Country (sports) | Argentina |
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Residence | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Born | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 31 March 1970
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Turned pro | 1989 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $589,053 |
Singles | |
Career record | 59–72 |
Career titles | 1 5 Challenger, 0 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 36 (27 July 1992) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1993) |
French Open | 3R (1991, 1993) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1992) |
US Open | 4R (1991) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 8–9 |
Career titles | 1 0 Challenger, 0 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 178 (19 October 1992) |
Last updated on: 7 December 2021. |
Gabriel Markus (born 31 March 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.
A clay court specialist, Markus was a quarter-finalist in the Boys' Singles event at the 1987 French Open and at his best was ranked second in the Argentine junior rankings. [1]
The right-handed player made the fourth round of the US Open in 1991, the furthest he would reach in a Grand Slam. Along the way he defeated Diego Nargiso, Stefano Pescosolido and Jan Siemerink.
At the 1992 French Open he memorably pushed second seed Stefan Edberg to five sets in the second round, but was unable to register a win. [2]
Markus won France's Phillips Open in 1992, his only title win on the ATP World Tour. He upset top seed Peter Sampras in the semi-finals.
He participated in two Davis Cup ties for the Argentine team. He defeated Denmark's Morten Christensen in their 1992 World Group encounter and beat both Uruguayan singles players when Argentina faced Uruguay in 1994. [3]
Since retiring, Markus has been involved in coaching. He was coach of David Nalbandian when he reached the final of the 2002 Wimbledon Championships and was coaching Nicolás Massú at the 2004 Athens Olympics, where the Chilean won two gold medals. In 2010, he became coach of Richard Gasquet but they would part company before the year ended. [4]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Apr 1992 | Nice, France | World Series | Clay | Javier Sánchez | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–1 | Apr 1994 | Birmingham, United States | World Series | Clay | Jason Stoltenberg | 3–6, 4–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Feb 1992 | Maceió, Brazil | World Series | Clay | John Sobel | Ricardo Acioly Mauro Menezes | 6–4, 1–6, 7–5 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jul 1989 | Santos, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Christian Miniussi | 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 1–1 | Jan 1991 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Gustavo Giussani | 6–4, 2–6, 0–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Feb 1991 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | João Cunha-Silva | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–2 | Apr 1991 | Birmingham, United States | Challenger | Clay | Marcelo Ingaramo | 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | May 1991 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Fernando Roese | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | Sep 1991 | Bucharest, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Marcelo Filippini | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–5 | Nov 1991 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Raúl Viver | 6–7, 6–3, 3–6 |
Win | 3–5 | Jul 1992 | Salerno, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Emilio Benfele Álvarez | 7–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 3–6 | Feb 1993 | Punta del Este, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay | Javier Frana | 6–4, 2–6, 6–7 |
Win | 4–6 | Aug 1993 | Geneva, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Karol Kučera | 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
Loss | 4–7 | Sep 1993 | Oporto, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Franco Davín | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 5–7 | Apr 1994 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Hernán Gumy | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1990 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | João Zwetsch | Cássio Motta Javier Frana | 3–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jan 1991 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Francisco Yunis | Juan-Antonio Pino-Perez Mario Tabares | 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Jul 1992 | Salerno, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Daniel Orsanic | Andrew Kratzmann Roger Rasheed | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–4 | Oct 1992 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | Horacio de la Peña | Pablo Albano Javier Frana | 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | SR | W–L | Win% | ||||||||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||||
French Open | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||||
US Open | A | 4R | 2R | A | 1R | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% | ||||||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 5–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0 / 9 | 9–9 | 50% | ||||||||||||||
ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||||
Miami | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||||||||
Monte Carlo | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||||||||
Rome | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||||
Hamburg | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||||
Paris | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0 / 8 | 0–8 | 0% |
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