Richard Matuszewski

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Richard Matuszewski
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Tampa, Florida, United States
Born (1964-09-07) 7 September 1964 (age 60)
Newark, New Jersey, United States
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro1986
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$550,506
Singles
Career record54–80
Career titles0
2 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 49 (24 October 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (1987, 1989)
French Open 1R (1990)
Wimbledon 4R (1993)
US Open 2R (1985)
Doubles
Career record26–52
Career titles0
4 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 87 (17 April 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1989)
Wimbledon 1R (1988, 1989)
US Open 2R (1989)
Last updated on: 7 June 2022.

Richard Matuszewski (matt-too-CHef-ski), born September 7, 1964, in Newark, New Jersey, is a former tennis player from the United States.

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Matuszewski won the Van Nostrand Memorial Award in 1986 and is a four-time All-American. He was named All-American in singles and doubles in 1985 and 1986. He ranks second on the Clemson Career List for most singles victories with 166 and fourth on the Clemson career list for most doubles victories with 125. He was a 1983 ACC Champion at number six singles, the 1984 ACC Champion at number five singles and the 1985 ACC Champion at number one doubles.

Matuszewski went on to play professional tennis for over a decade. On October 24, 1988, he reached his highest rank with the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), when he became World number 49. [1]

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–0)
Indoors (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Oct 1988 Sydney, AustraliaGrand PrixHard Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Slobodan Živojinović 6–7(8–10), 3–6, 4–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 5 (2–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–3)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Dec 1991 Guam, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Morgan 6–4, ret.
Loss1–1Jul 1992 Gramado, BrazilChallengerHard Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Bruno 2–6, 2–6
Win2–1Jul 1992 Campos do Jordão, BrazilChallengerHard Flag of Brazil.svg Danilo Marcelino 4–6, 7–6, 7–6
Loss2–2Dec 1992 Guangzhou, ChinaChallengerHard Flag of India.svg Leander Paes 3–6, 3–6
Loss2–3May 1993 Taipei, TaiwanChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Stoltenberg 0–6, 3–6

Doubles: 10 (4–6)

Legend
ATP Challenger (4–6)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–6)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Apr 1989 Setúbal, PortugalChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Steve Devries Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Felgate
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stephen Shaw
6–3, 6–1
Loss1–1Apr 1992 Jerusalem, IsraelChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Brian Joelson Flag of New Zealand.svg Steve Guy
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Carl Limberger
6–7, 2–6
Win2–1Jul 1992 Gramado, BrazilChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg John Sullivan Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Aerts
Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Roese
7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Loss2–2Oct 1992 Monterrey, MexicoChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg John Sullivan Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles
Flag of the United States.svg Alex O'Brien
6–3, 3–6, 6–7
Loss2–3Dec 1992 Guangzhou, ChinaChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg John Sullivan Flag of the United States.svg Kent Kinnear
Flag of Germany.svg Christian Saceanu
7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Loss2–4Dec 1992 Hong Kong, Hong KongChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg John Sullivan Flag of the United States.svg Donald Johnson
Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
2–6, 6–7
Loss2–5Feb 1993 Vancouver, CanadaChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg John Sullivan Flag of South Africa.svg Ellis Ferreira
Flag of the United States.svg Richard Schmidt
5–7, 6–4, 3–6
Win3–5Sep 1993 Caracas, VenezuelaChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg John Sullivan Flag of the United States.svg Doug Flach
Flag of Venezuela.svg Nicolas Pereira
7–6, 7–5
Loss3–6May 1994 Manila, PhilippinesChallengerHard Flag of South Africa.svg David Nainkin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Albert Chang
Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
4–6, 4–6
Win4–6Jul 1994 Campos do Jordao, BrazilChallengerHard Flag of Argentina.svg Patricio Arnold Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Saliola
Flag of Brazil.svg Fabio Silberberg
6–3, 6–4

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 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AA 2R A 2R A Q1 AAAA0 / 21–233%
French Open AAAAA 1R AAAA Q1 0 / 10–10%
Wimbledon AAAA 2R AAA 4R A Q2 0 / 24–267%
US Open 2R A 1R A 1R 1R A 1R Q1 Q1 A0 / 51–517%
Win–loss1–10–00–20–02–30–20–00–13–10–00–00 / 106–1038%
ATP Masters Series
Miami AA 2R A 1R 1R AAAA Q1 0 / 31–325%
Canada AA 1R 1R AAAAAAA0 / 20–20%
Cincinnati AAAA 1R AAAAAA0 / 10–10%
Paris AAA 1R 1R AAA Q1 Q1 Q1 0 / 20–20%
Win–loss0–00–01–20–20–30–10–00–00–00–00–00 / 81–811%

Doubles

Tournament 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R A 2R AAAAAA0 / 21–233%
French Open AAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0  
Wimbledon A 1R 1R AAAAA Q3 0 / 20–20%
US Open A 1R 2R AAAA Q1 A0 / 21–233%
Win–loss0–10–22–30–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 62–625%
ATP Masters Series
Miami 1R A QF AAAAAA0 / 23–260%
Canada A 2R AAAAAAA0 / 11–150%
Cincinnati AA 1R AAAAAA0 / 10–10%
Win–loss0–11–13–20–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 44–450%

References