Richard Matuszewski Explained

Richard Matuszewski
Residence:Tampa, Florida, United States
Birth Date:1964 9, df=y
Birth Place:Newark, New Jersey, United States
Turnedpro:1986
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$550,506
Singlesrecord:54–80
Singlestitles:0
2 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highestsinglesranking:No. 49 (24 October 1988)
Australianopenresult:2R (1987, 1989)
Frenchopenresult:1R (1990)
Wimbledonresult:4R (1993)
Usopenresult:2R (1985)
Doublesrecord:26–52
Doublestitles:0
4 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highestdoublesranking:No. 87 (17 April 1989)
Australianopendoublesresult:2R (1989)
Wimbledondoublesresult:1R (1988, 1989)
Usopendoublesresult:2R (1989)
Updated:7 June 2022

Richard Matuszewski (matt-too-CHef-ski), born September 7, 1964, in Newark, New Jersey, is a former tennis player from the United States.

Matuszewski won the Van Nostrand Memorial Award in 1986 and is a four-time All-American. He was named All-American in singles and doubles in 1985 and 1986. He ranks second on the Clemson Career List for most singles victories with 166 and fourth on the Clemson career list for most doubles victories with 125. He was a 1983 ACC Champion at number six singles, the 1984 ACC Champion at number five singles and the 1985 ACC Champion at number one doubles.

Matuszewski went on to play professional tennis for over a decade. On October 24, 1988, he reached his highest rank with the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), when he became World number 49.[1]

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 5 (2–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–3)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Guam, United StatesChallengerHard Jamie Morgan6–4, ret.
Loss1–1Gramado, BrazilChallengerHard Nicola Bruno2–6, 2–6
Win2–1Campos do Jordão, BrazilChallengerHard Danilo Marcelino4–6, 7–6, 7–6
Loss2–2Guangzhou, ChinaChallengerHard Leander Paes3–6, 3–6
Loss2–3Taipei, TaiwanChallengerHard Jason Stoltenberg0–6, 3–6

Doubles: 10 (4–6)

Legend
ATP Challenger (4–6)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–6)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Setúbal, PortugalChallengerHard Steve Devries David Felgate
Stephen Shaw		6–3, 6–1
Loss1–1Jerusalem, IsraelChallengerHard Brian Joelson Steve Guy
Carl Limberger		6–7, 2–6
Win2–1Gramado, BrazilChallengerHard John Sullivan Nelson Aerts
Fernando Roese		7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Loss2–2Monterrey, MexicoChallengerHard John Sullivan Mark Knowles
Alex O'Brien		6–3, 3–6, 6–7
Loss2–3Guangzhou, ChinaChallengerHard John Sullivan Kent Kinnear
Christian Saceanu		7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Loss2–4Hong Kong, Hong KongChallengerHard John Sullivan Donald Johnson
Leander Paes		2–6, 6–7
Loss2–5Vancouver, CanadaChallengerHard John Sullivan Ellis Ferreira
Richard Schmidt		5–7, 6–4, 3–6
Win3–5Caracas, VenezuelaChallengerHard John Sullivan Doug Flach
Nicolas Pereira		7–6, 7–5
Loss3–6Manila, PhilippinesChallengerHard David Nainkin Albert Chang
Leander Paes		4–6, 4–6
Win4–6Campos do Jordao, BrazilChallengerHard Patricio Arnold Marcelo Saliola
Fabio Silberberg		6–3, 6–4

Performance timelines

Singles

Tournament19851986198719881989199019911992199319941995SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAA2RA2RAQ1AAAA0 / 21–2
French OpenAAAAA1RAAAAQ10 / 10–1
WimbledonAAAA2RAAA4RAQ20 / 24–2
US Open2RA1RA1R1RA1RQ1Q1A0 / 51–5
style=text-align:leftWin–loss1–10–00–20–02–30–20–00–13–10–00–00 / 106–10
ATP Masters Series
MiamiAA2RA1R1RAAAAQ10 / 31–3
CanadaAA1R1RAAAAAAA0 / 20–2
CincinnatiAAAA1RAAAAAA0 / 10–1
ParisAAA1R1RAAAQ1Q1Q10 / 20–2
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–01–20–20–30–10–00–00–00–00–00 / 81–8

Doubles

Tournament198719881989199019911992199319941995SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open1RA2RAAAAAA0 / 21–2
French OpenAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
WimbledonA1R1RAAAAAQ30 / 20–2
US OpenA1R2RAAAAQ1A0 / 21–2
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–10–22–30–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 62–6
ATP Masters Series
Miami1RAQFAAAAAA0 / 23–2
CanadaA2RAAAAAAA0 / 11–1
CincinnatiAA1RAAAAAA0 / 10–1
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–11–13–20–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 44–4

Notes and References

  1. http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/enwiki/M032/overview ATP World Tour: Richard Matuszewski

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