Jay Lapidus (born May 1, 1959) is a former professional

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player from the United States.

Playing career

A three time All-American, Lapidus played collegiate tennis for

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. Lapidus won his only

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title in 1982, at the

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. He defeated Tim Mayotte,

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, John Alexander and Tom Gullikson en route to the final, which he won in straight sets, over

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.ATP World Tour Profile
/ref> The American also made the semifinals in Basel and Stockholm that year. His best Grand Slam performance came in the

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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,

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at Tampa in 1982, Aaron Krickstein at North Conway in 1984, Vitas Gerulaitis 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

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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

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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
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Personal life

Lapidus is married to former Filipino

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player Pia Tamayo.

Grand Prix career finals

Singles: 1 (1–0)

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

References

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