Todd Martin

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Todd Martin
Todd Martin 2008.jpg
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Born (1970-07-08) July 8, 1970 (age 54) [1]
Hinsdale, Illinois, US
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Turned pro1990
Retired2004
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$8,232,355
Singles
Career record411–234
Career titles8
Highest rankingNo. 4 (13 September 1999)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open F (1994)
French Open 4R (1991)
Wimbledon SF (1994, 1996)
US Open F (1999)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals RR (1999)
Grand Slam Cup F (1995)
Olympic Games 1R (2000)
Doubles
Career record100–85
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 30 (29 April 1996)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1994)
French Open 3R (1993)
Wimbledon 3R (1994)
US Open 2R (1990, 1991, 1992)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open 3R (1998)
Last updated on: 3 November 2021.

Todd Martin (born July 8, 1970) is an American retired tennis player. He reached the men's singles final at the 1994 Australian Open and the 1999 US Open and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 4.

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Playing career

Martin was born in Hinsdale, Illinois, and played tennis for two years at Northwestern University before turning professional in 1990. His parents lived in Lansing, Michigan, where Martin went to nearby East Lansing High School. At Northwestern, he was a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity. He won his first top-level singles title in 1993 at Coral Springs, Florida. Martin traveled with good friend David Helfer for much of the '92 season. Helfer went on to play at Kalamazoo College.

Coached by Robert Van't Hof, 1994 proved to be a breakout year for Martin. At the year's first Grand Slam tournament, he reached the men's singles final at the Australian Open, where he lost in straight sets to No. 1 Pete Sampras. At Wimbledon, he made it to the semifinals, before falling to the eventual champion Sampras; the set that Martin took from Sampras in the match was the only set that Sampras lost during the entire tournament. Martin's third Grand Slam semifinal of 1994 came at the US Open, where he again fell to the eventual champion, this time Andre Agassi. He also captured singles titles at Queen's Club and the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis, the latter of which was the first back-to-back titles.

Martin was a member of the US team Davis Cup for nine consecutive years and part of the championship squad in 1995 (beating Russia 3–2 in the final). He also reached the final of the 1995 Grand Slam Cup, where he lost in straight sets to Goran Ivanišević. He reached the Wimbledon semifinals again in 1996, but eventually lost 10-8 in the fifth set against MaliVai Washington, after holding a 5–1 lead in the final set and serving for the match twice. Martin would later reflect on the outcome and admit that he choked during the crucial moments of the match.[1] He missed most of the 1997 season due to injury, but came back to win two singles titles in Barcelona and Stockholm in 1998.

In 1999, Martin had a solid year, reaching the quarterfinals of both the Australian Open and Wimbledon, and reached his second Grand Slam final at the US Open. Along the way, Martin had a memorable battle with Greg Rusedski in the fourth round, in which Rusedski held numerous advantages, including a two sets to love lead, serving for the match in the third set, and a 4–1 advantage in the fifth. Yet, Martin was able to prevail in five sets. Martin won 20 of the final 21 points of the match, despite playing with a heavily bandaged leg and dealing with dehydration.[2] In the final, he faced Andre Agassi in a five-set contest, which Agassi eventually won. Martin won another singles title in Sydney that year, and reached his career-high singles ranking of No. 4.

In 2000, Martin again turned in a strong performance at the US Open, reaching the semifinals before falling to the eventual champion, Marat Safin, in straight sets. As with the previous year's tournament, Martin made another grueling comeback from a two-set deficit in the fourth round, this time against Carlos Moyà.

Martin was named the ATP's Most Improved Player in 1993, and won its Sportsmanship Award in 1993 and 1994. He was president of ATP Players Council for 1995–97 and 1998–99.

From 1994 to 1996, Martin was coached by Robert Van't Hof, from 1997 to 2002, he was coached by Dean Goldfine.

In his career, Martin won eight singles and five doubles titles. He retired from the professional tour in 2004. He was the CEO of the International Tennis Hall of Fame until the end of 2022. He is currently the Tournament Director for the Western & Southern Open and is also the Head of Tennis for Beemok Sports and Entertainment.

Martin serving at the 2006 U.S. Open. Todd Martin (2006).jpg
Martin serving at the 2006 U.S. Open.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 2 (0–2)

ResultDateChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss 1994 Australian Open Hard Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras 6–7(4–7), 4–6, 4–6
Loss 1999 US Open Hard Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 2–6

Other significant finals

Grand Slam Cup finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1995 Grand Slam Cup Carpet (i) Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević 6–7(4–7), 3–6, 4–6

Masters Series finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss 1993 Canada Masters Hard Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Pernfors 6–2, 2–6, 5–7

ATP career finals

Singles: 20 (8 titles, 12 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–2)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–1)
ATP Masters Series (0–1)
ATP Championship Series (3–4)
ATP World Series (5–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (5–7)
Clay (2–3)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–2)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–0)
Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Feb 1993 Memphis, United StatesChampionship SeriesHard Flag of the United States.svg Jim Courier 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–7(4–7)
Win1–1 May 1993 Coral Springs, United StatesWorld SeriesClay Flag of the United States.svg David Wheaton 6–3, 6–4
Loss1–2 Jul 1993 Washington, United StatesChampionship SeriesHard Flag of Israel.svg Amos Mansdorf 6–7(3–7), 5–7
Loss1–3 Aug 1993 Montreal, CanadaMasters SeriesHard Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Pernfors 6–2, 2–6, 5–7
Loss1–4 Oct 1993 Tokyo, JapanChampionship SeriesCarpet Flag of the United States.svg Ivan Lendl 4–6, 4–6
Loss1–5 Jan 1994 Melbourne, AustraliaGrand SlamHard Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras 6–7(4–7), 4–6, 4–6
Win2–5 Feb 1994 Memphis, United StatesChampionship SeriesHard Flag of the United States.svg Brad Gilbert 6–4, 7–5
Loss2–6 May 1994 Atlanta, United StatesWorld SeriesClay Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 0–6
Loss2–7 May 1994 Pinehurst, United StatesWorld SeriesClay Flag of the United States.svg Jared Palmer 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win3–7 Jun 1994 Queen's, United KingdomWorld SeriesGrass Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4)
Win4–7 Feb 1995 Memphis, United StatesChampionship SeriesHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Loss4–8 Dec 1995 Grand Slam Cup, GermanyATP FinalsCarpet Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević 6–7(4–7), 3–6, 4–6
Win5–8 Jan 1996 Sydney, AustraliaWorld SeriesHard Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević 5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Loss5–9 Feb 1996 Memphis, United StatesChampionship SeriesHard Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras 4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss5–10 Nov 1996 Stockholm, SwedenWorld SeriesHard Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist 5–7, 4–6, 6–7(0–7)
Win6–10 Apr 1998 Barcelona, SpainChampionship SeriesClay Flag of Spain.svg Alberto Berasategui 6–2, 1–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win7–10 Nov 1998 Stockholm, SwedenWorld SeriesHard Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Johansson 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Win8–10 Jan 1999 Sydney, AustraliaWorld SeriesHard Flag of Spain.svg Alex Corretja 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Loss8–11 Apr 1999 Estoril, PortugalWorld SeriesClay Flag of Spain.svg Albert Costa 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 3–6
Loss8–12 Sep 1999 New York, United StatesGrand SlamHard Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 2–6

Doubles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (1–2)
ATP Championship Series Gold (1–1)
ATP World Series (3–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (5–3)
Indoor (0–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 May 1993 Atlanta, United StatesWorld SeriesClay Flag of the United States.svg Jared Palmer Flag of the United States.svg Paul Annacone
Flag of the United States.svg Richey Reneberg
4–6, 6–7
Win1–1 May 1993 Tampa, United StatesWorld SeriesClay Flag of the United States.svg Derrick Rostagno Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Jones
Flag of the United States.svg Jared Palmer
6–3, 6–4
Win2–1 Aug 1993 Indianapolis, United StatesChampionship SeriesHard Flag of the United States.svg Scott Davis Flag of the United States.svg Ken Flach
Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach
6–4, 6–4
Win3–1 Apr 1995 Paget, BermudaWorld SeriesClay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell Flag of New Zealand.svg Brett Steven
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Stoltenberg
7–6, 2–6, 7–5
Win4–1 Jun 1995 Queen's, United KingdomWorld SeriesGrass Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Apell
Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman
7–6, 6–4
Loss4–2 Aug 1995 Indianapolis, United StatesChampionship SeriesHard Flag of the United States.svg Scott Davis Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles
4–6, 4–6
Loss4–3 Nov 1995 Paris, FranceMasters SeriesCarpet Flag of the United States.svg Jim Grabb Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Galbraith
2–6, 2–6
Loss4–4 Nov 1996 Stockholm, SwedenWorld SeriesHard Flag of the United States.svg Chris Woodruff Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Stark
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Galbraith
6–7, 4–6
Loss4–5 Mar 1998 Indian Wells, United StatesMasters SeriesHard Flag of the United States.svg Richey Reneberg Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Rafter
4–6, 6–7
Win5–5 Aug 2002 Cincinnati, United StatesMasters SeriesHard Flag of the United States.svg James Blake Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi
7–5, 6–3

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 4 (2–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Aug 1989 New Haven, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Buff Farrow 6–3, 6–4
Loss1–1Aug 1989 Winnetka, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Brian Garrow 4–6, 2–6
Loss1–2Aug 1991 Winnetka, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Byron Black 4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win2–2Sep 1997 Delray Beach, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of Israel.svg Eyal Ran 6–2, 6–0

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 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAA 1R F 4R 3R A 2R QF 2R QF 3R A 3R 0 / 1025–1071%
French Open A 4R A 1R 3R 3R 3R A 1R A 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R 0 / 1111–1150%
Wimbledon A Q1 2R QF SF 4R SF A 4R QF 2R 4R 2R 3R 2R 0 / 1233–1273%
US Open 1R 3R 3R 3R SF 4R 3R 2R 2R F SF 2R 1R 4R 1R 0 / 1533–1569%
Win–loss0–15–23–26–418–411–411–41–15–414–37–48–44–46–33–40 / 48102–4868%
Year-end championships
Tennis Masters Cup Did not qualify RR Did not qualify0 / 11–233%
Grand Slam Cup Did not qualify 1R SF F Did not qualifyNot Held0 / 35–363%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters AAA 3R 3R QF 3R A 2R QF AA SF 1R 1R 0 / 915–963%
Miami Open AAA 2R 2R 2R 4R A 3R AA 1R 2R QF 4R 0 / 913–959%
Monte Carlo AAAAAA 1R A 1R AAAAAA0 / 20–20%
Rome AAAAA 2R 3R A 2R A 1R 1R AA 1R 0 / 64–640%
Hamburg AAAAAAAAAA 2R 2R 1R AA0 / 32–340%
Canada Masters AA 2R F 2R 3R SF A 2R QF 1R 3R 3R Q1 A0 / 1018–1064%
Cincinnati Masters AA 2R 1R A 3R 2R A 3R 2R QF 2R 1R 3R A0 / 1013–1057%
Stockholm / Stuttgart AAA 3R 3R 2R 3R QF 3R QF AAAAA0 / 711–761%
Paris Masters AAA 3R 3R 3R 3R 1R SF 2R AA Q2 AA0 / 78–753%
Win–loss0–00–02–210–63–59–712–83–213–88–54–44–57–56–33–30 / 6384–6357%
Year-end ranking26913487131018128116755574768145Career Earnings: $8,232,355

Doubles

Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAA 2R AAAAAAAAAA0 / 11–150%
French Open AAA 3R AAAAAAAAAA 1R 0 / 22–250%
Wimbledon A Q1 AA 3R AAA 2R AAAAAA0 / 23–260%
US Open 2R 2R 2R 1R A 1R AA 1R AAAAAA0 / 63–633%
Win–loss1–11–11–12–23–20–10–00–01–20–00–00–00–00–00–10 / 119–1145%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters AAAA QF A 2R A F AAAAAA0 / 37–370%
Miami Open AAA 2R A 2R 2R AAAAAAA 1R 0 / 42–433%
Monte Carlo AAAAAA SF AAAAAAAA0 / 12–167%
Rome AAAAA QF 2R AAAAAAAA0 / 23–260%
Hamburg AAAAAAAAAAA 1R AAA0 / 10–10%
Canada Masters AAA 1R 1R 1R AA 2R A QF A 1R AA0 / 63–633%
Cincinnati Masters AAAAA 2R AA QF A Q1 2R W 2R A1 / 510–471%
Stockholm / Stuttgart AAAAAAA 1R AAAAAAA0 / 10–10%
Paris Masters AAAAA F AAAAAAAAA0 / 14–180%
Win–loss0–00–00–01–22–28–54–40–17–30–02–11–25–11–10–11 / 2431–2357%

Top 10 wins

Season199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004Total
Wins00055331541241034
#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScoreMR
1993
1. Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi 8 Memphis, United StatesHard (i)QF6–1, 7–6(7–4)96
2. Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang 7Memphis, United StatesHard (i)SF7–6(7–4), 6–496
3. Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević 6 Wimbledon, United KingdomGrass3R2–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–7(4–7), 7–5, 6–030
4. Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker 4 Montreal, CanadaHard3R7–5, 7–6(7–3)20
5. Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg 6 Tokyo, JapanCarpet (i)QF6–4, 6–416
1994
6. Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg4 Australian Open, MelbourneHardSF3–6, 7–6(9–7), 7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–4)12
7. Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg3 Queen's Club, United KingdomGrassQF6–3, 6–49
8. Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras 1Queen's Club, United KingdomGrassF7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4)9
9. Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg5 Davis Cup, Gothenburg, SwedenCarpet (i)RR6–2, 2–6, 6–4, 6–36
10. Flag of Spain.svg Sergi Bruguera 4 Grand Slam Cup, MunichCarpet (i)QF6–4, 7–6(7–5)10
1995
11. Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras1Memphis, United StatesHard (i)SF4–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–416
12. Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist 8 Davis Cup, Las VegasHardRR7–5, 7–5, 7–6(7–2)19
13. Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker4Grand Slam Cup, MunichCarpet (i)SF5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)18
1996
14. Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević10 Sydney, AustraliaHardF5–7, 6–3, 6–417
15. Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist6Memphis, United StatesHard (i)QF6–4, 6–422
16. Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević5 Vienna, AustriaCarpet (i)QF4–6, 6–3, 6–313
1997
17. Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Moyá 7 Stuttgart, GermanyCarpet (i)2R6–3, 7–6(7–2)64
1998
18. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Korda 5Vienna, AustriaCarpet (i)2R6–3, 7–6(7–2)29
19. Flag of Slovakia.svg Karol Kučera 7Stuttgart, GermanyHard (i)2R6–2, 6–428
20. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Rafter 3 Paris, FranceCarpet (i)3R5–7, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6)26
21. Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi5Paris, FranceCarpet (i)QF4–6, 6–4, 6–426
22. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman 10 Stockholm, SwedenHard (i)SF4–6, 6–1, 6–221
1999
23. Flag of Spain.svg Àlex Corretja 3 Sydney, AustraliaHardF6–3, 7–6(7–5)16
24. Flag of Chile.svg Marcelo Ríos 6 Indian Wells, United StatesHard3R4–6, 6–2, 6–211
25. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Greg Rusedski 8 US Open, New YorkHard4R5–7, 0–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4, 6–47
26. Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist4 ATP Tour World Championships, HanoverHard (i)RR6–4, 6–17
2000
27. Flag of France.svg Cédric Pioline 10 US Open, New YorkHard3R7–6(7–5), 6–3, 6–232
2001
28. Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras3 Australian Open, MelbourneHard4R6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–4, 6–454
29. Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6 Montreal, CanadaHard1R3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–433
2002
30. Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras10 Adelaide, AustraliaHard1R3–6, 6–3, 6–457
31. Flag of Germany.svg Tommy Haas 6 Indian Wells, United StatesHard2R6–4, 6–264
32. Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov3Indian Wells, United StatesHardQF7–6(7–5), 6–364
33. Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Johansson 9 Toronto, CanadaHard2R7–6(7–5), 6–347
2003
34. Flag of the United States.svg Andy Roddick 6 Miami, United StatesHard3R7–6(7–3), 6–4114

Post-playing

Martin participates on the Outback Champions Series tennis event for the former members of the ATP tour.[1] Martin finished 2006 ranked third and 2007 ranked first in the Outback Series.

Senior tour titles

Coaching

After his playing career, Martin coached Mardy Fish, World #18 from 2004-2007 then Novak Djokovic, World#1 from 2009-2010. Martin credits his own development to coaches Rick Ferman, youth coach and mentor; Jose Higueras, coach and teacher throughout professional career; and Dean Goldfine who coached Martin for seven years.

In 1993, he founded Todd Martin Youth Leadership, in his hometown of Lansing, Michigan that serves at risk youth and provides tennis, education and leadership programming to over 10,000 children to date. He continues to volunteer his time and visits when able.

CEO, International Tennis Hall of Fame

The ITHF stewards the history of tennis, honors the players and contributors to the sport of tennis. As CEO, Martin drives globalization, leading all elements of the 501c3 nonprofit business, strategic planning, revenue generation, and ambassadorial duties. He is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the seven-acre national historic landmark including an American Alliance of Museums accredited museum, a 20 court public tennis facility, an ATP Tour professional tournament, and enshrinement process.

Volunteer Service

Martin's foray into leadership came as president of the ATP Player's Council. Elected by the players, Martin served as the primary player advisor to ATP player relations, executive leadership and board of directors. He was the media spokesperson for all ATP Tour players' affairs and led meetings of the player council and general player body. Martin volunteered his time for the board of directors of the USTA (post-playing career) for more than a decade.

Martin serves on the board of directors for the Tennis Industry Association, and he is on the Oracle US Tennis Awards advisory council.

After his playing career, he did public speaking for corporations and organizations such as Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville, USTA and ITA. He was a booth and studio analyst for various television, radio and web broadcasters to include CBS Sports Net, ESPN.com, and Tennis Channel. Martin wrote several publications for USA Today and Tennis Magazine. He participated and consulted for a variety of events for charities, schools and corporations to include Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, and Fidelity Investments.

He remains as board director of the Tennis Industry Association and is a member of advisory staff for RacquetFit.

Honors and awards

Martin has been inducted into several Halls of Fame including those of Northwestern University (2001), Greater Lansing Sports (2002), Intercollegiate Tennis Association (2007), and the USTA Midwest (2008).

Martin was the recipient of the ATP's Most Improved Player Award (1993), ATP Sportsmanship Award (1993, 1994) and the International Club’s prestigious Jean Borotra Sportsmanship Award (2002) and the ATP World Team Cup Fair Play Award (2003).

Family

Martin married his wife in December 2000. Together, the pair have three children, Jack, Cash & Gwen.

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Francisco Javier Clavet González de Castejón, known as Pato Clavet, is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won eight singles titles, reached the semifinals of the 1992 Indian Wells Masters and the 1999 Miami Masters, and achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 18 in July 1992. He reached No. 16 at the Champions Race, after winning in Scottsdale in 2001.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2002 ATP Tour</span> Mens tennis circuit

The 2002 ATP Tour was the global elite men's professional tennis circuit organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2002 tennis season. The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.

Martin Blackman is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He later represented Barbados.

References

  1. "Yahoo UK & Ireland - Sports News - Live Scores - Results". Yahoo Sports.
Awards
Preceded by ATP Most Improved Player
1993
Succeeded by