Marc Rosset
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Marc Rosset is a former professional tennis
player from Switzerland who is best remembered for winning the men's singles Gold Medal at the 1992 Olympic Games
.
Rosset first came to prominence as a junior tennis player who was ranked no. 4 in the world junior rankings in 1988.
Rosset turned professional in 1988 and won his first tour singles title in 1989 Geneva as a wildcard, defeating Guillermo Pérez Roldán. His first doubles title was also won in Geneva in 1991 partnering Sergi Bruguera
.
1992 was the pinnacle of Rosset's career. Representing Switzerland at the Olympic Games in Barcelona
, he defeated several big-name players on route to qualifying for the men's singles final, including Jim Courier
, Goran Ivanišević
, Wayne Ferreira
, and Emilio Sánchez
. In the final, he faced Spain's Jordi Arrese
and won an exciting five-set match, 7–6, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 8–6, to claim the Gold Medal. Rosset also won the 1992 French Open men's doubles title partnering Jakob Hlasek
. Rosset was also a member of the Swiss team which reached the final of the 1992 Davis Cup
. Switzerland lost in the final to the United States, despite Rosset's winning a five-set singles rubber against Jim Courier
(who was ranked the world no. 1 at the time).
Rosset's most memorable Davis Cup match came in defeat in a singles rubber against Arnaud Clément
of France in 2001, which he lost 15–13 in the fifth set after 5 hours and 46 minutes. During the later years of his playing career, Rosset also served as the Swiss Davis Cup team captain.
Rosset also enjoyed success playing in other international team competitions for Switzerland. In 1996, he was a member of the teams which won the World Team Cup
and finished runners-up in the Hopman Cup
.
Rosset had a 2-2 record against his successor as Switzerland's top male tennis player, Roger Federer
. Rosset won their first two meetings in 2000 (including the final of the Open 13
at Marseille), but Federer won their meetings in 2001 and 2003.
At 2.01 metres (6 ft. 7 in.) Rosset was one of the game's tallest players throughout his career. He had a reputatation for being one of the most powerful servers in tennis. He was one of the game's fastest servers and most prolific servers of aces for most of his career.
Rosset changed his flight plans after a first-round defeat at the US Open in September 1998. After he changed his plans, the flight he had originally planned to take, Swissair Flight 111
, crashed in the Atlantic Ocean, killing all on board.
Rosset's career-high ATP
singles ranking was world no. 9, and his career-high doubles ranking was world no. 8. He won a total of 15 top-level singles titles and 8 doubles titles. He won at least one singles title on all surfaces: clay
, grass
, carpet
, and hard court. His career prize money totalled US$6,812,693.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player from Switzerland who is best remembered for winning the men's singles Gold Medal at the 1992 Olympic Games
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
.
Rosset first came to prominence as a junior tennis player who was ranked no. 4 in the world junior rankings in 1988.
Rosset turned professional in 1988 and won his first tour singles title in 1989 Geneva as a wildcard, defeating Guillermo Pérez Roldán. His first doubles title was also won in Geneva in 1991 partnering Sergi Bruguera
Sergi Bruguera
Sergi Bruguera i Torner is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He is best remembered for winning consecutive men's singles titles at the French Open in 1993 and 1994.-Career:...
.
1992 was the pinnacle of Rosset's career. Representing Switzerland at the Olympic Games in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, he defeated several big-name players on route to qualifying for the men's singles final, including Jim Courier
Jim Courier
James Spencer "Jim" Courier, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won four Grand Slam singles titles, two at the French Open and two at the Australian Open...
, Goran Ivanišević
Goran Ivaniševic
Goran Ivanišević is a retired Croatian professional tennis player. He is best remembered for being the only person to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon as a wildcard. He achieved this in 2001, having previously been runner-up at the championships in 1992, 1994 and 1998. Ivanišević is famous...
, Wayne Ferreira
Wayne Ferreira
Wayne Richard Ferreira is a former tennis player from South Africa. He attended Parktown Boys' High School....
, and Emilio Sánchez
Emilio Sánchez
Emilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won three Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games...
. In the final, he faced Spain's Jordi Arrese
Jordi Arrese
Jordi Arrese i Castañé is a former professional tennis player from Spain.Born in Barcelona, Arrese won the men's singles Silver Medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in his home-town of Barcelona...
and won an exciting five-set match, 7–6, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 8–6, to claim the Gold Medal. Rosset also won the 1992 French Open men's doubles title partnering Jakob Hlasek
Jakob Hlasek
Jakob Hlasek is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland.-Career:The major highlights of Hlasek's career came in 1992. He won the French Open men's doubles title that year...
. Rosset was also a member of the Swiss team which reached the final of the 1992 Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
. Switzerland lost in the final to the United States, despite Rosset's winning a five-set singles rubber against Jim Courier
Jim Courier
James Spencer "Jim" Courier, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won four Grand Slam singles titles, two at the French Open and two at the Australian Open...
(who was ranked the world no. 1 at the time).
Rosset's most memorable Davis Cup match came in defeat in a singles rubber against Arnaud Clément
Arnaud Clément
Arnaud Clément is a professional tennis player from France. His best achievement is reaching the final of the 2001 Australian Open.-Career:Clément was born in Aix-en-Provence, and currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland...
of France in 2001, which he lost 15–13 in the fifth set after 5 hours and 46 minutes. During the later years of his playing career, Rosset also served as the Swiss Davis Cup team captain.
Rosset also enjoyed success playing in other international team competitions for Switzerland. In 1996, he was a member of the teams which won the World Team Cup
World Team Cup
The World Team Cup is the international team championship of the Association of Tennis Professionals . The tournament has been contested annually since 1978 and is generally considered to be second most prestigious men's team competition in tennis after the Davis Cup.Every year, the eight nations...
and finished runners-up in the Hopman Cup
Hopman Cup
The Hopman Cup is an annual international team tennis tournament held in Perth, Western Australia in early January each year, which plays mixed teams on a country by country basis...
.
Rosset had a 2-2 record against his successor as Switzerland's top male tennis player, Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
. Rosset won their first two meetings in 2000 (including the final of the Open 13
Open 13
The Open 13 is an annual men's tennis tournament played in Marseille, France. The tournament is an ATP World Tour 250 series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. It is held for one week in February...
at Marseille), but Federer won their meetings in 2001 and 2003.
At 2.01 metres (6 ft. 7 in.) Rosset was one of the game's tallest players throughout his career. He had a reputatation for being one of the most powerful servers in tennis. He was one of the game's fastest servers and most prolific servers of aces for most of his career.
Rosset changed his flight plans after a first-round defeat at the US Open in September 1998. After he changed his plans, the flight he had originally planned to take, Swissair Flight 111
Swissair Flight 111
Swissair Flight 111 was a Swissair McDonnell Douglas MD-11 on a scheduled airline flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, United States to Cointrin International Airport in Geneva, Switzerland...
, crashed in the Atlantic Ocean, killing all on board.
Rosset's career-high ATP
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
singles ranking was world no. 9, and his career-high doubles ranking was world no. 8. He won a total of 15 top-level singles titles and 8 doubles titles. He won at least one singles title on all surfaces: clay
Clay court
A clay court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. The red clay is slower than the green, or Har-Tru "American" clay. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments.Clay courts are more common...
, grass
Grass
Grasses, or more technically graminoids, are monocotyledonous, usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. They include the "true grasses", of the Poaceae family, as well as the sedges and the rushes . The true grasses include cereals, bamboo and the grasses of lawns ...
, carpet
Carpet
A carpet is a textile floor covering consisting of an upper layer of "pile" attached to a backing. The pile is generally either made from wool or a manmade fibre such as polypropylene,nylon or polyester and usually consists of twisted tufts which are often heat-treated to maintain their...
, and hard court. His career prize money totalled US$6,812,693.
Doubles: 1 (1-0)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1992 | French Open | Clay |  Jakob HlasekJakob Hlasek Jakob Hlasek is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland.-Career:The major highlights of Hlasek's career came in 1992. He won the French Open men's doubles title that year... |
 David AdamsDavid Adams (tennis) David Adams is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He turned pro in 1989. During his career he won 19 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 33 times, including at the French Open in 1992. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No...  Andrei OlhovskiyAndrei Olhovskiy Andrei Olhovskiy is a former tennis player from Russia, who turned professional in 1989.... |
7-6(4), 6-7(3), 7-5 |
Singles: 1 (1 gold medal)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Gold | 1992 Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's Singles Men's Singles was one of four events of the tennis program at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.-Medalists:-Seeds:# # # # # # ... |
Barcelona Olympics 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same... |
Clay |  Jordi ArreseJordi Arrese Jordi Arrese i Castañé is a former professional tennis player from Spain.Born in Barcelona, Arrese won the men's singles Silver Medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in his home-town of Barcelona... |
7–6(2), 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 8–6 |
Singles
Wins (15)
|
|
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | 17 September 1989 | Geneva ATP Geneva The Geneva Open is a defunct Grand Prix and ATP Tour affiliated tennis tournament that was held annually from 1980 to 1991 in Geneva, Switzerland on clay courts.-Singles:- Doubles :-External links:*... , Switzerland |
Clay |  Guillermo Pérez Roldán |
6–4, 7–5 |
| 2. | 22 October 1990 | Lyon Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon The Open Sud de France is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour. It was held annually at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France, in October, from 1987 through to 2009, before being relocated to... , France |
Carpet |  Mats WilanderMats Wilander Mats Wilander is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Sweden. From 1982 through 1988, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , and one Grand Slam men's doubles title... |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 3. | 3 August 1992 | Summer Olympics Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics These are the final results for the tennis competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.American teenager Jennifer Capriati stunned German Steffi Graf in the women's singles final to win the gold medal... , Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of... , Spain |
Clay | Jordi Arrese Jordi Arrese Jordi Arrese i Castañé is a former professional tennis player from Spain.Born in Barcelona, Arrese won the men's singles Silver Medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in his home-town of Barcelona... |
7–6(2), 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 8–6 |
| 4. | 16 November 1992 | Moscow Kremlin Cup The Kremlin Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and is a Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour... , Russia |
Carpet |  Carl Uwe Steeb |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 5. | 8 February 1993 | Marseille, France | Carpet |  Jan SiemerinkJan Siemerink Johannes Martinus Siemerink is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.-Career:... |
6–2, 7–6(1) |
| 6. | 30 August 1993 | Long Island Long Island Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban... , USA |
Hard |  Michael ChangMichael Chang Michael Te-Pei Chang is a former American professional tennis player. He is best remembered for becoming the youngest-ever male player to win a Grand Slam singles title when he won the French Open in 1989 at the age of 17.... |
6–4, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 7. | 15 November 1993 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet | Patrik Kühnen Patrik Kühnen Patrik Kühnen is a former tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 1985. He won three doubles titles during his career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on May 15, 1989, when he became the number 43 of the world. He was part of the German Davis Cup teams that... |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 8. | 7 February 1994 | Marseille, France | Carpet |  Arnaud BoetschArnaud Boetsch Arnaud Boetsch is a former French tennis player who turned professional in 1987.Boetsch represented France at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he was defeated in the second round by Spain's eventual silver medal winner Sergi Bruguera... |
7–6(6), 7–6(4) |
| 9. | 24 October 1994 | Lyon, France | Carpet | Jim Courier Jim Courier James Spencer "Jim" Courier, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won four Grand Slam singles titles, two at the French Open and two at the Australian Open... |
6–4, 7–6(2) |
| 10. | 24 April 1995 | Nice Nice Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of... , France |
Clay |  Yevgeny KafelnikovYevgeny Kafelnikov Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Russia. He won two Grand Slam singles titles , four Grand Slam doubles titles, and the men's singles gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games. He also helped Russia win the Davis Cup in 2002... |
6–4, 6–0 |
| 11. | 26 June 1995 | Halle Gerry Weber Open The Gerry Weber Open is a tennis tournament held in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Held since 1993, the tournament is played on four outdoor grass courts and is a part of the ATP World Tour 250 series on the ATP Tour schedule.... , Germany |
Grass | Michael Stich Michael Stich Michael Detlef Stich is a former professional tennis player from Germany. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 1991... |
3–6, 7–6(11), 7–6(8) |
| 12. | 24 February 1997 | Antwerp, Belgium | Hard (i) |  Tim HenmanTim Henman Timothy Henry "Tim" Henman OBE is a retired English professional tennis player and former British Number One. Henman played a serve-and-volley style of tennis that suited the grass courts of Wimbledon. He was the first player from the United Kingdom since Roger Taylor in the 1970s to reach the... |
6–2, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 13. | 15 February 1999 | St. Petersburg St. Petersburg Open The St. Petersburg Open is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour. It has been held annually at the Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex in St. Petersburg, Russia,... , Russia |
Carpet | David Prinosil David Prinosil David Prinosil is a former tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 1991. He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the first round by Daniel Vacek of the Czech Republic... |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 14. | 14 February 2000 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | Roger Federer Roger Federer Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles... |
2–6, 6–3, 7–6(5) |
| 15. | 22 October 2000 | London, UK | Hard (i) | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Yevgeny Kafelnikov Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Russia. He won two Grand Slam singles titles , four Grand Slam doubles titles, and the men's singles gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games. He also helped Russia win the Davis Cup in 2002... |
6–4, 6–4 |
Singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | Career SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slams | |||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
A | A | 1R | 1R | 4R | A | 3R | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | QF | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 11 |
| French Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | SF | 4R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 13 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 3R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 14 |
| U.S. Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 13 |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 51 |
| Masters Series | |||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Indian Wells Masters The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California.... |
NME | A | 2R | 1R | QF | 3R | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | |
| Miami Miami Masters The Miami Masters is an annual tennis tournament for men and women held in Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida. It is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour and is played on hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park... |
NME | 1R | QF | 3R | 4R | 3R | A | 4R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 12 | |
| Monte Carlo | NME | QF | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 12 | |
| Rome Rome Masters The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's... |
NME | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 9 | |
| Hamburg Hamburg Masters The German Open Hamburg, established in 1892, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Originally a Grand Prix Tennis Tour event between 1978 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix Championship... |
NME | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | QF | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 10 | |
| Canada Canada Masters The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour... |
NME | A | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | |
| Cincinnati Cincinnati Masters The Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between... |
NME | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | |
| Stuttgart (Stockholm) Madrid Masters There are two sporting events named the Madrid Masters:*Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open — a men's and women's tennis tournament*Madrid Masters... |
NME | 3R | 1R | A | SF | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 10 | |
| Paris Paris Masters The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour... |
NME | 3R | 1R | 1R | 3R | F | 3R | QF | 1R | 3R | 3R | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 11 | |
| Masters Series SR | N/A | 0 / 4 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 78 | |
| Year End Ranking | 474 | 45 | 22 | 60 | 35 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 31 | 31 | 46 | 28 | 119 | 101 | 122 | 214 | 1306 | N/A |
Doubles
Wins (8)| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 16 September 1991 | Geneva ATP Geneva The Geneva Open is a defunct Grand Prix and ATP Tour affiliated tennis tournament that was held annually from 1980 to 1991 in Geneva, Switzerland on clay courts.-Singles:- Doubles :-External links:*... , Switzerland |
Clay | Sergi Bruguera Sergi Bruguera Sergi Bruguera i Torner is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He is best remembered for winning consecutive men's singles titles at the French Open in 1993 and 1994.-Career:... |
Per Henricsson Per Henricsson Per Henricsson , is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 65 in 1990.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups :-External links:... Ola JonssonOla Jonsson Ola Jonsson , is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 2 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No... |
3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2. | 6 January 1992 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard |  Goran IvaniševićGoran Ivaniševic Goran Ivanišević is a retired Croatian professional tennis player. He is best remembered for being the only person to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon as a wildcard. He achieved this in 2001, having previously been runner-up at the championships in 1992, 1994 and 1998. Ivanišević is famous... |
 Mark KratzmannMark Kratzmann Mark Edward Kratzmann is a former Australian professional tennis player.As the world's #1 ranked junior player in 1984, he won the Boys Australian, the Boys Wimbeldon and the Boys US Open... Jason StoltenbergJason Stoltenberg Jason Stoltenberg is a former professional tennis player from Australia.Stoltenberg began playing tennis at age ten on an antbed court where his father owned a cotton farm in the Far West of New South Wales. In 1987, he won the boys' singles title at the Australian Open and was ranked the World No... |
7–6, 7–6 |
| 3. | 18 May 1992 | Rome Rome Masters The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's... , Italy |
Clay | Jakob Hlasek Jakob Hlasek Jakob Hlasek is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland.-Career:The major highlights of Hlasek's career came in 1992. He won the French Open men's doubles title that year... |
Wayne Ferreira Wayne Ferreira Wayne Richard Ferreira is a former tennis player from South Africa. He attended Parktown Boys' High School.... Mark KratzmannMark Kratzmann Mark Edward Kratzmann is a former Australian professional tennis player.As the world's #1 ranked junior player in 1984, he won the Boys Australian, the Boys Wimbeldon and the Boys US Open... |
6–4, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 4. | 8 June 1992 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | Jakob Hlasek |
David Adams David Adams (tennis) David Adams is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He turned pro in 1989. During his career he won 19 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 33 times, including at the French Open in 1992. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No... Andrei OlhovskiyAndrei Olhovskiy Andrei Olhovskiy is a former tennis player from Russia, who turned professional in 1989.... |
7–6, 6–7, 7–5 |
| 5. | 26 October 1992 | Lyon Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon The Open Sud de France is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour. It was held annually at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France, in October, from 1987 through to 2009, before being relocated to... , France |
Carpet | Jakob Hlasek |
Neil Broad Neil Broad Neil Broad is a tennis player who represented Great Britain for most of his playing career. He won 7 ATP tour doubles titles in his career, and won the Silver Medal in doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics.... Stefan KrugerStefan Kruger Stefan Kruger is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 3 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 5 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No... |
6–1, 6–3 |
| 6. | 12 July 1993 | Gstaad Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad The Swiss Open is a tennis tournament held in Gstaad, Switzerland. Held since 1915, the tournament is played on outdoor clay courts... , Switzerland |
Clay | Cédric Pioline Cédric Pioline Cédric Pioline is a retired French professional tennis player who played on the professional tour from 1989 to 2002. He reached the men's singles final at the 1993 US Open and at Wimbledon in 1997... |
Hendrik Jan Davids Hendrik Jan Davids Hendrik Jan Davids , is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.During his career Davids won 7 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 12 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 26 in 1994.-Doubles: 19 :Wins Runner-ups -External links:... Piet NorvalPiet Norval Pieter Norval is a former tennis player from South Africa, who turned professional in 1988. The right-hander represented his native country in the doubles competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he partnered Wayne Ferreira... |
6–3, 3–6, 7–6 |
| 7. | 6 October 1997 | Basel Davidoff Swiss Indoors The Swiss Indoors is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. Originally an event of the Grand Prix tennis circuit between 1970 and 1989. It is currently part of the World Tour 500 Series of the ATP Tour. It is held annually at the St... , Switzerland |
Carpet | Tim Henman Tim Henman Timothy Henry "Tim" Henman OBE is a retired English professional tennis player and former British Number One. Henman played a serve-and-volley style of tennis that suited the grass courts of Wimbledon. He was the first player from the United Kingdom since Roger Taylor in the 1970s to reach the... |
Karsten Braasch Karsten Braasch Karsten Braasch is a professional German tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 38th, which he reached on 13 June 1994. His career high in doubles was at 36 set at 10 November 1997... Jim GrabbJim Grabb Jim Grabb is a 6' 4" former professional tennis player.Grabb was twice ranked the World No. 1 doubles player, in 1989 and in 1993. A right-handed serve-and-volleyer, Grabb's best singles ranking was World No. 24, a ranking he achieved in February 1990.-College:Grabb is Jewish, and was born in... |
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| 8. | 20 September 1999 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south.... |
Hard |  Oleg OgorodovOleg Ogorodov Oleg Ogorodov is a former tennis player, who turned professional in 1995. He represented Uzbekistan at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. His career high singles rank came on May 13, 1996 when he was ranked 101st in men's singles tennis rankings... |
Mark Keil Mark Keil Mark Keil is a former professional tennis player from the United States and now tennis coach who won 5 ATP World Tour doubles tournaments and was runner up at 8 more.-Early life and college:... Lorenzo MantaLorenzo Manta Lorenzo Manta is a former tennis player from Switzerland, who turned professional in 1992. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on June 12, 2000, when he became the number 103 of the world. His best achievement in the grand slam tournaments was reaching the fourth round at... |
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