Cecil Mamiit

Cecil Mamiit
Country (sports)  United States
 Philippines
Residence Los Angeles
Born (1976-06-27) June 27, 1976
Los Angeles, California
Turned pro 1996
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $1,084,438
Singles
Career record 59–108
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 72 (October 11, 1999)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 2R (1999, 2001)
French Open 2R (2001, 2002)
Wimbledon 1R (1999, 2001, 2002)
US Open 2R (1999)
Doubles
Career record 16–37
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 102 (October 30, 2006)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (2006)
US Open 1R (1996, 1999, 2000)

Cecil Valdeavilla Mamiit (born June 27, 1976) is a former tennis player from the United States who went on to represent the Philippines. He began his professional career in 1996 and reached his highest individual ranking in the ATP Tour on October 11, 1999 as World No. 72.

In 1996, he won the NCAA singles championship as an USC freshman, a feat that had not been achieved since John McEnroe attended Stanford University in 1978.

Mamiit won the silver medal in the men's tournament at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, after losing the final to fellow American Paul Goldstein. At the 2006 Asian Games held in Doha, Qatar, he won bronze in the singles event after losing in the semifinals to Lee Hyung Taik of South Korea. In the doubles event, he also won bronze, along with fellow Filipino-American tennis player Eric Taino, losing to the first-seeded and former World no. 1 doubles players Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes of India.

His best tournament result came at the 1999 San Jose tournament. As a qualifier he defeated Danish Kenneth Carlsen, American Andre Agassi (although Agassi was up 6–0 6–6 before he defaulted)[1], Australian Mark Woodforde, and another American Michael Chang before losing in the final to another Aussie Mark Philippoussis 6–3 6–2.

Mamiit represented the Philippines Davis Cup team, where he was undefeated until 2008.

From January 2011 through the clay court season, he was the hitting partner for Russian Maria Sharapova where she won the 2012 French Open to complete her Career Grand Slam.[2]

Career titles

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (0)
ITF Titles (7)

Singles (7)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. July 13, 1998 Aptos Hard Japan Takao Suzuki 6–7, 6–3, 6–2
2. November 9, 1998 Las Vegas Hard Venezuela Maurice Ruah 7–5, 6–3
3. November 23, 1998 Burbank Hard South Africa David Nainkin 7–6, 7–5
4. December 6, 1999 Burbank Hard United States Alex O'Brien 7–5, 6–3
5. May 31, 2004 Tallahassee Hard Sweden Björn Rehnquist 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
6. May 30, 2005 Yuba City Hard United States Paul Goldstein 6–4, 6–4
7. September 11, 2006 New Orleans Hard United States Amer Delic 6–3, 7–6

References

  1. ↑ "Tennis: Obscene Agassi defaulted". The Independent. 12 February 1999. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  2. ↑ http://www.philstar.com/thedeanscorner/articlescontent.aspx?articleid=650095&publicationsubcategoryid=69
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