Eric Taino

Eric Taino
Country (sports)  Philippines
Born (1975-03-18) 18 March 1975
Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro 1997
Retired 2008
Plays Left-handed
Prize money $542,367
Singles
Career record 14-20 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 122 (3 November 2003)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2005)
Wimbledon Q2 (2002)
US Open 1R (2001, 2002)
Doubles
Career record 50-65 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles 1
Highest ranking No. 52 (24 April 2000)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1999, 2000)
French Open 2R (2001)
Wimbledon 1R (2000, 2001)
US Open 2R (2002)
Last updated on: 8 July 2017.
Eric Taino

Medal record
Tennis
Representing  Philippines
Asian Games
2006 Doha Doubles
Southeast Asian Games
2005 Manila Team
2005 Manila Doubles
2007 Korat Doubles
2005 Manila Singles
2007 Korat Team
2007 Korat Doubles

Eric Taino (born March 18, 1975 in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States) is a retired ATP Tour American tennis player who later represented the Philippines in international competition. Before turning pro, he was the #1 player and captain of the then #2 nationally ranked UCLA tennis team and achieved All-American honors. His teammates included fellow pros Justin Gimelstob and Kevin Kim.

As a junior player, he won the 1992 US Open – Boys' Doubles with Jimmy Jackson by defeating the Chileans future World no. 1 singles player Marcelo Ríos and Gabriel Silberstein. He started a professional career in 1997 and achieved the highest ranking of World No. 122 as a singles player on the ATP Tour in November 2003. He was also ranked as high as 52nd in the world in April 2000 as a doubles player. He won a doubles title in 1999 Singapore Open with Belarusian partner and future World no. 1 doubles player Max Mirnyi beating The Woodies in the final.

In 2006, Taino won the bronze medal in the men's doubles tournament at the Asian Games held in Doha, Qatar together with his fellow Filipino-American partner Cecil Mamiit, losing to Indian pair and top doubles players Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes.

He played for the Philippines Davis Cup team until 2008. Since his retirement, Taino returned to UCLA to finish his degree and remains active in tennis, coaching and playing in Los Angeles, where he resides with his family.

Titles (1)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents in the final Score
1. October 11, 1999 Singapore Hard Belarus Max Mirnyi Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde		 6–3, 6–4


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