Tom Gorman (tennis)
| Country (sports) |
 United States
|
|---|---|
| Born |
January 19, 1946 Seattle, WA, United States |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Turned pro | 1968 (amateur tour from 1966) |
| Retired | 1981 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 343–245 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 7 |
| Highest ranking | No. 8 (1973, World's Top 10) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1970, 1977Jan) |
| French Open | SF (1973) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1971) |
| US Open | SF (1972) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | SF (1972) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 205–168 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 9 |
Tom Gorman (born January 19, 1946) is an American tennis player.
Tom 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).
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 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. Tom 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 a lot of praise for his sportsmanship during his 1972 Masters semi-final 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 5 sets.
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