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Spanish-Costa Rican tennis player

Juan Antonio Marín
Country (sports) Spain Spain
Costa Rica Costa Rica
Born (1975-03-02) 2 March 1975 (age 48)
San Jose, Costa Rica
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro 1996
Retired 2007
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $1,210,290
Career record 81–122
Career titles 1
5 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest ranking No. 55 (11 October 1999)
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)
Olympic Games 1R (2000)
Career record 9–16
Career titles 0
1 Challenger, 0 Futures
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.

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.

ATP career finals[edit]

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)[edit]

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–1)
Indoors (0–0)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals[edit]

Singles: 13 (5–8)[edit]

Legend
ATP Challenger (5–8)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (5–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1-0 Aug 1996 Samarkand, Uzbekistan Challenger Clay Netherlands Sander Groen 6–2, 6–4
Loss 1-1 Feb 1997 Punta del Este, Uruguay Challenger Clay Italy Marco Meneschincheri 7–6, 1–6, 4–6
Loss 1-2 Apr 1997 Split, Croatia Challenger Clay Romania Dinu-Mihai Pescariu 6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Loss 1-3 Oct 1997 Barcelona, Spain Challenger Clay Spain Carlos Costa 1–6, 4–6
Loss 1-4 Feb 1998 Singapore, Singapore Challenger Hard Spain Fernando Vicente 4–6, 4–6
Loss 1-5 Mar 1998 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Challenger Hard Brazil Andre Sa 3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss 1-6 Sep 1999 Szczecin, Poland Challenger Clay Sweden Andreas Vinciguerra 2–6, 4–6
Loss 1-7 Oct 2000 Lima, Peru Challenger Clay Argentina Guillermo Coria 0–6, 6–7(7–9)
Loss 1-8 Jul 2001 Lugano, Switzerland Challenger Clay Czech Republic Jiri Vanek 2–6, 3–6
Win 2-8 Aug 2001 San Marino, San Marino Challenger Clay Austria Markus Hipfl 6–2, 2–6, 7–6(7–3)
Win 3-8 Sep 2004 Genoa, Italy Challenger Clay Argentina Edgardo Massa 7–5, 6–4
Win 4-8 Aug 2005 San Marino, San Marino Challenger Clay Croatia Saša Tuksar 6–2, 6–4
Win 5-8 Oct 2005 Rome, Italy Challenger Clay Spain Albert Montanes 6–2, 7–6(8–6)

Doubles: 3 (1–2)[edit]

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

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.

Singles[edit]

References[edit]

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