Jonathan Stark (tennis)
Jonathan Stark (born April 3, 1971) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During his career he won two Grand Slam doubles titles (the 1994 French Open Men's Doubles and the 1995 Wimbledon Championships Mixed Doubles). Stark reached the world No. 1 doubles ranking in 1994.
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| Residence | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Born | April 3, 1971 Medford, Oregon, U.S. |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 1991 |
| Retired | 2001 |
| Plays | Right-handed (2-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $3,220,867 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 136–151 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 36 (February 28, 1994) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1994, 1998) |
| French Open | 2R (1994, 1997) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1996) |
| US Open | 2R (1992, 1998) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 303–186 |
| Career titles | 19 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (August 1, 1994) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | F (1994) |
| French Open | W (1994) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1992, 1993) |
| US Open | QF (1995) |
Early life
Stark was born in Southern Oregon in the city of Medford on April 3, 1971.[1] In college he played tennis for Stanford University, where he was a singles and doubles All-American in 1990 and 1991.[1] He reached the NCAA doubles final in 1991, partnering Jared Palmer.[1] On July 17, 1997, he married Dana, and they have two sons and a daughter. He was coached by Donald Bozarth and became one of the top juniors. .[1]
Professional tennis
Stark turned professional in 1991 and joined the ATP Tour.[1] In 1992, he won his first tour doubles title at Wellington. His first top-level singles title came in 1993 at Bolzano (beating Cédric Pioline in the final).
In 1994, Stark captured the men's doubles title at the French Open, partnering Byron Black (the pair were also runners-up at the Australian Open that year). He reached his career high singles ranking of World No. 36 in February.[1] The following year, Stark won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title, partnering Martina Navratilova.
Stark won his second top-level singles title in 1996 at Singapore (beating Michael Chang in the final). He was a member of the 1997 U.S. Davis Cup team.[2] In 1997, Stark won the doubles title at the ATP Tour World Championships, partnering Rick Leach. The final doubles title of Stark's career came in 2001 at Long Island.
Over the course of his career, Stark won 2 top-level singles titles and 19 tour doubles titles. His career prize-money totaled US$3,220,867. Stark retired from the professional tour in 2001, lives in Portland, Oregon[1] and coaches with Portland-based Oregon Elite Tennis.[3] He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.[4]
Career finals
Singles: 3 (2 titles – 1 runners-up)
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| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 1. | Jun 1992 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | Grass |  |
4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1. | Oct 1993 | Bolzano, Italy | Carpet (i) |  |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 2. | Oct 1996 | Singapore, Singapore | Carpet (i) | |
6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles: 40 (19 titles – 21 runners-up)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | January 6, 1992 | Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | |
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6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | October 12, 1992 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | |
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6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 3. | May 17, 1993 | Coral Springs, U.S. | Clay | |
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6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 4. | June 14, 1993 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | Grass | |
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7–6, 1–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 5. | October 4, 1993 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) |  |
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3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner | 6. | October 11, 1993 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | |
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7–5, 7–6 |
| Winner | 7. | October 25, 1993 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet | |
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6–3, 7–6 |
| Winner | 8. | November 8, 1993 | Paris, France | Carpet | |
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4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
| Winner | 9. | February 14, 1994 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (i) | |
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7–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 10. | June 6, 1994 | French Open, Paris | Clay | |
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6–4, 7–6 |
| Winner | 11. | August 1, 1994 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | |
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6–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 12. | February 27, 1995 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet | |
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7–6, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Winner | 13. | April 17, 1995 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Hard |  |
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6–3, 3–6, 7–6 |
| Winner | 14. | May 29, 1995 | Bologna, Italy | Clay | |
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7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner | 15. | April 29, 1996 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | |
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 16. | November 11, 1996 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | |
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7–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 17. | November 23, 1997 | Doubles Championships, Hartford | Carpet | |
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6–3, 6–4, 7–6(3) |
| Winner | 18. | August 28, 2000 | Long Island, U.S. | Hard | |
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 19. | August 27, 2001 | Long Island, U.S. | Hard | |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Runners-up (21)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | August 17, 1992 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | |
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3–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | October 5, 1992 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard (i) | |
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | February 8, 1993 | San Francisco, U.S. | Hard (i) | |
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1–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 4. | March 22, 1993 | Miami, U.S. | Hard | |
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7–6, 4–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 5. | January 10, 1994 | Oahu, U.S. | Hard | |
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | January 31, 1994 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | |
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7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | February 7, 1994 | San Jose, U.S. | Hard (i) | |
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6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | February 14, 1994 | Indian Wells, U.S. | Hard | |
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5–7, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 9. | October 10, 1994 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | |
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4–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 10. | October 17, 1994 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Hard | |
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3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 11. | November 7, 1994 | Paris, France | Carpet | |
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6–3, 6–7, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 12. | February 19, 1996 | San Jose, U.S. | Hard (i) | |
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4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 13. | January 13, 1997 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | |
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4–6, 6–4, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 14. | February 24, 1997 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (i) | |
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2–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 15. | October 13, 1997 | Singapore | Carpet | |
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 16. | October 27, 1997 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Carpet | |
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3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 17. | November 3, 1997 | Paris, France | Carpet | |
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2–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 18. | March 30, 1998 | Miami, U.S. | Hard | |
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2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 19. | June 19, 2000 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass |  |
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7–6(5), 3–6, 6–7(1) |
| Runner-up | 20. | February 26, 2001 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (i) | |
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3–6, 6–7(3) |
| Runner-up | 21. | March 5, 2001 | San Jose, U.S. | Hard (i) | |
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3–6, 6–7 |
Doubles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss |
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| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | QF | 3R | F | 1R | A | SF | 3R | QF | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 9 | 20–9 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | W | 2R | SF | QF | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | 1 / 9 | 15–8 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | QF | QF | 3R | 3R | 2R | 3R | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 9 | 16–9 |
| U.S. Open | 1R | 1R | A | 3R | 3R | 1R | 3R | QF | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 13 | 13–13 |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 40 | N/A |
| Annual Win-Loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 8–3 | 5–4 | 15–3 | 6–4 | 6–3 | 9–4 | 3–3 | 7–4 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 0–1 | N/A | 64–39 |
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| Indian Wells | NME | A | A | 1R | 2R | F | 2R | 2R | QF | SF | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 10 | 11–10 | |
| Miami | NME | A | A | 1R | F | SF | SF | 2R | QF | F | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 10 | 18–10 | |
| Monte Carlo | NME | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Rome | NME | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | A | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | |
| Hamburg | NME | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Canada | NME | A | A | 2R | A | W | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | 2R | A | A | 1 / 5 | 7–4 | |
| Cincinnati | NME | A | A | F | QF | QF | SF | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 10–7 | |
| Stuttgart (Stockholm) | NME | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | F | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | |
| Paris | NME | A | A | A | W | F | 2R | 1R | F | SF | 2R | A | A | A | 1 / 7 | 15–6 | |
| Masters Series SR | N/A | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 47 | N/A | |
| Annual Win-Loss | N/A | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–4 | 12–3 | 14–4 | 6–6 | 2–4 | 14–7 | 10–4 | 4–7 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | N/A | 69–45 | |
| Year End Ranking | 935 | 1056 | – | 138 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 13 | 42 | 48 | 97 | 77 | 1137 | N/A | |
A = did not attend tournament
References
- "Jonathan Stark". Tennis Players. ATP World Tour. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
- Associated Press (November 29, 1997). "Americans on brink of defeat". Eugene Register-Guard. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
- "Jonathan Stark – Oregon Elite Tennis". www.oregonelitetennis.com. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- Pfenning, Cliff. "Hall Passes". OregonSports.com. Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
External links
- Jonathan Stark at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Jonathan Stark at the International Tennis Federation
- Jonathan Stark at the Davis Cup
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