Matt Lucena
Matt Lucena (born August 4, 1969) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He won the mixed doubles title at the 1995 US Open.[1]
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | Chico, California | August 4, 1969
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Turned pro | 1992 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $170,523 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–1 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 312 (October 11, 1993) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 36–48 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 62 (May 6, 1996) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1996) |
French Open | 1R (1995, 1996) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1995) |
US Open | QF (1991, 1993) |
Mixed doubles | |
Career titles | 1 |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1996) |
French Open | 3R (1996) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1996) |
US Open | W (1995) |
College years
Lucena played tennis for UC Berkeley from 1988 to 1992. He and Doug Eisenman were NCAA doubles champions in 1990 and with a new partner, Bent-Ove Pedersen in 1991, Lucena went back to back. A three-time All-American, he didn't drop a set in either year.[2]
Professional career
The highlight of Lucena's professional career was winning the 1995 US Open mixed doubles title, partnering Meredith McGrath.[2] Unseeded, the pair had never played together previously.[3] He twice made the quarter-finals of the men's doubles at the US Open, in 1991 with his UC Berkeley teammate Pedersen and in 1993 with Brian MacPhie.[2] He won one ATP Tour doubles title, at St. Poelten in 1995, as well as four ATP Challenger titles.[2]
Grand Slam finals
Mixed doubles: 1 (0–1)
Outcome | No. | Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 1995 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
ATP Tour career finals
Doubles: 2 (1–1)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | Jun 1995 | St. Poelten, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 2. | May 1996 | Atlanta, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 2–6 |
Challenger titles
Doubles: (4)
No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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1. | 1991 | Bloomfield, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
2. | 1995 | Cherbourg, France | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–1 |
3. | 1995 | Dresden, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
4. | 1995 | Poznań, Poland | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–1 |
References
- ITF Pro Circuit Profile
- ATP World Tour Profile
- New Straits Times, "Matt And Meredith Triumph", September 9, 1995, p. 20