Todd Martin

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Todd Martin Tennis player
Todd Martin
Nation: United StatesUnited States United States
Birthday: July 8, 1970
Size: 198 cm
Weight: 91 kg
1st professional season: 1990
Resignation: 2004
Playing hand: Right, two-handed backhand
Prize money: $ 8,232,355
singles
Career record: 411: 234
Career title: 8th
Highest ranking: 4 (September 13 1999)
Grand Slam record
Double
Career record: 100: 85
Career title: 5
Highest ranking: 30 (April 29 1996)
Grand Slam record
Mixed
Grand Slam record
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Todd Christopher Martin (born July 8, 1970 in Hinsdale , Illinois ) is a retired American tennis player .

Career

He became a professional tennis player in 1993 and won his first tennis tournament in Coral Springs in 1993. In 1994 he reached the final of the Australian Open and was defeated by Pete Sampras in three sets. In the same year he made it to the semifinals of Wimbledon and the US Open and won the titles in London's Queen’s Club and in Memphis.

With the US team , Todd Martin won the Davis Cup with a 3-2 win over Russia in 1995 . Also in 1995 he reached the final of the Grand Slam Cup in Munich , which he lost to Goran Ivanišević in three sets.

Martin played his second Grand Slam final at the US Open in 1999, but lost again, this time against Andre Agassi in five sets.

His highest world ranking position was fourth. On August 30, 2004 Todd Martin resigned from active tennis after he failed in the first round of the US Open to Fabrice Santoro 6: 4, 4: 6, 4: 6 and 5: 7.

successes

Legend
Grand Slam
Tennis Masters Cup
Grand Slam Cup
Championship Series, Single Week
Mercedes-Benz Super 9
ATP Masters Series (1)
ATP Championship Series
ATP International Series Gold (3)
ATP World Tour
ATP International Series (9)
Title after covering
Hard Court (7)
Sand (4)
Grass (2)
Carpet (0)

singles

Victories

No. date competition Topping Final opponent Bottom line
1. May 17, 1993 United StatesUnited States Coral Springs sand United StatesUnited States David Wheaton 6: 3, 6: 4
2. February 14, 1994 United StatesUnited States Memphis (1) Hard court United StatesUnited States Brad Gilbert 6: 4, 7: 5
3. June 13, 1994 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Queen's Club race United StatesUnited States Pete Sampras 7: 6 4 , 7: 6 4
4th February 20, 1995 United StatesUnited States Memphis (2) Hard court NetherlandsNetherlands Paul Haarhuis 7: 6 2 , 6: 4
5. January 15, 1996 AustraliaAustralia Sydney (1) Hard court CroatiaCroatia Goran Ivanišević 5: 7, 6: 3, 6: 4
6th April 20, 1998 SpainSpain Barcelona sand SpainSpain Alberto Berasategui 6: 2, 1: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2
7th November 16, 1998 SwedenSweden Stockholm Hard court SwedenSweden Thomas Johansson 6: 3, 6: 4, 6: 4
8th. January 18, 1999 AustraliaAustralia Sydney (2) Hard court SpainSpain Alex Corretja 6: 3, 7: 6 5

Final participation

No. date competition Topping Final opponent Bottom line
1. February 15, 1993 United StatesUnited States Memphis Hard court (i) United StatesUnited States Jim Courier 7: 5, 6: 7 4 , 6: 7 4
2. July 26, 1993 United StatesUnited States Washington DC Hard court IsraelIsrael Amos Mansdorf 6: 7 3 , 5: 7
3. 2nd August 1993 CanadaCanada Montreal Hard court SwedenSweden Mikael Pernfors 6: 2, 2: 6, 5: 7
4th October 18, 1993 JapanJapan Tokyo Carpet (i) Czech RepublicCzech Republic Ivan Lendl 4: 6, 4: 6
5. January 31, 1994 AustraliaAustralia Australian Open Hard court United StatesUnited States Pete Sampras 6: 7 4 , 4: 6, 4: 6
6th May 2, 1994 United StatesUnited States Atlanta sand United StatesUnited States Michael Chang 7: 6 4 , 6: 7 4 , 0: 6
7th May 9, 1994 United StatesUnited States Pinehurst sand United StatesUnited States Jared Palmer 4: 6, 6: 7 5
8th. December 18, 1995 GermanyGermany Munich Carpet (i) CroatiaCroatia Goran Ivanišević 6: 7 4 , 3: 6, 4: 6
9. February 26, 1996 United StatesUnited States Memphis Hard court (i) United StatesUnited States Pete Sampras 4: 6, 6: 7 2
10. August 22, 1996 SwedenSweden Stockholm Hard court (i) SwedenSweden Thomas Enqvist 5: 7, 4: 6, 6: 7 0
11. April 12, 1999 PortugalPortugal Estoril sand SpainSpain Albert Costa 6: 7 4 , 6: 2, 3: 6
12. September 13, 1999 United StatesUnited States US Open Hard court United StatesUnited States Andre Agassi 4: 6, 7: 6 5 , 7: 6 2 , 3: 6, 2: 6

Double

Victories

No. date competition Topping partner Final opponent Bottom line
1. May 9, 1993 United StatesUnited States Tampa sand United StatesUnited States Derrick Rostagno United StatesUnited States Kelly Jones Jared Palmer
United StatesUnited States 
6: 3, 6: 4
2. 22nd August 1993 United StatesUnited States Indianapolis Hard court United StatesUnited States Scott Davis United StatesUnited States Ken Flat Rick Leach
United StatesUnited States 
6: 4, 6: 4
3. June 23, 1995 BermudaBermuda Bermuda sand CanadaCanada Grant Connell New ZealandNew Zealand Brett Steven Jason Stoltenberg
AustraliaAustralia 
7: 6, 2: 6, 7: 5
4th June 18, 1995 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Queen's Club race United StatesUnited States Pete Sampras SwedenSweden Jan Apell Jonas Björkman
SwedenSweden 
7: 6, 6: 4
5. August 11, 2002 United StatesUnited States Cincinnati Hard court United StatesUnited States James Blake IndiaIndia Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirny
BelarusBelarus 
7: 5, 6: 3

Final participation

No. date competition Topping partner Final opponent Bottom line
1. May 2, 1993 United StatesUnited States Atlanta sand United StatesUnited States Jared Palmer United StatesUnited States Paul Annacone Richey Reneberg
United StatesUnited States 
4: 6, 6: 7
2. August 20, 1995 United StatesUnited States Indianapolis Hard court United StatesUnited States Scott Davis BahamasBahamas Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
CanadaCanada 
4: 6, 4: 6
3. November 5, 1995 FranceFrance Paris Carpet (i) United StatesUnited States Jim Grabb CanadaCanada Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith
United StatesUnited States 
2: 6, 2: 6
4th November 10, 1996 SwedenSweden Stockholm Hard court (i) United StatesUnited States Chris Woodruff United StatesUnited States Patrick Galbraith Jonathan Stark
United StatesUnited States 
6: 7, 4: 6
5. March 15, 1998 United StatesUnited States Indian Wells Hard court United StatesUnited States Richey Reneberg SwedenSweden Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter
AustraliaAustralia 
4: 6, 6: 7

Web links

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