Tom Gorman was born January 19, 1946 in Seattle, Washington. He attended Seattle Preparatory School and was the Washington State High School champion three years in a row. Tom attended and graduated from Seattle University and was a two time All-American. He played professional in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and served as Captain of the United States Davis Cup team from 1986 to 1993.
He was ranked as high worldwide as number ten on the ATP rankings (achieving that ranking on May 1, 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.
Gorman reached the semifinal rounds in singles at Wimbledon (in 1971), the U.S. Open (in 1972) and the French Open (in 1973), and was a member of the winning U.S. Davis Cup team in 1972. As coach, he led the U.S. Davis Cup team to victory in 1990 & 1992. Tom holds the record for most match wins (18) by a U.S. Davis Cup Captain and is the most current American to have won Davis Cup as a player and a captain. In 2001, Tom and his partner Jaime Fillol,Chile, won the Super Masters Seniors at the U.S Open.
Today, Tom lives in Marietta,GA with his wife Danni and two daughters Hailey and KellyAnn.
Career highlights
Singles titles (7)
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score |
| 1. |
1971 |
Columbus, U.S. |
Hard |
Jimmy Connors |
6–7, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
| 2. |
1973 |
Vancouver WCT, Canada |
Other |
Jan Kodeš |
3–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| 3. |
1973 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Hard (i) |
Björn Borg |
6–3, 4–6, 7–6 |
| 4. |
1975 |
Cincinnati, U.S. |
Hard |
Sherwood Stewart |
7–5, 2–6, 6–4 |
| 5. |
1975 |
Hong Kong |
Hard |
Sandy Mayer |
6–3, 6–1, 6–1 |
| 6. |
1976 |
Baltimore, U.S. |
Carpet |
Ilie Năstase |
7–5, 6–3 |
| 7. |
1976 |
Sacramento, U.S. |
Carpet |
Bob Carmichael |
6–2, 6–4 |
Singles runner-ups (11)
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score |
| 1. |
1968 |
Cincinnati, U.S. |
Clay |
William Harris |
3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 2. |
1972 |
Seattle, U.S. |
Other |
Ilie Năstase |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 3. |
1972 |
London, England |
Carpet |
Ilie Năstase |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 4. |
1974 |
Richmond WCT, U.S. |
Carpet |
Ilie Năstase |
6–2, 6–3 |
| 5. |
1974 |
Miami WCT, U.S. |
Hard |
Cliff Drysdale |
6–4, 7–5 |
| 6. |
1974 |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Carpet |
Tom Okker |
4–6, 7–6, 6–1 |
| 7. |
1974 |
Manchester, England |
Grass |
Vijay Amritraj |
6–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 8. |
1977 |
Hong Kong |
Hard |
Ken Rosewall |
6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 9. |
1978 |
Baltimore, U.S. |
Carpet |
Cliff Drysdale |
7–5, 6–3 |
| 10. |
1978 |
Taipei, Taiwan |
Carpet |
Brian Teacher |
6–3, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 11. |
1979 |
San José, Costa Rica |
Hard |
Bernard Mitton |
6–4, 6–4, 6–3 |
Doubles titles (9)
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partnering |
Opponent in the final |
Score |
| 1. |
1971 |
Paris, France |
Clay |
Stan Smith |
Pierre Barthès
François Jauffret |
3–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
| 2. |
1971 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Hard (i) |
Stan Smith |
Arthur Ashe
Robert Lutz |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 3. |
1973 |
Copenhagen WCT, Denmark |
Carpet |
Erik Van Dillen |
Mark Cox
Graham Stilwell |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 4. |
1973 |
Nottingham, England |
Grass |
Erik Van Dillen |
Bob Carmichael
Frew McMillan |
6–4, 6–1 |
| 5. |
1973 |
Seattle, U.S. |
Other |
Tom Okker |
Bob Carmichael
Frew McMillan |
2–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
| 6. |
1973 |
Osaka, Japan |
Hard |
Jeff Borowiak |
Jun Kamiwazumi
Ken Rosewall |
6–4, 7–6 |
| 7. |
1974 |
Chicago, U.S. |
Carpet |
Marty Riessen |
Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez |
4–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| 8. |
1974 |
Washington D.C., U.S. |
Clay |
Marty Riessen |
Patricio Cornejo
Jaime Fillol |
7–5, 6–1 |
| 9. |
1976 |
Sacramento, U.S. |
Carpet |
Sherwood Stewart |
Mike Cahill
John Whitlinger |
3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles runner-ups (10)
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partnering |
Opponent in the final |
Score |
| 1. |
1970 |
Berkeley, U.S. |
Hard |
Roy Barth |
Robert Lutz
Stan Smith |
6–2, 7–5, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 2. |
1971 |
French Open, Paris |
Clay |
Stan Smith |
Arthur Ashe
Marty Riessen |
4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 11–9 |
| 3. |
1973 |
Vancouver WCT, Canada |
Other |
Erik Van Dillen |
Pierre Barthès
Roger Taylor |
5–7, 6–3, 7–6 |
| 4. |
1973 |
Charlotte WCT, U.S. |
Clay |
Erik Van Dillen |
Tom Okker
Marty Riessen |
7–6, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 5. |
1973 |
South Orange, U.S. |
Hard |
Richard Pancho Gonzales |
Jimmy Connors
Ilie Năstase |
6–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 6. |
1974 |
Columbus, U.S. |
Hard |
Robert Lutz |
Anand Amritraj
Vijay Amritraj |
DEF |
| 7. |
1976 |
Indianapolis WCT, U.S. |
Carpet |
Vitas Gerulaitis |
Robert Lutz
Stan Smith |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 8. |
1977 |
San Jose, U.S. |
Hard |
Geoff Masters |
Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan |
6–2, 6–3 |
| 9. |
1977 |
Taipei, Taiwan |
Hard |
Steve Docherty |
Pat Du Pré
Chris Delaney |
7–6, 7–6 |
| 10. |
1978 |
Tokyo Indoor, Japan |
Carpet |
Pat Du Pré |
Ross Case
Geoff Masters |
6–3, 6–4 |
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