Elise Burgin (born March 5, 1962, in Baltimore, Maryland) was an American tennis player. Her highest ranking was # 22.
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Before playing professionally, Burgin was an outstanding singles and doubles player at Stanford University. An All-American from 1981–84, she teamed with Linda Gates in 1984 to win the NCAA doubles championship.
She competed professionally from 1980 to 1993.
In 1982, she reached the 4th round of the US Open (where she was beaten by Bonnie Gadusek), her best performance in singles in a Grand Slam tournament. In 1986, she won her only career singles title at Charleston, South Carolina.
Burgin was a member of the U.S. Federation Cup team in 1985. In 1986, Burgin was captain of the US Wightman Cup team.
During her career, she won 11 WTA tournaments, including 10 in doubles. 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.[1]
| Legend | |
| Grand Slam | 0 |
| WTA Championships | 0 |
| Tier I | 0 |
| Tier II | 0 |
| Tier III | 0 |
| Tier IV & V | 0 |
| Olympic Games | 0 |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| Runner-up | 1. | 10 March 1985 | Indianapolis, Indiana, USA | Hard | Kathleen Horvath | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 3 May 1985 | Houston, Texas, USA | Clay | Martina Navratilova | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 27 April 1986 | Charleston, South Carolina, USA | Clay | Tine Scheuer-Larsen | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 17 September 1989 | Phoenix, Arizona, USA | Hard | Conchita Martínez | 6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Legend | |
| Grand Slam | 0 |
| WTA Championships | 0 |
| Tier I | 0 |
| Tier II | 0 |
| Tier III | 0 |
| Tier IV & V | 1 |
| Olympic Games | 0 |
| Titles by Surface | |
| Hard | 6 |
| Clay | 2 |
| Grass | 1 |
| Carpet | 2 |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 11 August 1984 | US Clay Courts, USA | Clay | Joanne Russell | Beverly Mould Paula Smith |
2–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 2. | 10 March 1985 | Indianapolis, Indiana, USA | Hard | Kathleen Horvath | Jennifer Mundel Molly Van Nostrand |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 7 April 1985 | Seabrook Island, USA | Clay | Lori McNeil | Svetlana Cherneva Larisa Savchenko |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 28 April 1985 | Orlando, Florida, USA | Clay | Kathleen Horvath | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
3–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 3 May 1985 | Houston, Texas, USA | Clay | Martina Navratilova | Manuela Maleeva Helena Suková |
6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 16 June 1985 | Birmingham, England | Grass | Alycia Moulton | Terry Holladay Sharon Walsh-Pete |
4–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 22 September 1985 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | Carpet | Joanne Russell | Kathy Jordan Liz Smylie |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 11 May 1986 | Houston, Texas, USA | Clay | Joanne Russell | Chris Evert-Lloyd Wendy Turnbull |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 9. | 25 May 1986 | Lugano, Switzerland | Clay | Betsy Nagelsen | Jenny Byrne Janine Tremelling |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 10. | 15 June 1986 | Birmingham, England | Grass | Rosalyn Fairbank | Liz Smylie Wendy Turnbull |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 3 August 1986 | San Diego, California, USA | Hard | Rosalyn Fairbank | Beth Herr Alycia Moulton |
7–5, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 12. | 21 September 1986 | Tampa, Florida, USA | Hard | Rosalyn Fairbank | Gigi Fernández Kim Sands |
7–5, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 1 February 1987 | Tokyo Women's Doubles, Japan | Carpet | Pam Shriver | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková |
1–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 22 March 1987 | Dallas, Texas, USA | Carpet | Robin White | Mary-Lou Daniels Anne White |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Winner | 15. | 29 March 1987 | Washington, D.C., USA | Carpet | Pam Shriver | Zina Garrison Lori McNeil |
6–1, 3–6 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 16. | 3 May 1987 | Tampa, Florida, USA | Clay | Rosalyn Fairbank | Chris Evert Wendy Turnbull |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 17. | 9 August 1987 | San Diego, California, USA | Hard | Sharon Walsh-Pete | Jana Novotná Catherine Suire |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 18. | 8 November 1987 | Worcester, Massachusetts, USA | Carpet | Rosalyn Fairbank | Bettina Bunge Eva Pfaff |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 18. | 18 September 1988 | Phoenix, Arizona, USA | Hard | Rosalyn Fairbank | Beth Herr Terry Phelps |
6–7, 7–6, 7–6 |
| Winner | 19. | 23 October 1988 | Nashville, Tennessee, USA | Hard | Rosalyn Fairbank | Jenny Byrne Janine Tremelling |
5–7, 7–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 20. | 5 March 1989 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA | Hard | Liz Smylie | Lori McNeill Betsy Nagelsen |
W/O |
| Runner-up | 21. | 23 April 1989 | Tampa, Florida, USA | Clay | Rosalyn Fairbank | Brenda Schultz Andrea Temesvári |
6–7, 4–6 |
| Winner | 22. | 6 August 1989 | San Diego, California, USA | Hard | Rosalyn Fairbank | Gretchen Magers Robin White |
4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 23. | 17 September 1989 | Phoenix, Arizona, USA | Hard | Rosalyn Fairbank | Penny Barg Mareen Louie-Harper |
6–7, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 24. | 24 September 1989 | Dallas, Texas, USA | Carpet | Rosalyn Fairbank | Mary Joe Fernandez Betsy Nagelsen |
6–7, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 25. | 5 November 1989 | Worcester, Massachusetts, USA | Carpet | Rosalyn Fairbank | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 26. | 11 March 1990 | Boca Raton, Florida, USA | Hard | Wendy Turnbull | Jana Novotná Helena Suková |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 27. | 27 May 1990 | European Open, Switzerland | Clay | Betsy Nagelsen | Louise Field Dianne Van Rensburg |
7–5, 6–7, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 28. | 12 August 1990 | San Diego, California, USA | Hard | Rosalyn Fairbank | Patty Fendick Zina Garrison |
4–6, 6–7 |
| Winner | 29. | 21 October 1990 | Scottsdale, Arizona, USA | Hard | Helen Kelesi | Sandy Collins Ronni Reis |
6–4, 6–2 |