Marc-Kevin Goellner

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Marc-Kevin Goellner
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Country (sports)Flag of Germany.svg Germany
ResidenceGermany
Born (1970-09-22) 22 September 1970 (age 54)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Turned pro1991
Retired2004
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money $2,700,899
Singles
Career record160–194
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 26 (4 April 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (1993, 1997)
French Open 4R (1993)
Wimbledon 2R (1995, 1998)
US Open 3R (1993, 1994)
Doubles
Career record188–173
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 25 (20 July 1998)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 3R (1996, 1998)
French Open F (1993)
Wimbledon SF (1994, 1995)
US Open 3R (1999)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Doubles
Last updated on: 1 December 2021.

Marc-Kevin Peter Goellner (born 22 September 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Germany. He won two singles titles, achieved a bronze medal in doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics and attained a career-high singles ranking of World No. 26 in April 1994. Goellner reached the quarterfinals of the 1997 Rome Masters, defeating top tenners Richard Krajicek and Albert Costa en route.

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Personal life

The son of a German diplomat, Goellner lived in Rio de Janeiro, Tel Aviv & Sydney as a youngster before moving to Germany in 1986. The surname of his family is Göllner, but since most languages don't use umlaut, the Brazil authorities wrote Goellner in his birth certificate.[ citation needed ]

Tennis career

In 1990, he suffered two torn ligaments in his left foot, which almost ended his tennis career before it had begun. He turned professional in 1991.

1993 provided some of the most significant highlights of Goellner's career. He captured his first top-level singles title at Nice, defeating Ivan Lendl in the final. He also won his first tour doubles title in Rotterdam, partnering David Prinosil. Goellner and Prinosil were also the men's doubles runners-up at the French Open that year. And Goellner was a member of the German team which won the 1993 Davis Cup, winning important singles rubbers in the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.

In 1996, Goellner won a second top-level singles title at Marbella. He represented Germany at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he was defeated in the first round of the singles competition by Sweden's Thomas Enqvist, and won a bronze medal in the doubles competition at Stone Mountain Park, partnering Prinosil.

During his career, Goellner won a total of two top-level singles titles and four tour doubles titles. His career-high rankings were World No. 26 in singles (in 1994), and World No. 25 in doubles (in 1998). His best singles performance at a Grand Slam event came at the French Open in 1993, where he reached the fourth round before losing to Andrei Medvedev. His career prize money earnings totalled US$2,700,215. He was one of the first players to wear baseball caps reversed. Goellner retired from the professional tour in 2004.

ATP career finals

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (2–1)
Indoors (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Apr 1993 Nice, FranceWorld SeriesClay Flag of the United States.svg Ivan Lendl 1–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss1–1 Sep 1996 Bournemouth, United KingdomWorld SeriesClay Flag of Spain.svg Albert Costa 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 2–6
Win2–1 Oct 1996 Marbella, SpainWorld SeriesClay Flag of Spain.svg Àlex Corretja 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2)

Doubles: 15 (4 titles, 11 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–1)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–1)
ATP World Series (4–9)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (1–7)
Grass (0–2)
Carpet (1–2)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (2–9)
Indoors (2–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Mar 1992 Rotterdam, NetherlandsWorld SeriesCarpet Flag of Germany.svg David Prinosil Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mark Koevermans
6–2, 6–7, 7–6
Loss1–1 May 1993 Roland Garos, FranceGrand SlamClay Flag of Germany.svg David Prinosil Flag of the United States.svg Luke Jensen
Flag of the United States.svg Murphy Jensen
4–6, 7–6, 4–6
Loss1–2 Jun 1993 Halle, GermanyWorld SeriesGrass Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bauer Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Korda
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk
6–7, 7–5, 3–6
Win2–2 Aug 1993 Long Island, United StatesWorld SeriesHard Flag of Germany.svg David Prinosil Flag of France.svg Arnaud Boetsch
Flag of France.svg Olivier Delaître
6–7, 7–5, 6–2
Loss2–3 Mar 1995 Mexico City, MexicoWorld SeriesClay Flag of Italy.svg Diego Nargiso Flag of Argentina.svg Javier Frana
Flag of Mexico.svg Leonardo Lavalle
5–7, 3–6
Loss2–4 Apr 1995 Estoril, PortugalWorld SeriesClay Flag of Italy.svg Diego Nargiso Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Olhovskiy
7–5, 5–7, 2–6
Win3–4 Sep 1996 Bournemouth, United KingdomWorld SeriesClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Greg Rusedski Flag of France.svg Rodolphe Gilbert
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Nuno Marques
6–3, 7–6
Loss3–5 Oct 1997 Vienna, AustriaChampionship SeriesCarpet Flag of Germany.svg David Prinosil Flag of South Africa.svg Ellis Ferreira
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Galbraith
3–6, 4–6
Win4–5 Nov 1997 Stockholm, SwedenWorld SeriesHard Flag of the United States.svg Richey Reneberg Flag of South Africa.svg Ellis Ferreira
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Galbraith
6–3, 3–6, 7–6
Loss4–6 Jun 1998 Halle, GermanyWorld SeriesGrass Flag of South Africa.svg John-Laffnie de Jager Flag of South Africa.svg Ellis Ferreira
Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach
6–4, 4–6, 6–7
Loss4–7 Feb 1999 Copenhagen, DenmarkWorld SeriesCarpet Flag of Germany.svg David Prinosil Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi
Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Olhovskiy
7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 1–6
Loss4–8 Jun 1999 Merano, ItalyWorld SeriesClay Flag of the Philippines.svg Eric Taino Flag of Argentina.svg Lucas Arnold Ker
Flag of Brazil.svg Jaime Oncins
4–6, 6–7(1–7)
Loss4–9 Nov 1999 Bucharest, RomaniaWorld SeriesClay Flag of the United States.svg Francisco Montana Flag of Argentina.svg Lucas Arnold Ker
Flag of Argentina.svg Martín García
3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss4–10 Oct 2000 Palermo, ItalyWorld SeriesClay Flag of Argentina.svg Pablo Albano Flag of Spain.svg Tomás Carbonell
Flag of Argentina.svg Martín García
walkover
Loss4–11 Sep 2001 Bucharest, RomaniaWorld SeriesClay Flag of Argentina.svg Pablo Albano Flag of North Macedonia.svg Aleksandar Kitinov
Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Landsberg
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [6–10]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals

Singles: 5 (3–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–1)
ITF Futures (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0May 1992 Antwerp, BelgiumChallengerClay Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Ardinghi 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win2–0Jun 1992 Halle, GermanyChallengerClay Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist 6–3, 2–6, 7–6
Loss2–1Jul 1992 Ulm, GermanyChallengerClay Flag of South Africa.svg Marcos Ondruska 6–7, 1–6
Loss2–2Apr 2003Germany F1, Riemerling FuturesClay Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Lindstedt 6–7(4–7), 6–7(4–7)
Win3–2Aug 2003 Bukhara, UzbekistanChallengerHard Flag of Cyprus.svg Marcos Baghdatis 7–5, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–4)

Doubles: 6 (3–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–3)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Oct 1991 Casablanca, MoroccoChallengerClay Flag of Haiti.svg Bertrand Madsen Flag of France.svg Tarik Benhabiles
Flag of Argentina.svg Gustavo Garetto
6–0, 6–2
Win2–0Jun 1992 Cologne, GermanyChallengerClay Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Karbacher Flag of the United States.svg Brian Devening
Flag of the United States.svg Murphy Jensen
6–4, 6–7, 6–1
Loss2–1Nov 1992 Guadalajara, MexicoChallengerClay Flag of Germany.svg Christian Saceanu Flag of South Africa.svg Royce Deppe
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Rikl
6–7, 4–6
Loss2–2Feb 1993 Rennes, FranceChallengerCarpet Flag of Portugal (official).svg João Cunha-Silva Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Apell
Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman
6–7, 3–6
Loss2–3Nov 2001 Aachen, GermanyChallengerCarpet Flag of South Africa.svg Marcos Ondruska Flag of Austria.svg Julian Knowle
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Kohlmann
3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win3–3Jul 2004 Montauban, FranceChallengerClay Flag of Spain.svg Álex López Morón Flag of Argentina.svg Brian Dabul
Flag of Argentina.svg Ignacio Gonzalez-King
6–3, 5–7, 7–6(7–5)

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 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 2R A 1R 1R 2R 1R Q2 A Q1 0 / 52–529%
French Open A 4R 1R 2R 1R 1R 2R AA 1R 0 / 75–742%
Wimbledon A 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 2R AA Q2 0 / 62–625%
US Open 2R 3R 3R 2R A 1R 1R Q2 Q2 Q1 0 / 66–650%
Win–loss1–16–42–33–40–31–42–40–00–00–10 / 2415–2438%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells AA 2R AA 1R AAAA0 / 21–233%
Miami AA 2R AA 1R AAA Q1 0 / 20–20%
Monte Carlo AAA Q3 1R AA Q2 AA0 / 10–10%
Hamburg A 3R 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R A 1R A0 / 74–736%
Rome AA 1R 2R Q3 QF 1R AAA0 / 44–450%
Canada AAAA 1R AAAAA0 / 10–10%
Cincinnati AA 1R 1R A 1R AAAA0 / 30–30%
Stuttgart AAAA 1R 1R AAAA0 / 20–20%
Paris A 1R Q1 A Q3 2R AAAA0 / 21–233%
Win–loss0–02–21–52–31–44–70–20–00–10–00 / 2410–2429%

Doubles

Tournament 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R A 2R 3R 2R 3R 2R AAA0 / 67–654%
French Open 1R F 2R 1R 1R A 3R A 1R 1R A0 / 88–850%
Wimbledon AA SF SF 3R 1R 2R 1R 2R 2R 1R 0 / 913–959%
US Open A 2R AAAA 1R 3R 1R 1R A0 / 53–538%
Win–loss0–16–35–25–34–31–25–43–31–31–30–10 / 2831–2853%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells AA 1R AA QF AAAAA0 / 22–250%
Miami AA 1R AA 3R AA 1R Q1 A0 / 32–340%
Monte Carlo A 2R AA 2R AA 2R AAA0 / 33–350%
Hamburg 2R QF SF QF 2R 2R 1R A QF AA0 / 812–860%
Rome AA SF 2R A Q2 1R AA 2R A0 / 45–456%
Cincinnati AA 1R 1R A QF AA Q2 AA0 / 32–340%
Stuttgart AAAAA 2R 2R AAAA0 / 22–250%
Paris A 2R AAA Q1 AAAAA0 / 11–150%
Win–loss1–14–36–53–32–28–51–31–12–21–10–00 / 2629–2653%