Eric Korita
{{short description|American tennis player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Eric Korita
| image =
| fullname =
| country_represented = {{flagu|United States}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|01|13}}
| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = 6 ft 5 in
| plays = Right-handed
| careerprizemoney = $155,943
| singlesrecord = 29–32
| singlestitles =
| highestsinglesranking = No. 46 (February 20, 1984)
| AustralianOpenresult = 1R (1983)
| FrenchOpenresult = 1R (1984)
| Wimbledonresult = 1R (1983, 1984)
| USOpenresult = 3R (1982, 1983)
| doublesrecord = 46–54
| doublestitles = 1
| highestdoublesranking = No. 30 (September 26, 1988)
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1983)
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = SF (1984)
| WimbledonDoublesresult = 2R (1988)
| USOpenDoublesresult = QF (1988)
}}
Eric Korita (born January 13, 1963) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He was born in Chicago, Illinois.
Korita reached a career high singles ranking of world No. 46 on February 20, 1984 and won no grand prix tour titles. He won 1 doubles title and achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 30 on September 26, 1988.
Korita played college tennis at Southern Methodist University, where he was an All-American.
During his tour playing days Korita resided in San Antonio, Texas with wife Mary.{{Cite web|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/players|title=Players | ATP Tour | Tennis|website=ATP Tour}}
Career finals
=Doubles (1 win, 2 losses)=
class="sortable wikitable"
!style="width:40px"|Result !style="width:30px" class="unsortable"|W/L !style="width:60px"|Date !style="width:160px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:140px"|Partner !style="width:140px"|Opponents !style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–1 | Oct 1983 | Cologne, West Germany | Carpet | {{flagicon|USA}} Paul Annacone | {{flagicon|USA}} Nick Saviano | 3–6, 4–6 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1–1 | Apr 1987 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Leach | {{flagicon|USA}} Ken Flach | 6–7, 6–1, 7–5 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1–2 | Nov 1987 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Brad Pearce | {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Curren | 4–6, 4–6 |
References
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External links
- {{ATP}}
- {{ITF}}
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Category:American male tennis players
Category:Sportspeople from San Antonio
Category:SMU Mustangs men's tennis players
Category:Tennis players from Chicago
Category:Tennis players from Texas
Category:Tennis players at the 1983 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in tennis