Irvin "Irv" Sherrod Dorfman (September 3, 1924 – October 8, 2006)[1] was an outstanding amateur American tennis player in the 1940s and 1950s.
He was born in Brooklyn, the son of Belle and Nat Dorfman, and was Jewish.
[3][9] At the Cincinnati Masters, Dorfman reached the 1948 singles final, only to fall to Herbert "Buddy" Behrens in a match that lasted 64 games: 5–7, 9–11, 6–2, 8–6, 4–6.
Dorfman also won the doubles title in 1948 in Cincinnati, partnering with future International Tennis Hall of Fame enshrinee Pancho Gonzalez.
[10] Dorfman reached the quarterfinal of the 1950 French Championships in which he lost to eventual champion and compatriot Budge Patty.