Country (sports) |
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Born | San Jose, Costa Rica | 2 March 1975
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | 1996 |
Retired | 2007 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $1,210,290 |
Singles | |
Career record | 81–122 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 55 (11 October 1999) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R ( 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006) |
French Open | 1R ( 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006) |
Wimbledon | 1R ( 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000) |
US Open | 1R ( 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R ( 2000) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 9–16 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 188 (12 February 2007) |
Last updated on: 24 April 2022. |
Juan Antonio Marín Casero (born 2 March 1975) is a former professional male tennis player from Costa Rica, who represented the Central American nation at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
He originally played on tour under the Spanish flag, as he was born to a father from Murcia and a mother from Asturias, and lived in Spain since the age of 14. [1] [2] However, in May 1998 he began representing Costa Rica. [3]
In October 1999, Marín reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 55. Previously that year he came close to beating the then-world No. 2 Pete Sampras at the 1999 French Open, with the American eventually winning 6–7, 6–4, 7–5, 6–7, 6–4. He never won a Grand Slam main draw match, despite appearing in 17.
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1997 | Båstad, Sweden | World Series | Clay |
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5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Jul 1999 | Båstad, Sweden | World Series | Clay |
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6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1-0 | Aug 1996 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 1-1 | Feb 1997 | Punta del Este, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay |
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7–6, 1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1-2 | Apr 1997 | Split, Croatia | Challenger | Clay |
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6–3, 2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 1-3 | Oct 1997 | Barcelona, Spain | Challenger | Clay |
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1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1-4 | Feb 1998 | Singapore, Singapore | Challenger | Hard |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1-5 | Mar 1998 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Challenger | Hard |
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3–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Loss | 1-6 | Sep 1999 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1-7 | Oct 2000 | Lima, Peru | Challenger | Clay |
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0–6, 6–7(7–9) |
Loss | 1-8 | Jul 2001 | Lugano, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2-8 | Aug 2001 | San Marino, San Marino | Challenger | Clay |
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6–2, 2–6, 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 3-8 | Sep 2004 | Genoa, Italy | Challenger | Clay |
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7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 4-8 | Aug 2005 | San Marino, San Marino | Challenger | Clay |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 5-8 | Oct 2005 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay |
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6–2, 7–6(8–6) |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0-1 | Sep 1996 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay |
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0–6, 7–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 0-2 | Mar 2002 | Olbia, Italy | Challenger | Clay |
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6–3, 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1-2 | Nov 2005 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay |
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W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% | ||||
French Open | Q2 | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | Q1 | A | Q2 | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 0–5 | 0% | ||||
Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% | ||||
US Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% | ||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 17 | 0–17 | 0% | ||||
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||
Miami | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | ||||
Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
Hamburg | Q3 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
Rome | A | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
Country (sports) |
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Born | San Jose, Costa Rica | 2 March 1975
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | 1996 |
Retired | 2007 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $1,210,290 |
Singles | |
Career record | 81–122 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 55 (11 October 1999) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R ( 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006) |
French Open | 1R ( 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006) |
Wimbledon | 1R ( 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000) |
US Open | 1R ( 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R ( 2000) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 9–16 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 188 (12 February 2007) |
Last updated on: 24 April 2022. |
Juan Antonio Marín Casero (born 2 March 1975) is a former professional male tennis player from Costa Rica, who represented the Central American nation at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
He originally played on tour under the Spanish flag, as he was born to a father from Murcia and a mother from Asturias, and lived in Spain since the age of 14. [1] [2] However, in May 1998 he began representing Costa Rica. [3]
In October 1999, Marín reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 55. Previously that year he came close to beating the then-world No. 2 Pete Sampras at the 1999 French Open, with the American eventually winning 6–7, 6–4, 7–5, 6–7, 6–4. He never won a Grand Slam main draw match, despite appearing in 17.
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1997 | Båstad, Sweden | World Series | Clay |
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5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Jul 1999 | Båstad, Sweden | World Series | Clay |
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6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1-0 | Aug 1996 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 1-1 | Feb 1997 | Punta del Este, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay |
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7–6, 1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1-2 | Apr 1997 | Split, Croatia | Challenger | Clay |
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6–3, 2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 1-3 | Oct 1997 | Barcelona, Spain | Challenger | Clay |
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1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1-4 | Feb 1998 | Singapore, Singapore | Challenger | Hard |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1-5 | Mar 1998 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Challenger | Hard |
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3–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Loss | 1-6 | Sep 1999 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1-7 | Oct 2000 | Lima, Peru | Challenger | Clay |
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0–6, 6–7(7–9) |
Loss | 1-8 | Jul 2001 | Lugano, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2-8 | Aug 2001 | San Marino, San Marino | Challenger | Clay |
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6–2, 2–6, 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 3-8 | Sep 2004 | Genoa, Italy | Challenger | Clay |
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7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 4-8 | Aug 2005 | San Marino, San Marino | Challenger | Clay |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 5-8 | Oct 2005 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay |
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6–2, 7–6(8–6) |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0-1 | Sep 1996 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay |
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0–6, 7–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 0-2 | Mar 2002 | Olbia, Italy | Challenger | Clay |
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6–3, 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1-2 | Nov 2005 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay |
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walkover |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% | ||||
French Open | Q2 | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | Q1 | A | Q2 | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 0–5 | 0% | ||||
Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% | ||||
US Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% | ||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 17 | 0–17 | 0% | ||||
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||
Miami | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | ||||
Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
Hamburg | Q3 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
Rome | A | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |