Matt Lucena

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]

Matt Lucena

Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1969-08-04) August 4, 1969 (age 55) Chico, California
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Turned pro	1992
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$170,523
Singles
Career record	0–1
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 312 (October 11, 1993)
Doubles
Career record	36–48
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 62 (May 6, 1996)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1996)
French Open	1R (1995, 1996)
Wimbledon	2R (1995)
US Open	QF (1991, 1993)
Mixed doubles
Career titles	1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1996)
French Open	3R (1996)
Wimbledon	2R (1996)
US Open	W (1995)

College years

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]

Professional career

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]

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles: 1 (0–1)

Result	Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1995	U.S. Open	Meredith McGrath	Cyril Suk Gigi Fernández	6–4, 6–4

ATP Tour career finals

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
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

Challenger titles

Doubles: (4)

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
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