Gabriel Markus Explained
| Gabriel Markus |
| Country: |  Argentina |
| Residence: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Birth Date: | 31 March 1970 |
| Birth Place: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Turnedpro: | 1989 |
| Plays: | Right-handed |
| Careerprizemoney: | $589,053 |
| Singlesrecord: | 59–72 |
| Singlestitles: | 1
5 Challenger, 0 Futures |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 36 (27 July 1992) |
| Australianopenresult: | 1R (1993) |
| Frenchopenresult: | 3R (1991, 1993) |
| Wimbledonresult: | 1R (1992) |
| Usopenresult: | 4R (1991) |
| Doublesrecord: | 8–9 |
| Doublestitles: | 1
0 Challenger, 0 Futures |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 178 (19 October 1992) |
| Updated: | 7 December 2021 |
Gabriel Markus (born 31 March 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.
Career
A clay court specialist, Markus was a quarter-finalist in the Boys' Singles event at the 1987 French Open and at his best was ranked second in the Argentine junior rankings.[1]
The right-handed player made the fourth round of the US Open in 1991, the furthest he would reach in a Grand Slam. Along the way he defeated Diego Nargiso, Stefano Pescosolido and Jan Siemerink.
At the 1992 French Open he memorably pushed second seed Stefan Edberg to five sets in the second round, but was unable to register a win.[2]
Markus won France's Phillips Open in 1992, his only title win on the ATP World Tour. He upset top seed Peter Sampras in the semi-finals.
He participated in two Davis Cup ties for the Argentine team. He defeated Denmark's Morten Christensen in their 1992 World Group encounter and beat both Uruguayan singles players when Argentina faced Uruguay in 1994.[3]
Since retiring, Markus has been involved in coaching. He was coach of David Nalbandian when he reached the final of the 2002 Wimbledon Championships and was coaching Nicolás Massú at the 2004 Athens Olympics, where the Chilean won two gold medals. In 2010, he became coach of Richard Gasquet but they would part company before the year ended.[4]
ATP career finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) | | ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) | | ATP Masters Series (0–0) | | ATP Championship Series (0–0) | | ATP World 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) | |
| |
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) | | ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) | | ATP Masters Series (0–0) | | ATP Championship Series (0–0) | | ATP World Series (1–0) | |
| | Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (0–0) | | Clay (1–0) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) | |
| | Finals by setting |
|---|
| Outdoors (1–0) | | Indoors (0–0) | |
| |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals
Singles: 12 (5–7)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger (5–7) | | ITF Futures (0–0) | |
| | Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (0–1) | | Clay (5–6) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) | |
| |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|
| Win | 1–0 | | Santos, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Christian Miniussi | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | | Viña del Mar, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Gustavo Giussani | 6–4, 2–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | João Cunha-Silva | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–2 | | Birmingham, United States | Challenger | Clay | Marcelo Ingaramo | 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Hard |  Fernando Roese | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | | Bucharest, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Marcelo Filippini | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay |  Raúl Viver | 6–7, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–5 | | Salerno, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Emilio Benfele Álvarez | 7–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–6 | | Punta del Este, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay | Javier Frana | 6–4, 2–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 4–6 | | Geneva, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay |  Karol Kučera | 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 4–7 | | Oporto, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Franco Davín | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–7 | | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Hernán Gumy | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 | |
Doubles: 4 (0–4)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger (0–4) | | ITF Futures (0–0) | |
| | Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (0–0) | | Clay (0–4) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) | |
| |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | João Zwetsch | Cássio Motta
Javier Frana | 3–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | | Viña del Mar, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Francisco Yunis |  Juan-Antonio Pino-Perez
Mario Tabares | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | | Salerno, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Daniel Orsanic |  Andrew Kratzmann
Roger Rasheed | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | Horacio de la Peña | Pablo Albano
Javier Frana | 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 | |
Performance timeline
Singles
Notes and References
- http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Ma/G/Gabriel-Markus.aspx ATP World Tour Profile
- http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10000865 ITF Tennis Profile
- http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10000865 Davis Cup Profile
- 20 minutes, "Richard Gasquet se sépare de son entraîneur Gabriel Markus", 8 September 2010
