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Jeff Salzenstein
Jeff “Salzy” Salzenstein (born October 14, 1973) is an American former professional tennis player, performance coach, and keynote speaker. A left-handed competitor, he achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 100 in June 2004, becoming the oldest American to break into the top 100 for the first time at age 30 after returning from two career-threatening injuries. His career-high doubles ranking was world No. 68, reached in November 1997.
Salzenstein is Jewish, was born in Peoria, Illinois, and lived in Englewood, Colorado, outside Denver. His father, Richard, was a tennis coach who introduced him to the sport at an early age.
A gifted all-around athlete, he excelled in basketball, baseball, soccer, and skiing in addition to tennis. At age 12 he won both the U.S. Boys’ 12 National Hard Court Singles and Doubles Championships, defeating future professionals Brian Dunn and Vince Spadea, and earned the tournament’s Sportsmanship Award.
He was ranked No. 1 in Colorado and the Intermountain Section of the USTA in every age category from 1983 to 1991. He received five national sportsmanship awards and held national rankings of No. 4 in Boys 16 singles and No. 2 in Boys 18 singles.
At Cherry Creek High School (Greenwood Village, Colorado) he compiled a 74–6 career record, won multiple state singles titles, and served as team captain.
As a sixth-grader, in addition to playing tennis the 12-year-old, five-foot tall, 85 pound Salzenstein was an A student, the president of his sixth-grade class, the editor of its newspaper, and a basketball and soccer player. In 1986 he won the US Boys' 12 National Hard Court Tennis Singles Championship (defeating Brian Dunn and Vince Spadea along the way) and Doubles Championship. He was the 13th double winner in the tournament’s 25-year history, and was also awarded the tournament’s sportsmanship award. That year he also made it to the final, where he lost in a final set tiebreaker, in the 12-and-under National Clay Courts Championship.
In 1990 Salzenstein reached the quarter-finals at the Under-16 Championships, and in 1992 he was ranked second in Under-18 boys in the United States.
He attended Cherry Creek High School (class of 1992) in Greenwood Village, Colorado. As a freshman, Salzenstein played for the No. 1 singles Colorado state title, and as a sophomore he won the title. As a junior, he was 5' 7" tall and weighed 120 pounds, was the team's # 1 singles player, and was runner-up in the state singles championship. He won the singles state title as a senior, and was captain of the school tennis team. In his high school career, his record was 74-6.
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Jeff Salzenstein
Jeff “Salzy” Salzenstein (born October 14, 1973) is an American former professional tennis player, performance coach, and keynote speaker. A left-handed competitor, he achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 100 in June 2004, becoming the oldest American to break into the top 100 for the first time at age 30 after returning from two career-threatening injuries. His career-high doubles ranking was world No. 68, reached in November 1997.
Salzenstein is Jewish, was born in Peoria, Illinois, and lived in Englewood, Colorado, outside Denver. His father, Richard, was a tennis coach who introduced him to the sport at an early age.
A gifted all-around athlete, he excelled in basketball, baseball, soccer, and skiing in addition to tennis. At age 12 he won both the U.S. Boys’ 12 National Hard Court Singles and Doubles Championships, defeating future professionals Brian Dunn and Vince Spadea, and earned the tournament’s Sportsmanship Award.
He was ranked No. 1 in Colorado and the Intermountain Section of the USTA in every age category from 1983 to 1991. He received five national sportsmanship awards and held national rankings of No. 4 in Boys 16 singles and No. 2 in Boys 18 singles.
At Cherry Creek High School (Greenwood Village, Colorado) he compiled a 74–6 career record, won multiple state singles titles, and served as team captain.
As a sixth-grader, in addition to playing tennis the 12-year-old, five-foot tall, 85 pound Salzenstein was an A student, the president of his sixth-grade class, the editor of its newspaper, and a basketball and soccer player. In 1986 he won the US Boys' 12 National Hard Court Tennis Singles Championship (defeating Brian Dunn and Vince Spadea along the way) and Doubles Championship. He was the 13th double winner in the tournament’s 25-year history, and was also awarded the tournament’s sportsmanship award. That year he also made it to the final, where he lost in a final set tiebreaker, in the 12-and-under National Clay Courts Championship.
In 1990 Salzenstein reached the quarter-finals at the Under-16 Championships, and in 1992 he was ranked second in Under-18 boys in the United States.
He attended Cherry Creek High School (class of 1992) in Greenwood Village, Colorado. As a freshman, Salzenstein played for the No. 1 singles Colorado state title, and as a sophomore he won the title. As a junior, he was 5' 7" tall and weighed 120 pounds, was the team's # 1 singles player, and was runner-up in the state singles championship. He won the singles state title as a senior, and was captain of the school tennis team. In his high school career, his record was 74-6.