Sargis Sargsian

Sargis Sargsian (Armenian: Սարգիս Սարգսյան, born 3 June 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Armenia.

Sargis Sargsian
Country (sports) Armenia
ResidencePrague, Czech Republic
Born (1973-06-03) 3 June 1973 (age 50)
Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1995
Retired2006
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$2,603,732
Singles
Career record155–209
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 38 (12 January 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (2003)
French Open3R (1998, 1999, 2000)
Wimbledon3R (2001, 2003)
US Open4R (2004)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (1996)
Doubles
Career record68–79
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 33 (9 August 2004)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2004, 2005)
French OpenQF (2004)
Wimbledon1R (1998, 2003, 2004)
US Open2R (1997)
Medal record
Representing  Armenia
Tennis
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place1993 BuffaloMixed Doubles
Last updated on: 15 December 2021.

Sargsian turned pro in 1995, and finished 8 seasons in the top 100 ATP year-end rankings. During his career he won one singles and two doubles titles on the ATP Tour. He played for Armenia at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, in Atlanta he reached second round, but in Sydney he lost in first round.

Sargsian also played at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He reached career-high rankings of World No. 38 in singles and World No. 33 in doubles during 2004. Sargsian retired in 2006. After his career he settled in Florida but moved to Prague, Czech Republic several years ago where he started a tennis program for high-performance players.

ATP career finals edit

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups) edit

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 (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–0)
Indoors (0–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jul 1997Newport, United StatesWorld SeriesGrass Brett Steven7–6(7–0), 4–6, 7–5
Loss1–1Oct 2003Moscow, RussiaInternational SeriesHard Taylor Dent6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss1–2Oct 2003St. Petersburg, RussiaInternational SeriesHard Gustavo Kuerten3–6, 4–6


Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups) edit

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–1)
ATP World Series (2–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (2–3)
Indoors (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jul 1999Newport, United StatesWorld SeriesGrass Chris Woodruff Wayne Arthurs
Leander Paes
7–6(8–6), 6–7(7–9), 3–6
Loss0–2Aug 2000Washington, United StatesChampionship SeriesHard Andre Agassi Alex O'Brien
Jared Palmer
5–7, 1–6
Loss0–3May 2003St. Pölten, AustriaInternational SeriesClay Nenad Zimonjić Simon Aspelin
Massimo Bertolini
4–6, 7–6(8–6), 3–6
Win1–3Jul 2003Washington, United StatesInternational SeriesHard Yevgeny Kafelnikov Chris Haggard
Paul Hanley
7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Win2–3Sep 2003Bucharest, RomaniaInternational SeriesClay Karsten Braasch Simon Aspelin
Jeff Coetzee
7–6(9–7), 6–2


ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals edit

Singles: 11 (4–7) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger (4–7)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jul 1995Granby, CanadaChallengerHard Robbie Weiss2–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Apr 1996West Bloomfield, United StatesChallengerHard Grant Stafford4–6, 2–6
Win1–2Jun 1996Zagreb, CroatiaChallengerClay Marcos Górriz6–4, 6–4
Loss1–3Aug 1996Binghamton, United StatesChallengerHard Vincenzo Santopadre3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win2–3Nov 1996Austin, United StatesChallengerHard Sebastien Lareau6–4, 6–4
Win3–3Dec 1996Amarillo, United StatesChallengerHard Mark Knowles7–6, 6–3
Loss3–4Apr 1997Paget, BermudaChallengerClay Johan Van Herck1–6, 6–4, 0–6
Loss3–5Dec 1997Burbank, United StatesChallengerHard Andre Agassi2–6, 1–6
Win4–5Jun 1999Surbiton, United KingdomChallengerGrass Martin Damm7–6(11–9), 7–5
Loss4–6Oct 1999Barcelona, SpainChallengerClay Fernando Vicente2–6, 6–1, 2–6
Loss4–7Nov 2001Bratislava, SlovakiaChallengerCarpet Karol Kucera1–6, 5–7

Doubles: 2 (2–0) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–0)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Oct 1996Monterrey, MexicoChallengerHard Michael Sell Kevin Ullyett
Myles Wakefield
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Win2–0Nov 1996Austin, United StatesChallengerHard Michael Sell T. J. Middleton
Bryan Shelton
7–5, 7–6

Performance timelines edit

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 edit

Tournament199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAA2R1R2R1R2R1R4R2R2RA0 / 98–947%
French OpenAA1R3R3R3R2R1R2R1R1RA0 / 98–947%
WimbledonAA2R2R1R1R3R2R3R2R1RA0 / 98–947%
US Open3RQ13R1R1R1RQ13R2R4RAA0 / 810–856%
Win–loss2–10–04–43–43–42–44–33–47–45–41–30–00 / 3534–3549%
Olympic Games
Summer OlympicsNH2RNot Held1RNot Held1RNH0 / 31–325%
ATP Masters Series
Indian WellsAQ2Q2AQ2AQ2Q11R2R2RQ10 / 32–340%
MiamiAQ11R2R1R1RQ21R1R1R1RA0 / 81–811%
Monte CarloAAAAA2RQ1A1R1RAA0 / 31–325%
HamburgAAAAA1RAA2R2RAA0 / 32–340%
RomeAAAAAQ2Q1AA1RAA0 / 10–10%
CanadaAA1R2RA3RAA1R1RAA0 / 53–538%
CincinnatiAA1RQ1AAAAQ22RAA0 / 21–233%
ParisAQ21RA2RQ1AQ1A2RAA0 / 31–325%
StuttgartA2RQ1AAQ2ANot Masters Series0 / 11–150%
Win–loss0–01–10–42–20–23–40–00–11–54–81–20–00 / 2912–2929%

Doubles edit

Tournament199719981999200020012002200320042005SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenA1RAAAA2R3R3R0 / 45–456%
French OpenAAAAAA2RQF1R0 / 34–357%
WimbledonA1RAAAA1R1RA0 / 30–30%
US Open2RAAAAA1R1RA0 / 31–325%
Win–loss1–10–20–00–00–00–02–45–42–20 / 1310–1343%
ATP Masters Series
Indian WellsAAAAAAA2RA0 / 11–150%
MiamiAAAAAAA2RA0 / 11–150%
Monte CarloAAAAAAA1RA0 / 10–10%
HamburgAAAAAAA1RA0 / 10–10%
RomeAAAQ1AAA1RA0 / 10–10%
CanadaQF2RAAAAA1RA0 / 33–350%
CincinnatiAQ1AAAA2RSFA0 / 24–267%
StuttgartAAA2RANot Masters Series0 / 11–150%
Win–loss2–11–10–01–10–00–01–15–70–00 / 1110–1148%

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