Spanish-Costa Rican tennis player
Juan Antonio MarínCountry (sports) | Costa Rica |
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Born | (1975-03-02) 2 March 1975 (age 49) San Jose, Costa Rica |
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Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
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Turned pro | 1996 |
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Retired | 2007 |
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Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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Prize money | $1,210,290 |
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Singles |
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Career record | 81–122 |
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Career titles | 1 |
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Highest ranking | No. 55 (11 October 1999) |
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Grand Slam singles results |
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Australian Open | 1R (1998, 1999, 2000, 2006) |
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French Open | 1R (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006) |
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Wimbledon | 1R (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000) |
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US Open | 1R (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000) |
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Other tournaments |
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Olympic Games | 1R (2000) |
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Doubles |
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Career record | 9–16 |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 188 (12 February 2007) |
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Last updated on: 24 April 2022. |
Juan Antonio Marín Casero (born 2 March 1975) is a former professional male tennis player from Costa Rica.
He originally played on tour under the Spanish flag, as he was born to a father from Murcia and a mother from Asturias, and lived in Spain since the age of 14.[1][2] However, in May 1998 he began representing Costa Rica.[3]
In October 1999, Marín reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 55. Previously that year he came close to beating the then-world No. 2 Pete Sampras at the 1999 French Open, with the American eventually winning 6–7, 6–4, 7–5, 6–7, 6–4. He never won a Grand Slam main draw match, despite appearing in 17.
ATP career finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Legend | Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) | ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) | ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0) | ATP 500 Series (0–0) | ATP 250 Series (1–1) | | Finals by surface | Hard (0–0) | Clay (1–1) | Grass (0–0) | Carpet (0–0) | | Finals by setting | Outdoors (1–1) | Indoors (0–0) | |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 13 (5–8)
Legend | ATP Challenger (5–8) | ITF Futures (0–0) | | Finals by surface | Hard (0–2) | Clay (5–6) | Grass (0–0) | Carpet (0–0) | |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Win | 1-0 | Aug 1996 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay | Sander Groen | 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 1-1 | Feb 1997 | Punta del Este, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay | Marco Meneschincheri | 7–6, 1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1-2 | Apr 1997 | Split, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Dinu-Mihai Pescariu | 6–3, 2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 1-3 | Oct 1997 | Barcelona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Carlos Costa | 1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1-4 | Feb 1998 | Singapore, Singapore | Challenger | Hard | Fernando Vicente | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1-5 | Mar 1998 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Challenger | Hard | André Sá | 3–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Loss | 1-6 | Sep 1999 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Andreas Vinciguerra | 2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1-7 | Oct 2000 | Lima, Peru | Challenger | Clay | Guillermo Coria | 0–6, 6–7(7–9) |
Loss | 1-8 | Jul 2001 | Lugano, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Jiří Vaněk | 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2-8 | Aug 2001 | San Marino, San Marino | Challenger | Clay | Markus Hipfl | 6–2, 2–6, 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 3-8 | Sep 2004 | Genoa, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Edgardo Massa | 7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 4-8 | Aug 2005 | San Marino, San Marino | Challenger | Clay | Saša Tuksar | 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 5-8 | Oct 2005 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Albert Montañés | 6–2, 7–6(8–6) |
Doubles: 3 (1–2)
Legend | ATP Challenger (1–2) | ITF Futures (0–0) | | Finals by surface | Hard (0–0) | Clay (1–2) | Grass (0–0) | Carpet (0–0) | |
Performance timeline
Key W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles
References
- ^ ""Con el tiempo le he dado más importancia a lo que experimenté en mi carrera", escrito por Juan Antonio Marín, el mejor tenista de la historia costarricense". La Nación (in Spanish). 6 September 2019. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
- ^ "Juan Antonio Marín: "Queremos educar a los jóvenes como deportistas y como personas" | ORM".
- ^ "Tenista Pete Sampras vivió un calvario para ganarle al tico Marín". La Nación (in Spanish). 25 May 1999. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
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