Argentine tennis player
Gabriel Markus (born 31 March 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.
A clay court specialist, Markus was a quarter-finalist in the Boys' Singles event at the 1987 French Open and at his best was ranked second in the Argentine junior rankings.[1]
The right-handed player made the fourth round of the US Open in 1991, the furthest he would reach in a Grand Slam. Along the way he defeated Diego Nargiso, Stefano Pescosolido and Jan Siemerink.
At the 1992 French Open he memorably pushed second seed Stefan Edberg to five sets in the second round, but was unable to register a win.[2]
Markus won France's Phillips Open in 1992, his only title win on the ATP World Tour. He upset top seed Peter Sampras in the semi-finals.
He participated in two Davis Cup ties for the Argentine team. He defeated Denmark's Morten Christensen in their 1992 World Group encounter and beat both Uruguayan singles players when Argentina faced Uruguay in 1994.[3]
Since retiring, Markus has been involved in coaching. He was coach of David Nalbandian when he reached the final of the 2002 Wimbledon Championships and was coaching Nicolás Massú at the 2004 Athens Olympics, where the Chilean won two gold medals. In 2010, he became coach of Richard Gasquet but they would part company before the year ended.[4]
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
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ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
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ATP Masters Series (0–0)
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ATP Championship Series (0–0)
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ATP World Series (1–1)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0–0)
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Clay (1–1)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (0–0)
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Finals by setting
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Outdoors (1–1)
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Indoors (0–0)
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Doubles: 1 (1 title)
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Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
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ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
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ATP Masters Series (0–0)
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ATP Championship Series (0–0)
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ATP World Series (1–0)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0–0)
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Clay (1–0)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (0–0)
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Finals by setting
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Outdoors (1–0)
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Indoors (0–0)
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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals
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ATP Challenger (5–7)
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ITF Futures (0–0)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0–1)
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Clay (5–6)
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Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Win
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1–0
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Jul 1989
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Santos, Brazil
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Challenger
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Clay
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Argentina Christian Miniussi
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6–2, 6–2
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Loss
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1–1
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Jan 1991
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Viña del Mar, Chile
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Challenger
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Clay
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Argentina Gustavo Giussani
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6–4, 2–6, 0–6
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Win
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2–1
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Feb 1991
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São Paulo, Brazil
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Challenger
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Clay
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Portugal João Cunha-Silva
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4–6, 6–4, 6–4
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Loss
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2–2
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Apr 1991
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Birmingham, United States
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Challenger
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Clay
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Argentina Marcelo Ingaramo
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6–3, 3–6, 2–6
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Loss
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2–3
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May 1991
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São Paulo, Brazil
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Challenger
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Hard
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Brazil Fernando Roese
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4–6, 3–6
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Loss
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2–4
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Sep 1991
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Bucharest, Romania
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Challenger
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Clay
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Uruguay Marcelo Filippini
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3–6, 4–6
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Loss
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2–5
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Nov 1991
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São Paulo, Brazil
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Challenger
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Clay
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Ecuador Raúl Viver
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6–7, 6–3, 3–6
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Win
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3–5
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Jul 1992
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Salerno, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Spain Emilio Benfele Álvarez
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7–6, 6–1
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Loss
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3–6
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Feb 1993
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Punta del Este, Uruguay
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Challenger
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Clay
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Argentina Javier Frana
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6–4, 2–6, 6–7
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Win
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4–6
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Aug 1993
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Geneva, Switzerland
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Challenger
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Clay
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Slovakia Karol Kučera
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3–6, 6–2, 7–5
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Loss
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4–7
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Sep 1993
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Oporto, Portugal
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Challenger
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Clay
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Argentina Franco Davín
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4–6, 3–6
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Win
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5–7
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Apr 1994
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São Paulo, Brazil
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Challenger
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Clay
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Argentina Hernán Gumy
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2–6, 6–4, 6–4
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Legend
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ATP Challenger (0–4)
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ITF Futures (0–0)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0–0)
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Clay (0–4)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (0–0)
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Loss
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0–1
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Aug 1990
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São Paulo, Brazil
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Challenger
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Clay
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Brazil João Zwetsch
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Brazil Cássio Motta Argentina Javier Frana
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3–6, 6–3, 1–6
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Loss
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0–2
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Jan 1991
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Viña del Mar, Chile
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Challenger
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Clay
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Argentina Francisco Yunis
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Cuba Juan-Antonio Pino-Perez Cuba Mario Tabares
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3–6, 2–6
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Loss
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0–3
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Jul 1992
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Salerno, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Argentina Daniel Orsanic
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Australia Andrew Kratzmann Australia Roger Rasheed
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4–6, 3–6
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Loss
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0–4
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Oct 1992
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Challenger
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Clay
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Argentina Horacio de la Peña
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Argentina Pablo Albano Argentina Javier Frana
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6–2, 3–6, 4–6
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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.