Swiss tennis player (born 1970)
Marc Rosset Country (sports) Switzerland Residence Monte Carlo , MonacoBorn (1970-11-07 ) 7 November 1970 (age 53) Geneva , SwitzerlandHeight 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Turned pro 1988 Retired 2005 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
*occasionally used one-handed backhand Prize money $6,812,693 Career record 433–351 Career titles 15 Highest ranking No. 9 (11 September 1995) Australian Open QF (1999 ) French Open SF (1996 ) Wimbledon 4R (2000 ) US Open 4R (1995 ) Olympic Games W (1992 )Career record 142–144 Career titles 8 Highest ranking No. 8 (2 November 1992) Australian Open 2R (1991, 1992, 1994) French Open W (1992)Wimbledon 3R (1993, 2001) US Open 2R (1990, 1992, 1993, 2000) Davis Cup F (1992 ) Hopman Cup F (1996 )
Marc Rosset (born 7 November 1970) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He is best known for winning the men's singles gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics . He also won a major doubles title, at the French Open in 1992 partnering compatriot Jakob Hlasek .
Career
Rosset turned professional in 1988 and won his first tour singles title in 1989 in Geneva as a wildcard, defeating Guillermo Pérez Roldán . His first doubles title was won in Geneva as well in 1991 with partner Sergi Bruguera .
1992 was the pinnacle of Rosset's career. Representing Switzerland at the Olympic Games in Barcelona , he defeated several top players en route to qualifying for the men's singles final, including Jim Courier , Goran Ivanišević , Wayne Ferreira , and Emilio Sánchez . In the final, he faced Spain's Jordi Arrese and won an exciting five-set match to claim the gold medal. Rosset also won the 1992 French Open men's doubles title with partner Jakob Hlasek . Rosset also was a member of the Swiss team which reached the final of the 1992 Davis Cup . Switzerland lost in the final to the United States despite Rosset's winning a five-set singles rubber against Jim Courier (who was ranked world No. 1 at the time).
Rosset's most memorable Davis Cup match came in defeat in a singles rubber against Arnaud Clément of France in 2001, which he lost 15–13 in the fifth set after 5 hours and 46 minutes. During the later years of his playing career, Rosset also served as the Swiss Davis Cup team captain.
Rosset also enjoyed success playing in other international team competitions for Switzerland. In 1996, he was a member of the teams which won the World Team Cup and finished runners-up in the Hopman Cup . That year he also achieved his best performance at a Grand Slam, the 1996 French Open when he defeated Carl-Uwe Steeb , Jiří Novák , Jakob Hlasek , Stefan Edberg and Bernd Karbacher before losing to Michael Stich in the semifinals.
Rosset had a 2–2 record against his successor as Switzerland's top male tennis player, Roger Federer . Rosset won their first two meetings in 2000 (including the final of the Open 13 at Marseille), but Federer won their meetings in 2001 and 2003.[ 1]
At 2.01 meters (6 ft. 7 in.), Rosset was one of the game's tallest players throughout his career. He was one of the game's fastest servers and most prolific servers of aces for most of his career.
Rosset changed his flight plans after a first-round defeat at the US Open in September 1998. After he changed his plans, the flight he had originally planned to take, Swissair Flight 111 , crashed in the Atlantic Ocean, killing all on board.[ 2]
Rosset's career-high ATP singles ranking was world No. 9, and his career-high doubles ranking was world No. 8. He won a total of 15 top-level singles titles and eight doubles titles. He won at least one singles title on all surfaces: clay , grass , carpet , and hard court .
Career statistics
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Olympic Games
Singles: 1 (1 gold medal)
Career finals
Singles: 23 (15–8)
Winner – Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
Olympic Gold Medal (1–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–1)
ATP Championship Series (2–3)
ATP Tour (12–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–3)
Clay (3–2)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (7–3)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1.
Sep 1989
Geneva , Switzerland
Clay
Guillermo Pérez Roldán
6–4, 7–5
Loss
1.
Apr 1990
Madrid, Spain
Clay
Andrés Gómez
3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss
2.
May 1990
Bologna, Italy
Clay
Richard Fromberg
6–4, 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win
2.
Oct 1990
Lyon , France
Carpet (i)
Mats Wilander
6–3, 6–2
Win
3.
Aug 1992
Summer Olympics , Spain
Clay
Jordi Arrese
7–6(7–2) , 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 8–6
Win
4.
Nov 1992
Moscow , Russia
Carpet (i)
Carl Uwe Steeb
6–3, 6–2
Win
5.
Feb 1993
Marseille , France
Carpet (i)
Jan Siemerink
6–2, 7–6(7–1)
Win
6.
Aug 1993
Long Island , USA
Hard
Michael Chang
6–4, 3–6, 6–1
Win
7.
Nov 1993
Moscow, Russia
Carpet (i)
Patrik Kühnen
6–4, 6–3
Win
8.
Feb 1994
Marseille, France
Carpet (i)
Arnaud Boetsch
7–6(8–6) , 7–6(7–4)
Loss
3.
Aug 1994
New Haven , United States
Hard
Boris Becker
3–6, 5–7
Win
9.
Oct 1994
Lyon, France
Carpet (i)
Jim Courier
6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Loss
4.
Nov 1994
Paris , France
Carpet (i)
Andre Agassi
3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win
10.
Apr 1995
Nice , France
Clay
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
6–4, 6–0
Win
11.
Jun 1995
Halle , Germany
Grass
Michael Stich
3–6, 7–6(13–11) , 7–6(10–8)
Loss
5.
Mar 1996
Milan , Italy
Carpet (i)
Goran Ivanišević
3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win
12.
Feb 1997
Antwerp, Belgium
Hard (i)
Tim Henman
6–2, 7–5, 6–4
Loss
6.
Sep 1997
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Hard
Tim Henman
6–7(2–7) , 4–6
Loss
7.
Feb 1998
St. Petersburg , Russia
Carpet (i)
Richard Krajicek
4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss
8.
Feb 1998
Antwerp, Belgium
Hard
Greg Rusedski
6–7(3–7) , 6–3, 1–6, 4–6,
Win
13.
Feb 1999
St. Petersburg, Russia
Carpet (i)
David Prinosil
6–3, 6–4
Win
14.
Feb 2000
Marseille, France
Hard (i)
Roger Federer
2–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Win
15.
Feb 2000
London, UK
Hard (i)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
6–4, 6–4
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.
Doubles: 12 (8–3)
Winner – Legend
Grand Slam (1–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
Olympic Gold Medal (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (1–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP Tour (6–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (4–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–0)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1.
Sep 1991
Geneva , Switzerland
Clay
Sergi Bruguera
Per Henricsson Ola Jonsson
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win
2.
Jan 1992
Adelaide , Australia
Hard
Goran Ivanišević
Mark Kratzmann Jason Stoltenberg
7–6, 7–6
Win
3.
May 1992
Rome , Italy
Clay
Jakob Hlasek
Wayne Ferreira Mark Kratzmann
6–4, 3–6, 6–1
Win
4.
Jun 1992
French Open, Paris
Clay
Jakob Hlasek
David Adams Andrei Olhovskiy
7–6, 6–7, 7–5
Loss
1.
Jun 1992
Stuttgart , Germany
Clay
Javier Sanchez
Glenn Layendecker Byron Talbot
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win
5.
Oct 1992
Lyon , France
Carpet (i)
Jakob Hlasek
Neil Broad Stefan Kruger
6–1, 6–3
Win
6.
Jul 1993
Gstaad , Switzerland
Clay
Cédric Pioline
Hendrik Jan Davids Piet Norval
6–3, 3–6, 7–6
Loss
2.
Jul 1995
Gstaad, Switzerland
Clay
Arnaud Boetsch
Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez
7–6, 6–7, 6–7
Win
7.
Oct 1997
Basel , Switzerland
Carpet (i)
Tim Henman
Karsten Braasch Jim Grabb
7–6, 6–7, 7–6
Win
8.
Sep 1999
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
Hard
Oleg Ogorodov
Mark Keil Lorenzo Manta
7–6, 7–6
Loss
3.
Jul 2004
Gstaad , Switzerland
Clay
Stan Wawrinka
Leander Paes David Rikl
4–6, 2–6
Team competition: 1 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
Top 10 wins
Season
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
Total
Wins
0
2
1
4
4
4
2
5
3
4
1
2
0
0
0
1
33
#
Player
Rank
Event
Surface
Rd
Score
1990
1.
Emilio Sánchez
7
Madrid , Spain
Clay
2R
4–6, 6–4, 6–4
47
2.
Emilio Sánchez
9
Gstaad , Switzerland
Clay
QF
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
28
1991
3.
Ivan Lendl
4
New Haven , United States
Hard
3R
6–4, 6–4
41
1992
4.
Ivan Lendl
10
Rome , Italy
Clay
2R
6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–3)
45
5.
Jim Courier
1
Summer Olympics , Barcelona
Clay
3R
6–4, 6–2, 6–1
44
6.
Goran Ivanišević
4
Summer Olympics, Barcelona
Clay
SF
6–3, 7–5, 6–2
44
7.
Jim Courier
1
Davis Cup , Fort Worth, United States
Hard (i)
RR
6–3, 6–7(9–11) , 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
35
1993
8.
Andre Agassi
8
Indian Wells , United States
Hard
2R
3–6, 7–6(7–5) , 6–4
33
9.
Boris Becker
4
Monte Carlo , Monaco
Clay
2R
7–6(7–3) , 6–3
26
10.
Michael Chang
7
Long Island , United States
Hard
F
6–4, 3–6, 6–1
30
11.
Jim Courier
2
Stockholm , Sweden
Carpet (i)
3R
6–7(5–7) , 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
21
1994
12.
Michael Stich
2
Marseille , France
Hard (i)
SF
6–2, 2–6, 6–4
17
13.
Andriy Medvedev
7
New Haven , United States
Hard
QF
6–3, 3–6, 7–6(8–6)
20
14.
Boris Becker
3
Paris Masters , France
Carpet (i)
3R
7–6(7–3) , 7–6(9–7)
16
15.
Michael Chang
9
Paris Masters, France
Carpet (i)
QF
6–7(4–7) , 6–3, 6–4
16
1995
16.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
4
Nice , France
Clay
F
6–4, 6–0
18
17.
Michael Stich
10
Halle , Germany
Grass
F
3–6, 7–6(13–11) , 7–6(10–8)
13
1996
18.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
8
Milan , Italy
Carpet (i)
SF
4–6, 6–2, 6–4
14
19.
Boris Becker
5
World Team Cup , Düsseldorf
Clay
RR
7–6(7–4) , 6–4
15
20.
Thomas Enqvist
9
World Team Cup, Düsseldorf
Clay
RR
6–1, 2–6, 6–3
15
21.
Wayne Ferreira
6
Vienna , Austria
Carpet (i)
1R
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
25
22.
Pete Sampras
1
Paris Masters, France
Carpet (i)
2R
6–4, 6–4
23
1997
23.
Carlos Moyà
7
Munich , Germany
Clay
QF
7–5, 7–6(7–5)
20
24.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
5
Gstaad , Switzerland
Clay
1R
6–4, 6–3
28
25.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
4
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
Hard
SF
3–6, 7–6(7–5) , 6–2
28
1998
26.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
6
Antwerp , Belgium
Hard (i)
2R
6–3, 6–3
26
27.
Pat Rafter
3
Antwerp, Belgium
Hard (i)
SF
7–6(7–4) , 7–6(7–2)
26
28.
Cédric Pioline
10
Wimbledon , London
Grass
1R
6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–5) , 13–11
39
29.
Richard Krajicek
9
Paris Masters, France
Carpet (i)
2R
6–4, 5–7, 2–5 ret.
41
1999
30.
Tim Henman
7
Australian Open , Melbourne
Hard
3R
7–6(7–5) , 6–3, 7–5
31
2000
31.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
3
London , United Kingdom
Hard (i)
F
6–4, 6–4
72
32.
Nicolás Lapentti
9
Hamburg , Germany
Clay
1R
7–6(7–4) , 6–3
41
2004
33.
Guillermo Coria
4
Marseille , France
Hard (i)
2R
7–6(7–2) , 6–1
122
References
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