Eric Taino

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.

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)
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 Doubles 2007 Korat Team
Last updated on: 8 July 2017.

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.