Todd Witsken

Todd Witsken (November 4, 1963 – May 25, 1998) was an American tennis player. He specialized in playing doubles and began his professional career in 1985. He was a three-time all-American at the University of Southern California. His career-high rankings were world No. 43 in singles and No. 4 in doubles.[1] Witsken retired just before the 1993 US Open and died from brain cancer on May 25, 1998, at the age of 34.[1]

Todd Witsken

Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1963-11-04)November 4, 1963 Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Died	May 25, 1998(1998-05-25) (aged 34) Zionsville, Indiana, US
Turned pro	1985
Retired	1993
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
College	University of Southern California
Prize money	$1,420,910
Singles
Career record	115–135
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 43 (November 13, 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	QF (1988)
French Open	2R (1988, 1989)
Wimbledon	2R (1986, 1989)
US Open	4R (1986)
Doubles
Career record	222–148
Career titles	12
Highest ranking	No. 4 (August 29, 1988)

His biggest singles win was at the 1986 US Open, where he beat five-time US Open champion, Jimmy Connors, 6–2, 6–4, 7–5, in their third-round match. It was the first time since 1973 that Connors had failed to reach the US Open semifinals.

In 1989, Witsken lost to Greg Holmes 7–5, 4–6, 6–7⁽⁵⁾, 6–4, 12–14, in the second round at Wimbledon, a match that was the longest men's singles match at Wimbledon, timed at 5 hours 28 minutes, until the record-breaking Isner-Mahut match in 2010.

He was one of eight children born to Marilyn and Henry Witsken. His hometown was Carmel, Indiana, where he left behind four children. His nephew is Ben Shelton.