Education
Stanford University.
Stanford University.
Mitchell, who hails from Northern California, was the number one player in the last year of his age group from the 10s through the 16s. Mitchell holds four National Junior Titles: National Hardcourt Championships in Burlingame, California in the 12-and-under Doubles with Jeff Robinson at the Peninsula Tennis Club. National Hardcourt Championships in Burlingame, California in the 14-and-under Singles where he defeated Southern California"s Perry Wright in the finals after upsetting Howard Schoenfeld in the semi-finals.
National Hardcourt Championships in Burlingame, California at the Peninsula Tennis Club in the 16-and-under Singles where he defeated Southern California"s Walter Redondo.
And, the National Hardcourt Championships in Kalamazoo, Michigan in the 16-and-under Doubles with Nial Brash. In 1974, Mitchell was recruited by Coach Dick Gould of Stanford University where Mitchell signed his letter of intent in 1975.
That single event catapulted Mitchell"s ranking from 160 in the world to 53. Mitchell"s greatest success as a professional came as a doubles player, winning seven tournaments in doubles between 1980 and 1985, including the Association of Tennis Professionals Player"s Championships in Cincinnati, Ohio with Francisco Gonzalez, and, while partnering with Kevin Curren former All-American from University of Texas at Austin in 1986, they lost in the semi-finals of the United States Open Championships to Mats Wilander and Joakim Nyström of Sweden in a five-set match, 7-6 in the fifth.
Mitchell"s highest doubles ranking as a professional was 30 in the world.
In 1981, Mitchell was inducted into Stanford University Athletic Hall of Fame. In 2004, Mitchell created a Top-10 Tennis Video Podcast called "Classic Tennis," free to anyone who wanted to learn the game of tennis from the basics to technical to competitive and strategic. In 2006, Mitchell was inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association"s Men"s Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame.