Eric Sherbeck

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| fullname = Eric Sherbeck

| country_represented = {{USA}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|8|7}}

| birth_place = Missoula, Montana, U.S.

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| singlesrecord = 3–4

| highestsinglesranking = No. 273 (January 3, 1983)

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| AustralianOpenresult = 3R (1982)

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| doublesrecord = 18–37

| doublestitles = 1

| highestdoublesranking = No. 116 (October 29, 1984)

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| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 3R (1983)

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| USOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1982, 1983, 1984)

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Eric Sherbeck (born August 7, 1957) is an American former professional tennis player.

Biography

Sherbeck was born in Missoula, Montana, the son of Hal Sherbeck, an athletics coach at the University of Montana. Early in his childhood the family moved to California and his father began a famed career as the athletic director and football coach at Fullerton College. After graduating from El Dorado High School, Sherbeck went to Arizona State University, where he was the No. 1 singles player in the varsity tennis team. He graduated with a business administration degree in 1980, then turned to professional tennis.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-04-04-sp-19749-story.html|title=Sherbeck Takes Over Titan Tennis Team|date=April 4, 1985|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=20 January 2016}}

Primarily as a doubles specialist, Sherbeck competed on the international tennis circuit until 1985. He did however appear in the main draw in the singles at the Australian Open on three occasions, with his performance in the 1982 Australian Open his best result, eliminated by eventual champion Johan Kriek in the third round.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article130835347 |title=Alexander and McNamee into fourth round. |newspaper=The Canberra Times |location=ACT |date=10 December 1982 |accessdate=20 January 2016 |page=26 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} In doubles he also made the third round at the 1983 Australian Open with David Pate, a run which also ended at the hands of the tournament winners, Mark Edmondson and Paul McNamee. They came close to an upset win and quarter-final berth, only losing 6–8 in the final set.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article116400098 |title=Sports Results, Detail. |newspaper=The Canberra Times |location=ACT |date=8 December 1983 |accessdate=20 January 2016 |page=26 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} He won one Grand Prix doubles title, at the 1983 South Australian Open in Adelaide, with a local player Craig Miller.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article116382818 |title=Bauer takes second SA singles title. |newspaper=The Canberra Times |location=ACT |date=4 January 1984 |accessdate=20 January 2016 |page=28 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}

In 1985 he took over from Buff Bogard coaching the men's Cal State Fullerton Titans Tennis team as head coach.

His elder brother, David Sherbeck, was also a tennis player who represented the University of Utah and later appeared at Wimbledon.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/33315928/|title=Sports|date=May 4, 1977|work=The Daily Herald|page=5|accessdate=20 January 2016}}