Andrej Martin (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈandrej ˈmartin];[1][2][3] born 20 September 1989, in Bratislava) is a Slovak professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 93 in February 2020 and a doubles ranking of world No. 69 on 11 July 2016.

Andrej Martin
Martin at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) Slovakia
ResidenceBratislava, Slovakia
Born (1989-09-20) 20 September 1989 (age 35)
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2007
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$1,591,619
Singles
Career record27–38
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 93 (10 February 2020)
Current rankingNo. 680 (12 August 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2021)
French Open3R (2016)
WimbledonQ2 (2010, 2021, 2022)
US Open1R (2013, 2020)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games3R (2016)
Doubles
Career record11–14
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 69 (11 July 2016)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2021)
Wimbledon2R (2016)
Team competitions
Davis Cup8–11
Medal record
Men's tennis
Representing  Slovakia
European Youth Olympic Festival
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Lignano Sabbiadoro Mixed doubles
Last updated on: 15 August 2024.

Career

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2016: Best season: French Open third round, Maiden ATP singles final, top 100

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He was a lucky loser at the French Open and defeated Daniel Muñoz de la Nava in the first round of the main draw and 29th seed Lucas Pouille in the second, before losing to 8th-seed Milos Raonic in the third round.[4]

In July 2016, Martin reached first ATP final, in Umag, defeated Martin Kližan, João Sousa, Carlos Berlocq and Sergiy Stakhovsky en route. In the final he lost to Italian No. 1 Fabio Fognini.[5]

Later in the year, Martin participated in the 2016 Summer Olympics. After comfortably defeating Denis Kudla in the first round, Martin got a walkover into the 3rd round when opponent Philipp Kohlschreiber withdrew with an injury. However, Martin was then beaten by the 4th-seeded Kei Nishikori, 2–6, 2–6.

He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 98 in July 2016 following his runs to the third round of the French Open and the final in Umag.

2020: Career-high singles ranking

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He reached a career-high ranking of No. 93 on 10 February 2020 after a semifinal showing at the 2020 Córdoba Open defeating Corentin Moutet in the quarterfinals before losing to eventual champion Cristian Garín.

He entered directly into the main draw of the US Open but lost in the first round to 21st seed Alex de Minaur.

2021: Australian Open debut, ATP semifinal & loss to World No. 1

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He made his main draw debut at the 2021 Australian Open where he lost to Thiago Monteiro.

At the 2021 Belgrade Open after qualifying for the main draw, he defeated Christopher O'Connell, third seed Nikoloz Basilashvili, fifth seed Dušan Lajović[6] but lost to top seed and World No. 1 and eventual champion Novak Djokovic in the semifinals.[7]

2022–24: Maiden doubles final, provisional suspension, comeback

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Martin reached his maiden doubles final at the 2022 Córdoba Open partnering Sam Weissborn.

In 2023, he was banned from professional tennis for 14 months till 5 June 2024 by the International Tennis Integrity Agency after testing positive for Ostarine. Martin explained that he had mistakenly drunk from a floorball teammate's water bottle; the teammate admitted to adding the prohibited drug to his own bottle.[8]

Grand Slam performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L Win %
Australian Open A Q3 A Q1 Q3 Q1 A Q1 A Q1 Q2 1R Q1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A Q1 A Q1 Q2 Q1 3R Q1 Q2 Q1 2R 1R Q1 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Wimbledon Q2 Q1 A A Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 NH Q2 Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A A 1R Q2 A A A A A 1R A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–2 0–0 0 / 6 3–6 33%

Doubles

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ATP career finals

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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam
ATP Masters 1000
ATP 500 Series
ATP 250 Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss Jul 2016 Croatia Open, Croatia 250 Series Clay   Fabio Fognini 4–6, 1–6

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam
ATP Masters 1000
ATP 500 Series
ATP 250 Series (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2022 Córdoba Open, Argentina 250 Series Clay   Tristan-Samuel Weissborn   Santiago González
  Andrés Molteni
5–7, 3–6

Challenger and Futures finals

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Singles: 36 (24 titles, 12 runner-ups)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (12–8)
ITF Futures Tour (12–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (5–1)
Clay (19–11)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2008 Czech Rep. F4, Karlovy Vary Futures Clay   Michal Tabara 4–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 2008 Slovak Rep. F2, Piešťany Futures Clay   Dušan Lojda 1–6, 3–6
Win 1–2 May 2009 Slovenia F1, Domžale Futures Clay   Dušan Lojda 6–3, 5–7, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 1–3 Jul 2009 Austria F4, Vandans Futures Clay   Johannes Ager 2–6, 0–6
Win 2–3 Jul 2009 Austria F6, Kramsach Futures Clay   Janez Semrajc 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 3–3 Jan 2010 Israel F1, Eilat Futures Hard   Todd Paul 6–2, 6–2
Win 4–3 Feb 2010 Israel F2, Eilat Futures Hard   Zhang Ze 6–1, 6–1
Win 5–3 Mar 2010 Great Britain F4, Bath Futures Hard (i)   Igor Sijsling 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win 6–3 Aug 2010 Samarkand, Uzbekistan Challenger Clay   Marek Semjan 6–4, 7–5
Win 7–3 Mar 2012 Portugal F2, Faro Futures Hard   Daniel Smethurst 6–2, 6–2
Loss 7–4 Mar 2012 Croatia F3, Umag Futures Clay   Marco Cecchinato 3–6, 4–6
Win 8–4 May 2012 Czech Republic F3, Jablonec nad Nisou Futures Clay   Jaroslav Pospíšil 6–4, 6–2
Win 9–4 Aug 2012 Slovakia F1, Piešťany Futures Clay   Miloslav Mečíř 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–1
Win 10–4 Oct 2012 Croatia F10, Solin Futures Clay   Jaroslav Pospíšil 6–2, 6–2
Win 11–4 Oct 2012 Croatia F11, Dubrovnik Futures Clay   Dušan Lojda 7–5, 3–6, 6–1
Loss 11–5 Jan 2013 Nouméa, New Caledonia Challenger Hard   Adrian Mannarino 4–6, 3–6
Win 12–5 Apr 2013 Mexico City, Mexico Challenger Hard   Adrian Mannarino 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Loss 12–6 Jun 2013 Milan, Italy Challenger Clay   Filippo Volandri 3–6, 2–6
Win 13–6 Jul 2013 San Benedetto, Italy Challenger Clay   João Sousa 6–4, 6–3
Win 14–6 Aug 2014 Liberec, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Horacio Zeballos 1–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win 15–6 Jul 2015 Padova, Italy Challenger Clay   Albert Montañés 0–6, 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Win 16–6 Aug 2015 Biella, Italy Challenger Clay   Nicolás Kicker 6–4, 6–2
Loss 16–7 Aug 2015 Liberec, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Tobias Kamke 6–7(6–8), 4–6
Loss 16–8 Nov 2015 Lima, Peru Challenger Clay   Gastão Elias 2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 17–8 Apr 2017 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Challenger Clay   Adrián Menéndez Maceiras 7–5, 6–4
Win 18–8 Jul 2017 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Yannick Maden 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win 19–8 Aug 2018 Liberec, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Pedro Sousa 6–1, 6–2
Win 20–8 Apr 2019 Nanchang, China, P.R. Challenger Clay (i)   Jordan Thompson 6–4, 1–6, 6–3
Win 21–8 May 2019 Shymkent, Kazakhstan Challenger Clay   Dmitry Popko 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Win 22–8 Jun 2019 Shymkent, Kazakhstan Challenger Clay   Stefano Travaglia 6–4, 6–4
Loss 22–9 Aug 2019 L'Aquila, Italy Challenger Clay   Andrea Collarini 3–6, 1–6
Loss 22–10 Sep 2019 Como, Italy Challenger Clay   Facundo Mena 6–2, 4–6, 1–6
Loss 22–11 Nov 2020 Guayaquil, Ecuador Challenger Clay   Francisco Cerúndolo 4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss 22–12 May 2022 Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Clay   Daniel Altmaier 6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Win 23–12 Jun 2024 M15 Bergamo, Italy World Tennis Tour Clay   Gianluca Cadenasso 6–3, 6–3
Win 24–12 Jul 2024 M15 Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenia World Tennis Tour Clay   Felix Corwin 5–7, 6–4, 6–2

Doubles: 39 (23 titles, 16 runner-ups)

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Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (15–11)
ITF Futures Tour (8–5)
Titles by surface
Hard (6–1)
Clay (15–14)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2007 Slovak Rep. F1, Žilina Futures Clay   Adrian Sikora   Jakub Čech
  Filip Zeman
7–6(7–3), 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Loss 0–2 Nov 2007 Iran F4, Kish Island Futures Clay   Marek Semjan   Attila Balázs
  György Balázs
3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss 0–3 Jun 2008 Czech Rep. F4, Karlovy Vary Futures Clay   Miloslav Mečíř   Kornél Bardóczky
  Martin Vacek
w/o
Win 1–3 Jan 2009 Austria F1, Bergheim Futures Carpet (i)   Aljaž Bedene   Gerald Melzer
  Nicolas Reissig
6–3, 6–2
Win 2–3 Oct 2009 Egypt F14, Cairo Futures Clay   Jaroslav Pospíšil   Alexander Flock
  Gero Kretschmer
3–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Win 3–3 Nov 2009 Czech Rep. F5, Opava Futures Carpet (i)   Roman Jebavý   Jaroslav Pospíšil
  Pavel Šnobel
7–6(7–2), 6–4
Win 4–3 Jan 2010 Israel F1, Eilat Futures Hard   Miloslav Mečíř   Wu Di
  Zhang Ze
6–2, 6–3
Loss 4–4 Feb 2010 Israel F2, Eilat Futures Hard   Miloslav Mečíř   Cory Parr
  Todd Paul
6–3, 3–6, [5–10]
Win 5–4 Mar 2010 Great Britain F3, Tipton Futures Hard (i)   Kamil Čapkovič   Olivier Charroin
  Ludovic Walter
6–0, 6–2
Win 6–4 Mar 2010 Great Britain F4, Bath Futures Hard (i)   Kamil Čapkovič   Tim Bradshaw
  John Millman
7–6(7–1), 6–3
Win 7–4 Mar 2012 Portugal F2, Faro Futures Hard   Adrian Sikora   Hugo Dellien
  Federico Zeballos
6–1, 6–2
Win 8–4 Mar 2012 Croatia F3, Umag Futures Clay   Roman Jebavý   Marin Draganja
  Dino Marcan
6–3, 7–5
Loss 8–5 Oct 2012 Croatia F10, Solin Futures Clay   Jaroslav Pospíšil   Mate Delić
  Tomislav Draganja
3–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Win 9–5 Feb 2013 Bergamo, Italy Challenger Hard (i)   Karol Beck   Claudio Grassi
  Amir Weintraub
6–3, 3–6, [10–8]
Win 10–5 Feb 2014 Morelos, Mexico Challenger Hard   Gerald Melzer   Alejandro Moreno Figueroa
  Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
6–2, 6–4
Win 11–5 Jun 2014 Vicenza, Italy Challenger Clay   Igor Zelenay   Mateusz Kowalczyk
  Błażej Koniusz
6–1, 7–5
Win 12–5 May 2015 Ostrava, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Hans Podlipnik Castillo   Roman Jebavý
  Jan Šátral
4–6, 7–5, [10–1]
Win 13–5 Jul 2015 Biella, Italy Challenger Clay   Hans Podlipnik Castillo   Alexandru-Daniel Carpen
  Dino Marcan
7–5, 1–6, [10–8]
Win 14–5 Aug 2015 Liberec, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Hans Podlipnik Castillo   Wesley Koolhof
  Matwé Middelkoop
7–5, 6–7(3–7), [10–5]
Win 15–5 Aug 2015 Cordenons, Italy Challenger Clay   Igor Zelenay   Dino Marcan
  Antonio Šančić
6–4, 5–7, [10–8]
Loss 15–6 Sep 2015 St Remy, France Challenger Clay   Igor Zelenay   Ken Skupski
  Neal Skupski
4–6, 1–6
Loss 15–7 Oct 2015 Santiago, Chile Challenger Clay   Hans Podlipnik Castillo   Guillermo Durán
  Máximo González
6–7(2–7), 5–7
Win 16–7 Oct 2015 Lima, Peru Challenger Clay   Hans Podlipnik Castillo   Rogério Dutra Silva
  João Souza
6–3, 6–4
Win 17–7 Nov 2015 Montevideo, Uruguay Challenger Clay   Hans Podlipnik Castillo   Marcelo Demoliner
  Gastão Elias
6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
Win 18–7 Apr 2016 Turin, Italy Challenger Clay   Hans Podlipnik Castillo   Rameez Junaid
  Mateusz Kowalczyk
4–6, 7–6(7–3), [12–10]
Loss 18–8 Jun 2016 Fürth, Germany Challenger Clay   Tristan-Samuel Weissborn   Facundo Argüello
  Roberto Maytín
3–6, 4–6
Loss 18–9 Jun 2016 Poprad-Tatry, Slovakia Challenger Clay   Lukáš Dlouhý   Ariel Behar
  Andrey Golubev
2–6, 7–5, [5–10]
Loss 18–10 Jul 2016 Biella, Italy Challenger Clay   Hans Podlipnik Castillo   Andre Begemann
  Leander Paes
4–6, 4–6
Win 19–10 Sep 2016 Como, Italy Challenger Clay   Roman Jebavý   Nils Langer
  Gerald Melzer
3–6, 6–1, [10–5]
Loss 19–11 Oct 2016 Mohammedia, Morocco Challenger Clay   Roman Jebavý   Dino Marcan
  Antonio Šančić
6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win 20–11 Oct 2016 Casablanca, Morocco Challenger Clay   Roman Jebavý   Dino Marcan
  Antonio Šančić
6–4, 6–2
Loss 20–12 Sep 2016 Eckental, Germany Challenger Carpet (i)   Roman Jebavý   Kevin Krawietz
  Albano Olivetti
7–6(10–8), 4–6, [7–10]
Loss 20–13 Aug 2018 Cordenons, Italy Challenger Clay   Daniel Muñoz de la Nava   Denys Molchanov
  Igor Zelenay
6–3, 3–6, [9–11]
Win 21–13 Sep 2018 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina Challenger Clay   Hans Podlipnik Castillo   Laurynas Grigelis
  Alessandro Motti
7–5, 4–6, [10–7]
Win 22–13 Jun 2019 Almaty, Kazakhstan Challenger Clay   Hans Podlipnik Castillo   Gonçalo Oliveira
  Andrei Vasilevski
7–6(7–4), 3–6, [10–8]
Win 23–13 Oct 2021 Lošinj, Croatia Challenger Clay   Tristan-Samuel Weissborn   Victor Vlad Cornea
  Ergi Kırkın
6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 23–14 Dec 2021 Maia, Portugal Challenger Clay   Gonçalo Oliveira   Nuno Borges
  Francisco Cabral
3-6, 4-6
Loss 23–15 Jan 2022 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Challenger Clay   Tristan-Samuel Weissborn   Diego Hidalgo
  Cristian Rodríguez
6–4, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss 23–16 May 2022 Prostějov, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Roman Jebavý   Yuki Bhambri
  Saketh Myneni
3-6, 5-7

Top-10 wins per season

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# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score
2018
1.   Pablo Carreño Busta 10 Quito, Ecuador Clay 2R 6–4, 6–2

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Tenisový svět (18 December 2016). "Andrej Martin po prohře v Extralize 2016". YouTube (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  2. ^ Tenisový svět (19 December 2016). "Andrej Martin po prohře v Extralize 2016". YouTube (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  3. ^ Tenisový svět (30 July 2017). "Andrej Martin po výhře ve finále Advantage Cars Prague Open by Zenova". YouTube (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Canadian through to Roland Garros fourth round without dropping a set". 27 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Martin dosiahol v Umagu životný úspech aj keď prehral. Vo finále podľahol Fogninimu". SME (in Slovak). 24 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Novak Djokovic Breezes Past Federico Coria to Reach Belgrade Semis". ATP Tour.
  7. ^ "Novak Djokovic Returns to Belgrade Final with Martin Victory". ATP Tour.
  8. ^ "ITIA – Martin sanction". ITIA. 27 April 2023.
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