Jonathan Stark
Country (sports) United States
ResidencePortland, Oregon, USA
Born (1971-04-03) April 3, 1971
Medford, Oregon, United States
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro1991
Retired2001
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$3,220,867
Singles
Career record136–151
Career titles2
2 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 36 (28 February 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1994, 1998)
French Open2R (1994, 1997)
Wimbledon3R (1996)
US Open2R (1992, 1998)
Doubles
Career record303–186
Career titles19
2 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 1 (1 August 1994)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (1994)
French OpenW (1994)
WimbledonQF (1992, 1993)
US OpenQF (1995)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open2R (1995)
WimbledonW (1995)
US OpenQF (1995)
Last updated on: 18 December 2021.

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 Medford, Oregon.[1] He reached the finals of the 1989 Boys' Junior National Tennis Championship[2] Boys' 18 singles, losing to Chuck Adams. In college, he played for Stanford University, where he was a singles and doubles All-American in 1990 and 1991.[1] He reached the NCAA doubles final in 1991, partnering Jared Palmer.[1] On July 17, 1997, he married Dana, and they have two sons and a daughter. He was coached by Donald Bozarth and became one of the top juniors.[1]

Professional tennis

Stark turned professional in 1991 and joined the ATP Tour.[1] 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.[1] 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.[3] 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 two 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, lives in Portland, Oregon,[1] and coaches with Portland-based Oregon Elite Tennis.[4] He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.[5]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win1989US OpenHardSweden Nicklas Kulti6–4, 6–1

Doubles: 3 (3 titles)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1987French OpenClayUnited States Jim CourierArgentina Franco Davin
Argentina Guillermo Perez-Roldan		6–7, 6–4, 6–3
Win1988US OpenHardUnited States John YanceyItaly Massimo Boscatto
Italy Stefano Pescosolido		7–6, 7–5
Win1989WimbledonGrassUnited States Jared PalmerSouth Africa John-Laffnie De Jager
South Africa Wayne Ferreira		7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2)

ATP career finals

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

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 (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (2–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–1)
Indoors (2–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 1992 Rosmalen, Netherlands World Series Grass Germany Michael Stich 4–6, 5–7
Win 1–1 Oct 1993 Bolzano, Italy World Series Carpet France Cédric Pioline 6–3, 6–2
Win 2–1 Oct 1996 Singapore, Singapore World Series Carpet United States 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)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. January 6, 1992 Wellington, New Zealand Hard United States Jared Palmer Netherlands Michiel Schapers
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek		 6–3, 6–3
Winner 2. October 12, 1992 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) United States Patrick McEnroe United States Jim Grabb
United States Richey Reneberg		 6–2, 6–3
Winner 3. May 17, 1993 Coral Springs, U.S. Clay United States Patrick McEnroe United States Paul Annacone
United States Doug Flach		 6–4, 6–3
Winner 4. June 14, 1993 Rosmalen, Netherlands Grass United States Patrick McEnroe South Africa David Adams
Russia Andrei Olhovskiy		 7–6, 1–6, 6–4
Winner 5. October 4, 1993 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Zimbabwe Byron Black United States Brad Pearce
United States David Randall		 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Winner 6. October 11, 1993 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Zimbabwe Byron Black Germany David Prinosil
Germany Udo Riglewski		 7–5, 7–6
Winner 7. October 25, 1993 Vienna, Austria Carpet Zimbabwe Byron Black United States Mike Bauer
Germany David Prinosil		 6–3, 7–6
Winner 8. November 8, 1993 Paris, France Carpet Zimbabwe Byron Black Netherlands Tom Nijssen
Czech Republic Cyril Suk		 4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Winner 9. February 14, 1994 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Zimbabwe Byron Black United States Jim Grabb
United States Jared Palmer		 7–6, 6–4
Winner 10. June 6, 1994 French Open, Paris Clay Zimbabwe Byron Black Sweden Jan Apell
Sweden Jonas Björkman		 6–4, 7–6
Winner 11. August 1, 1994 Montreal, Canada Hard Zimbabwe Byron Black United States Patrick McEnroe
United States Jared Palmer		 6–6, 6–4
Winner 12. February 27, 1995 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet United States Jim Grabb Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis		 7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Winner 13. April 17, 1995 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard The Bahamas Mark Knowles Australia John Fitzgerald
Sweden Anders Järryd		 6–3, 3–6, 7–6
Winner 14. May 29, 1995 Bologna, Italy Clay Zimbabwe Byron Black Belgium Libor Pimek
United States Vince Spadea		 7–5, 6–3
Winner 15. April 29, 1996 Seoul, South Korea Hard United States Rick Leach United States Kent Kinnear
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett		 6–4, 6–4
Winner 16. November 11, 1996 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) United States Patrick Galbraith United States Todd Martin
United States Chris Woodruff		 7–6, 6–4
Winner 17. November 23, 1997 Doubles Championships, Hartford Carpet United States Rick Leach India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes		 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(3)
Winner 18. August 28, 2000 Long Island, U.S. Hard Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett United States Jan-Michael Gambill
United States Scott Humphries		 6–4, 6–4
Winner 19. August 27, 2001 Long Island, U.S. Hard Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
Czech Republic 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 United States Patrick McEnroe Australia Mark Woodforde
Australia Todd Woodbridge		 3–6, 6–1, 3–6
Runner-up 2. October 5, 1992 Brisbane, Australia Hard (i) United States Patrick McEnroe United States Steve DeVries
Australia David Macpherson		 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 3. February 8, 1993 San Francisco, U.S. Hard (i) United States Patrick McEnroe United States Scott Davis
Netherlands Jacco Eltingh		 1–6, 6–4, 5–7
Runner-up 4. March 22, 1993 Miami, U.S. Hard United States Patrick McEnroe Netherlands Richard Krajicek
Netherlands Jan Siemerink		 7–6, 4–6, 6–7
Runner-up 5. January 10, 1994 Oahu, U.S. Hard United States Alex O'Brien Netherlands Tom Nijssen
Czech Republic Cyril Suk		 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 6. January 31, 1994 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Zimbabwe Byron Black Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis		 7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 7. February 7, 1994 San Jose, U.S. Hard (i) Zimbabwe Byron Black United States Rick Leach
United States Jared Palmer		 6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 8. February 14, 1994 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Zimbabwe Byron Black Canada Grant Connell
United States Patrick Galbraith		 5–7, 3–6
Runner-up 9. October 10, 1994 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Zimbabwe Byron Black Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis		 4–6, 6–7
Runner-up 10. October 17, 1994 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Hard Zimbabwe Byron Black Canada Grant Connell
United States Patrick Galbraith		 3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Runner-up 11. November 7, 1994 Paris, France Carpet Zimbabwe Byron Black Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis		 6–3, 6–7, 5–7
Runner-up 12. February 19, 1996 San Jose, U.S. Hard (i) United States Richey Reneberg United States Trevor Kronemann
Australia David Macpherson		 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Runner-up 13. January 13, 1997 Auckland, New Zealand Hard United States Rick Leach South Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Patrick Galbraith		 4–6, 6–4, 6–7
Runner-up 14. February 24, 1997 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) United States Rick Leach South Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Patrick Galbraith		 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 15. October 13, 1997 Singapore Carpet United States Rick Leach India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes		 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 16. October 27, 1997 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Carpet United States Rick Leach Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde		 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 17. November 3, 1997 Paris, France Carpet United States Rick Leach Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis		 2–6, 6–7
Runner-up 18. March 30, 1998 Miami, U.S. Hard United States Alex O’Brien South Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Rick Leach		 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 19. June 19, 2000 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Philippines Eric Taino Australia Mark Woodforde
Australia Todd Woodbridge		 7–6(5), 3–6, 6–7(1)
Runner-up 20. February 26, 2001 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) United States Alex O’Brien United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan		 3–6, 6–7(3)
Runner-up 21. March 5, 2001 San Jose, U.S. Hard (i) United States Jan-Michael Gambill The Bahamas Mark Knowles
United States Brian MacPhie		 3–6, 6–7

Mixed doubles: 1 (1-0)

Result Year Championship Partner Opponents Score
Win1995WimbledonUnited States Martina NavratilovaUnited States Gigi Fernández
Czech Republic Cyril Suk		6–4, 6–4

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals

Singles: 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 Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 1991 Ponte Vedra, United States Challenger Hard New Zealand Kelly Evernden 6–3, 6–1
Win 2–0 Oct 1993 Brest, France Challenger Hard France Guillaume Raoux 7–6, 6–3

Doubles: 3 (2–1)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–1)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 1998 Urbana, United States Challenger Hard United States Jared Palmer United States Doug Flach
United States Mark Merklein		 6–4, 7–6
Win 2–0 Oct 1998 Dallas, United States Challenger Hard United States Jared Palmer Australia Michael Hill
United States Scott Humphries		 6–3, 6–4
Loss 2–1 Jun 2000 Surbiton, United Kingdom Challenger Grass United States Jared Palmer South Africa Jeff Coetzee
South Africa Marcos Ondruska		 6–7(3–7), 6–7(6–8)

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

Tournament19891990199119921993199419951996199719981999SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q2 3R 2R 1R 1R 1R 2R Q2 0 / 6 4–6 40%
French Open A A A A 3R 2R 1R A 2R Q2 A 0 / 4 4–4 50%
Wimbledon Q3 A A 1R 1R 1R 2R 3R 2R A Q3 0 / 6 4–6 40%
US Open A A A 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R Q2 0 / 7 2–7 22%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 4–4 2–4 1–4 2–3 2–4 2–2 0–0 0 / 23 14–23 38%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A 1R 2R 3R Q3 2R 3R Q2 Q1 0 / 5 6–5 55%
Miami A A A 4R 1R 3R 2R 2R 1R 2R Q1 0 / 7 7–7 50%
Rome A A A A A A A A 1R A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Canada A A A 3R A 1R 2R A 2R A A 0 / 4 4–4 50%
Cincinnati A A A 1R 1R 2R 1R Q3 2R A Q1 0 / 5 2–5 29%
Stuttgart A A A A A A A A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Paris A A A A A Q2 Q1 Q3 A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 5–4 1–3 4–4 2–3 2–2 4–5 1–2 0–0 0 / 23 19–23 45%

Doubles

Tournament198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A QF 3R F 1R A SF 3R QF A 2R 1R 0 / 9 20–9 69%
French Open A A A A A 1R W 2R SF QF 1R 3R 1R A A 1 / 8 16–7 70%
Wimbledon A A A A QF QF 3R 3R 2R 3R A 3R 1R 2R A 0 / 9 16–9 64%
US Open 1R 1R A 3R 3R 1R 3R QF 2R 1R 2R 2R 1R 2R A 0 / 13 13–13 50%
Win–loss 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 8–3 5–4 15–3 6–4 6–3 9–4 3–3 8–4 0–3 3–3 0–1 1 / 39 65–38 63%
Year-end Championships
ATP Finals Did not qualify RR DNQ W Did not qualify 1 / 2 5–3 63%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A 1R 2R F 2R 2R QF SF 1R 2R 1R A 0 / 10 11–10 52%
Miami A A A A 1R F SF SF 2R QF F 3R 1R 1R A 0 / 10 18–10 64%
Monte Carlo A A A A A A A A A A A A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Hamburg A A A A A A A A A A A 1R A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Rome A A A A A A A A A SF A 2R A A A 0 / 2 4–2 67%
Canada A A A A 2R A W 2R A 2R A A 2R A A 1 / 5 7–4 64%
Cincinnati A A A A F QF QF SF 2R 1R A 1R A A A 0 / 7 10–7 59%
Stuttgart A A A A A A A A A F 1R 1R A A A 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Paris A A A A A W F 2R 1R F SF 2R A A A 1 / 7 15–6 71%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 5–4 12–3 14–4 5–5 2–4 14–7 10–4 4–7 2–3 0–3 0–0 2 / 46 68–44 61%

Mixed doubles

Tournament199219931994199519961997199819992000SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A A 2R A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon QF A 2R W QF A A A 1R 1 / 5 13–4 76%
US Open A A A QF A A A A 2R 0 / 2 3–2 60%
Win–loss 3–1 0–0 1–1 8–2 3–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 1 / 8 16–7 70%

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Jonathan Stark". Tennis Players. ATP World Tour. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
  2. ↑ "1989 Draw Sheet, USTA Boys' 16 & Boys' 18 National Championship" web.archive.org retrieved May 16, 2023
  3. ↑ Associated Press (November 29, 1997). "Americans on brink of defeat". Eugene Register-Guard. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Jonathan Stark – Oregon Elite Tennis". www.oregonelitetennis.com. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  5. ↑ Pfenning, Cliff. "Hall Passes". OregonSports.com. Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
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