American tennis player
Eric Taino Country (sports) Philippines Residence Los Angeles, California , U.S.Born (1975-03-18 ) 18 March 1975 (age 49) Jersey City, New Jersey , U.S.Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Turned pro 1997 Retired 2008 Plays Left-handed College UCLA Prize money $542,367 Career record 14–20 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 122 (3 November 2003) Australian Open Q2 (2001 , 2003 ) French Open Q1 (2001 , 2002 , 2003 , 2004 , 2006 ) Wimbledon Q2 (2002 ) US Open 1R (2001 , 2002 ) Career record 50–65 Career titles 1 Highest ranking No. 52 (24 April 2000) Australian Open 2R (1999 , 2000 ) French Open 2R (2001 ) Wimbledon 1R (2000 , 2001 ) US Open 2R (2002 ) Wimbledon QF (2000 ) Last updated on: 26 June 2021.
Eric Taino (born March 18, 1975) is a retired ATP Tour American tennis player, who later represented the Philippines in international competition.
Before turning pro, he was the #1 player and captain of the then #2 nationally ranked UCLA tennis team and achieved All-American honors. His teammates included fellow pros Justin Gimelstob and Kevin Kim .
As a junior player, he won the 1992 US Open – Boys' Doubles with Jimmy Jackson by defeating the Chileans future World no. 1 singles player Marcelo Ríos and Gabriel Silberstein . He started a professional career in 1997 and achieved the highest ranking of world No. 122 as a singles player on the ATP Tour in November 2003. He was also ranked as high as 52nd in the world in April 2000 as a doubles player. He won a doubles title in 1999 Singapore Open with Belarusian partner and future world No. 1 doubles player Max Mirnyi beating The Woodies in the final.
In 2006, Taino won the bronze medal in the men's doubles tournament at the Asian Games held in Doha , Qatar together with his fellow Filipino-American partner Cecil Mamiit , losing to Indian pair and top doubles players Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes .
He played for the Philippines Davis Cup team until 2008. Since his retirement, Taino returned to UCLA to finish his degree and remains active in tennis, coaching and playing in Los Angeles, where he resides with his family.
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
ATP Career Finals
Doubles: 7 (1 title, 6 runner-ups)
Legend (doubles)
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (1–0)
ATP World Series (0–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (0–2)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–0)
Indoor (1–6)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Nov 1998
Bogotá , Colombia
World Series
Clay
Gábor Köves
Diego del Río Mariano Puerta
7–6, 3–6, 2–6
Loss
0–2
Jun 1999
Merano Open , Italy
World Series
Clay
Marc-Kevin Goellner
Lucas Arnold Ker Jaime Oncins
4–6, 6–7
Loss
0–3
Jul 1999
Gstaad , Switzerland
World Series
Clay
Aleksandar Kitinov
Donald Johnson Cyril Suk
5–7, 6–7
Win
1–3
Oct 1999
Singapore Open , Singapore
Championship Series
Hard
Max Mirnyi
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
6–3, 6–4
Loss
1–4
Feb 2000
San Jose , United States
International Series
Hard
Lucas Arnold Ker
Scott Humphries Jan-Michael Gambill
1–6, 4–6
Loss
1–5
Jun 2000
Queen's , United Kingdom
International Series
Grass
Jonathan Stark
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
7–6(7–5) , 3–6, 6–7(1–7)
Loss
1–6
Jun 2001
Queen's , United Kingdom
International Series
Grass
David Wheaton
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
3–6, 6–3, 1–6
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 7 (3–4)
Legend
ATP Challenger (3–3)
ITF Futures (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Nov 1999
USA F20, Clearwater
Futures
Hard
James Blake
4–6, 7–6, 6–7
Win
1–1
Nov 2000
Yokohama , Japan
Challenger
Carpet
Julian Knowle
7–6(7–5) , 6–4
Win
2–1
Aug 2001
Belo Horizonte , Brazil
Challenger
Hard
Flávio Saretta
5–7, 6–1, 6–2
Win
3–1
Aug 2002
Tarzana , United States
Challenger
Hard
Brian Vahaly
6–2, 7–6(8–6)
Loss
3–2
Nov 2002
Champaign-Urbana , United States
Challenger
Hard
Robby Ginepri
1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss
3–3
Mar 2003
Besançon , France
Challenger
Hard
Cyril Saulnier
6–7(8–10) , 4–6
Loss
3–4
Jul 2003
Granby , Canada
Challenger
Hard
Frank Dancevic
6–7(10–12) , 1–6
Doubles: 21 (10–11)
Legend
ATP Challenger (9–11)
ITF Futures (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–10)
Clay (3–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Oct 1997
Sedona , United States
Challenger
Hard
Adam Peterson
John-Laffnie de Jager Robbie Koenig
2–6, 2–6
Win
1–1
Mar 1998
Philippines F1, Manila
Futures
Hard
Cecil Mamiit
Maxime Boyé Thierry Guardiola
4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Loss
1–2
Apr 1998
Birmingham , United States
Challenger
Clay
Eyal Erlich
Doug Flach David Witt
4–6, 5–7
Win
2–2
Jun 1998
Biella , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Diego del Río
Emanuel Couto João Cunha-Silva
7–6, 5–7, 6–2
Loss
2–3
Aug 1998
Tijuana , Mexico
Challenger
Hard
Mitch Sprengelmeyer
Michael Hill Scott Humphries
3–6, 2–6
Win
3–3
Jun 1999
Prostějov , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Dinu-Mihai Pescariu
Devin Bowen Eyal Ran
6–3, 6–3
Win
4–3
Aug 2000
Gramado , Brazil
Challenger
Hard
André Sá
Daniel Melo Alexandre Simoni
7–6(9–7) , 7–6(7–3)
Loss
4–4
Nov 2000
Osaka , Japan
Challenger
Hard
Yaoki Ishii
František Čermák Ota Fukárek
1–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win
5–4
Feb 2001
Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam
Challenger
Hard
Takao Suzuki
Filippo Messori Vincenzo Santopadre
7–6(9–7) , 2–6, 6–4
Loss
5–5
Aug 2001
Belo Horizonte , Brazil
Challenger
Hard
Barry Cowan
Dejan Petrovic Andy Ram
3–6, 4–6
Win
6–5
May 2002
Rocky Mount , United States
Challenger
Clay
Mark Merklein
Huntley Montgomery Brian Vahaly
6–3, 6–4
Loss
6–6
Aug 2002
Lexington , United States
Challenger
Hard
Brandon Coupe
Glenn Weiner Jack Brasington
2–6, 6–4, 5–7
Loss
6–7
Nov 2002
Champaign-Urbana , United States
Challenger
Hard
Martin Verkerk
Glenn Weiner Gabriel Trifu
3–6, 2–6
Loss
6–8
Feb 2004
Dallas , United States
Challenger
Hard
Rik de Voest
Jordan Kerr Todd Perry
5–7, 3–6
Loss
6–9
Jul 2004
Aptos , United States
Challenger
Hard
Diego Ayala
Tripp Phillips Huntley Montgomery
6–7(3–7) , 5–7
Loss
6–10
Oct 2004
Burbank , United States
Challenger
Hard
Prakash Amritraj
Nick Rainey Brian Wilson
2–6, 3–6
Win
7–10
Jan 2005
Waikoloa , United States
Challenger
Hard
André Sá
Sonchat Ratiwatana Sanchai Ratiwatana
7–6(7–2) , 3–6, 7–6(7–2)
Win
8–10
Mar 2005
Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam
Challenger
Hard
Cecil Mamiit
Aisam Qureshi Orest Tereshchuk
6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Win
9–10
Jul 2005
Aptos , United States
Challenger
Hard
Nathan Healey
Noam Okun Harel Levy
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Win
10–10
Jul 2006
Winnetka , United States
Challenger
Hard
Cecil Mamiit
Scoville Jenkins Rajeev Ram
6–2, 6–4
Loss
10–11
Apr 2007
Valencia , United States
Challenger
Hard
Cecil Mamiit
Sam Warburg Harel Levy
2–6, 4–6
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
Doubles
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