Erik Van Dillen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Erik Van Dillen
Occupation	Tennis Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 21, 1951(1951-02-21)
Age	73
Birthplace	San Mateo
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Aquarius

Erik Van Dillen Biography

Erik Van Dillen is one of the most popular and richest Tennis Player who was born on February 21, 1951 in San Mateo, California, United States. Erik van Dillen (born February 21st 1951) is an American retired tennis player who has played more than twenty-five Grand Slam championships at Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open.

in 1978 van Dillen had a excellent grass-court year in England He was a qualifier at Nottingham and was able to reach the final 16 and also won the doubles tournament with Dick Stockton. At Wimbledon He again qualified, but then he scored the most memorable victory of his career, defeating John McEnroe 5 sets during the opening round. Doubles partners Charlie Pasarell provided support and even McEnroe acknowledged in his memoir his book that van Dillen played well.

He completed his career in 1982 by qualifying at his last singles event the prestigious Alan King Classic in Las Vegas and shortly after reached the final of the WCT Invitation event at Forest Hills in doubles with Dick Stockton.

After the death of Mark McCormack in 2003, Erik left the company to create van Dillen Partners, a sports and lifestyle marketing agency. The agency works with professional sports and media associations; such as the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP), Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP), Stanford University Athletics, ESPN, NBC Sports, Fox Sports Net, ABC Sports and CBS Sports.

He won his first major tournament in 1973. took home his biggest event, by beating Frew McMillan at Nottingham. The year 1974 was when van Dillen had his greatest Grand Slam singles year reaching the last 16 of the French Open where he narrowly defeated the eventual Champion Bjorn Borg after five sets. At Wimbledon the following year, he made the final 16 and defeated Guillermo Vilas on the way. He made a second performance in Paris in 1975.

Erik Van Dillen Net Worth

Erik Van Dillen is one of the richest Tennis Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Erik Van Dillen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Between the years 1960 to 1981, he dominated six of the best players of the day: John McEnroe, Stan Smith, Arthur Ashe, Jimmy Connors, Guillermo Vilas as well as Ilie Nastase. At his highest, he placed 36th in singles and 35th in doubles.

Van Dillen first played on the circuit for men in 1967, when he competed in the U.S. Championships for the first time. The year was 1968 and he got his first major victory by beating his potential doubles partner and later American No. 1. Charlie Pasarell at the U.S. national championship in Boston with five sets at just 17 years old. He was in the top 20 players in the U.S. from 1968 to 1970, and in between 1971 until 1973.

Van Dillen’s last full year on the circuit was 1981 when he won two doubles titles and reached the semifinals of the Volvo International in North Conway with Roscoe Tanner. He also reached the semifinals in singles at Newport, Rhode Island.

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Erik Ranked on the list of most popular Tennis Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Erik Van Dillen celebrates birthday on February 21 of every year.