Juan_Antonio_Marín
Juan Antonio Marín
Spanish-Costa Rican tennis player
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.
Quick Facts Country (sports), Born ...
| Country (sports) |   Costa Rica |
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| 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 | $1,210,290 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 81–122 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 55 (11 October 1999) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| 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) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2000) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 9–16 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 188 (12 February 2007) |
| Last updated on: 24 April 2022. | |
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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.
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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More information Result, W–L ...
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1997 | Båstad, Sweden | World Series | Clay |  Magnus Norman |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 1999 | Båstad, Sweden | World Series | Clay | Andreas Vinciguerra |
6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
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Singles: 13 (5–8)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1-0 | Aug 1996 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay |  Sander Groen |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1-1 | Feb 1997 | Punta del Este, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay |  Marco Meneschincheri |
7–6, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1-2 | Apr 1997 | Split, Croatia | Challenger | Clay |  Dinu-Mihai Pescariu |
6–3, 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1-3 | Oct 1997 | Barcelona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Carlos Costa |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1-4 | Feb 1998 | Singapore, Singapore | Challenger | Hard | Fernando Vicente |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1-5 | Mar 1998 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Challenger | Hard |  André Sá |
3–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1-6 | Sep 1999 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Andreas Vinciguerra |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1-7 | Oct 2000 | Lima, Peru | Challenger | Clay |  Guillermo Coria |
0–6, 6–7(7–9) |
| Loss | 1-8 | Jul 2001 | Lugano, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay |  Jiří Vaněk |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2-8 | Aug 2001 | San Marino, San Marino | Challenger | Clay |  Markus Hipfl |
6–2, 2–6, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 3-8 | Sep 2004 | Genoa, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Edgardo Massa |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 4-8 | Aug 2005 | San Marino, San Marino | Challenger | Clay |  Saša Tuksar |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 5-8 | Oct 2005 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Albert Montañés |
6–2, 7–6(8–6) |
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Doubles: 3 (1–2)
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More information Result, W–L ...
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0-1 | Sep 1996 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Fabio Maggi |
Ola Kristiansson  Tom Vanhoudt |
0–6, 7–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0-2 | Mar 2002 | Olbia, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Sergi Bruguera |
Filippo Messori Vincenzo Santopadre |
6–3, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1-2 | Nov 2005 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Juan Martín del Potro |
 Luis Horna Iván Miranda |
walkover |
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| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(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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| Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||
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| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% | ||||
| French Open | Q2 | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | Q1 | A | Q2 | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 0–5 | 0% | ||||
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% | ||||
| US Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% | ||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 17 | 0–17 | 0% | ||||
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| Miami | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | ||||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Hamburg | Q3 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Rome | A | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | ||||
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- ""Con el tiempo le he dado más importancia a lo que experimenté en mi carrera", escrito por Juan Antonio Marín, el mejor tenista de la historia costarricense". La Nación (in Spanish). 6 September 2019. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
- "Tenista Pete Sampras vivió un calvario para ganarle al tico Marín". La Nación (in Spanish). 25 May 1999. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
