Best Grand Slam result: 1980 Australian Open Champion, QF 1982 Australian Open; QF 1982 Wimbledon.

Runner-up: 1983-Dallas; 1982-Hawaii; 1981-San Francisco; 1980-Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Taipei, Bangkok, Sydney NSW; 1978-Tokyo Seiko; 1977-Adelaide, Sydney NSW; 1976-Newport.

An exponent of the "Big Game", this lanky serve-and-volleyer can be very dangerous when he's on. Though 1985 was far from his best year, Teacher is a threat to anyone on a good day. A four-time All-American at UCLA (1972-76), he returned in 1988 to graduate. BS in economics. Hobby is yoga.