Sergio Casal

Summary

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.

Sergio Casal
Full nameSergio Casal Martínez
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceBarcelona, Spain
Born (1962-09-08) 8 September 1962 (age 61)
Barcelona, Spain
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro1981
Retired1995
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$2,100,495
Singles
Career record124–148
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 31 (11 November 1985)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open2R (1983, 1986, 1987)
Wimbledon2R (1987)
US Open3R (1986)
Doubles
Career record500–255
Career titles47
Highest rankingNo. 3 (25 February 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1990, 1992, 1993, 1994)
French OpenW (1990)
WimbledonF (1987)
US OpenW (1988)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Doubles

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 edit

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up) edit

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   Goran Ivanišević
  Petr Korda
7–5, 6–3

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 title) edit

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1986 US Open Hard   Raffaella Reggi   Martina Navratilova
  Peter Fleming
6–4, 6–4

Career finals edit

Doubles (47 wins, 26 losses) edit

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

Doubles performance timeline edit

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.
Tournament 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Career SR Career win–loss
Grand Slam tournaments
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

References edit

  1. ^ Davis Cup coverage, latimes.com. Accessed 2 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Spanish duo given Philippe Chatrier Award at ITF World Champions Dinner". Inside the Games website. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2020.

External links edit