# Elise Burgin

Elise Burgin (born March 5, 1962) is a retired American tennis player. She achieved WTA rankings of 22 in singles and 7 in doubles.

## Personal life

Burgin, who is Jewish, was born in Baltimore, Maryland and grew up in Maryland.

## Tennis career

Before playing professionally, Burgin was an outstanding singles and doubles player at Stanford University, from which she graduated. A four-time All-American from 1981 to 1984, she teamed with Linda Gates in 1984 to win the NCAA doubles championship.
She competed professionally from 1980 to 1993. In 1982, she reached the fourth round of the US Open (where she was beaten by Bonnie Gadusek), her best performance in singles in a Grand Slam tournament. In 1986, she won her only career singles title at Charleston, South Carolina.
Burgin was a member of the U.S. Federation Cup team in 1985 and 1987. In 1986, Burgin was captain of the U.S. Wightman Cup team.
During her career, she won eleven tournaments on the WTA Tour, including ten in doubles. She reached No. 7 in the world in doubles.
After retiring in 1993, Burgin has become a tennis commentator.
In 2003, she was inducted into the USTA Mid–Atlantic Tennis Hall of Fame.

## WTA career finals
### Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

Legend :
| Grand Slam | 0 |
| Tier I | 0 |
| Tier II | 0 |
| Tier III | 0 |
| Tier IV & V | 0 |
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 1985 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Hard | Kathleen Horvath | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 1985 | Houston, U.S. | Clay | Martina Navratilova | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Apr 1986 | Charleston, U.S. | Clay | Tine Scheuer-Larsen | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Sep 1989 | Phoenix, U.S. | Hard | Conchita Martínez | 6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |

### Doubles: 29 (10 titles, 19 runner-ups)

Legend :
| Grand Slam | 0 |
| WTA Championships | 0 |
| Tier I | 0 |
| Tier II | 0 |
| Tier III | 0 |
| Tier IV & V | 1 |
Titles by surface :
| Hard | 6 |
| Clay | 2 |
| Grass | 1 |
| Carpet | 2 |
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1. | Aug 1984 | US Open Clay Courts | Clay | JoAnne Russell | Beverly Mould Paula Smith | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2. | Mar 1985 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Hard | Kathleen Horvath | Jennifer Mundel Molly Van Nostrand | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3. | Apr 1985 | Seabrook Island, U.S. | Clay | Lori McNeil | Svetlana Cherneva Larisa Savchenko | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 4. | Apr 1985 | Orlando, U.S. | Clay | Kathleen Horvath | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 5. | May 1985 | Houston, U.S. | Clay | Martina Navratilova | Manuela Maleeva Helena Suková | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6. | Jun 1985 | Birmingham, England | Grass | Alycia Moulton | Terry Holladay Sharon Walsh-Pete | 4–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
| Loss | 7. | Sep 1985 | Chicago, U.S. | Carpet | JoAnne Russell | Kathy Jordan Liz Smylie | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 8. | May 1986 | Houston, U.S. | Clay | JoAnne Russell | Chris Evert-Lloyd Wendy Turnbull | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 9. | May 1986 | Lugano, Switzerland | Clay | Betsy Nagelsen | Jenny Byrne Janine Tremelling | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 10. | Jun 1986 | Birmingham, England | Grass | Rosalyn Fairbank | Liz Smylie Wendy Turnbull | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 11. | Aug, 1986 | San Diego, U.S. | Hard | Rosalyn Fairbank | Beth Herr Alycia Moulton | 7–5, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 12. | Sep 1986 | Tampa, U.S. | Hard | Rosalyn Fairbank | Gigi Fernández Kim Sands | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 13. | Feb 1987 | Tokyo, Japan | Carpet (i) | Pam Shriver | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 1–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 14. | Mar 1987 | Dallas, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Robin White | Mary Lou Daniels Anne White | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 15. | Mar 1987 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Carpet (i) | Pam Shriver | Zina Garrison Lori McNeil | 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 16. | May 1987 | Tampa, U.S. | Clay | Rosalyn Fairbank | Chris Evert Wendy Turnbull | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 17. | Aug 1987 | San Diego, U.S. | Hard | Sharon Walsh-Pete | Jana Novotná Catherine Suire | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 18. | Nov 1987 | Worcester, U.S. | Carpet | Rosalyn Fairbank | Bettina Bunge Eva Pfaff | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 18. | Sep 1988 | Phoenix, U.S. | Hard | Rosalyn Fairbank | Beth Herr Terry Phelps | 6–7, 7–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 19. | Oct 1988 | Nashville, U.S. | Hard | Rosalyn Fairbank | Jenny Byrne Janine Tremelling | 5–7, 7–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 20. | Mar 1989 | Oklahoma City, U.S. | Hard | Liz Smylie | Lori McNeil Betsy Nagelsen | w/o |
| Loss | 21. | Apr 1989 | Tampa, U.S. | Clay | Rosalyn Fairbank | Brenda Schultz Andrea Temesvári | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 22. | Aug 1989 | San Diego, U.S. | Hard | Rosalyn Fairbank | Gretchen Magers Robin White | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 23. | Sep 1989 | Phoenix, U.S. | Hard | Rosalyn Fairbank | Penny Barg Mareen Louie-Harper | 6–7, 6–7 |
| Loss | 24. | Sep 1989 | Dallas, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Rosalyn Fairbank | Mary Joe Fernández Betsy Nagelsen | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 25. | Nov 1989 | Worcester, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Rosalyn Fairbank | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Loss | 26. | Mar 1990 | Boca Raton, U.S. | Hard | Wendy Turnbull | Jana Novotná Helena Suková | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 27. | May 1990 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | Betsy Nagelsen | Louise Field Dianne Van Rensburg | 7–5, 6–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 28. | Aug 1990 | San Diego, U.S. | Hard | Rosalyn Fairbank | Patty Fendick Zina Garrison | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 29. | Oct 1990 | Scottsdale, U.S. | Hard | Helen Kelesi | Sandy Collins Ronni Reis | 6–4, 6–2 |