Eric Taino

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Eric Taino
Eric Taino.jpg
Country (sports)Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Residence Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Born (1975-03-18) 18 March 1975 (age 49)
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Turned pro1997
Retired2008
PlaysLeft-handed
College UCLA
Prize money$542,367
Singles
Career record14–20
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 122 (3 November 2003)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q2 (2001, 2003)
French Open Q1 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006)
Wimbledon Q2 (2002)
US Open 1R (2001, 2002)
Doubles
Career record50–65
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 52 (24 April 2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1999, 2000)
French Open 2R (2001)
Wimbledon 1R (2000, 2001)
US Open 2R (2002)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon QF (2000)
Medal record
Tennis
Representing Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Doha Doubles
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Manila Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Manila Doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Korat Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Manila Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Korat Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Korat Team
Last updated on: 26 June 2021.

Eric Taino (born March 18, 1975) is a retired ATP Tour American tennis player, who later represented the Philippines in international competition.

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Before turning pro, he was the #1 player and captain of the then #2 nationally ranked UCLA tennis team and achieved All-American honors. His teammates included fellow pros Justin Gimelstob and Kevin Kim.

As a junior player, he won the 1992 US Open – Boys' Doubles with Jimmy Jackson by defeating the Chileans future World no. 1 singles player Marcelo Ríos and Gabriel Silberstein. He started a professional career in 1997 and achieved the highest ranking of world No. 122 as a singles player on the ATP Tour in November 2003. He was also ranked as high as 52nd in the world in April 2000 as a doubles player. He won a doubles title in 1999 Singapore Open with Belarusian partner and future world No. 1 doubles player Max Mirnyi beating The Woodies in the final.

In 2006, Taino won the bronze medal in the men's doubles tournament at the Asian Games held in Doha, Qatar together with his fellow Filipino-American partner Cecil Mamiit, losing to Indian pair and top doubles players Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes.

He played for the Philippines Davis Cup team until 2008. Since his retirement, Taino returned to UCLA to finish his degree and remains active in tennis, coaching and playing in Los Angeles, where he resides with his family.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win 1992 US Open Hard Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Jackson Flag of Chile.svg Marcelo Ríos
Flag of Chile.svg Gabriel Silberstein
6–3, 3–6, 6–1

ATP Career Finals

Doubles: 7 (1 title, 6 runner-ups)

Legend (doubles)
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (1–0)
ATP World Series (0–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (0–2)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–0)
Indoor (1–6)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Nov 1998 Bogotá, ColombiaWorld SeriesClay Flag of Hungary.svg Gábor Köves Flag of Argentina.svg Diego del Río
Flag of Argentina.svg Mariano Puerta
7–6, 3–6, 2–6
Loss0–2 Jun 1999 Merano Open, ItalyWorld SeriesClay Flag of Germany.svg Marc-Kevin Goellner Flag of Argentina.svg Lucas Arnold Ker
Flag of Brazil.svg Jaime Oncins
4–6, 6–7
Loss0–3 Jul 1999 Gstaad, SwitzerlandWorld SeriesClay Flag of North Macedonia.svg Aleksandar Kitinov Flag of the United States.svg Donald Johnson
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk
5–7, 6–7
Win1–3 Oct 1999 Singapore Open, SingaporeChampionship SeriesHard Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde
6–3, 6–4
Loss1–4 Feb 2000 San Jose, United StatesInternational SeriesHard Flag of Argentina.svg Lucas Arnold Ker Flag of the United States.svg Scott Humphries
Flag of the United States.svg Jan-Michael Gambill
1–6, 4–6
Loss1–5 Jun 2000 Queen's, United KingdomInternational SeriesGrass Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Stark Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde
7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–7(1–7)
Loss1–6 Jun 2001 Queen's, United KingdomInternational SeriesGrass Flag of the United States.svg David Wheaton Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
3–6, 6–3, 1–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 7 (3–4)

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–3)
ITF Futures (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Nov 1999USA F20, Clearwater FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg James Blake 4–6, 7–6, 6–7
Win1–1Nov 2000 Yokohama, JapanChallengerCarpet Flag of Austria.svg Julian Knowle 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win2–1Aug 2001 Belo Horizonte, BrazilChallengerHard Flag of Brazil.svg Flávio Saretta 5–7, 6–1, 6–2
Win3–1Aug 2002 Tarzana, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Brian Vahaly 6–2, 7–6(8–6)
Loss3–2Nov 2002 Champaign-Urbana, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Robby Ginepri 1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss3–3Mar 2003 Besançon, FranceChallengerHard Flag of France.svg Cyril Saulnier 6–7(8–10), 4–6
Loss3–4Jul 2003 Granby, CanadaChallengerHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Frank Dancevic 6–7(10–12), 1–6

Doubles: 21 (10–11)

Legend
ATP Challenger (9–11)
ITF Futures (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–10)
Clay (3–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Oct 1997 Sedona, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Adam Peterson Flag of South Africa.svg John-Laffnie de Jager
Flag of South Africa.svg Robbie Koenig
2–6, 2–6
Win1–1Mar 1998Philippines F1, Manila FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Cecil Mamiit Flag of France.svg Maxime Boyé
Flag of France.svg Thierry Guardiola
4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Loss1–2Apr 1998 Birmingham, United StatesChallengerClay Flag of Israel.svg Eyal Erlich Flag of the United States.svg Doug Flach
Flag of the United States.svg David Witt
4–6, 5–7
Win2–2Jun 1998 Biella, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Argentina.svg Diego del Río Flag of Portugal.svg Emanuel Couto
Flag of Portugal.svg João Cunha-Silva
7–6, 5–7, 6–2
Loss2–3Aug 1998 Tijuana, MexicoChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Mitch Sprengelmeyer Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Hill
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Humphries
3–6, 2–6
Win3–3Jun 1999 Prostějov, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Flag of Romania.svg Dinu-Mihai Pescariu Flag of the United States.svg Devin Bowen
Flag of Israel.svg Eyal Ran
6–3, 6–3
Win4–3Aug 2000 Gramado, BrazilChallengerHard Flag of Brazil.svg André Sá Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel Melo
Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Simoni
7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–3)
Loss4–4Nov 2000 Osaka, JapanChallengerHard Flag of Japan.svg Yaoki Ishii Flag of the Czech Republic.svg František Čermák
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ota Fukárek
1–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win5–4Feb 2001 Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamChallengerHard Flag of Japan.svg Takao Suzuki Flag of Italy.svg Filippo Messori
Flag of Italy.svg Vincenzo Santopadre
7–6(9–7), 2–6, 6–4
Loss5–5Aug 2001 Belo Horizonte, BrazilChallengerHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Barry Cowan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dejan Petrovic
Flag of Israel.svg Andy Ram
3–6, 4–6
Win6–5May 2002 Rocky Mount, United StatesChallengerClay Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Merklein Flag of the United States.svg Huntley Montgomery
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Vahaly
6–3, 6–4
Loss6–6Aug 2002 Lexington, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Coupe Flag of the United States.svg Glenn Weiner
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Brasington
2–6, 6–4, 5–7
Loss6–7Nov 2002 Champaign-Urbana, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Martin Verkerk Flag of the United States.svg Glenn Weiner
Flag of Romania.svg Gabriel Trifu
3–6, 2–6
Loss6–8Feb 2004 Dallas, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of South Africa.svg Rik de Voest Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Kerr
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Perry
5–7, 3–6
Loss6–9Jul 2004 Aptos, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Diego Ayala Flag of the United States.svg Tripp Phillips
Flag of the United States.svg Huntley Montgomery
6–7(3–7), 5–7
Loss6–10Oct 2004 Burbank, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of India.svg Prakash Amritraj Flag of the United States.svg Nick Rainey
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Wilson
2–6, 3–6
Win7–10Jan 2005 Waikoloa, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of Brazil.svg André Sá Flag of Thailand.svg Sonchat Ratiwatana
Flag of Thailand.svg Sanchai Ratiwatana
7–6(7–2), 3–6, 7–6(7–2)
Win8–10Mar 2005 Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Cecil Mamiit Flag of Pakistan.svg Aisam Qureshi
Flag of Ukraine.svg Orest Tereshchuk
6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Win9–10Jul 2005 Aptos, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Healey Flag of Israel.svg Noam Okun
Flag of Israel.svg Harel Levy
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Win10–10Jul 2006 Winnetka, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Cecil Mamiit Flag of the United States.svg Scoville Jenkins
Flag of the United States.svg Rajeev Ram
6–2, 6–4
Loss10–11Apr 2007 Valencia, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the Philippines.svg Cecil Mamiit Flag of the United States.svg Sam Warburg
Flag of Israel.svg Harel Levy
2–6, 4–6

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(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

Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q1 Q2 Q1 Q2 Q1 Q1 Q1 A0 / 00–0  
French Open A Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 A Q1 A0 / 00–0  
Wimbledon A Q1 Q2 Q1 Q1 AAA0 / 00–0  
US Open A 1R 1R Q1 Q1 AAA0 / 20–20%
Win–loss0–00–10–10–00–00–00–00–00 / 20–20%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells AAAA Q1 A Q2 Q1 0 / 00–0  
Miami Open AAA Q1 Q2 AAA0 / 00–0  
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 00–0  

Doubles

Tournament 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAAA 2R 2R 1R 1R 0 / 42–433%
French Open AAAAA 1R 1R 2R 1R 0 / 41–420%
Wimbledon AAAAAA 1R 1R Q1 0 / 20–20%
US Open Q1 Q1 A 1R A 1R 1R 1R 2R 0 / 51–517%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–10–01–31–41–41–30 / 154–15  
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Miami Open AAAAA Q1 2R Q1 A0 / 11–150%
Monte Carlo AAAAA Q1 2R AA0 / 11–150%
Canada Masters AAAAA 1R AAA0 / 10–10%
Cincinnati Masters AAA Q1 AAAAA0 / 00–0  
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–12–20–00–00 / 32–340%

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