Mario Tabares
Cuban tennis player
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Mario Tabares (born July 22, 1965) is a Cuban former professional tennis player. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won one doubles title. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 106 in 1993.
| Country (sports) |  Cuba |
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| Born | July 22, 1965 Havana, Cuba |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $106,057 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 12–16 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 2 Challenger, 0 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 131 (28 August 1989) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 1R (1990) |
| Wimbledon | Q3 (1992) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 9–16 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 1 4 Challenger, 0 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 106 (26 April 1993) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1993) |
| Last updated on: 5 April 2026. | |
Tabares participated in 16 Davis Cup ties for Cuba from 1987 to 1994, posting a 15–17 record in singles and a 7–9 record in doubles.
He and his wife recently opened a tennis store in the heart of Miami named is MT Tennis Touch.
He competes competitively internationally. In April 2010, he became the ITF World Champion in Men's 40 Singles. He also became an ITF World Champion the same year with his brother Alexander Tabares in Men's 35 Doubles.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 1 (1 win, 0 runners-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Nov 1992 | Buzios, Brazil | World Series | Hard |  Maurice Ruah |
 Mark Keil Tom Mercer |
7–6, 6–7, 6–4 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 3 (2–1)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 1989 | Campos do Jordão, Brazil | Challenger | Hard |  Danilo Marcelino |
7–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Aug 1989 | Brasília, Brazil | Challenger | Carpet | Luiz Mattar |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Aug 1992 | Ribeirão Preto, Brazil | Challenger | Clay |  Gabriel Silberstein |
6–7, 6–7 |
Doubles: 10 (4–6)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1989 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Dacio Campos |
Nelson Aerts Fernando Roese |
6–2, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Dec 1989 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Juan Pino |
Luiz Mattar Cassio Motta |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Jan 1991 | Vina del Mar, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Juan Pino |
 Gabriel Markus Francisco Yunis |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–2 | Jul 1992 | Campos do Jordao, Chile | Challenger | Hard | Jose Daher |
Donald Johnson Tom Mercer |
6–3, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Sep 1992 | Guaruja, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Maurice Ruah |
Danilo Marcelino Fernando Meligeni |
walkover |
| Win | 3–3 | Sep 1992 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Nicolas Pereira |
William Kyriakos Fernando Meligeni |
7–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Oct 1992 | Cali, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Daniel Orsanic |
 Michael Geserer Fabio Silberberg |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Nov 1992 | Sao Luis, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Maurice Ruah |
Luiz Mattar Fabio Silberberg |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Apr 1993 | Barcelona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Maurice Ruah |
 Sergio Casal Jordi Burillo |
2–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
| Win | 4–6 | Apr 1993 | Riemerling, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Maurice Ruah |
 Sander Groen Arne Thoms |
6–3, 6–3 |
External links
- Mario Tabares at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Mario Tabares at the International Tennis Federation
- Mario Tabares at the Davis Cup (archived)
- MTTennis
