Sargis Sargsian

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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