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{{Short description|American surgeon and tennis player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2023}}
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| country_represented = {{Flagu|United States}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|10|14}}
| birth_place = [[Orange County, California]]
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| plays = Right-handed
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| doublesrecord = 0–1
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| highestdoublesranking = No. 1068 (October 4, 1993)
| USOpenDoublesresult = 1R ([[1993 US Open – Men's doubles|1993]])
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'''Eric Lin''' (born October 14, 1975) is an American surgeon and former tennis player.
Lin grew up in [[Orange County, California]] and is of Taiwanese descent.<ref name="Ericlinmd">{{cite web |title=Eric L. Lin, MD – About Me – Orange County Spine Surgeon |url=http://www.ericlinmd.com/about.php |website=www.ericlinmd.com}}</ref>
Ranked as high as eighth nationally in the 18s, Lin featured as a wildcard in the [[1993 US Open (tennis)|1993 US Open]] men's doubles main draw. He and partner [[Glenn Weiner]] earned a place in the draw by winning the USTA championships in Kalamazoo.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lin, Weiner Win Boys' 18 Doubles Title |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-08-14-sp-23614-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=August 14, 1993}}</ref>
From 1993 to 1997 he attended [[UCLA]], where he played varsity tennis while studying for a degree in physiological science. He was a three-time All-American and served as the team's co-captain in his senior year.<ref>{{cite news |title=UCLA's Lin Won't Be a Top-Spin Doctor |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-04-25-sp-52428-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |date=April 25, 1997}}</ref>
A graduate of [[UCLA Medical School]], Lin now works as an orthopaedic spine surgeon.<ref name="Ericlinmd"/>
==References==
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==External links==
* {{ATP|l318}}
* {{ITF profile|eric-lin/800188591/usa}}
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[[Category:American male tennis players]]
[[Category:UCLA Bruins men's tennis players]]
[[Category:Tennis players from Los Angeles]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Orange County, California]]
[[Category:American sportspeople of Taiwanese descent]]
[[Category:American tennis players of Taiwanese descent]]
[[Category:David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA alumni]]
[[Category:Fellows of the American Physical Society]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]
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