Martin Damm
Country (sports) | Czechoslovakia (1990–92) Czech Republic (1993–2011) |
---|---|
Residence | Bradenton, Florida, USA |
Born | Liberec, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) | 1 August 1972
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) |
Turned pro | 1990 |
Retired | 2011 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $5,730,972 |
Singles | |
Career record | 157–210 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 42 (18 August 1997) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 4R (1994) |
French Open | 2R (1999) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1994, 2000) |
US Open | 3R (1997) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 567–412 |
Career titles | 40 |
Highest ranking | No. 5 (30 April 2007) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (2006) |
French Open | QF (2002, 2005) |
Wimbledon | SF (1997, 2006) |
US Open | W (2006) |
Martin Damm Sr. (born 1 August 1972) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. He is best known as a doubles player (his highest ranking being No. 5 in the world in April 2007). His highest singles ranking was No. 42 in August 1997. Damm won a total of 40 titles in doubles, including one Grand Slam title. He reached five singles finals. He played his last tournament in September 2011 at the US Open (with Radek Štěpánek) and lost to Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins 6–3, 6–3.
Personal life
Damm and wife, Michaela, have two sons (Maxmillian Martin; born 1 February 2002) and Martin Jr. (born 30 September 2003), and one daughter (Laura Michelle Damm; born 3 December 2007), all born in Bradenton, Florida.[citation needed]
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 3 (1–2)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loss | 1993 | US Open | Hard | Karel Nováček | Ken Flach Rick Leach |
7–6(7–3), 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2006 | Australian Open | Hard | Leander Paes | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 2006 | US Open | Hard | Leander Paes | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi |
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–3 |
Mixed Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loss | 2006 | US Open | Hard | Květa Peschke | Martina Navratilova Bob Bryan |
2–6, 3–6 |
Career finals
Doubles (40 wins, 24 losses)
|
|
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loss | 1. | Mar 1993 | Copenhagen | Carpet | Daniel Vacek | David Adams Andrei Olhovskiy |
3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Win | 1. | Mar 1993 | Zaragoza | Carpet | Karel Nováček | Mike Bauer David Rikl |
2–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 2. | May 1993 | Munich | Clay | Henrik Holm | Carl-Uwe Steeb Karel Nováček |
6–0, 3–6, 7–5 |
Loss | 2. | Sep 1993 | US Open | Hard | Karel Nováček | Ken Flach Rick Leach |
7–6(7–3), 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 3. | Feb 1994 | Marseille | Carpet | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Jan Siemerink Daniel Vacek |
7–6, 4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 3. | Mar 1994 | Copenhagen | Carpet | Brett Steven | David Prinosil Udo Riglewski |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 4. | Mar 1994 | Zaragoza | Carpet | Karel Nováček | Henrik Holm Anders Järryd |
5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 4. | Apr 1994 | Osaka | Hard | Sandon Stolle | David Adams Andrei Olhovskiy |
6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 5. | Oct 1994 | Ostrava | Carpet | Karel Nováček | Gary Muller Piet Norval |
6–4, 1–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 5. | Oct 1994 | Lyon | Carpet | Patrick Rafter | Jakob Hlasek Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
7–6, 6–7, 6–7 |
Win | 6. | Mar 1995 | Rotterdam | Carpet | Anders Järryd | Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig |
6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 7. | Mar 1995 | St. Petersburg | Carpet | Anders Järryd | Jakob Hlasek Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 6. | Feb 1996 | Zagreb | Carpet | Hendrik Jan Davids | Menno Oosting Libor Pimek |
3–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 7. | Oct 1996 | Singapore | Carpet | Andrei Olhovskiy | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
6–7, 6–7 |
Win | 8. | Oct 1996 | Beijing | Carpet | Andrei Olhovskiy | Patrik Kühnen Gary Muller |
6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 9. | Apr 1997 | Hong Kong | Hard | Daniel Vacek | Karsten Braasch Jeff Tarango |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 10. | Apr 1997 | Tokyo | Hard | Daniel Vacek | Justin Gimelstob Patrick Rafter |
2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 11. | Nov 1997 | Moscow | Carpet | Cyril Suk | David Adams Fabrice Santoro |
6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 12. | Feb 1998 | Split | Carpet | Jiří Novák | Frederik Bergh Patrik Frederiksson |
7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
Win | 13. | Mar 1998 | London | Carpet | Jim Grabb | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek |
6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 14. | Aug 1998 | Toronto | Hard | Jim Grabb | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach |
6–7(2–7), 6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 15. | May 1999 | Prague | Clay | Radek Štěpánek | Mark Keil Nicolás Lapentti |
6–0, 6–2 |
Win | 16. | Mar 2000 | Copenhagen | Hard (i) | David Prinosil | Jonas Björkman Sébastien Lareau |
6–1, 5–7, 7–5 |
Loss | 8. | Apr 2000 | Miami | Hard | Dominik Hrbatý | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 17. | May 2000 | Rome | Clay | Dominik Hrbatý | Wayne Ferreira Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
Win | 18. | Jun 2000 | s’Hertogenbosch | Grass | Cyril Suk | Paul Haarhuis Sandon Stolle |
6–4, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5) |
Loss | 9. | Jun 2001 | s’Hertogenbosch | Grass | Cyril Suk | Paul Haarhuis Sjeng Schalken |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 10. | Aug 2001 | Cincinnati | Hard | David Prinosil | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
Win | 19. | Aug 2001 | Washington, D.C. | Hard | David Prinosil | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Win | 20. | Oct 2001 | Vienna | Hard (i) | Radek Štěpánek | Jiří Novák David Rikl |
6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 11. | Mar 2002 | Acapulco | Clay | David Rikl | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
1–6, 6–3, [2–10] |
Win | 21. | Mar 2002 | Delray Beach | Hard | Cyril Suk | David Adams Ben Ellwood |
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–5] |
Win | 22. | May 2002 | Rome | Clay | Cyril Suk | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett |
7–5, 7–5 |
Win | 23. | Jun 2002 | s’Hertogenbosch | Grass | Cyril Suk | Paul Haarhuis Brian MacPhie |
7–6(8–6), 6–7(6–8), 6–4 |
Win | 24. | Jan 2003 | Doha | Hard | Cyril Suk | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
6–4, 7–6(10–8) |
Loss | 12. | Jun 2003 | Halle | Grass | Cyril Suk | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 25. | Jun 2003 | s’Hertogenbosch | Grass | Cyril Suk | Donald Johnson Leander Paes |
7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 26. | Jul 2003 | Kitzbühel | Clay | Cyril Suk | Jürgen Melzer Alexander Peya |
6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 13. | Aug 2003 | Long Island | Hard | Cyril Suk | Robbie Koenig Martín Rodríguez |
3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 27. | Jan 2004 | Doha | Hard | Cyril Suk | Stefan Koubek Andy Roddick |
6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 14. | Mar 2004 | Marseille | Hard (i) | Cyril Suk | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 15. | May 2004 | Prague | Clay | Dušan Karol | Karol Kučera Cyril Suk |
3–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6 |
Win | 28. | Jun 2004 | s’Hertogenbosch | Grass | Cyril Suk | Lars Burgsmüller Jan Vacek |
6–3, 6–7(7–9), 6–3 |
Win | 29. | Oct 2004 | Vienna | Hard (i) | Cyril Suk | Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez |
6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 30. | Feb 2005 | Marseille | Hard | Radek Štěpánek | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 31. | Feb 2005 | Dubai | Hard | Radek Štěpánek | Jonas Björkman Fabrice Santoro |
6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 16. | May 2005 | St. Pölten | Clay | Mariano Hood | Lucas Arnold Ker Paul Hanley |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 17. | Jan 2006 | Australian Open | Hard | Leander Paes | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 32. | Feb 2006 | Marseille | Hard (i) | Radek Štěpánek | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
6–2, 6–7(4–7), [10–3] |
Win | 33. | Jun 2006 | s’Hertogenbosch | Grass | Leander Paes | Chris Haggard Arnaud Clément |
6–1, 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 34. | Sep 2006 | US Open | Hard | Leander Paes | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi |
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 18. | Jan 2007 | Doha | Hard | Leander Paes | Mikhail Youzhny Nenad Zimonjić |
1–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Win | 35. | Feb 2007 | Rotterdam | Hard (i) | Leander Paes | Andrei Pavel Alexander Waske |
6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–7] |
Win | 36. | Mar 2007 | Indian Wells | Hard | Leander Paes | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram |
6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 19. | Apr 2007 | Miami | Hard | Leander Paes | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
7–6(9–7), 3–6, [7–10] |
Loss | 20. | Jun 2007 | s'Hertogenbosch | Grass | Leander Paes | Jeff Coetzee Rogier Wassen |
6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–12] |
Win | 37. | Feb 2008 | Marseille | Hard (i) | Pavel Vízner | Yves Allegro Jeff Coetzee |
7–6(7–0), 7–5 |
Loss | 21. | Mar 2008 | Dubai | Hard | Pavel Vízner | Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles |
5–7, 6–7(7–9) |
Win | 38. | Jan 2009 | Auckland | Hard | Robert Lindstedt | Scott Lipsky Leander Paes |
7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 39. | Feb 2009 | Zagreb | Hard (i) | Robert Lindstedt | Christopher Kas Rogier Wassen |
6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 22. | Feb 2009 | Dubai | Hard | Robert Lindstedt | Rik de Voest Dmitry Tursunov |
6–4, 3–6, [5–10] |
Loss | 23. | May 2009 | Estoril | Clay | Robert Lindstedt | Eric Butorac Scott Lipsky |
3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 40. | Aug 2009 | Washington, D.C. | Hard | Robert Lindstedt | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
7–5, 7–6(7–3) |
Loss | 24. | Jun 2010 | Halle | Grass | Filip Polášek | Sergiy Stakhovsky Mikhail Youzhny |
6–4, 5–7, [7–10] |
ATP Tour and Challenger finals
Singles (5–12)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | 1. | 22 July 1991 | Warsaw | Clay | David Rikl | 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 2. | 5 October 1992 | Dublin | Hard | Arne Thoms | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 3. | 2 November 1992 | Aachen | Carpet | Brett Steven | 6–4, 7–6 |
Loss | 1. | 25 January 1993 | Heilbronn | Carpet | David Prinosil | 3–6, 6–7 |
Win | 4. | 25 October 1993 | Munich | Carpet | Sébastien Lareau | 6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 2. | 30 May 1994 | Annenheim | Grass | Diego Nargiso | 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 3. | 2 January 1995 | Wellington | Hard | Brett Steven | 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 4. | 5 June 1995 | Annenheim | Grass | Henrik Holm | 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 5. | 30 October 1995 | Aachen | Carpet | Jörn Renzenbrink | 7–5, 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 6. | 29 April 1996 | Seoul | Hard | Byron Black | 6–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 7. | 26 August 1996 | Long Island | Hard | Andrei Medvedev | 5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 8. | 14 October 1996 | Beijing | Carpet | Greg Rusedski | 6–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 9. | 17 March 1997 | Copenhagen | Carpet | Thomas Johansson | 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Loss | 10. | 22 June 1998 | s'Hertogenbosch | Grass | Patrick Rafter | 6–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 11. | 31 May 1999 | Surbiton | Grass | Sargis Sargsian | 6–7, 5–7 |
Loss | 12. | 29 November 1999 | Nuembrecht | Carpet | George Bastl | 6–7, 3–6 |
Win | 5. | 14 February 2000 | Wrocław | Hard (i) | Gianluca Pozzi | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Doubles performance timeline
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.
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | SR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | 1R | SF | 2R | QF | QF | A | 1R | 3R | A | QF | 3R | 2R | 1R | F | 3R | QF | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 16 | |
French Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | QF | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 19 | |
Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | A | 1R | SF | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | QF | 3R | 2R | SF | QF | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 20 | |
US Open | A | A | 1R | F | QF | 2R | 1R | 3R | QF | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | QF | 3R | 3R | W | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1 / 20 | |
Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 75 | |
Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | QF | QF | A | 2R | W | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1 / 9 | |
Miami Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | QF | F | A | 2R | QF | QF | 1R | QF | F | QF | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 12 | |
Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | QF | QF | SF | QF | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 8 | |
Rome Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | W | A | W | SF | 2R | 2R | A | SF | A | A | A | A | 0 / 8 | |
Madrid Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | SF | QF | QF | SF | QF | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 10 | |
Canada Masters | A | A | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | A | 1R | W | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | SF | 2R | QF | SF | QF | 2R | A | A | A | 1 / 16 | |
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | F | SF | QF | 2R | QF | SF | SF | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 15 | |
Shanghai Masters | Not Held | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 11 | |
Hamburg Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | QF | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | QF | NM1 | 0 / 6 | |||
Masters SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 4 / 86 | |
Year-end ranking | 238 | 103 | 94 | 46 | 17 | 64 | 38 | 20 | 22 | 55 | 21 | 36 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 29 | 72 | – |