Sargis Sargsian
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Sargis Sargsian (Armenian: Սարգիս Սարգսյան, born 3 June 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Armenia.
Country (sports) | Armenia | ||||||||||||||
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Residence | Prague, Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1973-06-03) 3 June 1973 (age 50) Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
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 turned pro in 1995, and finished 8 seasons in the top 100 ATP year-end rankings. During his career he won one singles and two doubles titles on the ATP Tour. He played for Armenia at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, in Atlanta he reached second round, but in Sydney he lost in first round.
Sargsian also played at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He reached career-high rankings of World No. 38 in singles and World No. 33 in doubles during 2004. 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.