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Tom Gullikson

Tom Gullikson, American tennis player and coach

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Born
September 8, 1951
Age in 2026
75
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1951

About Tom Gullikson

Tom Gullikson is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player born in La Crosse, Wisconsin and raised in Onalaska, Wisconsin in the United States. During his career as a player, Gullikson won 15 ATP recognized doubles titles, ten of them partnering with his identical twin brother, Tim Gullikson, who was also a noted coach. Gullikson also won the mixed doubles title at the US Open in 1984, with Manuela Maleeva. Gullikson won one top-level singles title (at Newport in 1985). He captained the teams that won the Davis Cup in 1995 and were runners-up in 1997.

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Tom Gullikson timeline

  1. Gullikson also won the mixed doubles title at the US Open in 1984, with Manuela Maleeva.
  2. Gullikson won one top-level singles title (at Newport in 1985).
  3. He captained the teams that won the Davis Cup in 1995 and were runners-up in 1997.

The world when Tom Gullikson was born

Tom Gullikson was born in 1951. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1951

  • #1 song"Too Young" – Nat King Cole
  • Top movieAn American in Paris
  • Top TV showI Love Lucy
  • Best-selling bookThe Catcher in the Rye – J.D. Salinger

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBobby Thomson's "Shot Heard Round the World"
  • Top headlineI Love Lucy premieres and becomes a cultural phenomenon
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial computer (UNIVAC I) delivered
  • Defining fadI Love Lucy
  • Notable inventionSuper Glue
  • World population2.59 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonRochester Royals (NBA)
  • U.S. population154.0M

1951 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Tom Gullikson's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19512026
Gas$0.27$3.45/gal
Average home$8,800$435,000
Average income$5,500$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.53$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population154.0M341 million

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