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Jonathan Stark (born April 3, 1971, in Medford, Oregon) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During his career he won two Grand Slam doubles titles (the 1994 French Open Men's Doubles and the 1995 Wimbledon Championships Mixed Doubles). Stark reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1994.
Early life
Stark was born in Southern Oregon in the city of Medford on April 3, 1971.[1] In college he played tennis for Stanford University, where he was a singles and doubles All-American in 1990 and 1991.[1] He reached the NCAA doubles final in 1991, partnering Jared Palmer.[1] On July 17, 1997, he married Dana, and they have two sons and a daughter.[1]
Professional tennis
Stark turned professional in 1991 and joined the ATP Tour.[1] In 1992, he won his first tour doubles title at Wellington. His first top-level singles title came in 1993 at Bolzano (beating Cédric Pioline in the final).
In 1994, Stark captured the men's doubles title at the French Open, partnering Byron Black (the pair were also runners-up at the Australian Open that year). He reached his career high singles ranking of World No. 36 in February.[1] The following year, Stark won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title, partnering Martina Navratilova.
Stark won his second top-level singles title in 1996 at Singapore (beating Michael Chang in the final). He was a member of the 1997 U.S. Davis Cup team.[2] In 1997, Stark won the doubles title at the ATP Tour World Championships, partnering Rick Leach. The final doubles title of Stark's career came in 2001 at Long Island.
Over the course of his career, Stark won 2 top-level singles titles and 19 tour doubles titles. His career prize-money totaled US$3,220,867. Stark retired from the professional tour in 2001 and lives in Portland, Oregon.[1] He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.[3]
Career finals
Singles: 3 (2 titles – 1 runner-ups)
Legend
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Grand Slam (0–0)
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Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
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ATP Masters Series (0–0)
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ATP Championship Series (0–0)
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ATP Tour (2–1)
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Titles by Surface
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Hard (0–0)
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Clay (0–0)
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Grass (0–1)
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Carpet (2–0)
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Doubles: 40 (19 titles – 21 runner-ups)
Legend
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Grand Slam (1)
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Tennis Masters Cup (1)
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ATP Masters Series (2)
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ATP Championship Series (4)
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ATP Tour (11)
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Titles by Surface
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Hard (11)
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Clay (3)
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Grass (1)
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Carpet (4)
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Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partnering
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Opponent in the final
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Score
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Winner
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1.
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January 6, 1992
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Wellington, New Zealand
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Hard
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23x15px Jared Palmer
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23x15px Michiel Schapers 23x15px Daniel Vacek
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6–3, 6–3
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Winner
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2.
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October 12, 1992
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Sydney Indoor, Australia
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Hard (i)
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23x15px Patrick McEnroe
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23x15px Jim Grabb 23x15px Richey Reneberg
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6–2, 6–3
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Winner
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3.
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May 17, 1993
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Coral Springs, U.S.
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Clay
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23x15px Patrick McEnroe
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23x15px Paul Annacone 23x15px Doug Flach
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6–4, 6–3
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Winner
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4.
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June 14, 1993
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Rosmalen, Netherlands
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Grass
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23x15px Patrick McEnroe
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23x15px David Adams 23x15px Andrei Olhovskiy
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7–6, 1–6, 6–4
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Winner
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5.
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October 4, 1993
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Basel, Switzerland
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Hard (i)
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23x15px Byron Black
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23x15px Brad Pearce 23x15px David Randall
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3–6, 7–5, 6–3
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Winner
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6.
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October 11, 1993
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Toulouse, France
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Hard (i)
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23x15px Byron Black
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23x15px David Prinosil 23x15px Udo Riglewski
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7–5, 7–6
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Winner
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7.
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October 25, 1993
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Vienna, Austria
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Carpet
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23x15px Byron Black
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23x15px Mike Bauer 23x15px David Prinosil
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6–3, 7–6
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Winner
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8.
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November 8, 1993
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Paris, France
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Carpet
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23x15px Byron Black
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23x15px Tom Nijssen 23x15px Cyril Suk
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4–6, 7–5, 6–2
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Winner
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9.
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February 14, 1994
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Memphis, U.S.
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Hard (i)
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23x15px Byron Black
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23x15px Jim Grabb 23x15px Jared Palmer
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7–6, 6–4
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Winner
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10.
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June 6, 1994
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French Open, Paris
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Clay
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23x15px Byron Black
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23x15px Jan Apell 23x15px Jonas Björkman
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6–4, 7–6
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Winner
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11.
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August 1, 1994
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Montreal, Canada
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Hard
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23x15px Byron Black
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23x15px Patrick McEnroe 23x15px Jared Palmer
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6–6, 6–4
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Winner
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12.
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February 27, 1995
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Philadelphia, U.S.
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Carpet
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23x15px Jim Grabb
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23x15px Jacco Eltingh 23x15px Paul Haarhuis
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7–6, 6–7, 6–3
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Winner
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13.
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April 17, 1995
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Tokyo Outdoor, Japan
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Hard
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23x15px Mark Knowles
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23x15px John Fitzgerald 23x15px Anders Järryd
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6–3, 3–6, 7–6
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Winner
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14.
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May 29, 1995
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Bologna, Italy
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Clay
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23x15px Byron Black
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23x15px Libor Pimek 23x15px Vince Spadea
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7–5, 6–3
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Winner
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15.
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April 29, 1996
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Seoul, South Korea
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Hard
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23x15px Rick Leach
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23x15px Kent Kinnear 23x15px Kevin Ullyett
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6–4, 6–4
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Winner
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16.
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November 11, 1996
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Stockholm, Sweden
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Hard (i)
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23x15px Patrick Galbraith
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23x15px Todd Martin 23x15px Chris Woodruff
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7–6, 6–4
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Winner
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17.
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November 23, 1997
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Doubles Championships, Hartford
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Carpet
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23x15px Rick Leach
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Template:Country data IND Mahesh Bhupathi Template:Country data IND Leander Paes
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6–3, 6–4, 7–6(3)
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Winner
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18.
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August 28, 2000
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Long Island, U.S.
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Hard
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23x15px Kevin Ullyett
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23x15px Jan-Michael Gambill 23x15px Scott Humphries
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6–4, 6–4
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Winner
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19.
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August 27, 2001
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Long Island, U.S.
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Hard
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23x15px Kevin Ullyett
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23x15px Leoš Friedl 23x15px Radek Štěpánek
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6–1, 6–4
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Runner-ups (21)
Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partnering
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Opponent in the final
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Score
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Runner-up
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1.
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August 17, 1992
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Cincinnati, U.S.
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Hard
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23x15px Patrick McEnroe
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23x15px Mark Woodforde 23x15px Todd Woodbridge
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3–6, 6–1, 3–6
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Runner-up
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2.
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October 5, 1992
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Brisbane, Australia
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Hard (i)
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23x15px Patrick McEnroe
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23x15px Steve DeVries 23x15px David Macpherson
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4–6, 4–6
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Runner-up
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3.
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February 8, 1993
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San Francisco, U.S.
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Hard (i)
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23x15px Patrick McEnroe
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23x15px Scott Davis 23x15px Jacco Eltingh
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1–6, 6–4, 5–7
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Runner-up
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4.
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March 22, 1993
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Miami, U.S.
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Hard
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23x15px Patrick McEnroe
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23x15px Richard Krajicek 23x15px Jan Siemerink
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7–6, 4–6, 6–7
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Runner-up
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5.
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January 10, 1994
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Oahu, U.S.
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Hard
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23x15px Alex O'Brien
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23x15px Tom Nijssen 23x15px Cyril Suk
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4–6, 4–6
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Runner-up
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6.
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January 31, 1994
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Australian Open, Melbourne
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Hard
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23x15px Byron Black
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23x15px Jacco Eltingh 23x15px Paul Haarhuis
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7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 3–6
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Runner-up
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7.
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February 7, 1994
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San Jose, U.S.
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Hard (i)
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23x15px Byron Black
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23x15px Rick Leach 23x15px Jared Palmer
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6–4, 4–6, 4–6
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Runner-up
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8.
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February 14, 1994
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Indian Wells, U.S.
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Hard
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23x15px Byron Black
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23x15px Grant Connell 23x15px Patrick Galbraith
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5–7, 3–6
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Runner-up
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9.
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October 10, 1994
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Sydney Indoor, Australia
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Hard (i)
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23x15px Byron Black
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23x15px Jacco Eltingh 23x15px Paul Haarhuis
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4–6, 6–7
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Runner-up
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10.
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October 17, 1994
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Tokyo Indoor, Japan
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Hard
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23x15px Byron Black
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23x15px Grant Connell 23x15px Patrick Galbraith
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3–6, 6–3, 4–6
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Runner-up
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11.
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November 7, 1994
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Paris, France
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Carpet
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23x15px Byron Black
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23x15px Jacco Eltingh 23x15px Paul Haarhuis
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6–3, 6–7, 5–7
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Runner-up
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12.
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February 19, 1996
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San Jose, U.S.
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Hard (i)
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23x15px Richey Reneberg
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23x15px Trevor Kronemann 23x15px David Macpherson
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4–6, 6–3, 3–6
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Runner-up
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13.
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January 13, 1997
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Auckland, New Zealand
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Hard
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23x15px Rick Leach
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23x15px Ellis Ferreira 23x15px Patrick Galbraith
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4–6, 6–4, 6–7
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Runner-up
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14.
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February 24, 1997
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Memphis, U.S.
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Hard (i)
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23x15px Rick Leach
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23x15px Ellis Ferreira 23x15px Patrick Galbraith
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2–6, 3–6
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Runner-up
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15.
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October 13, 1997
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Singapore
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Carpet
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23x15px Rick Leach
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Template:Country data IND Mahesh Bhupathi Template:Country data IND Leander Paes
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4–6, 4–6
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Runner-up
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16.
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October 27, 1997
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Stuttgart Indoor, Germany
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Carpet
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23x15px Rick Leach
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23x15px Todd Woodbridge 23x15px Mark Woodforde
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3–6, 3–6
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Runner-up
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17.
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November 3, 1997
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Paris, France
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Carpet
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23x15px Rick Leach
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23x15px Jacco Eltingh 23x15px Paul Haarhuis
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2–6, 6–7
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Runner-up
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18.
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March 30, 1998
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Miami, U.S.
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Hard
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23x15px Alex O’Brien
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23x15px Ellis Ferreira 23x15px Rick Leach
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2–6, 4–6
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Runner-up
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19.
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June 19, 2000
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London/Queen's Club, England
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Grass
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23x15px Eric Taino
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23x15px Mark Woodforde 23x15px Todd Woodbridge
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7–6(5), 3–6, 6–7(1)
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Runner-up
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20.
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February 26, 2001
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Memphis, U.S.
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Hard (i)
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23x15px Alex O’Brien
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23x15px Bob Bryan 23x15px Mike Bryan
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3–6, 6–7(3)
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Runner-up
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21.
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March 5, 2001
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San Jose, U.S.
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Hard (i)
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23x15px Jan-Michael Gambill
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23x15px Mark Knowles 23x15px Brian MacPhie
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3–6, 6–7
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Doubles performance timeline
Tournament |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
Career SR |
Career Win-Loss
|
Grand Slams
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Australian Open
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
QF
|
3R
|
F
|
1R
|
A
|
SF
|
3R
|
QF
|
A
|
2R
|
1R
|
0 / 9
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20–9
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French Open
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
1R
|
W
|
2R
|
SF
|
QF
|
1R
|
3R
|
1R
|
1R
|
A
|
1 / 9
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15–8
|
Wimbledon
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
QF
|
QF
|
3R
|
3R
|
2R
|
3R
|
A
|
3R
|
1R
|
2R
|
A
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0 / 9
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16–9
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U.S. Open
|
1R
|
1R
|
A
|
3R
|
3R
|
1R
|
3R
|
QF
|
2R
|
1R
|
2R
|
2R
|
1R
|
2R
|
A
|
0 / 13
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13–13
|
Grand Slam SR
|
0 / 1
|
0 / 1
|
0 / 0
|
0 / 1
|
0 / 3
|
0 / 4
|
1 / 4
|
0 / 4
|
0 / 3
|
0 / 4
|
0 / 3
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0 / 4
|
0 / 3
|
0 / 4
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0 / 1
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1 / 40
|
N/A
|
Annual Win-Loss
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0–1
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0–1
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0–0
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2–1
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8–3
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5–4
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15–3
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6–4
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6–3
|
9–4
|
3–3
|
7–4
|
0–3
|
3–4
|
0–1
|
N/A
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64–39
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ATP Masters Series
|
Indian Wells
|
NME
|
A
|
A
|
1R
|
2R
|
F
|
2R
|
2R
|
QF
|
SF
|
1R
|
2R
|
1R
|
A
|
0 / 10
|
11–10
|
Miami
|
NME
|
A
|
A
|
1R
|
F
|
SF
|
SF
|
2R
|
QF
|
F
|
3R
|
1R
|
1R
|
A
|
0 / 10
|
18–10
|
Monte Carlo
|
NME
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
1R
|
A
|
0 / 1
|
0–1
|
Rome
|
NME
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
SF
|
A
|
2R
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
0 / 2
|
4–2
|
Hamburg
|
NME
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
1R
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
0 / 1
|
0–1
|
Canada
|
NME
|
A
|
A
|
2R
|
A
|
W
|
2R
|
A
|
2R
|
A
|
A
|
2R
|
A
|
A
|
1 / 5
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7–4
|
Cincinnati
|
NME
|
A
|
A
|
F
|
QF
|
QF
|
SF
|
2R
|
1R
|
A
|
1R
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
0 / 7
|
10–7
|
Stuttgart (Stockholm)
|
NME
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
QF
|
A
|
F
|
1R
|
1R
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
0 / 4
|
4–4
|
Paris
|
NME
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
W
|
F
|
2R
|
1R
|
F
|
SF
|
2R
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
1 / 7
|
15–6
|
Masters Series SR
|
N/A
|
0 / 0
|
0 / 0
|
0 / 4
|
1 / 4
|
1 / 5
|
0 / 6
|
0 / 4
|
0 / 7
|
0 / 4
|
0 / 7
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0 / 3
|
0 / 3
|
0 / 0
|
2 / 47
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N/A
|
Annual Win-Loss
|
N/A
|
0–0
|
0–0
|
5–4
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12–3
|
14–4
|
6–6
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2–4
|
14–7
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10–4
|
4–7
|
2–3
|
0–3
|
0–0
|
N/A
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69–45
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Year End Ranking
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935
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1056
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–
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138
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23
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10
|
4
|
16
|
41
|
13
|
42
|
48
|
97
|
77
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1137
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N/A
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A = did not attend tournament
References
External links
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- ATP doubles rankings incepted on 1 March 1976
- (year first held/year last held – number of weeks (w))
- current No. 1 in bold, as of 13 April 2015
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Persondata
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Name
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Stark, Jonathan
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Alternative names
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Short description
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American tennis player
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Date of birth
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April 3, 1971
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Place of birth
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Medford, Oregon, USA
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Date of death
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Place of death
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