Education
He attended University of California, Los Angeles in 1978 on a tennis scholarship, but dropped out to begin his professional tennis career.
He attended University of California, Los Angeles in 1978 on a tennis scholarship, but dropped out to begin his professional tennis career.
He resides in Irvine, California. Early years Teltscher began playing tennis when he was nine, and by the time he was seventeen, he was ranked in the top ten in the United States junior rankings. In the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament that year, he was ranked number two and was expected play John Mcenroe from Stanford in the final.
However, he lost in the quarter-finals to John Sadri of North Carolina State.
Pro career In 1979, Teltscher turned pro. A worldwide top 10 player from 1980-1982, he was ranked no lower than #15 from through 1984.
He reached his highest singles Association of Tennis Professionals-ranking on May 7, 1982, when he became ranked #6 in the world. In 1981, he had a famous outburst during the French Open at the end of a match against Ilie Năstase, against whom he lost on a controversial point.
Furious at the decision, Teltscher snapped and grabbed the referee by the tie and had to be stopped by a few spectators who entered the court.
He made it to the quarterfinals at the United States Open in 1980, 1981, and 1983, where each time he was defeated by Jimmy Connors. He beat Connors, ranked # 8 in the world, in Chicago 6–3, 6–1. His team defeated France in the 1982 tournament.
Grand Slam finals = Men"s doubles = Mixed doubles Singles 24 (10-14) Doubles 14 (4-10) He served coach for Justin Gimelstob, Richey Reneberg (1997), Jeff Tarango (1995), Pete Sampras, Jim Grabb (1992), and others
Teltscher served as a head men"s tennis coach at Pepperdine University for the 1991-1992 school season, and as a tennis coach at the Manhattan Beach Country Club from 1992 to 1997. He was a coach of the United States national team from 1998 to 2001, when he resigned to become personal coach to Taylor Dent.
He was named USTA Director of Tennis Operations in December 2002. Teltscher was named the 2003 Pan American Games Men"s Coach.