Gabriel Markus

Gabriel Markus (born 31 March 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.

Gabriel Markus
Country (sports) Argentina
Born (1970-03-31) 31 March 1970
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1989
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$613,203
Singles
Career record59–72
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 36 (27 Jul 1992)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (1993)
French Open3R (1991, 1993)
Wimbledon1R (1992)
US Open4R (1991)
Doubles
Career record8–9
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 178 (19 Oct 1992)

Career

A clay court specialist, Markus was a quarter-finalist in the Boys' Singles event at the 1987 French Open and at his best was ranked second in the Argentine junior rankings.[1]

The right-handed player made the fourth round of the US Open in 1991, the furthest he would reach in a Grand Slam. Along the way he defeated Diego Nargiso, Stefano Pescosolido and Jan Siemerink.

At the 1992 French Open he memorably pushed second seed Stefan Edberg to five sets in the second round, but was unable to register a win.[2]

Markus won France's Phillips Open in 1992, his only title win on the ATP World Tour. He upset top seed Peter Sampras in the semi-finals.

He participated in two Davis Cup ties for the Argentine team. He defeated Denmark's Morten Christensen in their 1992 World Group encounter and beat both Uruguayan singles players when Argentina faced Uruguay in 1994.[3]

Since retiring, Markus has been involved in coaching. He was coach of David Nalbandian when he reached the final of the 2002 Wimbledon Championships and was coaching Nicolás Massú at the 2004 Athens Olympics, where the Chilean won two gold medals. In 2010, he became coach of Richard Gasquet but they would part company before the year ended.[4]

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 1992 Nice, France Clay Javier Sánchez 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1. 1994 Birmingham, US Clay Jason Stoltenberg 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 1 (1–0)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 1992 Maceió, Brazil Clay John Sobel Ricardo Acioly
Mauro Menezes		 6–4, 1–6, 7–5

Challenger titles

Singles: (5)
No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. 1989 Santos, Brazil Clay Christian Miniussi 6–2, 6–2
2. 1991 São Paulo, Brazil Clay João Cunha e Silva 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
3. 1992 Salerno, Italy Clay Emilio Benfele Álvarez 7–6, 6–1
4. 1993 Geneva, Switzerland Clay Karol Kučera 3–6, 6–2, 7–5
5. 1994 São Paulo, Brazil Clay Hernán Gumy 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
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References
  1. ATP World Tour Profile
  2. ITF Tennis Profile
  3. Davis Cup Profile
  4. 20 minutes, "Richard Gasquet se sépare de son entraîneur Gabriel Markus", 8 September 2010 (in French)
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