Jay Lapidus (born May 1, 1959) is a former professional
tennis
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player from the United States.
Playing career
A three time All-American, Lapidus played collegiate tennis for
Princeton University
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.
Lapidus won his only
Grand Prix
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Tim Mayotte
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Professional career
A tall serve-and-volleyer, Mayotte learned to play the game on the public courts of Forest Park in his hometown of Springfi ...
,
Brad Gilbert
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Tom Gullikson
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His best Grand Slam performance came in the
1985 Australian Open
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, where he reached the fourth round.
During his career, Lapidus had a number of wins over players ranked in the world's top 20, including Peter Fleming at South Orange in 1979,
Chip Hooper
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The right-handed Hooper reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 17 in April 1982
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at Tampa in 1982,
Aaron Krickstein
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at North Conway in 1984,
Vitas Gerulaitis
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at Houston in 1985 and Juan Aguilera at Memphis in 1985. His best win came in 1982 at a Hartford WCT tournament, where he beat the world number six
José Luis Clerc
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.
Coaching
In 1991, Lapidus became head coach of Duke University and remained in that role until 2008. He finished with a 372-126 record in the
Atlantic Coast Conference
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(ACC), with his wins tally bettered by only two coaches in history. On six occasions, he was named as the ACC Coach of the Year and he coached 11 ACC Championships.Go Duke.com Profile of Jay Lapidus /ref>
Personal life
Lapidus is married to former Filipino Federation Cup player Pia Tamayo.