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.

This article is about the tennis player. For the actor and screenwriter, see Jonathan Stark (actor).

Jonathan Stark
Country (sports) United States
ResidencePortland, Oregon, U.S.
Born (1971-04-03) April 3, 1971
Medford, Oregon, U.S.
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro1991
Retired2001
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$3,220,867
Singles
Career record136–151
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 36 (28 February 1994)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (1994, 1998)
French Open2R (1994, 1997)
Wimbledon3R (1996)
US Open2R (1992, 1998)
Doubles
Career record303–186
Career titles19
Highest rankingNo. 1 (1 August 1994)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenF (1994)
French OpenW (1994)
WimbledonQF (1992, 1993)
US OpenQF (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 two 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)
Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP Tour (2–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (2–0)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Jun 1992 Rosmalen, Netherlands Grass Michael Stich 4–6, 5–7
Win 1. Oct 1993 Bolzano, Italy Carpet (i) Cédric Pioline 6–3, 6–2
Win 2. Oct 1996 Singapore, Singapore Carpet (i) Michael Chang 6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 40 (19 titles – 21 runners-up)
Legend
Grand Slam (1)
Tennis Masters Cup (1)
ATP Masters Series (2)
ATP Championship Series (4)
ATP Tour (11)
Titles by surface
Hard (11)
Clay (3)
Grass (1)
Carpet (4)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. January 6, 1992 Wellington, New Zealand Hard Jared Palmer Michiel Schapers
Daniel Vacek		 6–3, 6–3
Winner 2. October 12, 1992 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Patrick McEnroe Jim Grabb
Richey Reneberg		 6–2, 6–3
Winner 3. May 17, 1993 Coral Springs, U.S. Clay Patrick McEnroe Paul Annacone
Doug Flach		 6–4, 6–3
Winner 4. June 14, 1993 Rosmalen, Netherlands Grass Patrick McEnroe David Adams
Andrei Olhovskiy		 7–6, 1–6, 6–4
Winner 5. October 4, 1993 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Byron Black Brad Pearce
David Randall		 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Winner 6. October 11, 1993 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Byron Black David Prinosil
Udo Riglewski		 7–5, 7–6
Winner 7. October 25, 1993 Vienna, Austria Carpet Byron Black Mike Bauer
David Prinosil		 6–3, 7–6
Winner 8. November 8, 1993 Paris, France Carpet Byron Black Tom Nijssen
Cyril Suk		 4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Winner 9. February 14, 1994 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Byron Black Jim Grabb
Jared Palmer		 7–6, 6–4
Winner 10. June 6, 1994 French Open, Paris Clay Byron Black Jan Apell
Jonas Björkman		 6–4, 7–6
Winner 11. August 1, 1994 Montreal, Canada Hard Byron Black Patrick McEnroe
Jared Palmer		 6–6, 6–4
Winner 12. February 27, 1995 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet Jim Grabb Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis		 7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Winner 13. April 17, 1995 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard Mark Knowles John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd		 6–3, 3–6, 7–6
Winner 14. May 29, 1995 Bologna, Italy Clay Byron Black Libor Pimek
Vince Spadea		 7–5, 6–3
Winner 15. April 29, 1996 Seoul, South Korea Hard Rick Leach Kent Kinnear
Kevin Ullyett		 6–4, 6–4
Winner 16. November 11, 1996 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Patrick Galbraith Todd Martin
Chris Woodruff		 7–6, 6–4
Winner 17. November 23, 1997 Doubles Championships, Hartford Carpet Rick Leach Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes		 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(3)
Winner 18. August 28, 2000 Long Island, U.S. Hard Kevin Ullyett Jan-Michael Gambill
Scott Humphries		 6–4, 6–4
Winner 19. August 27, 2001 Long Island, U.S. Hard Kevin Ullyett Leoš Friedl
Radek Štěpánek		 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 Patrick McEnroe Mark Woodforde
Todd Woodbridge		 3–6, 6–1, 3–6
Runner-up 2. October 5, 1992 Brisbane, Australia Hard (i) Patrick McEnroe Steve DeVries
David Macpherson		 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 3. February 8, 1993 San Francisco, U.S. Hard (i) Patrick McEnroe Scott Davis
Jacco Eltingh		 1–6, 6–4, 5–7
Runner-up 4. March 22, 1993 Miami, U.S. Hard Patrick McEnroe Richard Krajicek
Jan Siemerink		 7–6, 4–6, 6–7
Runner-up 5. January 10, 1994 Oahu, U.S. Hard Alex O'Brien Tom Nijssen
Cyril Suk		 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 6. January 31, 1994 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Byron Black Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis		 7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 7. February 7, 1994 San Jose, U.S. Hard (i) Byron Black Rick Leach
Jared Palmer		 6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 8. February 14, 1994 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Byron Black Grant Connell
Patrick Galbraith		 5–7, 3–6
Runner-up 9. October 10, 1994 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Byron Black Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis		 4–6, 6–7
Runner-up 10. October 17, 1994 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Hard Byron Black Grant Connell
Patrick Galbraith		 3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Runner-up 11. November 7, 1994 Paris, France Carpet Byron Black Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis		 6–3, 6–7, 5–7
Runner-up 12. February 19, 1996 San Jose, U.S. Hard (i) Richey Reneberg Trevor Kronemann
David Macpherson		 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Runner-up 13. January 13, 1997 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Rick Leach Ellis Ferreira
Patrick Galbraith		 4–6, 6–4, 6–7
Runner-up 14. February 24, 1997 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Rick Leach Ellis Ferreira
Patrick Galbraith		 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 15. October 13, 1997 Singapore Carpet Rick Leach Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes		 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 16. October 27, 1997 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Carpet Rick Leach Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 17. November 3, 1997 Paris, France Carpet Rick Leach Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis		 2–6, 6–7
Runner-up 18. March 30, 1998 Miami, U.S. Hard Alex O’Brien Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach		 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 19. June 19, 2000 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Eric Taino Mark Woodforde
Todd Woodbridge		 7–6(5), 3–6, 6–7(1)
Runner-up 20. February 26, 2001 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Alex O’Brien Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 3–6, 6–7(3)
Runner-up 21. March 5, 2001 San Jose, U.S. Hard (i) Jan-Michael Gambill Mark Knowles
Brian MacPhie		 3–6, 6–7

Doubles performance timeline
Tournament198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002Career SRCareer Win-Loss
Grand Slams
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
ATP Masters Series
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
  1. "Jonathan Stark". Tennis Players. ATP World Tour. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
  2. Associated Press (November 29, 1997). "Americans on brink of defeat". Eugene Register-Guard. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
  3. "Jonathan Stark – Oregon Elite Tennis". www.oregonelitetennis.com. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  4. Pfenning, Cliff. "Hall Passes". OregonSports.com. Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
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