Sargis Sargsian

Sargis Sargsian (Armenian: Սարգիս Սարգսյան, born 3 June 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Armenia. He reached career-high rankings of World No. 38 in singles and World No. 33 in doubles, winning one singles and two doubles titles on the ATP Tour. Sargsian finished 8 seasons in the top 100 ATP year-end rankings.

Sargis Sargsian

Country (sports)	Armenia
Residence	Prague, Czech Republic
Born	(1973-06-03) 3 June 1973 (age 52) 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 Representing  Armenia Tennis Summer Universiade 1993 Buffalo Mixed Doubles
Last updated on: 15 December 2021.

Sargsian played college tennis with Arizona State University, where he won the 1995 NCAA Men's Singles Championship. Sargsian turned pro in 1995, continuing to be coached with his collegiate coach Steve Bickham.^[1]

Sargsian represented Armenia at the 1996, 2000 (where he reached the second round), and the 2004 Summer Olympics. 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.

ATP career finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0) ATP Championship Series (0–0) ATP World Series (1–2)

Finals by surface Hard (0–2) Clay (0–0) Grass (1–0) Carpet (0–0)

Finals by setting Outdoors (1–0) Indoors (0–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 1997	Newport, United States	World Series	Grass	Brett Steven	7–6(7–0), 4–6, 7–5
Loss	1–1	Oct 2003	Moscow, Russia	International Series	Hard	Taylor Dent	6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss	1–2	Oct 2003	St. Petersburg, Russia	International Series	Hard	Gustavo Kuerten	3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP Masters Series (0–0) ATP Championship Series (0–1) ATP World Series (2–2)

Finals by surface Hard (1–1) Clay (1–1) Grass (0–1) Carpet (0–0)

Finals by setting Outdoors (2–3) Indoors (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 1999	Newport, United States	World Series	Grass	Chris Woodruff	Wayne Arthurs Leander Paes	7–6(8–6), 6–7(7–9), 3–6
Loss	0–2	Aug 2000	Washington, United States	Championship Series	Hard	Andre Agassi	Alex O'Brien Jared Palmer	5–7, 1–6
Loss	0–3	May 2003	St. Pölten, Austria	International Series	Clay	Nenad Zimonjić	Simon Aspelin Massimo Bertolini	4–6, 7–6(8–6), 3–6
Win	1–3	Jul 2003	Washington, United States	International Series	Hard	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Chris Haggard Paul Hanley	7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Win	2–3	Sep 2003	Bucharest, Romania	International Series	Clay	Karsten Braasch	Simon Aspelin Jeff Coetzee	7–6(9–7), 6–2

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals

Singles: 11 (4–7)

Legend ATP Challenger (4–7) ITF Futures (0–0)

Finals by surface Hard (2–4) Clay (1–2) Grass (1–0) Carpet (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 1995	Granby, Canada	Challenger	Hard	Robbie Weiss	2–6, 2–6
Loss	0–2	Apr 1996	West Bloomfield, United States	Challenger	Hard	Grant Stafford	4–6, 2–6
Win	1–2	Jun 1996	Zagreb, Croatia	Challenger	Clay	Marcos Górriz	6–4, 6–4
Loss	1–3	Aug 1996	Binghamton, United States	Challenger	Hard	Vincenzo Santopadre	3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win	2–3	Nov 1996	Austin, United States	Challenger	Hard	Sebastien Lareau	6–4, 6–4
Win	3–3	Dec 1996	Amarillo, United States	Challenger	Hard	Mark Knowles	7–6, 6–3
Loss	3–4	Apr 1997	Paget, Bermuda	Challenger	Clay	Johan Van Herck	1–6, 6–4, 0–6
Loss	3–5	Dec 1997	Burbank, United States	Challenger	Hard	Andre Agassi	2–6, 1–6
Win	4–5	Jun 1999	Surbiton, United Kingdom	Challenger	Grass	Martin Damm	7–6(11–9), 7–5
Loss	4–6	Oct 1999	Barcelona, Spain	Challenger	Clay	Fernando Vicente	2–6, 6–1, 2–6
Loss	4–7	Nov 2001	Bratislava, Slovakia	Challenger	Carpet	Karol Kucera	1–6, 5–7

Doubles: 2 (2–0)

Legend ATP Challenger (2–0) ITF Futures (0–0)

Finals by surface Hard (2–0) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 1996	Monterrey, Mexico	Challenger	Hard	Michael Sell	Kevin Ullyett Myles Wakefield	6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Win	2–0	Nov 1996	Austin, United States	Challenger	Hard	Michael Sell	T. J. Middleton Bryan Shelton	7–5, 7–6

Performance timelines

Key

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.

Singles

Tournament	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	2R	1R	2R	1R	2R	1R	4R	2R	2R	A	0 / 9	8–9	47%
French Open	A	A	1R	3R	3R	3R	2R	1R	2R	1R	1R	A	0 / 9	8–9	47%
Wimbledon	A	A	2R	2R	1R	1R	3R	2R	3R	2R	1R	A	0 / 9	8–9	47%
US Open	3R	Q1	3R	1R	1R	1R	Q1	3R	2R	4R	A	A	0 / 8	10–8	56%
Win–loss	2–1	0–0	4–4	3–4	3–4	2–4	4–3	3–4	7–4	5–4	1–3	0–0	0 / 35	34–35	49%
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics	NH	2R	Not Held			1R	Not Held			1R	NH		0 / 3	1–3	25%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells	A	Q2	Q2	A	Q2	A	Q2	Q1	1R	2R	2R	Q1	0 / 3	2–3	40%
Miami	A	Q1	1R	2R	1R	1R	Q2	1R	1R	1R	1R	A	0 / 8	1–8	11%
Monte Carlo	A	A	A	A	A	2R	Q1	A	1R	1R	A	A	0 / 3	1–3	25%
Hamburg	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	2R	2R	A	A	0 / 3	2–3	40%
Rome	A	A	A	A	A	Q2	Q1	A	A	1R	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Canada	A	A	1R	2R	A	3R	A	A	1R	1R	A	A	0 / 5	3–5	38%
Cincinnati	A	A	1R	Q1	A	A	A	A	Q2	2R	A	A	0 / 2	1–2	33%
Paris	A	Q2	1R	A	2R	Q1	A	Q1	A	2R	A	A	0 / 3	1–3	25%
Stuttgart	A	2R	Q1	A	A	Q2	A	Not Masters Series					0 / 1	1–1	50%
Win–loss	0–0	1–1	0–4	2–2	0–2	3–4	0–0	0–1	1–5	4–8	1–2	0–0	0 / 29	12–29	29%

Doubles

Tournament	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	1R	A	A	A	A	2R	3R	3R	0 / 4	5–4	56%
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	QF	1R	0 / 3	4–3	57%
Wimbledon	A	1R	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	0 / 3	0–3	0%
US Open	2R	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	0 / 3	1–3	25%
Win–loss	1–1	0–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–4	5–4	2–2	0 / 13	10–13	43%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Miami	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Monte Carlo	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Hamburg	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Rome	A	A	A	Q1	A	A	A	1R	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Canada	QF	2R	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	0 / 3	3–3	50%
Cincinnati	A	Q1	A	A	A	A	2R	SF	A	0 / 2	4–2	67%
Stuttgart	A	A	A	2R	A	Not Masters Series				0 / 1	1–1	50%
Win–loss	2–1	1–1	0–0	1–1	0–0	0–0	1–1	5–7	0–0	0 / 11	10–11	48%