Jonathan Stark (born April 3, 1971) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During his career he won two Grand Slam doubles titles (the 1994 French Open Men's Doubles and the 1995 Wimbledon Championships Mixed Doubles). Stark reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1994.
Early life
Stark was born in Southern Oregon in the city of Medford on April 3, 1971. In college he played tennis for Stanford University, where he was a singles and doubles All-American in 1990 and 1991. He reached the NCAA doubles final in 1991, partnering Jared Palmer. On July 17, 1997, he married Dana, and they have two sons and a daughter.
Professional tennis
Stark turned professional in 1991 and joined the ATP Tour. In 1992, he won his first tour doubles title at Wellington. His first top-level singles title came in 1993 at Bolzano (beating Cédric Pioline in the final).
In 1994, Stark captured the men's doubles title at the French Open, partnering Byron Black (the pair were also runners-up at the Australian Open that year). He reached his career high singles ranking of World No. 36 in February. The following year, Stark won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title, partnering Martina Navratilova.
Stark won his second top-level singles title in 1996 at Singapore (beating Michael Chang in the final). He was a member of the 1997 U.S. Davis Cup team. In 1997, Stark won the doubles title at the ATP Tour World Championships, partnering Rick Leach. The final doubles title of Stark's career came in 2001 at Long Island.
Over the course of his career, Stark won 2 top-level singles titles and 19 tour doubles titles. His career prize-money totaled US$3,220,867. Stark retired from the professional tour in 2001 and lives in Portland, Oregon. He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.
Career finals
Singles: 3 (2 titles – 1 runners-up)
Legend | Grand Slam (0–0) | Tennis Masters Cup (0–0) | ATP Masters Series (0–0) | ATP Championship Series (0–0) | ATP Tour (2–1) |
| Titles by Surface | Hard (0–0) | Clay (0–0) | Grass (0–1) | Carpet (2–0) |
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | June 14, 1992 | Rosmalen | Grass | Michael Stich | 4–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 1. | October 17, 1993 | Bolzano | Carpet (i) | Cédric Pioline | 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | October 6, 1996 | Singapore | Carpet (i) | Michael Chang | 6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles: 40 (19 titles – 21 runners-up)
Legend | Grand Slam (1) | Tennis Masters Cup (1) | ATP Masters Series (2) | ATP Championship Series (4) | ATP Tour (11) |
| Titles by Surface | Hard (11) | Clay (3) | Grass (1) | Carpet (4) |
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
Winner | 1. | January 6, 1992 | Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | Jared Palmer | Michiel Schapers
Daniel Vacek | 6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 2. | October 12, 1992 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | Patrick McEnroe | Jim Grabb
Richey Reneberg | 6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 3. | May 17, 1993 | Coral Springs, U.S. | Clay | Patrick McEnroe | Paul Annacone
Doug Flach | 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 4. | June 14, 1993 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | Grass | Patrick McEnroe | David Adams
Andrei Olhovskiy | 7–6, 1–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 5. | October 4, 1993 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Byron Black | Brad Pearce
David Randall | 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Winner | 6. | October 11, 1993 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | Byron Black | David Prinosil
Udo Riglewski | 7–5, 7–6 |
Winner | 7. | October 25, 1993 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet | Byron Black | Mike Bauer
David Prinosil | 6–3, 7–6 |
Winner | 8. | November 8, 1993 | Paris, France | Carpet | Byron Black | Tom Nijssen
Cyril Suk | 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
Winner | 9. | February 14, 1994 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (i) | Byron Black | Jim Grabb
Jared Palmer | 7–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 10. | June 6, 1994 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Byron Black | Jan Apell
Jonas Björkman | 6–4, 7–6 |
Winner | 11. | August 1, 1994 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | Byron Black | Patrick McEnroe
Jared Palmer | 6–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 12. | February 27, 1995 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet | Jim Grabb | Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis | 7–6, 6–7, 6–3 |
Winner | 13. | April 17, 1995 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Hard | Mark Knowles | John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd | 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 |
Winner | 14. | May 29, 1995 | Bologna, Italy | Clay | Byron Black | Libor Pimek
Vince Spadea | 7–5, 6–3 |
Winner | 15. | April 29, 1996 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Rick Leach | Kent Kinnear
Kevin Ullyett | 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 16. | November 11, 1996 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Patrick Galbraith | Todd Martin
Chris Woodruff | 7–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 17. | November 23, 1997 | Doubles Championships, Hartford | Carpet | Rick Leach | Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes | 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(3) |
Winner | 18. | August 28, 2000 | Long Island, U.S. | Hard | Kevin Ullyett | Jan-Michael Gambill
Scott Humphries | 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 19. | August 27, 2001 | Long Island, U.S. | Hard | Kevin Ullyett | Leoš Friedl
Radek Štěpánek | 6–1, 6–4 |
Runners-up (21)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | August 17, 1992 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | Patrick McEnroe | Mark Woodforde
Todd Woodbridge | 3–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | October 5, 1992 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard (i) | Patrick McEnroe | Steve DeVries
David Macpherson | 4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | February 8, 1993 | San Francisco, U.S. | Hard (i) | Patrick McEnroe | Scott Davis
Jacco Eltingh | 1–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 4. | March 22, 1993 | Miami, U.S. | Hard | Patrick McEnroe | Richard Krajicek
Jan Siemerink | 7–6, 4–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 5. | January 10, 1994 | Oahu, U.S. | Hard | Alex O'Brien | Tom Nijssen
Cyril Suk | 4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | January 31, 1994 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | Byron Black | Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis | 7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | February 7, 1994 | San Jose, U.S. | Hard (i) | Byron Black | Rick Leach
Jared Palmer | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | February 14, 1994 | Indian Wells, U.S. | Hard | Byron Black | Grant Connell
Patrick Galbraith | 5–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | October 10, 1994 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | Byron Black | Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis | 4–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 10. | October 17, 1994 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Hard | Byron Black | Grant Connell
Patrick Galbraith | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 11. | November 7, 1994 | Paris, France | Carpet | Byron Black | Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis | 6–3, 6–7, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 12. | February 19, 1996 | San Jose, U.S. | Hard (i) | Richey Reneberg | Trevor Kronemann
David Macpherson | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 13. | January 13, 1997 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Rick Leach | Ellis Ferreira
Patrick Galbraith | 4–6, 6–4, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 14. | February 24, 1997 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (i) | Rick Leach | Ellis Ferreira
Patrick Galbraith | 2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 15. | October 13, 1997 | Singapore | Carpet | Rick Leach | Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes | 4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 16. | October 27, 1997 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Carpet | Rick Leach | Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde | 3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 17. | November 3, 1997 | Paris, France | Carpet | Rick Leach | Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis | 2–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 18. | March 30, 1998 | Miami, U.S. | Hard | Alex O’Brien | Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach | 2–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 19. | June 19, 2000 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | Eric Taino | Mark Woodforde
Todd Woodbridge | 7–6(5), 3–6, 6–7(1) |
Runner-up | 20. | February 26, 2001 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (i) | Alex O’Brien | Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan | 3–6, 6–7(3) |
Runner-up | 21. | March 5, 2001 | San Jose, U.S. | Hard (i) | Jan-Michael Gambill | Mark Knowles
Brian MacPhie | 3–6, 6–7 |
Doubles performance timeline
Tournament | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss |
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Grand Slams |
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | QF | 3R | F | 1R | A | SF | 3R | QF | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 9 | 20–9 |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | W | 2R | SF | QF | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | 1 / 9 | 15–8 |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | QF | QF | 3R | 3R | 2R | 3R | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 9 | 16–9 |
U.S. Open | 1R | 1R | A | 3R | 3R | 1R | 3R | QF | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 13 | 13–13 |
Grand Slam SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 40 | N/A |
Annual Win-Loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 8–3 | 5–4 | 15–3 | 6–4 | 6–3 | 9–4 | 3–3 | 7–4 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 0–1 | N/A | 64–39 |
ATP Masters Series |
Indian Wells | NME | A | A | 1R | 2R | F | 2R | 2R | QF | SF | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 10 | 11–10 |
Miami | NME | A | A | 1R | F | SF | SF | 2R | QF | F | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 10 | 18–10 |
Monte Carlo | NME | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
Rome | NME | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | A | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 4–2 |
Hamburg | NME | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
Canada | NME | A | A | 2R | A | W | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | 2R | A | A | 1 / 5 | 7–4 |
Cincinnati | NME | A | A | F | QF | QF | SF | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 10–7 |
Stuttgart (Stockholm) | NME | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | F | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 4–4 |
Paris | NME | A | A | A | W | F | 2R | 1R | F | SF | 2R | A | A | A | 1 / 7 | 15–6 |
Masters Series SR | N/A | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 47 | N/A |
Annual Win-Loss | N/A | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–4 | 12–3 | 14–4 | 6–6 | 2–4 | 14–7 | 10–4 | 4–7 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | N/A | 69–45 |
Year End Ranking | 935 | 1056 | – | 138 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 13 | 42 | 48 | 97 | 77 | 1137 | N/A |
A = did not attend tournament