Background
Burgin, who is Jewish, was born in Baltimore, Maryland.
Burgin, who is Jewish, was born in Baltimore, Maryland.
Stanford University.
Her highest ranking was Number. 22 in singles, and her highest world doubles ranking was Number. 8.
Before playing professionally, Burgin was an outstanding singles and doubles player at Stanford University.
She competed professionally from 1980 to 1993.
In 1982, she reached the 4th round of the United States Open (where she was beaten by Bonnie Gadusek), her best performance in singles in a Grand Slam tournament. In 1986, Burgin was captain of the United States Wightman Cup team
She reached Number 8 in the world in doubles. After she retired in 1993, Burgin became a tennis commentator.
In 2003, she was inducted into the USTA Mid–Atlantic Tennis Hall of Fame.
Singles 8 (5–3)
Doubles 29 (11–18).
An All-American from 1981 to 1984, she teamed with Linda Gates in 1984 to win the National Collegiate Athletic Association doubles championship. In 1986, she won her only career singles title at Charleston, South Carolina. During her career, she won 11 Women's Tennis Association tournaments, including 10 in doubles.
Burgin was a member of the United States. Federation Cup team in 1985.
