Eric Wilborts

{{short description|Dutch former professional tennis player (born 1964)}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

| name = Eric Wilborts

| image = Wilborts in aktie, Bestanddeelnr 930-3992.jpg

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| country_represented = {{NED}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|06|20|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Tilburg, Netherlands

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| plays = Left-handed

| careerprizemoney = $17,469

| singlesrecord = 3–9

| singlestitles =

| highestsinglesranking = No. 269 (Jan 4, 1982)

| Wimbledonresult = Q1 (1981)

| doublesrecord = 0–5

| doublestitles =

| highestdoublesranking = No. 291 (24 Feb, 1986)

| WimbledonDoublesresult = Q2 (1981)

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Eric Wilborts (born 20 June 1964) is a Dutch former professional tennis player.{{cite news |last1=De Boer |first1=Wybren |title=Een wonderkind dat de top niet haalde |url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/sport/een-wonderkind-dat-de-top-niet-haalde~b34a2fd4/ |work=de Volkskrant |date=23 August 1997 |language=nl-NL}}

Wilborts was a left-handed player from Tilburg who was ranked as high as three in the world junior rankings as a 16 year old. He was runner-up to Mike Falberg in the boys' singles final at the 1980 US Open.{{cite news |title=Falberg, Mascarin net junior crowns |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/128869706/ |work=Des Moines Register |date=September 7, 1980}}

While competing on the professional tour he reached a career high singles ranking of 269. His Grand Prix (ATP Tour) appearances include a win over Pat Du Pré at Rotterdam in 1981, where he was beaten in the next round by Jimmy Connors. He was a singles quarter-finalist at the 1981 Tel Aviv Open.{{cite web |title=Tel Aviv 1981 Tennis Tournament |url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/tel-aviv/isr/1981/m-gp-isr-01a-1981/draws-and-results/ |publisher=itftennis.com}}

Between 1981 and 1983 he competed in four Davis Cup ties for the Netherlands, winning five of eight singles rubbers.