Sergio Casal
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.
| Full name | Sergio Casal Martinez |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Spain |
| Residence | Barcelona, Spain |
| Born | 8 September 1962 Barcelona, Spain |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 1981 |
| Retired | 1995 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$2,100,495 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 122–146 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 31 (11 November 1985) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| French Open | 2R (1983, 1986, 1987) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1987) |
| US Open | 3R (1986) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 500–255 |
| Career titles | 47 |
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (25 February 1991) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1990, 1992, 1993, 1994) |
| French Open | W (1990) |
| Wimbledon | F (1987) |
| US Open | W (1988) |
Medal record
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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.
Casal also 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.
Casal was a member of the Spanish team which won the World Team Cup in 1992.
He beat Boris Becker in a 1987 Davis Cup match.
Casal retired from the professional tour in 1995.
In 2017, he received from the International Tennis Federation (ITF) its highest accolade, the Philippe Chatrier award, for his contributions to tennis.[1]
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1988 | US Open | Hard | Emilio Sánchez |
 Rick Leach Jim Pugh |
walkover |
| Loss | 1987 | Wimbledon | Grass | Emilio Sánchez | Ken Flach Robert Seguso | 3–6, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner | 1990 | French Open | Clay | Emilio Sánchez |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Goran Ivanišević  Petr Korda |
7–5, 6–3 |
Mixed doubles: 1 (1 title)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1986 | US Open | Hard |  Raffaella Reggi |
Martina Navratilova Peter Fleming |
6–4, 6–4 |
Career finals
Doubles (47 wins, 26 losses)
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| 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, Germany | Clay | Emilio Sánchez |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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, 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 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Craig Campbell Joey Rive |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 8. | 22 September 1986 | Hamburg, 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, 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, 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 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
Doubles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss |
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| Grand Slams | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 4–5 |
| French Open | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | A | QF | W | 3R | 1R | QF | QF | 2R | A | A | 1 / 13 | 24–12 |
| Wimbledon | A | 2R | A | 1R | QF | F | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 8 | 10–8 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | SF | W | 2R | 2R | A | QF | 1R | 2R | SF | A | A | 1 / 9 | 19–8 |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 35 | N/A |
| Annual Win-Loss | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 6–3 | 10–3 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 8–2 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 5–4 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | N/A | 57–33 |
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | These Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 |
1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | |||||||
| Miami | QF | QF | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 6 | 6–6 | ||||||||
| Monte Carlo | 2R | SF | 2R | SF | SF | 2R | A | A | 0 / 6 | 9–6 | ||||||||
| Rome | W | QF | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 1 / 5 | 8–4 | ||||||||
| Hamburg | A | W | W | SF | 2R | A | A | A | 2 / 4 | 13–2 | ||||||||
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||
| Stuttgart (Stockholm) | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||||||||
| Paris | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | ||||||||
| Masters Series SR | N/A | 1 / 6 | 1 / 5 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 3 / 30 | N/A | |||||||
| Annual Win-Loss | N/A | 8–5 | 10–4 | 6–5 | 9–5 | 4–5 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | N/A | 38–27 | |||||||
| Year End Ranking | 159 | 73 | 169 | 25 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 53 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 34 | 35 | – | 742 | N/A | |
A = did not attend tournament
NH = tournament not held
References
- "Spanish duo given Philippe Chatrier Award at ITF World Champions Dinner". Inside the Games website. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
External links
- Sergio Casal at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Sergio Casal at the International Tennis Federation
- Sergio Casal at the Davis Cup
- Sergio Casal at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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