Sergio Casal

Sergio Casal
Full nameSergio Casal Martínez
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceBarcelona, Spain
Born (1962-09-08) 8 September 1962 (age 62)
Barcelona, Spain
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro1981
Retired1995
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$2,100,495
Singles
Career record124–148
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 31 (11 November 1985)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open2R (1983, 1986, 1987)
Wimbledon2R (1987)
US Open3R (1986)
Doubles
Career record500–255
Career titles47
Highest rankingNo. 3 (25 February 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1990, 1992, 1993, 1994)
French OpenW (1990)
WimbledonF (1987)
US OpenW (1988)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Doubles

Sergio Casal Martínez (born 8 September 1962) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. During his career, he won three Grand Slam doubles titles, as well as the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Casal turned professional in 1981. He won his first top-level doubles title in 1983 at Aix-en-Provence. He captured a total of 47 men's doubles titles during his career. Partnering his fellow Spaniard Emilio Sánchez, he won the men's doubles titles at the US Open in 1988 and the French Open in 1990. The pair were also the men's doubles runners-up at Wimbledon in 1987 and won the silver medal for Spain at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. Casal also won the US Open mixed doubles title in 1986, partnering Raffaella Reggi. Casal's career-high doubles ranking was World No. 3.[citation needed]

Casal won one top-level singles title at Florence in 1985. He was a singles runner-up at Aix-en-Provence in 1983, and at the Paris Open in 1986. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 31. He beat Boris Becker in a 1987 Davis Cup match.[1] Casal was a member of the Spanish team which won the World Team Cup in 1992. He retired from the professional tour in 1995.[citation needed]

In 2017, he received from the International Tennis Federation (ITF) its highest accolade, the Philippe Chatrier award, for his contributions to tennis.[2]

  1. ^ Davis Cup coverage, Los Angeles Times. Accessed 2 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Spanish duo given Philippe Chatrier Award at ITF World Champions Dinner". Inside the Games website. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2020.