Marc Rosset
Marc Rosset (born 7 November 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland who is best remembered for winning the men's singles gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games. He also won one Grand Slam doubles title at the French Open in 1992 partnering compatriot Jakob Hlasek.
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Born | Geneva, Switzerland | 7 November 1970
Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Turned pro | 1988 |
Retired | 2005 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) *occasionally used one-handed backhand |
Prize money | $6,812,693 |
Singles | |
Career record | 433–351 |
Career titles | 15 |
Highest ranking | No. 9 (11 September 1995) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1999) |
French Open | SF (1996) |
Wimbledon | 4R (2000) |
US Open | 4R (1995) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | W (1992) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 142–144 |
Career titles | 8 |
Highest ranking | No. 8 (2 November 1992) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1991, 1992, 1994) |
French Open | W (1992) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1993, 2001) |
US Open | 2R (1990, 1992, 1993, 2000) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | F (1992) |
Hopman Cup | F (1996) |
Medal record
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Career
Rosset turned professional in 1988 and won his first tour singles title in 1989 in Geneva as a wildcard, defeating Guillermo Pérez Roldán. His first doubles title was won in Geneva as well in 1991 with partner Sergi Bruguera.
1992 was the pinnacle of Rosset's career. Representing Switzerland at the Olympic Games in Barcelona, he defeated several top players en route to qualifying for the men's singles final, including Jim Courier, Goran Ivanišević, Wayne Ferreira, and Emilio Sánchez. In the final, he faced Spain's Jordi Arrese and won an exciting five-set match to claim the gold medal. Rosset also won the 1992 French Open men's doubles title with partner Jakob Hlasek. Rosset also was a member of the Swiss team which reached the final of the 1992 Davis Cup. Switzerland lost in the final to the United States despite Rosset's winning a five-set singles rubber against Jim Courier (who was ranked world No. 1 at the time).
Rosset's most memorable Davis Cup match came in defeat in a singles rubber against Arnaud Clément of France in 2001, which he lost 15–13 in the fifth set after 5 hours and 46 minutes. During the later years of his playing career, Rosset also served as the Swiss Davis Cup team captain.
Rosset also enjoyed success playing in other international team competitions for Switzerland. In 1996, he was a member of the teams which won the World Team Cup and finished runners-up in the Hopman Cup. That year he also achieved his best performance at a Grand Slam when he beat Carl-Uwe Steeb, Jiří Novák, Jakob Hlasek, Stefan Edberg and Bernd Karbacher before losing to Michael Stich in the semifinals.
Rosset had a 2–2 record against his successor as Switzerland's top male tennis player, Roger Federer. Rosset won their first two meetings in 2000 (including the final of the Open 13 at Marseille), but Federer won their meetings in 2001 and 2003.[1]
At 2.01 meters (6 ft. 7 in.), Rosset was one of the game's tallest players throughout his career. He was one of the game's fastest servers and most prolific servers of aces for most of his career.
Rosset changed his flight plans after a first-round defeat at the US Open in September 1998. After he changed his plans, the flight he had originally planned to take, Swissair Flight 111, crashed in the Atlantic Ocean, killing all on board.[2]
Rosset's career-high ATP singles ranking was world No. 9, and his career-high doubles ranking was world No. 8. He won a total of 15 top-level singles titles and eight doubles titles. He won at least one singles title on all surfaces: clay, grass, carpet, and hard court.
Career statistics
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1992 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(7–4), 6–7(3–7), 7–5 |
Singles: 1 (1 gold medal)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1992 | Barcelona Olympics | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–2), 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 8–6 |
Career finals
Singles: 23 (15–8)
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | Sep 1989 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 7–5 |
Loss | 1. | Apr 1990 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 2. | May 1990 | Bologna, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 4–6, 6–7 |
Win | 2. | Oct 1990 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 3. | Aug 1992 | Summer Olympics, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–2), 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 8–6 |
Win | 4. | Nov 1992 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 5. | Feb 1993 | Marseille, France | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 7–6(7–1) |
Win | 6. | Aug 1993 | Long Island, USA | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, 6–1 |
Win | 7. | Nov 1993 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 8. | Feb 1994 | Marseille, France | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 3. | Aug 1994 | New Haven, United States | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 9. | Oct 1994 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
Loss | 4. | Nov 1994 | Paris, France | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
Win | 10. | Apr 1995 | Nice, France | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–0 |
Win | 11. | Jun 1995 | Halle, Germany | Grass | ![]() |
3–6, 7–6(13–11), 7–6(10–8) |
Loss | 5. | Mar 1996 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Win | 12. | Feb 1997 | Antwerp, Belgium | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 6. | Sep 1997 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(2–7), 4–6 |
Loss | 7. | Feb 1998 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
4–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Loss | 8. | Feb 1998 | Antwerp, Belgium | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(3–7), 6–3, 1–6, 4–6, |
Win | 13. | Feb 1999 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 14. | Feb 2000 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
2–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 15. | Feb 2000 | London, UK | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
Singles performance timeline
Tournament | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | Career SR |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 4R | A | 3R | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | QF | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 11 |
French Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | SF | 4R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 13 |
Wimbledon | A | A | 3R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 14 |
US Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 13 |
Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 51 |
Masters Series | |||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | NME | A | 2R | 1R | QF | 3R | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | |
Miami | NME | 1R | QF | 3R | 4R | 3R | A | 4R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 12 | |
Monte Carlo | NME | QF | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 12 | |
Rome | NME | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 9 | |
Hamburg | NME | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | QF | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 10 | |
Canada | NME | A | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | |
Cincinnati | NME | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | |
Stuttgart (Stockholm) | NME | 3R | 1R | A | SF | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 10 | |
Paris | NME | 3R | 1R | 1R | 3R | F | 3R | QF | 1R | 3R | 3R | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 11 | |
Masters Series SR | N/A | 0 / 4 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 78 | |
Year-end ranking | 474 | 45 | 22 | 60 | 35 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 31 | 31 | 46 | 28 | 119 | 101 | 122 | 214 | 1306 | N/A |
Doubles: 12 (9–3)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | Sep 1991 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 2. | Jan 1992 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 7–6 |
Win | 3. | May 1992 | Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 6–1 |
Win | 4. | Jun 1992 | French Open, Paris | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–7, 7–5 |
Loss | 1. | Jun 1992 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 5. | Oct 1992 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 6. | Jul 1993 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 2. | Jul 1995 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–7, 6–7 |
Win | 7. | May 1996 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 8. | Oct 1997 | Basel, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–7, 7–6 |
Win | 9. | Sep 1999 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 3. | Jul 2004 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Top 10 wins
Season | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | Total |
Wins | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | RR |
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1990 | |||||||
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7 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | 2R | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 | 47 |
2. | ![]() |
9 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | QF | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | 28 |
1991 | |||||||
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4 | New Haven, United States | Hard | 3R | 6–4, 6–4 | 41 |
1992 | |||||||
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10 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 2R | 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–3) | 45 |
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1 | Summer Olympics, Barcelona | Clay | 3R | 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 | 44 |
6. | ![]() |
4 | Summer Olympics, Barcelona | Clay | SF | 6–3, 7–5, 6–2 | 44 |
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1 | Davis Cup, Fort Worth, United States | Hard (i) | RR | 6–3, 6–7(9–11), 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 | 35 |
1993 | |||||||
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8 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | 2R | 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | 33 |
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4 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | 2R | 7–6(7–3), 6–3 | 26 |
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7 | Long Island, United States | Hard | F | 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 | 30 |
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2 | Stockholm, Sweden | Carpet (i) | 3R | 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–3) | 21 |
1994 | |||||||
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2 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | SF | 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 | 17 |
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7 | New Haven, United States | Hard | QF | 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(8–6) | 20 |
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3 | Paris Masters, France | Carpet (i) | 3R | 7–6(7–3), 7–6(9–7) | 16 |
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9 | Paris Masters, France | Carpet (i) | QF | 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–4 | 16 |
1995 | |||||||
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4 | Nice, France | Clay | F | 6–4, 6–0 | 18 |
17. | ![]() |
10 | Halle, Germany | Grass | F | 3–6, 7–6(13–11), 7–6(10–8) | 13 |
1996 | |||||||
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8 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | SF | 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 | 14 |
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5 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf | Clay | RR | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 | 15 |
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9 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf | Clay | RR | 6–1, 2–6, 6–3 | 15 |
21. | ![]() |
6 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet (i) | 1R | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) | 25 |
22. | ![]() |
1 | Paris Masters, France | Carpet (i) | 2R | 6–4, 6–4 | 23 |
1997 | |||||||
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7 | Munich, Germany | Clay | QF | 7–5, 7–6(7–5) | 20 |
24. | ![]() |
5 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | 1R | 6–4, 6–3 | 28 |
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4 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hard | SF | 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2 | 28 |
1998 | |||||||
26. | ![]() |
6 | Antwerp, Belgium | Hard (i) | 2R | 6–3, 6–3 | 26 |
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3 | Antwerp, Belgium | Hard (i) | SF | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2) | 26 |
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10 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | 1R | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 13–11 | 39 |
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9 | Paris Masters, France | Carpet (i) | 2R | 6–4, 5–7, 2–5 ret. | 41 |
1999 | |||||||
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7 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | 3R | 7–6(7–5), 6–3, 7–5 | 31 |
2000 | |||||||
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3 | London, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | F | 6–4, 6–4 | 72 |
32. | ![]() |
9 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | 1R | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | 41 |
2004 | |||||||
33. | ![]() |
4 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | 2R | 7–6(7–2), 6–1 | 122 |
References
- http://www.atpworldtour.com/Players/Head-To-Head.aspx?pId=R214&oId=F324%5B%5D
- Frey, Jennifer. Rosset Had Reservation for Swissair Flight 111." The Washington Post. Friday 4 September 1998. Retrieved on 20 May 2009.