Matt Lucena

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Matt Lucena
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg United States
Born (1969-08-04) August 4, 1969 (age 56)
Chico, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Turned pro1992
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$170,523
Singles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 312 (October 11, 1993)
Doubles
Career record36–48
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 62 (May 6, 1996)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1996)
French Open 1R (1995, 1996)
Wimbledon 2R (1995)
US Open QF (1991, 1993)
Mixed doubles
Career titles1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open QF (1996)
French Open 3R (1996)
Wimbledon 2R (1996)
US Open W (1995)

Matt Lucena (born August 4, 1969) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He won the mixed doubles title at the 1995 US Open. [1]

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College years

Lucena played tennis for UC Berkeley from 1988 to 1992. He and Doug Eisenman were NCAA doubles champions in 1990 and with a new partner, Bent-Ove Pedersen in 1991, Lucena went back to back. A three-time All-American, he didn't drop a set in either year. [2]

Professional career

The highlight of Lucena's professional career was winning the 1995 US Open mixed doubles title, partnering Meredith McGrath. [2] Unseeded, the pair had never played together previously. [3] He twice made the quarter-finals of the men's doubles at the US Open, in 1991 with his UC Berkeley teammate Pedersen and in 1993 with Brian MacPhie. [2] He won one ATP Tour doubles title, at St. Poelten in 1995, as well as four ATP Challenger titles. [2]

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles: 1 (0–1)

ResultYearChampionshipPartnerOpponentsScore
Win1995 U.S. Open Flag of the United States.svg Meredith McGrath Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk
Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández 		6–4, 6–4

ATP Tour career finals

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jun 1995 St. Poelten, AustriaClay Flag of the United States.svg Bill Behrens Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Libor Pimek
Flag of South Africa.svg Byron Talbot 		7–5, 6–4
Loss1–1May 1996 Atlanta, United StatesClay Flag of the United States.svg Bill Behrens Flag of South Africa.svg Christo van Rensburg
Flag of the United States.svg David Wheaton 		6–7, 2–6

Challenger titles

Doubles: (4)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1991 Bloomfield, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Steve DeVries Flag of the United States.svg Doug Eisenman
Flag of the United States.svg Ted Scherman 		6–4, 6–3
2.1995 Cherbourg, FranceHard Flag of the United States.svg Bill Behrens Flag of South Africa.svg Marius Barnard
Flag of South Africa.svg Stefan Kruger 		7–6, 6–1
3.1995 Dresden, GermanyClay Flag of Portugal (official).svg Nuno Marques Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bauer
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jon Ireland 		6–1, 6–4
4.1995 Poznań, PolandClay Flag of the United States.svg Bill Behrens Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Belloli
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Waite 		7–5, 6–1

References

  1. ↑ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. 1 2 3 4 ATP World Tour Profile
  3. ↑ New Straits Times , "Matt And Meredith Triumph", September 9, 1995, p. 20
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