 |
| Highest ranking | No. 24 (August 9, 1983) |
Brian David Teacher (born December 23, 1954) is a right-handed American former professional male tennis player. He reached a career-high ranking World No. 7 in 1981.
Teacher is best remembered for his singles championship at the Australian Open in 1980. He won the final over Kim Warwick of Australia in straight sets.
With his Grand Slam victory, Teacher is one of only five American male players in the Open era to have won a single Grand Slam event (along with Michael Chang, Vitas Gerulaitis, Andy Roddick and Roscoe Tanner). Seven more Americans have more than one Slam (Stan Smith, Arthur Ashe, Jim Courier, Jimmy Connors, Andre Agassi, John McEnroe and Pete Sampras).
Following his playing career, he became an ATP & WTA touring coach working with, among others, Andre Agassi and Greg Rusedski. Under his tutelage, Rusedski made a run from #85 in the world to the top ten and the U.S. Open finals. Teacher also coached world #1 doubles players Jim Grabb, Richey Renenberg, Daniel Nestor and Max Mirnyi. On the women's side, he coached WTA tour player Marissa Irvin.
He currently runs the Brian Teacher Tennis Academy in South Pasadena, California.
Teacher won a CIF singles title in 1972 while at Crawford High School.
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