Juan Antonio Marín Casero (born 2 March 1975) is a former professional male tennis player from Costa Rica , who represented the Central American nation at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney .
Juan Antonio Marín Country (sports) Costa Rica Born (1975-03-02 ) 2 March 1975 (age 49) San Jose , Costa Rica Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Turned pro 1996 Retired 2007 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $ 1,210,290Career record 81–122 Career titles 1 Highest ranking No. 55 (11 October 1999) Australian Open 1R (1998 , 1999 , 2000 , 2006 ) French Open 1R (1998 , 1999 , 2000 , 2001 , 2006 ) Wimbledon 1R (1997 , 1998 , 1999 , 2000 ) US Open 1R (1997 , 1998 , 1999 , 2000 ) Olympic Games 1R (2000 ) Career record 9–16 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 188 (12 February 2007) Last updated on: 24 April 2022.
He originally played on tour under the Spanish flag, as he was born to a father from Murcia and a mother from Asturias , and lived in Spain since the age of 14.[ 1] [ 2] However, in May 1998 he began representing Costa Rica.[ 3]
In October 1999, Marín reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 55. Previously that year he came close to beating the then-world No. 2 Pete Sampras at the 1999 French Open , with the American eventually winning 6–7, 6–4, 7–5, 6–7, 6–4. He never won a Grand Slam main draw match, despite appearing in 17.
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 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)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
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ATP Challenger (5–8)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (5–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1-0
Aug 1996
Samarkand , Uzbekistan
Challenger
Clay
Sander Groen
6–2, 6–4
Loss
1-1
Feb 1997
Punta del Este , Uruguay
Challenger
Clay
Marco Meneschincheri
7–6, 1–6, 4–6
Loss
1-2
Apr 1997
Split , Croatia
Challenger
Clay
Dinu-Mihai Pescariu
6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Loss
1-3
Oct 1997
Barcelona , Spain
Challenger
Clay
Carlos Costa
1–6, 4–6
Loss
1-4
Feb 1998
Singapore , Singapore
Challenger
Hard
Fernando Vicente
4–6, 4–6
Loss
1-5
Mar 1998
Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam
Challenger
Hard
André Sá
3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss
1-6
Sep 1999
Szczecin , Poland
Challenger
Clay
Andreas Vinciguerra
2–6, 4–6
Loss
1-7
Oct 2000
Lima , Peru
Challenger
Clay
Guillermo Coria
0–6, 6–7(7–9)
Loss
1-8
Jul 2001
Lugano , Switzerland
Challenger
Clay
Jiří Vaněk
2–6, 3–6
Win
2-8
Aug 2001
San Marino , San Marino
Challenger
Clay
Markus Hipfl
6–2, 2–6, 7–6(7–3)
Win
3-8
Sep 2004
Genoa , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Edgardo Massa
7–5, 6–4
Win
4-8
Aug 2005
San Marino , San Marino
Challenger
Clay
Saša Tuksar
6–2, 6–4
Win
5-8
Oct 2005
Rome, Italy
Challenger
Clay
Albert Montañés
6–2, 7–6(8–6)
Legend
ATP Challenger (1–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
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.