Brian Teacher

Brian Teacher is an American former professional tennis player, born on 23 December 1954, who won the 1980 Australian Open singles title and so became one of the few American men of the Open Era to win a Grand Slam singles championship. He reached career-high rankings of world number seven in singles and number five in doubles, both in 1981, and won eight ATP singles titles and sixteen doubles titles. He played for the UCLA Bruins from 1973 to 1976, earning All-America honors in each of his four seasons as the team won multiple NCAA championships. As a coach he guided Greg Rusedski to the 1997 US Open final and worked with five players who reached world number one in doubles. He is in several halls of fame and runs the Brian Teacher Tennis Academy in South Pasadena, California.