Matt Lucena | |
Birth Date: | 4 August 1969 |
Turnedpro: | 1992 |
Plays: | Right-handed |
Careerprizemoney: | $170,523 |
Singlesrecord: | 0–1 |
Singlestitles: | 0 |
Highestsinglesranking: | No. 312 (October 11, 1993) |
Doublesrecord: | 36–48 |
Doublestitles: | 1 |
Highestdoublesranking: | No. 62 (May 6, 1996) |
Australianopendoublesresult: | 1R (1996) |
Frenchopendoublesresult: | 1R (1995, 1996) |
Wimbledondoublesresult: | 2R (1995) |
Usopendoublesresult: | QF (1991, 1993) |
Mixed: | yes |
Mixedtitles: | 1 |
Australianopenmixedresult: | QF (1996) |
Frenchopenmixedresult: | 3R (1996) |
Wimbledonmixedresult: | 2R (1996) |
Usopenmixedresult: | W (1995) |
Matt Lucena (born August 4, 1969) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He won the mixed doubles title at the 1995 US Open.[1]
Lucena played tennis for UC Berkeley from 1988 to 1992. He and Doug Eisenman were NCAA doubles champions in 1990 and with a new partner, Bent-Ove Pedersen in 1991, Lucena went back to back. A three-time All-American, he didn't drop a set in either year.[2]
The highlight of Lucena's professional career was winning the 1995 US Open mixed doubles title, partnering Meredith McGrath.[2] Unseeded, the pair had never played together previously.[3] He twice made the quarter-finals of the men's doubles at the US Open, in 1991 with his UC Berkeley teammate Pedersen and in 1993 with Brian MacPhie.[2] He won one ATP Tour doubles title, at St. Poelten in 1995, as well as four ATP Challenger titles.[2]
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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Win | 1–0 | Jun 1995 | St. Poelten, Austria | Clay | Bill Behrens | Libor Pimek Byron Talbot | 7–5, 6–4 | |
Loss | 1–1 | May 1996 | Atlanta, United States | Clay | Bill Behrens | Christo van Rensburg David Wheaton | 6–7, 2–6 |
No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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1. | 1991 | Bloomfield, United States | Hard | Steve DeVries | Doug Eisenman Ted Scherman | 6–4, 6–3 | |
2. | 1995 | Cherbourg, France | Hard | Bill Behrens | Marius Barnard Stefan Kruger | 7–6, 6–1 | |
3. | 1995 | Dresden, Germany | Clay | Nuno Marques | Mike Bauer Jon Ireland | 6–1, 6–4 | |
4. | 1995 | Poznań, Poland | Clay | Bill Behrens | Jeff Belloli Jack Waite | 7–5, 6–1 |