South African tennis player
Marius Barnard (born 20 January 1969) is a retired South African tennis player, who delivers Executive Coaching to CEOs, MDs, Directors, and other business leaders. He specialises in shifting mindsets, performance coaching, managing pressure, building self-belief, and utilising Positive Intelligence tools. As a business and psychology graduate, he started coaching tennis players, cricketers, and golfers in 2002. He converted to Executive Coaching in 2019 and became an EMCC Senior Practitioner in March 2021. As a tennis professional, he was more successful in doubles on the ATP Tour and played in Grand Slams for more than a decade. In his career, he won six titles on the ATP Tour, reached eight finals as well as the quarter-finals of Wimbledon and the Australian Open.[1]
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.
Doubles: 14 (6 titles, 8 runner-ups)
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Legend
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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 International Series (6–8)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (3–4)
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Clay (0–1)
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Grass (1–2)
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Carpet (2–1)
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Finals by setting
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Outdoors (4–6)
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Indoors (2–2)
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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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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Win
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1–0
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Nov 1992
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Moscow, Russia
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World Series
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Carpet
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South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager
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Russia Andrei Olhovskiy South Africa David Adams
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6–3, 3–6, 7–6
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Loss
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1–1
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Aug 1993
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Kitzbühel, Austria
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World Series
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Clay
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United States Tom Mercer
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Argentina Juan-Ignacio Garat Argentina Roberto Saad
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4–6, 6–3, 3–6
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Win
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2–1
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Apr 1994
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Sun City, South Africa
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World Series
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Hard
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South Africa Brent Haygarth
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South Africa Ellis Ferreira South Africa Grant Stafford
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6–3, 7–5
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Loss
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2–2
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Feb 1996
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Marseille, France
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World Series
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Hard
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Sweden Peter Nyborg
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France Jean-Philippe Fleurian France Guillaume Raoux
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3–6, 2–6
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Win
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3–2
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Mar 1996
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Rotterdam, Netherlands
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World Series
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Carpet
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South Africa David Adams
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Netherlands Hendrik-Jan Davids Czech Republic Cyril Suk
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6–3, 5–7, 7–6
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Win
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4–2
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Jul 1996
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Bucharest, United States
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World Series
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Grass
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South Africa Piet Norval
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Australia Paul Kilderry Australia Michael Tebbutt
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6–7, 6–4, 6–4
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Win
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5–2
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Aug 1996
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Los Angeles, United States
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World Series
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Hard
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South Africa Piet Norval
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Sweden Jonas Björkman Sweden Nicklas Kulti
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7–5, 6–2
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Loss
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5–3
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Jun 1997
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Halle, Germany
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World Series
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Grass
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South Africa David Adams
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Germany Karsten Braasch Germany Michael Stich
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6–7, 2–6
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Loss
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5–4
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Feb 1998
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St. Petersburg, Russia
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World Series
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Carpet
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South Africa Brent Haygarth
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Sweden Nicklas Kulti Sweden Mikael Tillström
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6–3, 3–6, 6–7
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Loss
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5–5
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Jun 1999
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Nottingham, United Kingdom
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World Series
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Grass
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South Africa Brent Haygarth
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United States Patrick Galbraith United States Justin Gimelstob
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7–5, 5–7, 3–6
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Loss
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5–6
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Aug 1999
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Boston, United States
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World Series
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Hard
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United States T. J. Middleton
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Argentina Guillermo Cañas Argentina Martín García
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7–5, 6–7(2–7), 3–6
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Loss
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5–7
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Sep 2000
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Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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International Series
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Hard
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South Africa Robbie Koenig
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United States Justin Gimelstob United States Scott Humphries
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3–6, 2–6
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Win
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6–7
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Jan 2001
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Auckland, New Zealand
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International Series
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Hard
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United States Jim Thomas
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South Africa David Adams Argentina Martín García
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7–6(12–10), 6–4
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Loss
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6–8
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Sep 2001
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Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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International Series
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Hard
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United States Jim Thomas
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France Julien Boutter Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
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4–6, 6–3, [11–13]
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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
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Legend
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ATP Challenger (5–4)
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ITF Futures (0–0)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (3–3)
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Clay (1–0)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (1–1)
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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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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Win
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1–0
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Apr 1990
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Cape Town, South Africa
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Challenger
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Carpet
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United Kingdom Jeremy Bates
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South Africa Wayne Ferreira South Africa Pieter Norval
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6–3, 6–1
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Loss
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1–1
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Jul 1990
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Aptos, United States
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Challenger
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Hard
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United States Matt Anger
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United States Jeff Brown United States Scott Melville
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7–6, 4–6, 4–6
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Win
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2–1
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Nov 1992
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Brest, France
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Challenger
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Hard
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South Africa Brent Haygarth
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Latvia Ģirts Dzelde Norway Bent-Ove Pedersen
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6–2, 7–6
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Loss
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2–2
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May 1993
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Challenger
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Hard
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Netherlands Joost Winnink
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Australia Joshua Eagle Australia Andrew Florent
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4–6, 4–6
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Loss
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2–3
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Feb 1994
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Lippstadt, Germany
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Challenger
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Carpet
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South Africa Brent Haygarth
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Germany Alexander Mronz Germany Arne Thoms
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2–6, 4–6
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Loss
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2–4
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Feb 1995
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Cherbourg, France
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Challenger
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Hard
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South Africa Stefan Kruger
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United States Bill Behrens United States Matt Lucena
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6–7, 1–6
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Win
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3–4
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May 1995
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Valletta, Malta
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Challenger
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Hard
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France Lionel Barthez
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Germany Patrick Baur Czech Republic Tomas Anzari
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7–5, 6–3
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Win
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4–4
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Feb 1996
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Cherbourg, France
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Challenger
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Hard
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United States Bill Behrens
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Portugal João Cunha Silva Germany Mathias Huning
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6–2, 4–6, 6–3
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Win
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5–4
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May 1998
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Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Challenger
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Clay
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Netherlands Stephen Noteboom
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Spain Alberto Martín Czech Republic Tomáš Anzari
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7–6, 6–7, 7–6
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