Edward 'Ed' Rubinoff (born July 12, 1935) is an American male former

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player who was active in the 1960s. He won the 1952 singles title at the

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junior tennis tournament, and the 1953 mixed doubles title the following year. At the US Open, he was a mixed doubles finalist three times. At the

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in Israel, he won a gold medal in mixed doubles with Julie Heldman. Rubinoff played collegiate tennis for the

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at the

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Biography

Rubinoff was born in

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, New York and at age 10 moved to Miami Beach, Florida. He became captain of the Miami Beach Senior High School tennis team, and in 1952 won the National Scholastic singles and doubles titles. He received a full scholarship to the

. In 1952, he won the singles title at the

junior tennis tournament and in 1953, the mixed doubles title with Sylvia Ger. In 1962 he won the doubles title with

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at the Monte Carlo Championhships. His best performances at the Grand Slam tournaments were achieved in the mixed doubles where he was a runner-up at the US Open on three occasions. In 1963, he reached the final with

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and lost to

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and

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in three sets. In 1964, Tegart and Rubinoff were defeated in the final by

and John Newcombe. His last appearance in the final came in 1966 when he teamed with Carol Aucamp and were beaten in straight sets in the final by Donna Floyd and

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. Rubinoff competed in the

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in 1962 and 1963, entering all three events (singles, doubles, mixed). He reached the second round of the singles event in

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. In the doubles, he teamed with compatriot

in 1962 and lost in the second round to eventual champions

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and Bob Hewitt. With Donna Floyd, he reached the third round in the mixed doubles in 1963. At the

in Israel, he and American Julie Heldman, who was ranked # 2 in the US, won a gold medal in the mixed doubles, defeating South African silver medalists Jack Saul and Esmé Emmanuel. He and partner Leonard Schloss won a silver medal in the men's doubles, losing in the finals to American Davis Cup player

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and

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. After his tennis career, Rubinoff enrolled at the

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and graduated in 1966. In the 1980s, he shifted his practice to plaintiff's work, representing individuals rather than insurance companies and corporate defendants. In 1992, Rubinoff and Kutner founded the firm now known as Kutner, Rubinoff & Moss. Rubinoff is a member and former president of the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame, a member of the Florida Tennis Hall of Fame, and is the chairman of the board of the Greater Miami Tennis Foundation. Rubinoff is married and has a son and daughter.

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles (3 runner-ups)

References

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