Sergio Casal
Sergio Casal Martínez (born 8 September 1962) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. During his career, he won three Grand Slam doubles titles, as well as the men's doubles Silver Medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
| Full name | Sergio Casal Martinez |
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| Country (sports) |  |
| Residence | Barcelona, Spain |
| Born | 8 September 1962 Barcelona, Spain |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 1981 |
| Retired | 1995 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$2,107,745 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 122–146 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 31 (11 November 1985) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| French Open | 2R (1983, 1986, 1987) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1987) |
| US Open | 3R (1986) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 500–255 |
| Career titles | 47 |
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (25 February 1991) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1990, 1992, 1993, 1994) |
| French Open | W (1990) |
| Wimbledon | F (1987) |
| US Open | W (1988) |
Medal record
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Casal turned professional in 1981. He won his first top-level doubles title in 1983 at Aix-en-Provence. He captured a total of 47 men's doubles titles during his career. Partnering his fellow Spaniard Emilio Sánchez, he won the men's doubles titles at the US Open in 1988 and the French Open in 1990. The pair were also the men's doubles runners-up at Wimbledon in 1987 and won the Silver Medal for Spain at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. Casal also won the US Open mixed doubles title in 1986, partnering Raffaella Reggi. Casal's career-high doubles ranking was World No. 3.
Casal also won one top-level singles title at Florence in 1985. He was a singles runner-up at Aix-en-Provence in 1983, and at the Paris Open in 1986. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 31.
Casal was a member of the Spanish team which won the World Team Cup in 1992.
He beat Boris Becker in a 1987 Davis Cup match.
Casal retired from the professional tour in 1995.
In 2017, he received from the International Tennis Federation (ITF) its highest accolade, the Philippe Chatrier award, for his contributions to tennis.[1]
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1988 | US Open | Hard | |
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walkover |
| Loss | 1987 | Wimbledon | Grass | | | 3–6, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner | 1990 | French Open | Clay | |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Mixed doubles: 1 (1 title)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1986 | US Open | Hard |  |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Career finals
Doubles (47 wins, 26 losses)
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| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 16 May 1983 | Aix-en-Provence, France | Clay |  |
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6–2, 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 8 April 1985 | Munich, Germany | Clay | |
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6–4, 5–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 3. | 22 July 1985 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | |
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0–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 1. | 12 August 1985 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | |
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6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4. | 16 September 1985 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | |
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4–6, 7–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 2. | 23 September 1985 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | |
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6–4, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 3. | 30 September 1985 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | |
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6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5. | 25 November 1985 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | |
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4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6. | 14 April 1986 | Bari, Italy | Clay | |
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6–2, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4. | 12 May 1986 | Munich, Germany | Clay | |
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6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 5. | 12 May 1986 | Florence, Italy | Clay | |
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6–4, 7–6 |
| Win | 6. | 14 July 1986 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | |
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6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 7. | 28 July 1986 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | |
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6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 8. | 22 September 1986 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | |
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6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 9. | 9 February 1987 | Philadelphia, United States | Carpet | |
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3–6, 6–1, 7–6 |
| Loss | 7. | 16 February 1987 | Memphis, United States | Hard (i) | |
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4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 8. | 6 April 1987 | Milan, Italy | Carpet | |
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6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 10. | 20 April 1987 | Nice, France | Clay | |
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6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 9. | 11 May 1987 | Munich, Germany | Clay | |
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6–7, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Win | 11. | 15 June 1987 | Bologna, Italy | Clay | |
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6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 10. | 6 July 1987 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | |
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6–3, 7–6, 6–7, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 12. | 20 July 1987 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | |
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6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 13. | 10 August 1987 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | |
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7–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 11. | 21 September 1987 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | |
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3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Loss | 12. | 16 November 1987 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hard | |
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3–6, 7–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 14. | 23 November 1987 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | |
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W/O |
| Win | 15. | 30 November 1987 | Itaparica, Brazil | Hard | |
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6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 16. | 18 April 1988 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | |
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6–7, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 17. | 25 April 1988 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | |
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6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 18. | 18 July 1988 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | |
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4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 19. | 1 August 1988 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | |
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7–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 20. | 8 August 1988 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | |
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6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 21. | 12 September 1988 | US Open, New York | Hard | |
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W/O |
| Win | 22. | 19 September 1988 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | |
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6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 13. | 26 September 1988 | Seoul Olympics, South Korea | Hard | |
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3–6, 4–6, 7–6, 7–6, 7–9 |
| Win | 23. | 28 November 1988 | Itaparica, Brazil | Hard | |
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7–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 14. | 11 December 1988 | Masters Doubles, London | Carpet | |
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4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 0–6 |
| Win | 24. | 19 June 1989 | Bologna, Italy | Clay | |
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6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 15. | 26 June 1989 | Bari, Italy | Clay | |
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6–0, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 16. | 25 September 1989 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | |
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3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 17. | 8 January 1990 | Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | |
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4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 25. | 9 April 1990 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | |
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7–5, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 18. | 16 April 1990 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | |
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6–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 26. | 21 May 1990 | Rome, Italy | Clay | |
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7–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 27. | 11 June 1990 | French Open, Paris | Clay | |
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7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 28. | 16 July 1990 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | |
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6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 29. | 30 July 1990 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | |
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7–5, 7–5 |
| Win | 30. | 1 October 1990 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | |
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 31. | 8 October 1990 | Athens, Greece | Clay | |
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4–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 19. | 25 November 1990 | Tennis Masters Cup, Australia | Hard | |
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4–6, 6–7, 7–5, 4–6 |
| Win | 32. | 14 January 1991 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | |
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4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 33. | 25 February 1991 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Carpet | |
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6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 34. | 13 May 1991 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | |
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4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 35. | 4 November 1991 | Buzios, Brazil | Hard | |
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4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 36. | 13 January 1992 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Hard | |
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3–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 20. | 10 February 1992 | Milan, Italy | Carpet | |
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7–5, 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 37. | 11 May 1992 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | |
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5–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 38. | 27 July 1992 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | |
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6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 21. | 31 August 1992 | Schenectady, United States | Hard | |
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3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 39. | 21 September 1992 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | |
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6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 22. | 12 April 1993 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | |
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6–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 40. | 21 June 1993 | Genova, Italy | Clay | |
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6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 41. | 4 October 1993 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | |
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6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 42. | 18 October 1993 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | |
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 43. | 8 November 1993 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | |
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4–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 23. | 15 November 1993 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | |
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 44. | 11 July 1994 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | |
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7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 24. | 8 August 1994 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | |
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7–6, 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 25. | 7 November 1994 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Clay | |
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6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 45. | 14 November 1994 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | |
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6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 46. | 8 May 1995 | Atlanta, United States | Clay | |
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6–7, 6–3, 7–6 |
| Loss | 26. | 22 May 1995 | Coral Springs, United States | Clay | |
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3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 47. | 6 November 1995 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Clay | |
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2–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
Doubles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss |
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| Grand Slams | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 4–5 |
| French Open | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | A | QF | W | 3R | 1R | QF | QF | 2R | A | A | 1 / 13 | 24–12 |
| Wimbledon | A | 2R | A | 1R | QF | F | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 8 | 10–8 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | SF | W | 2R | 2R | A | QF | 1R | 2R | SF | A | A | 1 / 9 | 19–8 |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 35 | N/A |
| Annual Win-Loss | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 6–3 | 10–3 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 8–2 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 5–4 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | N/A | 57–33 |
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | These Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 |
1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | |||||||
| Miami | QF | QF | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 6 | 6–6 | ||||||||
| Monte Carlo | 2R | SF | 2R | SF | SF | 2R | A | A | 0 / 6 | 9–6 | ||||||||
| Rome | W | QF | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 1 / 5 | 8–4 | ||||||||
| Hamburg | A | W | W | SF | 2R | A | A | A | 2 / 4 | 13–2 | ||||||||
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||
| Stuttgart (Stockholm) | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||||||||
| Paris | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | ||||||||
| Masters Series SR | N/A | 1 / 6 | 1 / 5 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 3 / 30 | N/A | |||||||
| Annual Win-Loss | N/A | 8–5 | 10–4 | 6–5 | 9–5 | 4–5 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | N/A | 38–27 | |||||||
| Year End Ranking | 159 | 73 | 169 | 25 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 53 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 34 | 35 | – | 742 | N/A | |
A = did not attend tournament
NH = tournament not held
References
- "Spanish duo given Philippe Chatrier Award at ITF World Champions Dinner". Inside the Games website. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
External links
- Sergio Casal at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Sergio Casal at the International Tennis Federation
- Sergio Casal at the Davis Cup
- Sergio Casal at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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