EDUCATION 1983 Graduate from the University of Pennsylvania Double Major: International Relations and East Asian Studies
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ERIC RILEY 610.547.6507 • [email protected] EDUCATION 1983 Graduate from the University of Pennsylvania Double major: International Relations and East Asian Studies LANGUAGES Fluent in Spanish | Communication skills in Chinese and French PLAYER BIOGRAPHY 1979 Ranked #70 USTA Boys 18 & under 1981-83 Captain and #1 player at the University of Pennsylvania | All-Ivy League selection 1983 Received the Jackie Robinson Award for being outstanding athlete at the University of Pennsylvania 1984-91 Held an ATP Tour ranking in singles and doubles Competed in professional events in 17 countries 1985 #369 World Singles Ranking #288 World Doubles Ranking TOP PLAYERS ERIC COMPETED AGAINST ON TOUR PLAYER HIGHEST CAREER WORLD RANKING Michael Stitch Wimbledon Singles Champion #2 World Singles Ranking (L) Mark Woodforde Wimbledon Doubles Champion #1 World Doubles Ranking (L) David Wheaton Grand Slam Cup Champion #12 Singles, #24 Doubles (W) Carlos Costa #10 World Singles Ranking (W) David Pate #1 World Doubles, #18 Singles (W) Mark Knowles #1 World Doubles, #96 Singles (W) Jim Grabb U.S. Open Doubles Champion #1 World Doubles Rankings Jim Pugh Wimbledon Doubles Champion #1 World Doubles, #37 Singles (W) Ken Flach U.S. Open Doubles Champion #1 World Ranking (L) Robert Seguso U.S. Open Doubles Champion #1 World Ranking (L) Grant Connell Wimbledon Doubles Champion #1 World Ranking (L) Max Myrni Australian Open Doubles Champion #10 World Singles Ranking (L) Magnus Gustaffason #10 World Singles Ranking (L) Oliver Delaitre #33 World Singles Ranking (W) Jonathan Canter #36 World Singles Ranking (W) Alex Antonitsch #40 World Singles Ranking (W) Jay Lapidus #34 World Singles Ranking (W) Ricky Myer #70 World Singles Ranking (W) Other tour victories include: Jim Gurfein, Steve Devries, Richard Ashby, Greg Hill, Vince Van Patten, Doug Burke, Karl Richter, Andrew Castle, Mauro Menezes, Bill Cowan, Morten Christiansen ERIC RILEY 610.547.6507 • [email protected] PROFESSIONAL COACHING EXPERIENCE 1988-97 PAM SHRIVER 1988 Coached Pam to her last singles tour title at the Pan Pacific Tournament in Tokyo, Japan. Coached Pam to many doubles championships while she played with Martina Navratilova. 1991 Coached Pam to U.S. Open doubles title (partnered with Zverera). This was Pam’s last Grand Slam title. 2002 Pam Shriver inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, RI. Pam’s best wins with Eric Riley were Zina Garrison, Lori McNeil, Gigi Fernandez, Helena Sukova, and Brenda Schultz. Coached Pam against Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graff, and Gabriela Sabatini. 1995-1997 LISA RAYMOND 1996 Coached Lisa to: her first professional singles title in Quebec City, Canada her first career Grand Slam doubles title: the U.S. Open mixed doubles titles with Patrick Galbraith her best finish at the U.S. Open: round 16 her first win over a top-five player, Conchita Martinez (#3 world ranking). 1997 Coached Lisa to Australian Open Doubles final (partner Davenport) and to final in Oklahoma City (lost to Davenport). From the 1996 U.S. Open to the 1997 tournament in Oklahoma City, coached Lisa to nine consecutive tournament finals in either singles or doubles: U.S. Open, Filderstadt, Zurich, Quebec City, Chicago, Philadelphia, Australian Open, Oklahoma City, Palm Springs. During this period, Lisa improved her confidence and concentration skills and became a force on the WTA Tour. She finished the year in the top 20 and beat world #1 Martina Hingis and world #2 Jana Novotna in the fall of 1997. 2004-present Lisa defeated world #3 Elena Dementieva 6-0, 7-5 in Filderstadt, Germany. 2005, US Open women’s doubles title. 2006, French Open women’s doubles title. Other professional players Eric has coached briefly on tour: Kathy Jordan, Betsy Nagelson, the Jensen Brothers, Lori McNeil, Shaun Stafford, Alexandra Stevenson, and Zina Garrison BUSINESS 1994 Incorporated TeamRiley, Inc., a professional tennis services business that specializes in teaching and coaching players from beginners to the best players in the world. REFERENCES Pam Shriver, Lisa Raymond, Kathy Jordan, and Dennis Alter (chairman, Advanta Corporation, and TeamRiley client).