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Justin Gimelstob (b. 26 January 1977, Livingston, New Jersey) is an American tennis player.

Justin Gimelstob

Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Morristown, New Jersey, USA
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Turned pro	1996
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	US$2,425,972
Singles
Career record	106-160
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	63 (19 April 1999)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	-
French Open	-
Wimbledon	-
US Open	-
Doubles
Career record	168-147
Career titles	13
Highest ranking	18 (8 May 2000)
Last updated on: January 24, 2007.

Gimelstob began to play tennis at the age of eight. He was coached by Stuart Gerechoff. In 1991, he was ranked No. 1 in the USTA Boys' 14 age group. Gimelstob achieved the No. 1 ranking again in the USTA Boys' 16 age group two years later, and then won the 1995 USTA National Boys' 18 Championships.

Gimelstob attended Newark Academy in Livingston, New Jersey, and graduated in 1995.

In January 1995, Gimelstob enrolled at UCLA and completed his first semester with a 4.0 GPA.

In September 1995, after pulling off one of the biggest upsets in history by defeating No. 65 David Prinosil in the first round of the U.S. Open (it was Justin's first Grand Slam event and he was ranked No. 1,154), Gimelstob was featured in Sports Illustrated. The September 11, 1995, issue asked, "Eighteen-year old UCLA frosh, with 4.0 GPA in first term, aces U.S. Open debut. Could he be tennis' Tiger Woods?"

In 1996, his second (and final) year at UCLA, Justin won the NCAA doubles championship and helped lead the Bruins' to a runner-up finish in the team competition (they lost to Stanford).

After turning professional later in the year, Justin began to steadily move up the world rankings. After finishing 1995 ranked No. 573, he was No. 155 at the end of 1996. The following year, Gimelstob reached the third round at the U.S. Open and briefly entered into the world's top 100 before ending the year ranked No. 102.

Gimelstob subsequently established himself chiefly as a doubles specialist, winning 12 titles. In 11 appearances at the US Open, he partnered 11 different players.

He won the 1998 Australian Open and French Open mixed doubles titles with Venus Williams as his partner.

Gimelstob is well-known as a blogger for Sports Illustrated.

In 2006, Gimelstob reached his first ATP Tour Singles Final at The Hall of Fame Championships in Newport, Rhode Island, losing to Mark Philippoussis.

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