Juan Antonio Marín Casero (born 2 March 1975) is a former professional male tennis player from Costa Rica , who represented the Central American nation at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney .
Juan Antonio Marín Country (sports) Costa Rica Born (1975-03-02 ) 2 March 1975 (age 49) San Jose , Costa Rica Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Turned pro 1996 Retired 2007 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $ 1,210,290Career record 81–122 Career titles 1 Highest ranking No. 55 (11 October 1999) Australian Open 1R (1998 , 1999 , 2000 , 2006 ) French Open 1R (1998 , 1999 , 2000 , 2001 , 2006 ) Wimbledon 1R (1997 , 1998 , 1999 , 2000 ) US Open 1R (1997 , 1998 , 1999 , 2000 ) Olympic Games 1R (2000 ) Career record 9–16 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 188 (12 February 2007) Last updated on: 24 April 2022.
He originally played on tour under the Spanish flag, as he was born to a father from Murcia and a mother from Asturias , and lived in Spain since the age of 14.[1] [2] However, in May 1998 he began representing Costa Rica.[3]
In October 1999, Marín reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 55. Previously that year he came close to beating the then-world No. 2 Pete Sampras at the 1999 French Open , with the American eventually winning 6–7, 6–4, 7–5, 6–7, 6–4. He never won a Grand Slam main draw match, despite appearing in 17.
ATP career finals edit
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) edit Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0) ATP 500 Series (0–0) ATP 250 Series (1–1)
Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (1–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting Outdoors (1–1) Indoors (0–0)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals edit
Singles: 13 (5–8) edit Legend ATP Challenger (5–8) ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface Hard (0–2) Clay (5–6) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Win 1-0 Aug 1996 Samarkand , UzbekistanChallenger Clay Sander Groen 6–2, 6–4 Loss 1-1 Feb 1997 Punta del Este , UruguayChallenger Clay Marco Meneschincheri 7–6, 1–6, 4–6 Loss 1-2 Apr 1997 Split , CroatiaChallenger Clay Dinu-Mihai Pescariu 6–3, 2–6, 1–6 Loss 1-3 Oct 1997 Barcelona , SpainChallenger Clay Carlos Costa 1–6, 4–6 Loss 1-4 Feb 1998 Singapore , SingaporeChallenger Hard Fernando Vicente 4–6, 4–6 Loss 1-5 Mar 1998 Ho Chi Minh City , VietnamChallenger Hard André Sá 3–6, 6–3, 2–6 Loss 1-6 Sep 1999 Szczecin , PolandChallenger Clay Andreas Vinciguerra 2–6, 4–6 Loss 1-7 Oct 2000 Lima , PeruChallenger Clay Guillermo Coria 0–6, 6–7(7–9) Loss 1-8 Jul 2001 Lugano , SwitzerlandChallenger Clay Jiří Vaněk 2–6, 3–6 Win 2-8 Aug 2001 San Marino , San MarinoChallenger Clay Markus Hipfl 6–2, 2–6, 7–6(7–3) Win 3-8 Sep 2004 Genoa , ItalyChallenger Clay Edgardo Massa 7–5, 6–4 Win 4-8 Aug 2005 San Marino , San MarinoChallenger Clay Saša Tuksar 6–2, 6–4 Win 5-8 Oct 2005 Rome, Italy Challenger Clay Albert Montañés 6–2, 7–6(8–6)
Doubles: 3 (1–2) edit Legend ATP Challenger (1–2) ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (1–2) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Performance timeline edit
(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.
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