Sargis Sargsian : biography
June 3, 1973 –
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Sargis Sargsian ( born June 3, 1973 in Yerevan) is a former professional tennis player from Armenia.
Sargsian turned pro in 1995, and has won one singles and two doubles titles during his career on the ATP Tour. He played for Armenia at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, in Atlanta he reached second round, but in Sydney he lost in first round.
Sargsian also played at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He reached career-high rankings of World No. 38 in singles and World No. 33 in doubles during 2004. Sargsian retired in 2006 and now resides in Florida.
Career finals
Singles: 3 (1 title – 2 runner-ups)
Legend (Singles) |
Grand Slam (0) |
Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
ATP Masters Series (0) |
ATP Tour (1) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Winner | 1. | 7 July 1997 | USA}} Newport | Grass | NZL}} Brett Steven | 7–6(7-0), 4–6, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 1. | 5 October 2003 | RUS}} Moscow | Indoor/Hard | USA}} Taylor Dent | 6-7(5-7), 4–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 26 October 2003 | RUS}} St Petersburg | Indoor/Hard | BRA}} Gustavo Kuerten | 3–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 5 (2 titles – 3 runner-ups)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Runner-up | 1. | 11 July 1999 | Newport, USA | Grass | USA}} Chris Woodruff | RSA}} Wayne Arthurs / Leander Paes | 7-6, 6-7, 3-6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 20 August 2000 | Washington, USA | Hard | USA}} Andre Agassi | USA}} Alex O’Brien / Jared Palmer | 5-7, 1-6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 25 May 2003 | St. Pölten, Austria | Clay | SRB}} Nenad Zimonjic | SWE}} Simon Aspelin / Massimo Bertolini | 4-6, 7-6(8-6), 3-6 |
Winner | 1. | July 28, 2003 | Washington, USA | Hard | RUS}} Yevgeny Kafelnikov | RSA}} Chris Haggard / Paul Hanley | 7–5, 4–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | September 8, 2003 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | GER}} Karsten Braasch | SWE}} Simon Aspelin / Jeff Coetzee | 7–6(9-7), 6–2 |