Jonathan Stark (tennis)

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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)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open2R (1995)
WimbledonW (1995)
US OpenQF (1995)
Last updated on: 18 December 2021.

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.

Early life

Stark was born in Medford, Oregon.[1] He reached the finals of the 1989 Boys' Junior National Tennis Championship[2] Boys' 18 singles, losing to Chuck Adams. In college, he played 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.[3] 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.[4] He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.[5]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Win 1989 US Open Hard Nicklas Kulti 6–4, 6–1

Doubles: 3 (3 titles)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1987 French Open Clay Jim Courier Franco Davín
Guillermo Perez-Roldan		 6–7, 6–4, 6–3
Win 1988 US Open Hard John Yancey Massimo Boscatto
Stefano Pescosolido		 7–6, 7–5
Win 1989 Wimbledon Grass Jared Palmer John-Laffnie De Jager
Wayne Ferreira		 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2)

ATP career finals

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (2–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–1)
Indoors (2–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 1992 Rosmalen, Netherlands World Series Grass Michael Stich 4–6, 5–7
Win 1–1 Oct 1993 Bolzano, Italy World Series Carpet Cédric Pioline 6–3, 6–2
Win 2–1 Oct 1996 Singapore, Singapore World Series Carpet 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)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent Score
Win 1. Jan 1992 Wellington, New Zealand Hard Jared Palmer Michiel Schapers
Daniel Vacek 		6–3, 6–3
Win 2. Oct 1992 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Patrick McEnroe Jim Grabb
Richey Reneberg 		6–2, 6–3
Win 3. May 1993 Coral Springs, U.S. Clay Patrick McEnroe Paul Annacone
Doug Flach 		6–4, 6–3
Win 4. Jun 1993 Rosmalen, Netherlands Grass Patrick McEnroe David Adams
Andrei Olhovskiy 		7–6, 1–6, 6–4
Win 5. Oct 1993 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Byron Black Brad Pearce
David Randall 		3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Win 6. Oct 1993 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Byron Black David Prinosil
Udo Riglewski 		7–5, 7–6
Win 7. Oct 1993 Vienna, Austria Carpet Byron Black Mike Bauer
David Prinosil 		6–3, 7–6
Win 8. Nov 1993 Paris, France Carpet Byron Black Tom Nijssen
Cyril Suk 		4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Win 9. Feb 1994 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Byron Black Jim Grabb
Jared Palmer 		7–6, 6–4
Win 10. Jun 1994 French Open, Paris Clay Byron Black Jan Apell
Jonas Björkman 		6–4, 7–6
Win 11. Aug 1994 Montreal, Canada Hard Byron Black Patrick McEnroe
Jared Palmer 		6–6, 6–4
Win 12. Feb 1995 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet Jim Grabb Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis 		7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Win 13. Apr 1995 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard Mark Knowles John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd 		6–3, 3–6, 7–6
Win 14. May 1995 Bologna, Italy Clay Byron Black Libor Pimek
Vince Spadea 		7–5, 6–3
Win 15. Apr 1996 Seoul, South Korea Hard Rick Leach Kent Kinnear
Kevin Ullyett 		6–4, 6–4
Win 16. Nov 1996 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Patrick Galbraith Todd Martin
Chris Woodruff 		7–6, 6–4
Win 17. Nov 1997 Doubles Championships, Hartford Carpet Rick Leach Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes 		6–3, 6–4, 7–6(3)
Win 18. Aug 2000 Long Island, U.S. Hard Kevin Ullyett Jan-Michael Gambill
Scott Humphries 		6–4, 6–4
Win 19. Aug 2001 Long Island, U.S. Hard Kevin Ullyett Leoš Friedl
Radek Štěpánek 		6–1, 6–4

Runner-ups (21)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent Score
Loss 1. Aug 1992 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Patrick McEnroe Mark Woodforde
Todd Woodbridge 		3–6, 6–1, 3–6
Loss 2. Oct 1992 Brisbane, Australia Hard (i) Patrick McEnroe Steve DeVries
David Macpherson 		4–6, 4–6
Loss 3. Feb 1993 San Francisco, U.S. Hard (i) Patrick McEnroe Scott Davis
Jacco Eltingh 		1–6, 6–4, 5–7
Loss 4. Mar 1993 Miami, U.S. Hard Patrick McEnroe Richard Krajicek
Jan Siemerink 		7–6, 4–6, 6–7
Loss 5. Jan 1994 Oahu, U.S. Hard Alex O'Brien Tom Nijssen
Cyril Suk 		4–6, 4–6
Loss 6. Jan 1994 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Byron Black Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis 		7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 7. Feb 1994 San Jose, U.S. Hard (i) Byron Black Rick Leach
Jared Palmer 		6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 8. Feb 1994 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Byron Black Grant Connell
Patrick Galbraith 		5–7, 3–6
Loss 9. Oct 1994 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Byron Black Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis 		4–6, 6–7
Loss 10. Oct 1994 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Hard Byron Black Grant Connell
Patrick Galbraith 		3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 11. Nov 1994 Paris, France Carpet Byron Black Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis 		6–3, 6–7, 5–7
Loss 12. Feb 1996 San Jose, U.S. Hard (i) Richey Reneberg Trevor Kronemann
David Macpherson 		4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 13. Jan 1997 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Rick Leach Ellis Ferreira
Patrick Galbraith 		4–6, 6–4, 6–7
Loss 14. Feb 1997 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Rick Leach Ellis Ferreira
Patrick Galbraith 		2–6, 3–6
Loss 15. Oct 1997 Singapore Carpet Rick Leach Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes 		4–6, 4–6
Loss 16. Oct 1997 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Carpet Rick Leach Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde 		3–6, 3–6
Loss 17. Nov 1997 Paris, France Carpet Rick Leach Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis 		2–6, 6–7
Loss 18. Mar 1998 Miami, U.S. Hard Alex O’Brien Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach 		2–6, 4–6
Loss 19. Jun 2000 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Eric Taino Mark Woodforde
Todd Woodbridge 		7–6(5), 3–6, 6–7(1)
Loss 20. Feb 2001 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Alex O’Brien Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan 		3–6, 6–7(3)
Loss 21. Mar 2001 San Jose, U.S. Hard (i) Jan-Michael Gambill Mark Knowles
Brian MacPhie 		3–6, 6–7

Mixed doubles: 1 (1-0)

Result Year Championship Partner Opponents Score
Win 1995 Wimbledon Martina Navratilova Gigi Fernández
Cyril Suk		 6–4, 6–4

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals

Singles: 2 (2–0)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–0)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 1991 Ponte Vedra, United States Challenger Hard Kelly Evernden 6–3, 6–1
Win 2–0 Oct 1993 Brest, France Challenger Hard Guillaume Raoux 7–6, 6–3

Doubles: 3 (2–1)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–1)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 1998 Urbana, United States Challenger Hard Jared Palmer Doug Flach
Mark Merklein 		6–4, 7–6
Win 2–0 Oct 1998 Dallas, United States Challenger Hard Jared Palmer Michael Hill
Scott Humphries 		6–3, 6–4
Loss 2–1 Jun 2000 Surbiton, United Kingdom Challenger Grass Jared Palmer Jeff Coetzee
Marcos Ondruska 		6–7(3–7), 6–7(6–8)

Performance timelines

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.

Singles

Tournament 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q2 3R 2R 1R 1R 1R 2R Q2 0 / 6 4–6 40%
French Open A A A A 3R 2R 1R A 2R Q2 A 0 / 4 4–4 50%
Wimbledon Q3 A A 1R 1R 1R 2R 3R 2R A Q3 0 / 6 4–6 40%
US Open A A A 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R Q2 0 / 7 2–7 22%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 4–4 2–4 1–4 2–3 2–4 2–2 0–0 0 / 23 14–23 38%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A 1R 2R 3R Q3 2R 3R Q2 Q1 0 / 5 6–5 55%
Miami A A A 4R 1R 3R 2R 2R 1R 2R Q1 0 / 7 7–7 50%
Rome A A A A A A A A 1R A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Canada A A A 3R A 1R 2R A 2R A A 0 / 4 4–4 50%
Cincinnati A A A 1R 1R 2R 1R Q3 2R A Q1 0 / 5 2–5 29%
Stuttgart A A A A A A A A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Paris A A A A A Q2 Q1 Q3 A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 5–4 1–3 4–4 2–3 2–2 4–5 1–2 0–0 0 / 23 19–23 45%

Doubles

Tournament 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A QF 3R F 1R A SF 3R QF A 2R 1R 0 / 9 20–9 69%
French Open A A A A A 1R W 2R SF QF 1R 3R 1R A A 1 / 8 16–7 70%
Wimbledon A A A A QF QF 3R 3R 2R 3R A 3R 1R 2R A 0 / 9 16–9 64%
US Open 1R 1R A 3R 3R 1R 3R QF 2R 1R 2R 2R 1R 2R A 0 / 13 13–13 50%
Win–loss 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 8–3 5–4 15–3 6–4 6–3 9–4 3–3 8–4 0–3 3–3 0–1 1 / 39 65–38 63%
Year-end Championships
ATP Finals Did not qualify RR DNQ W Did not qualify 1 / 2 5–3 63%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A 1R 2R F 2R 2R QF SF 1R 2R 1R A 0 / 10 11–10 52%
Miami A A A A 1R F SF SF 2R QF F 3R 1R 1R A 0 / 10 18–10 64%
Monte Carlo A A A A A A A A A A A A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Hamburg A A A A A A A A A A A 1R A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Rome A A A A A A A A A SF A 2R A A A 0 / 2 4–2 67%
Canada A A A A 2R A W 2R A 2R A A 2R A A 1 / 5 7–4 64%
Cincinnati A A A A F QF QF SF 2R 1R A 1R A A A 0 / 7 10–7 59%
Stuttgart A A A A A A A A A F 1R 1R A A A 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Paris A A A A A W F 2R 1R F SF 2R A A A 1 / 7 15–6 71%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 5–4 12–3 14–4 5–5 2–4 14–7 10–4 4–7 2–3 0–3 0–0 2 / 46 68–44 61%

Mixed doubles

Tournament 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A A 2R A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon QF A 2R W QF A A A 1R 1 / 5 13–4 76%
US Open A A A QF A A A A 2R 0 / 2 3–2 60%
Win–loss 3–1 0–0 1–1 8–2 3–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 1 / 8 16–7 70%

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Jonathan Stark". Tennis Players. ATP World Tour. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
  2. ^ "1989 Draw Sheet, USTA Boys' 16 & Boys' 18 National Championship" web.archive.org retrieved May 16, 2023
  3. ^ Associated Press (November 29, 1997). "Americans on brink of defeat". Eugene Register-Guard. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
  4. ^ "Jonathan Stark – Oregon Elite Tennis". www.oregonelitetennis.com. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  5. ^ 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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