Spanish tennis player
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Casal and the second or maternal family name is
Martínez .
Sergio Casal Full name Sergio Casal Martínez Country (sports) SpainResidence Barcelona , SpainBorn (1962-09-08 ) 8 September 1962 (age 62) Barcelona, SpainHeight 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Turned pro 1981 Retired 1995 Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Prize money US$2,100,495 Career record 124–148 Career titles 1 Highest ranking No. 31 (11 November 1985) French Open 2R (1983, 1986, 1987) Wimbledon 2R (1987) US Open 3R (1986) Career record 500–255 Career titles 47 Highest ranking No. 3 (25 February 1991) Australian Open 2R (1990, 1992, 1993, 1994) French Open W (1990)Wimbledon F (1987) US Open W (1988)
Sergio Casal Martínez (born 8 September 1962) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. During his career, he won three Grand Slam doubles titles, as well as the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics .
Casal turned professional in 1981. He won his first top-level doubles title in 1983 at Aix-en-Provence . He captured a total of 47 men's doubles titles during his career. Partnering his fellow Spaniard Emilio Sánchez , he won the men's doubles titles at the US Open in 1988 and the French Open in 1990. The pair were also the men's doubles runners-up at Wimbledon in 1987 and won the silver medal for Spain at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul . Casal also won the US Open mixed doubles title in 1986, partnering Raffaella Reggi . Casal's career-high doubles ranking was World No. 3.[citation needed ]
Casal won one top-level singles title at Florence in 1985. He was a singles runner-up at Aix-en-Provence in 1983, and at the Paris Open in 1986. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 31. He beat Boris Becker in a 1987 Davis Cup match.[ 1] Casal was a member of the Spanish team which won the World Team Cup in 1992. He retired from the professional tour in 1995.[citation needed ]
In 2017, he received from the International Tennis Federation (ITF) its highest accolade, the Philippe Chatrier award , for his contributions to tennis.[ 2]
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Mixed doubles: 1 (1 title)
Career finals
Doubles (47 wins, 26 losses)
Legend
Grand Slam (2)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (3)
ATP Championship Series (1)
ATP Tour (41)
Titles by surface
Hard (7)
Clay (38)
Grass (0)
Carpet (2)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
1.
16 May 1983
Aix-en-Provence , France
Clay
Iván Camus
Henri Leconte Gilles Moretton
6–2, 1–6, 2–6
Loss
2.
8 April 1985
Munich , West Germany
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick
6–4, 5–7, 5–7
Loss
3.
22 July 1985
Båstad , Sweden
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd
0–6, 6–7
Win
1.
12 August 1985
Kitzbühel , Austria
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Paolo Canè Claudio Panatta
6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Loss
4.
16 September 1985
Palermo , Italy
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Colin Dowdeswell Joakim Nyström
4–6, 7–6, 6–7
Win
2.
23 September 1985
Geneva , Switzerland
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta
6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Win
3.
30 September 1985
Barcelona , Spain
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Jan Gunnarsson Michael Mortensen
6–3, 6–3
Loss
5.
25 November 1985
Vienna , Austria
Hard (i)
Emilio Sánchez
Mike De Palmer Gary Donnelly
4–6, 3–6
Loss
6.
14 April 1986
Bari , Italy
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Gary Donnelly Tomáš Šmíd
6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Win
4.
12 May 1986
Munich , West Germany
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Broderick Dyke Wally Masur
6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Win
5.
12 May 1986
Florence , Italy
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Mike De Palmer Gary Donnelly
6–4, 7–6
Win
6.
14 July 1986
Gstaad , Switzerland
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Stefan Edberg Joakim Nyström
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win
7.
28 July 1986
Båstad , Sweden
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Craig Campbell Joey Rive
6–4, 6–2
Win
8.
22 September 1986
Hamburg , West Germany
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Boris Becker Eric Jelen
6–4, 6–1
Win
9.
9 February 1987
Philadelphia , United States
Carpet
Emilio Sánchez
Christo Steyn Danie Visser
3–6, 6–1, 7–6
Loss
7.
16 February 1987
Memphis , United States
Hard (i)
Emilio Sánchez
Anders Järryd Jonas Svensson
4–6, 2–6
Loss
8.
6 April 1987
Milan , Italy
Carpet
Emilio Sánchez
Boris Becker Slobodan Živojinović
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win
10.
20 April 1987
Nice , France
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Claudio Mezzadri Gianni Ocleppo
6–3, 6–3
Loss
9.
11 May 1987
Munich , West Germany
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Jim Pugh Blaine Willenborg
6–7, 6–4, 4–6
Win
11.
15 June 1987
Bologna , Italy
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Claudio Panatta Blaine Willenborg
6–3, 6–2
Loss
10.
6 July 1987
Wimbledon , London
Grass
Emilio Sánchez
Ken Flach Robert Seguso
6–3, 7–6, 6–7, 1–6, 4–6
Win
12.
20 July 1987
Bordeaux , France
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Darren Cahill Mark Woodforde
6–3, 6–3
Win
13.
10 August 1987
Kitzbühel , Austria
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd
7–6, 7–6
Loss
11.
21 September 1987
Madrid , Spain
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Carlos di Laura Javier Sánchez
3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss
12.
16 November 1987
São Paulo , Brazil
Hard
Tomás Carbonell
Gilad Bloom Javier Sánchez
3–6, 7–6, 4–6
Win
14.
23 November 1987
Buenos Aires , Argentina
Clay
Tomás Carbonell
Jay Berger Horacio de la Peña
W/O
Win
15.
30 November 1987
Itaparica , Brazil
Hard
Emilio Sánchez
Jorge Lozano Diego Pérez
6–2, 6–2
Win
16.
18 April 1988
Madrid , Spain
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Jason Stoltenberg Todd Woodbridge
6–7, 7–6, 6–4
Win
17.
25 April 1988
Monte Carlo , Monaco
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Henri Leconte Ivan Lendl
6–1, 6–3
Win
18.
18 July 1988
Stuttgart Outdoor , West Germany
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Anders Järryd Michael Mortensen
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win
19.
1 August 1988
Hilversum , Netherlands
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Magnus Gustafsson Guillermo Pérez Roldán
7–6, 6–3
Win
20.
8 August 1988
Kitzbühel , Austria
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Joakim Nyström Claudio Panatta
6–4, 7–5
Win
21.
12 September 1988
US Open , New York
Hard
Emilio Sánchez
Rick Leach Jim Pugh
W/O
Win
22.
19 September 1988
Barcelona , Spain
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Claudio Mezzadri Diego Pérez
6–4, 6–3
Loss
13.
26 September 1988
Seoul Olympics , South Korea
Hard
Emilio Sánchez
Ken Flach Robert Seguso
3–6, 4–6, 7–6, 7–6, 7–9
Win
23.
28 November 1988
Itaparica , Brazil
Hard
Emilio Sánchez
Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken
7–6, 7–6
Loss
14.
11 December 1988
Masters Doubles , London
Carpet
Emilio Sánchez
Rick Leach Jim Pugh
4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 0–6
Win
24.
19 June 1989
Bologna , Italy
Clay
Javier Sánchez Vicario
Tomas Nydahl Jorgen Windahl
6–2, 6–3
Loss
15.
26 June 1989
Bari , Italy
Clay
Javier Sánchez Vicario
Simone Colombo Claudio Mezzadri
6–0, 3–6, 3–6
Loss
16.
25 September 1989
Barcelona , Spain
Clay
Tomáš Šmíd
Gustavo Luza Christian Miniussi
3–6, 3–6
Loss
17.
8 January 1990
Wellington , New Zealand
Hard
Emilio Sánchez
Kelly Evernden Nicolás Pereira
4–6, 6–7
Win
25.
9 April 1990
Estoril , Portugal
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Omar Camporese Paolo Canè
7–5, 4–6, 7–5
Loss
18.
16 April 1990
Barcelona , Spain
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Andrés Gómez Javier Sánchez
6–7, 5–7
Win
26.
21 May 1990
Rome , Italy
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Jim Courier Martin Davis
7–6, 7–5
Win
27.
11 June 1990
French Open, Paris
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Goran Ivanišević Petr Korda
7–5, 6–3
Win
28.
16 July 1990
Gstaad , Switzerland
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Omar Camporese Javier Sánchez
6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Win
29.
30 July 1990
Hilversum , Netherlands
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Paul Haarhuis Mark Koevermans
7–5, 7–5
Win
30.
1 October 1990
Palermo , Italy
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Carlos Costa Horacio de la Peña
6–3, 6–4
Win
31.
8 October 1990
Athens , Greece
Clay
Javier Sánchez Vicario
Tom Kempers Richard Krajicek
4–6, 7–6, 6–3
Loss
19.
25 November 1990
Tennis Masters Cup , Australia
Hard
Emilio Sánchez
Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek
4–6, 6–7, 7–5, 4–6
Win
32.
14 January 1991
Auckland , New Zealand
Hard
Emilio Sánchez
Grant Connell Glenn Michibata
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win
33.
25 February 1991
Stuttgart Indoor , Germany
Carpet
Emilio Sánchez
Jeremy Bates Nick Brown
6–3, 7–5
Win
34.
13 May 1991
Hamburg , Germany
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Cássio Motta Danie Visser
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win
35.
4 November 1991
Buzios , Brazil
Hard
Emilio Sánchez
Javier Frana Leonardo Lavalle
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win
36.
13 January 1992
Sydney Outdoor , Australia
Hard
Emilio Sánchez
Scott Davis Kelly Jones
3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss
20.
10 February 1992
Milan , Italy
Carpet
Emilio Sánchez
Neil Broad David Macpherson
7–5, 5–7, 4–6
Win
37.
11 May 1992
Hamburg , Germany
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Carl-Uwe Steeb Michael Stich
5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Win
38.
27 July 1992
Kitzbühel , Austria
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Horacio de la Peña Vojtěch Flégl
6–1, 6–2
Loss
21.
31 August 1992
Schenectady , United States
Hard
Emilio Sánchez
Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
3–6, 4–6
Win
39.
21 September 1992
Bordeaux , France
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Arnaud Boetsch Guy Forget
6–1, 6–4
Loss
22.
12 April 1993
Barcelona , Spain
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Shelby Cannon Scott Melville
6–7, 1–6
Win
40.
21 June 1993
Genova , Italy
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Mark Koevermans Greg Van Emburgh
6–3, 7–6
Win
41.
4 October 1993
Palermo , Italy
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Juan Garat Jorge Lozano
6–3, 6–3
Win
42.
18 October 1993
Tel Aviv , Israel
Hard
Emilio Sánchez
Mike Bauer David Rikl
6–4, 6–4
Win
43.
8 November 1993
São Paulo , Brazil
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Pablo Albano Javier Frana
4–6, 7–6, 6–4
Loss
23.
15 November 1993
Buenos Aires , Argentina
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Tomás Carbonell Carlos Costa
4–6, 4–6
Win
44.
11 July 1994
Gstaad , Switzerland
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Menno Oosting Daniel Vacek
7–6, 6–4
Loss
24.
8 August 1994
Kitzbühel , Austria
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
David Adams Andrei Olhovskiy
7–6, 3–6, 5–7
Loss
25.
7 November 1994
Montevideo , Uruguay
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Marcelo Filippini Luiz Mattar
6–7, 4–6
Win
45.
14 November 1994
Buenos Aires , Argentina
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig
6–3, 6–2
Win
46.
8 May 1995
Atlanta , United States
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Jared Palmer Richey Reneberg
6–7, 6–3, 7–6
Loss
26.
22 May 1995
Coral Springs , United States
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
3–6, 1–6
Win
47.
6 November 1995
Montevideo , Uruguay
Clay
Emilio Sánchez
Jiří Novák David Rikl
2–6, 7–6, 7–6
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
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