Mark Merklein

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Mark Merklein Tennis player
Nation: BahamasBahamas Bahamas
Birthday: June 28, 1972
Size: 188 cm
Weight: 82 kg
1st professional season: 1994
Resignation: 2005
Playing hand: Right
Trainer: Jeffrey Madison
Prize money: $ 502,870
singles
Career record: 10:21
Highest ranking: 160 (July 7 1997)
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  0
Australian Open -
French Open -
Wimbledon -
US Open 1R (1994, 1998)
Double
Career record: 88: 104
Career title: 4th
Highest ranking: 37 (January 12, 2004)
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  0
Australian Open AF (2003)
French Open 2R (1998, 1999)
Wimbledon 2R (1999)
US Open 2R (1993, 1998)
Mixed
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  0
Australian Open 1R (2004)
French Open -
Wimbledon AF (1999)
US Open -
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Mark Merklein (born June 28, 1972 in Freeport ) is a former Bahamian tennis player .

Career

Merklein was especially successful in doubles. With various partners he won four titles on the ATP Tour and reached 37th place on January 12, 2004, his highest place in the double world rankings. He also stood in three other finals. In Grand Slam tournaments , the round of 16 at the Australian Open 2003 was his best result. In the Davis Cup he won 15 of 27 matches, eight in doubles and seven in singles.

successes

Legend (number of victories)
Grand Slam
ATP World Tour Finals
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
ATP World Tour 500
ATP International Series
ATP World Tour 250 (4)

Double

Victories

No. date competition Topping partner Final opponent Bottom line
1. April 21, 1997 United StatesUnited States Orlando sand United StatesUnited States Vincent Spadea United StatesUnited States Alex O'Brien Jeff Salzenstein
United StatesUnited States 		6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 4
2. September 9, 2002 BrazilBrazil Costa do Sauípe Hard court United StatesUnited States Scott Humphries BrazilBrazil Gustavo Kuerten André Sá
BrazilBrazil 		6: 3, 7: 6 1
3. March 3, 2003 United StatesUnited States Scottsdale Hard court United StatesUnited States James Blake AustraliaAustralia Lleyton Hewitt Mark Philippoussis
AustraliaAustralia 		6: 4, 6: 7 2 , 7: 6 5
4th April 26, 2004 GermanyGermany Munich sand United StatesUnited States James Blake AustriaAustria Julian Knowle Nenad Zimonjić
Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro 		6: 2, 6: 4

Final participation

No. date competition Topping partner Final opponent Bottom line
1. May 4, 1998 United StatesUnited States Delray Beach sand United StatesUnited States Vincent Spadea South AfricaSouth Africa Grant Stafford Kevin Ullyett
ZimbabweZimbabwe  		5: 7, 4: 6
2. September 8, 2003 BrazilBrazil Costa do Sauípe Hard court United StatesUnited States Scott Humphries AustraliaAustralia Todd Perry Thomas Shimada
JapanJapan  		2: 6, 4: 6
3. September 29, 2003 JapanJapan Tokyo Hard court United StatesUnited States Scott Humphries United StatesUnited States Justin Gimelstob Nicolas Kiefer
GermanyGermany  		7: 6 6 , 6: 3, 6: 7 4

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personal data
SURNAME Merklein, Mark
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bahamian tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH June 28, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Freeport , Bahamas