Justin Gimelstob
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Justin Gimelstob, (born 26 January 1977 in Livingston, New Jersey), is a Jewish male tennis player.
Gimelstob attended Newark Academy in Livingston, NJ and graduated in 1995.
His girlfriend, Corina Morariu, is exactly one year younger than him and is also a professional tennis player, specializing in doubles. She is also an american player and a cancer survivor.
Gimelstob turned professional in 1996, after one year at UCLA, and has since established himself chiefly as a doubles specialist, winning 12 titles. In eleven appearances at the US Open, he has partnered eleven different players.
He won the 1998 Australian Open and French Open mixed doubles titles with Venus Williams as his partner.
Gimelstob is well-known as a blogger for Sports Illustrated and as a boyfriend to professional tennis player Corina Morariu.
In 2006, Gimelstob reached his first ATP Tour Singles Final at The Hall of Fame Championships in Newport, Rhode Island, losing to Mark Philippoussis.