Stuart Eugene Malin (born October 1, 1948), known as Gene Malin, is an American former professional tennis player.

Gene Malin
Full nameStuart Eugene Malin
Country (sports) United States
Born (1948-10-01) October 1, 1948 (age 76)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record10–30
Highest rankingNo. 116 (Sep 17, 1979)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1979)
French OpenQ1 (1972)
WimbledonQ3 (1980)
US Open2R (1979)
Doubles
Career record13–35
Highest rankingNo. 148 (Apr 28, 1980)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1979)
Wimbledon1R (1980)
US Open2R (1980)

A native of Los Angeles, Malin possessed one of the fastest serves on tour and had a singles ranking as high as 116 in the world. His best performance on the Grand Prix circuit came at Cleveland in 1979, registering wins over Ramesh Krishnan and Adriano Panatta, before he lost a close semi-final to Ilie Năstase. During his time on tour he also defeated former world number one John Newcombe.[1]

Malin was a coach of the India Davis Cup team which reached the final in 1987 and has been the tour coach of several players including Stephanie Rehe, Bonnie Gadusek and Barbara Potter.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "He's Near-Perfect Without Practice : Tennis: After a two-year hiatus, Malin hit around for four days, then won a prestigious national amateur event". Los Angeles Times. July 22, 1993.
  2. ^ Fry, Darrell (August 7, 1990). "Rehe will use competition to regain confidence". Tampa Bay Times.
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