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Justin Gimelstob has been one of the most recognizable names in men's American tennis over the last decade. As a professional tennis player, Justin won 13 doubles titles, including consecutive Grand Slam mixed doubles titles at the 1998 Australian Open and French Open, both with Venus Williams. In addition, Justin advance to the 3rd round at Wimbledon three times and...

Justin Gimelstob

Justin Gimelstob

Justin Gimelstob

Justin Gimelstob

 

Justin Gimelstob has been one of the most recognizable names in men's American tennis over the last decade. As a professional tennis player, Justin won 13 doubles titles, including consecutive Grand Slam mixed doubles titles at the 1998 Australian Open and French Open, both with Venus Williams. In addition, Justin advance to the 3rd round at Wimbledon three times and the 3rd round of the US Open twice. He had career singles wins over Andre Agassi, Patrick Rafter, Michael Chang, Todd Martin, Gustavo Kuerten, Lleyton Hewitt, James Black and Mark Phillopousis. Justin was also an active member of the US Davis Cup Team for which he played in 1998 and 2001.

In college, Justin led the UCLA Men's Tennis Team to a 1996 NCAA runner-up finish, while simultaneously winning the NCAA Double title. While at UCLA, Justin was an All-American in both singles and doubles, was the #1 ranked player in the country in singles and doubles, and maintained the highest GPA (4.0) of any student athlete at UCLA.

Justin recently retired from the ATP tour and has transitioned from player to sportscaster and host. He has already worked with the Tennis Channel, ESPN, Fox Sports Net and Versus. He has reported for "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno", contributed to CBS's "The Early Show," "Extra!" and the TV Guide Channel, and hosted segments for "Good Morning America Now." Justin also currently reports for tennis.com. Finally, Justin has hosted his own pilot radio show for Sirius Maxim Radio, reported on the 2008 French Open and co-hosted a show with Chris Myers for the 2008 Wimbledon Championships and US Open, both for Fox Sports Radio.

When he is not playing, commenting or writing about tennis and current events, Justin dedicates his time to the Justin Gimelstob Children's Fund, which he founded in 1998. Since its inception, Justin has hosted fundraising events with the support of Andy Roddick, John McEnroe, Lindsay Davenport, Todd Martin, Jim Courier, and many more, raising over 1 million dollars for The Valerie Fund, an organization that supports children with cancer and other blood disorders.