577:
566:
938:
924:
612:
556:
521:
510:
498:
373:
31:
455:
466:
635:
624:
443:
308:, Gurfein jumped through a hotel window while shouting "Jesus!" He suffered cuts and bruises and the three players were sent home from the tour. According to officials, Gurfein, Cox and Strode said that they had seen God, tore up their passports, cash and other possessions and threw them out of a seventh-floor window. Fellow tennis pro
312:
said that the three men had twice broken into his hotel room in the middle of the night to urge him to "give up tennis and find the Lord." Banck had to call hotel security to remove the players from his room.
149:
968:
988:
282:
Gurfein reached a career-high singles ranking of #96 in
September 1983. He won one doubles title and reached his high doubles ranking of #100 in June 1984.
121:
117:
963:
135:
958:
814:
953:
179:
175:
171:
167:
163:
993:
983:
919:
880:
933:
233:
289:
of the
Netherlands in straight sets in a tournament in Key Biscayne, Florida and was a doubles winner in Seattle with
704:
679:
297:
272:
143:
978:
656:
361:
232:
Gurfein was born in New York City, and he is Jewish. Gurfein grew up in Great Neck, New York. He attended
773:
722:
224:
player from the U.S. Gurfein reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 96 in
September 1983.
973:
525:
257:
831:
581:
929:
885:
855:
570:
459:
796:
755:
628:
447:
286:
157:
937:
111:
923:
639:
616:
285:
In 1984, he won the USTA Hawaiian
Satellite tournament. In 1988, he defeated world #31
236:
and
Stanford University. While on tour, Gurfein kept a residence in Atlanta, Georgia.
947:
915:
611:
555:
520:
509:
497:
470:
372:
305:
268:
431:
276:
296:
In 1986, Gurfein was participating in a tennis tour in
Nigeria when, following a
576:
565:
502:
309:
290:
264:
253:
249:
129:
544:
514:
377:
271:
of France in a tournament in North Conway, New
Hampshire and upset world #34
600:
890:
454:
301:
634:
623:
442:
248:
singles tennis championship, falling to
Stanford University teammate
221:
465:
245:
260:. He was a member of the U.S. Junior Davis Cup team in 1981.
267:. In July 1983, the 22-year-old Gurfein defeated world #22
815:"Unseeded Americans Jim Gurfein and Scott Lipy n upset..."
881:"3 Tennis Pros Leave Nigeria After Saying They Saw God"
256:
that year with teammates
Mayotte, Scott Bondurant, and
856:"Jim Gurfein ATP Match Results, Splits, and Analysis"
207:
199:
191:
186:
156:
142:
128:
110:
105:
97:
89:
81:
76:
68:
60:
40:
24:
832:"Jim Gurfein | Overview | ATP World Tour | Tennis"
797:"Jim Gurfein | Player Activity | Tennis"
220:(born January 4, 1961) is a former professional
263:In 1982, he won a doubles title in Cairo with
8:
19:
674:
672:
936:
922:
392:
325:
18:
989:Sportspeople from Nassau County, New York
750:
748:
746:
744:
742:
668:
416:
398:
346:
331:
969:Stanford Cardinal men's tennis players
791:
789:
787:
756:"Jim Gurfein | Bio | Tennis"
7:
657:List of select Jewish tennis players
920:Association of Tennis Professionals
703:Sheldon Wallman (March 12, 1982).
244:Gurfein was runner-up of the 1981
14:
964:Tennis players from New York City
64:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
633:
622:
610:
575:
564:
554:
519:
508:
496:
464:
453:
441:
371:
29:
934:International Tennis Federation
959:Jewish American tennis players
1:
778:Stanford University Athletics
56:New York City, New York, U.S.
954:American male tennis players
234:Great Neck North High School
101:No. 96 (September 12, 1983)
1010:
994:Jews from New York (state)
984:21st-century American Jews
106:Grand Slam singles results
389:Doubles (1 win, 3 losses)
273:Christophe Roger-Vasselin
300:with fellow tennis pros
211:No. 100 (June 25, 1984)
16:American tennis player
723:"Jim Gurfein Profile"
25:Country (sports)
489:Manila, Philippines
208:Highest ranking
112:Australian Open
98:Highest ranking
279:in Båstad, Sweden.
21:
893:. December 1, 1986
886:The New York Times
705:"The Sports Scene"
200:Career titles
192:Career record
90:Career titles
82:Career record
727:ATP ChampionsTour
648:
647:
386:
385:
215:
214:
1001:
940:
926:
903:
902:
900:
898:
877:
871:
870:
868:
866:
852:
846:
845:
843:
842:
828:
822:
821:
820:. July 13, 1983.
811:
805:
804:
793:
782:
781:
770:
764:
763:
752:
737:
736:
734:
733:
719:
713:
712:
700:
694:
693:
691:
690:
676:
638:
637:
627:
626:
615:
614:
582:Markus Günthardt
580:
579:
569:
568:
559:
558:
524:
523:
513:
512:
501:
500:
469:
468:
458:
457:
446:
445:
393:
376:
375:
326:
322:Singles (1 loss)
287:Michiel Schapers
130:French Open
54:
50:
48:
35:
33:
32:
22:
1009:
1008:
1004:
1003:
1002:
1000:
999:
998:
944:
943:
912:
907:
906:
896:
894:
879:
878:
874:
864:
862:
860:Tennis Abstract
854:
853:
849:
840:
838:
830:
829:
825:
813:
812:
808:
795:
794:
785:
774:"All-Americans"
772:
771:
767:
754:
753:
740:
731:
729:
721:
720:
716:
702:
701:
697:
688:
686:
678:
677:
670:
665:
653:
632:
631:
621:
609:
574:
573:
571:Heinz Günthardt
563:
553:
518:
517:
507:
495:
463:
462:
452:
440:
391:
370:
324:
319:
242:
230:
55:
52:
51:January 4, 1961
46:
44:
30:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1007:
1005:
997:
996:
991:
986:
981:
976:
971:
966:
961:
956:
946:
945:
942:
941:
927:
911:
910:External links
908:
905:
904:
872:
847:
836:ATP World Tour
823:
806:
783:
765:
738:
714:
695:
667:
666:
664:
661:
660:
659:
652:
649:
646:
645:
642:
640:Hans Simonsson
619:
617:Erick Iskersky
607:
604:
598:
595:
592:
588:
587:
584:
561:
551:
548:
542:
539:
536:
532:
531:
528:
505:
493:
490:
487:
484:
481:
477:
476:
473:
450:
438:
435:
429:
426:
423:
419:
418:
415:
412:
409:
406:
403:
400:
397:
390:
387:
384:
383:
380:
368:
365:
359:
356:
353:
349:
348:
345:
342:
339:
336:
333:
330:
323:
320:
318:
315:
241:
238:
229:
226:
213:
212:
209:
205:
204:
201:
197:
196:
193:
189:
188:
184:
183:
160:
154:
153:
146:
140:
139:
132:
126:
125:
114:
108:
107:
103:
102:
99:
95:
94:
91:
87:
86:
83:
79:
78:
74:
73:
70:
66:
65:
62:
58:
57:
42:
38:
37:
26:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1006:
995:
992:
990:
987:
985:
982:
980:
979:Living people
977:
975:
972:
970:
967:
965:
962:
960:
957:
955:
952:
951:
949:
939:
935:
931:
928:
925:
921:
917:
914:
913:
909:
892:
888:
887:
882:
876:
873:
861:
857:
851:
848:
837:
833:
827:
824:
819:
816:
810:
807:
802:
798:
792:
790:
788:
784:
779:
775:
769:
766:
761:
757:
751:
749:
747:
745:
743:
739:
728:
724:
718:
715:
710:
706:
699:
696:
685:
684:itftennis.com
681:
680:"Jim GURFEIN"
675:
673:
669:
662:
658:
655:
654:
650:
643:
641:
636:
630:
629:Anders Järryd
625:
620:
618:
613:
608:
605:
602:
599:
596:
593:
590:
589:
585:
583:
578:
572:
567:
562:
557:
552:
549:
546:
543:
540:
537:
534:
533:
529:
527:
522:
516:
511:
506:
504:
499:
494:
491:
488:
485:
482:
479:
478:
474:
472:
471:Belus Prajoux
467:
461:
456:
451:
449:
448:Anders Järryd
444:
439:
436:
433:
430:
427:
424:
421:
420:
413:
410:
407:
404:
401:
395:
394:
388:
381:
379:
374:
369:
366:
363:
360:
357:
354:
351:
350:
343:
340:
337:
334:
328:
327:
321:
317:Career finals
316:
314:
311:
307:
306:Morris Strode
303:
299:
294:
292:
288:
283:
280:
278:
274:
270:
269:Henri Leconte
266:
261:
259:
255:
252:, and was an
251:
247:
240:Tennis career
239:
237:
235:
227:
225:
223:
219:
210:
206:
202:
198:
194:
190:
185:
181:
177:
173:
169:
165:
161:
159:
155:
151:
147:
145:
141:
137:
133:
131:
127:
123:
119:
115:
113:
109:
104:
100:
96:
92:
88:
84:
80:
75:
71:
67:
63:
59:
53:(age 63)
43:
39:
27:
23:
895:. Retrieved
884:
875:
863:. Retrieved
859:
850:
839:. Retrieved
835:
826:
817:
809:
800:
777:
768:
759:
730:. Retrieved
726:
717:
708:
698:
687:. Retrieved
683:
560:Drew Gitlin
460:Andrés Gómez
295:
284:
281:
277:Swedish Open
262:
254:All American
243:
231:
217:
216:
974:1961 births
930:Jim Gurfein
916:Jim Gurfein
897:18 November
865:February 7,
709:Jewish Post
526:John Benson
503:Drew Gitlin
405:Tournament
367:Carpet (i)
364:, Thailand
338:Tournament
310:Bobby Banck
298:Bible study
291:Buff Farrow
265:Drew Gitlin
258:Scott Davis
250:Tim Mayotte
228:Early years
218:Jim Gurfein
72:Left-handed
20:Jim Gurfein
948:Categories
841:2018-02-07
732:2018-02-07
689:2018-02-07
663:References
515:Mike Bauer
414:Opponents
378:Mike Bauer
47:1961-01-04
644:5–7, 3–6
601:Barcelona
597:Oct 1983
586:6–4, 7–5
541:Feb 1982
530:4–6, 4–6
486:Nov 1981
475:5–7, 3–6
434:, France
428:Sep 1981
382:1–6, 2–6
358:Nov 1982
344:Opponent
144:Wimbledon
801:ATP Tour
760:ATP Tour
651:See also
603:, Spain
547:, Egypt
432:Bordeaux
411:Partner
408:Surface
341:Surface
932:at the
918:at the
891:Reuters
396:Result
362:Bangkok
329:Result
302:Bud Cox
275:in the
187:Doubles
158:US Open
77:Singles
417:Score
347:Score
222:tennis
61:Height
34:
606:Clay
591:Loss
550:Clay
545:Cairo
492:Clay
480:Loss
437:Clay
422:Loss
402:Date
352:Loss
335:Date
195:34–52
85:39–64
69:Plays
899:2022
867:2018
594:0–3
538:1–2
535:Win
483:0–2
425:0–1
399:W/L
355:0–1
332:W/L
304:and
246:NCAA
180:1987
176:1984
172:1983
168:1982
164:1981
162:1R (
150:1984
148:1R (
136:1983
134:2R (
122:1983
118:1981
116:2R (
41:Born
818:UPI
293:).
36:USA
950::
889:.
883:.
858:.
834:.
799:.
786:^
776:.
758:.
741:^
725:.
707:.
682:.
671:^
178:,
174:,
170:,
166:,
120:,
49:)
901:.
869:.
844:.
803:.
780:.
762:.
735:.
711:.
692:.
203:1
182:)
152:)
138:)
124:)
93:0
45:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.