Sargis Sargsian

Sargis Sargsian (Armenian: Սարգիս Սարգսյան, born 3 June 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Armenia.

Sargis Sargsian
Country (sports) Armenia
ResidenceBoca Raton, Florida
Born (1973-06-03) 3 June 1973
Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1995
Retired2006
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$2,603,732
Singles
Career record155–209 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 38 (12 January 2004)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open4R (2003)
French Open3R (1998, 1999, 2000)
Wimbledon3R (2001, 2003)
US Open4R (2004)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (1996)
Doubles
Career record68–79 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 33 (9 August 2004)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open3R (2004, 2005)
French OpenQF (2004)
Wimbledon1R (1998, 2003, 2004)
US Open2R (1997)

Sargsian turned pro in 1995, and has won one singles and two doubles titles during his career on the ATP Tour. He played for Armenia at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, in Atlanta he reached second round, but in Sydney he lost in first round.

Sargsian also played at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He reached career-high rankings of World No. 38 in singles and World No. 33 in doubles during 2004. Sargsian retired in 2006 and now resides in Florida.

Career finals

Singles: 3 (1 win – 2 losses)

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (1)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 1997 Newport, U.S. Grass Brett Steven 7–6(7–0), 4–6, 7–5
Loss 1–1 Oct 2003 Moscow, Russia Hard (i) Taylor Dent 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss 1–2 Oct 2003 St Petersburg, Russia Hard (i) Gustavo Kuerten 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 5 (2 titles – 3 runners-up)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partners Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 1999 Newport, U.S. Grass Chris Woodruff Wayne Arthurs
Leander Paes
7–6, 6–7, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 2000 Washington, U.S. Hard Andre Agassi Alex O'Brien
Jared Palmer
5–7, 1–6
Loss 0–3 May 2003 St. Pölten, Austria Clay Nenad Zimonjić Simon Aspelin
Massimo Bertolini
4–6, 7–6(8–6), 3–6
Win 1–3 Jul 2003 Washington, U.S. Hard Yevgeny Kafelnikov Chris Haggard
Paul Hanley
7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Win 2–3 Sep 2003 Bucharest, Romania Clay Karsten Braasch Simon Aspelin
Jeff Coetzee
7–6(9–7), 6–2

Performance timeline

Singles

Tournament1995199719981999200020012002200320042005SRW–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A 2R 1R 2R 1R 2R 1R 4R 2R 2R 0 / 9 8–9
French Open A 1R 3R 3R 3R 2R 1R 2R 1R 1R 0 / 9 8–9
Wimbledon A 2R 2R 1R 1R 3R 2R 3R 2R 1R 0 / 9 8–9
US Open 3R 3R 1R 1R 1R A 3R 2R 4R A 0 / 8 10–8
Win–Loss 2–1 4–4 3–4 3–4 2–4 4–3 3–4 7–4 5–4 1–3 0 / 35 31–35


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