Sargis Sargsian
Armenian tennis player
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Sargis Sargsian (Armenian: Սարգիս Սարգսյան, born 3 June 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Armenia. He reached career-high rankings of World No. 38 in singles and World No. 33 in doubles, winning one singles and two doubles titles on the ATP Tour. Sargsian finished 8 seasons in the top 100 ATP year-end rankings.
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| Residence | Prague, Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 June 1973 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2006 | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $2,603,732 | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 155–209 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 38 (12 January 2004) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 4R (2003) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | 3R (1998, 1999, 2000) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 3R (2001, 2003) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | 4R (2004) | ||||||||||||||
| Other tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | 2R (1996) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 68–79 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 33 (9 August 2004) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 3R (2004, 2005) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | QF (2004) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R (1998, 2003, 2004) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | 2R (1997) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 15 December 2021. | |||||||||||||||
Sargsian played college tennis with Arizona State University, where he won the 1995 NCAA Men's Singles Championship. Sargsian turned pro in 1995, continuing to be coached with his collegiate coach Steve Bickham.[1]
Sargsian represented Armenia at the 1996, 2000 (where he reached the second round), and the 2004 Summer Olympics. Sargsian retired in 2006. After his career he settled in Florida but moved to Prague, Czech Republic several years ago where he started a tennis program for high-performance players.
ATP career finals
Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 1997 | Newport, United States | World Series | Grass | 7–6(7–0), 4–6, 7–5 | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2003 | Moscow, Russia | International Series | Hard | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 | |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2003 | St. Petersburg, Russia | International Series | Hard | 3–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1999 | Newport, United States | World Series | Grass | 7–6(8–6), 6–7(7–9), 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2000 | Washington, United States | Championship Series | Hard | 5–7, 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–3 | May 2003 | St. Pölten, Austria | International Series | Clay | 4–6, 7–6(8–6), 3–6 | ||
| Win | 1–3 | Jul 2003 | Washington, United States | International Series | Hard | 7–5, 4–6, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 2–3 | Sep 2003 | Bucharest, Romania | International Series | Clay | 7–6(9–7), 6–2 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals
Singles: 11 (4–7)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1995 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | 2–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Apr 1996 | West Bloomfield, United States | Challenger | Hard | 4–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 1–2 | Jun 1996 | Zagreb, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 1–3 | Aug 1996 | Binghamton, United States | Challenger | Hard | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 | |
| Win | 2–3 | Nov 1996 | Austin, United States | Challenger | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Win | 3–3 | Dec 1996 | Amarillo, United States | Challenger | Hard | 7–6, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 3–4 | Apr 1997 | Paget, Bermuda | Challenger | Clay | 1–6, 6–4, 0–6 | |
| Loss | 3–5 | Dec 1997 | Burbank, United States | Challenger | Hard | 2–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | 4–5 | Jun 1999 | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | 7–6(11–9), 7–5 | |
| Loss | 4–6 | Oct 1999 | Barcelona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | 2–6, 6–1, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 4–7 | Nov 2001 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Carpet | 1–6, 5–7 |
Doubles: 2 (2–0)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Oct 1996 | Monterrey, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 2–0 | Nov 1996 | Austin, United States | Challenger | Hard | 7–5, 7–6 |
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
| Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||
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| Australian Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 9 | 8–9 | 47% | |||||||
| French Open | A | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 9 | 8–9 | 47% | |||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 9 | 8–9 | 47% | |||||||
| US Open | 3R | Q1 | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 3R | 2R | 4R | A | A | 0 / 8 | 10–8 | 56% | |||||||
| Win–loss | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 7–4 | 5–4 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 35 | 34–35 | 49% | |||||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | 2R | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | 1R | NH | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | ||||||||||||
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | Q2 | Q2 | A | Q2 | A | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% | |||||||
| Miami | A | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 8 | 1–8 | 11% | |||||||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | Q1 | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |||||||
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% | |||||||
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||
| Canada | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | 3R | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% | |||||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | 1R | Q1 | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 2R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |||||||
| Paris | A | Q2 | 1R | A | 2R | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |||||||
| Stuttgart | A | 2R | Q1 | A | A | Q2 | A | Not Masters Series | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 4–8 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 29 | 12–29 | 29% | |||||||
Doubles
| Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||||
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| Australian Open | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 2R | 3R | 3R | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% | ||||||||||
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | QF | 1R | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% | ||||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | ||||||||||
| US Open | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | ||||||||||
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 5–4 | 2–2 | 0 / 13 | 10–13 | 43% | ||||||||||
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||||||
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||||||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||
| Rome | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||
| Canada | QF | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% | ||||||||||
| Cincinnati | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 2R | SF | A | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 67% | ||||||||||
| Stuttgart | A | A | A | 2R | A | Not Masters Series | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–7 | 0–0 | 0 / 11 | 10–11 | 48% | ||||||||||