Luiz Mattar
Country (sports) Brazil
ResidenceSão Paulo, Brazil
Born (1963-08-18) August 18, 1963
São Paulo, Brazil
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1985
Retired1995
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,484,394
Singles
Career record191–178
Career titles7
5 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 29 (1 May 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1991, 1993)
French Open3R (1986)
Wimbledon2R (1991)
US Open3R (1990, 1991)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (1988, 1992)
Doubles
Career record104–111
Career titles5
3 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 55 (7 January 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1993)
French Open3R (1986, 1990, 1993)
Wimbledon1R (1987, 1990, 1991)
US Open2R (1986, 1990, 1991)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games2R (1988)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open2R (1990)
Team competitions
Davis CupSF (1992)
Last updated on: 25 December 2023.

Luiz Mattar (born August 18, 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.

He played on the professional tour from 1985 to 1995, during which time he won seven top-level singles titles and five tour doubles titles. Mattar's career-high rankings were World No. 29 in singles (in 1989) and World No. 55 in doubles (in 1991). His career prize money totalled $1,493,136.

With seven ATP singles titles in tournaments of the Association of Professional Tennis Players, he is the second Brazilian tennis player, after Gustavo Kuerten, with more ATP titles in his career. He also led the Brazilian Davis Cup team to their best result in history back in 1992 defeating Germany and Italy and reaching the semi-final of the World Group in the 1992 Davis Cup. This feat has only been matched by Gustavo Kuerten who led the Brazilian team again to the semi-final in 2000.

He started his professional career only at the age of 22, unlike most tennis players who started their careers at 18 or earlier, after dropping out in his last year of engineering at Mackenzie Presbyterian University in São Paulo.[1]

He was trained by Paulo Cleto from the beginning to the end of his career. He even said that he couldn't see himself training with another coach. He is considered by several sports analysts, tennis critics and former tennis players as one of the ten greatest Brazilian tennis players of the Open Era.[2]

Mattar is the son of textile businessman Fuad Mattar and is of Lebanese descent.[3] After retiring from tennis he became an entrepreneur and is the founder of TIVIT, one of Brazil's largest information technology service providers.[1]

ATP career finals

Singles: 11 (7 wins, 4 runner-ups)

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 (7–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (3–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (5–4)
Indoors (2–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jan 1987 Guarujá, Brazil Grand Prix Hard Brazil Cássio Motta 6–3, 5–7, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Nov 1987 São Paulo, Brazil Grand Prix Hard Peru Jaime Yzaga 2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Nov 1987 Itaparica, Brazil Grand Prix Hard United States Andre Agassi 6–7, 2–6
Win 2–2 Jan 1988 Guarujá, Brazil Grand Prix Clay United States Eliot Teltscher 6–3, 6–3
Win 3–2 Feb 1989 Guarujá, Brazil Grand Prix Clay United States Jimmy Brown 7–6, 6–4
Win 4–2 Apr 1989 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Grand Prix Carpet Argentina Martín Jaite 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Loss 4–3 Feb 1990 Guarujá, Brazil World Series Hard Argentina Martín Jaite 6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Win 5–3 Apr 1990 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil World Series Carpet Canada Andrew Sznajder 6–4, 6–4
Win 6–3 Nov 1992 São Paulo, Brazil World Series Hard Brazil Jaime Oncins 6–1, 6–4
Loss 6–4 Feb 1994 Scottsdale, USA World Series Hard United States Andre Agassi 4–6, 3–6
Win 7–4 May 1994 Coral Springs, USA World Series Clay Australia Jamie Morgan 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

Doubles (5 wins, 6 losses)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (4)
Titles by surface
Hard (2)
Grass (0)
Clay (3)
Carpet (0)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jan 1987 Guarujá, Brazil Hard Brazil Cássio Motta Germany Martin Hipp
Germany Tore Meinecke		 7–6, 6–1
Win 2–0 Sep 1987 Geneva, Switzerland Clay Brazil Ricardo Acioly Iran Mansour Bahrami
Uruguay Diego Pérez		 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 2–1 Feb 1990 Guarujá, Brazil Hard Brazil Cássio Motta Argentina Javier Frana
Argentina Gustavo Luza		 6–7, 6–7
Loss 2–2 Jun 1990 Florence, Italy Clay Uruguay Diego Pérez Spain Sergi Bruguera
Argentina Horacio de la Peña		 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 2–3 Oct 1990 São Paulo, Brazil Carpet Netherlands Mark Koevermans United States Shelby Cannon
Venezuela Alfonso Mora		 7–6, 3–6, 6–7
Win 3–3 Dec 1990 Wellington, New Zealand Hard Venezuela Nicolás Pereira United States John Letts
Brazil Jaime Oncins		 4–6, 7–6, 6–2
Loss 3–4 Apr 1991 Madrid, Spain Clay Brazil Jaime Oncins Argentina Gustavo Luza
Brazil Cássio Motta		 0–6, 5–7
Loss 3–5 May 1991 Bologna, Italy Clay Brazil Jaime Oncins United States Luke Jensen
Australia Laurie Warder		 4–6, 6–7
Loss 3–6 Apr 1992 Tampa, USA Clay Russia Andrei Olhovskiy United States Mike Briggs
United States Trevor Kronemann		 6–7, 7–6, 4–6
Win 4–6 Jun 1992 Florence, Italy Clay Uruguay Marcelo Filippini South Africa Royce Deppe
South Africa Brent Haygarth		 6–4, 6–7, 6–4
Win 5–6 Oct 1994 Montevideo, Uruguay Clay Uruguay Marcelo Filippini Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez		 7–6, 6–4

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 9 (5–4)

Legend
ATP Challenger (5–4)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–0)
Clay (1–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 1989 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Clay Chile Pedro Rebolledo 3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 1989 Brasilia, Brazil Challenger Carpet United States Mario Tabares 3–6, 2–6
Win 1–2 Nov 1989 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Challenger Hard Spain Francisco Roig 6–4, 6–3
Win 2–2 Nov 1990 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Challenger Clay Mexico Luis-Enrique Herrera 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win 3–2 Mar 1992 Zaragoza, Spain Challenger Hard Spain Tomas Carbonell 7–5, 3–6, 6–2
Loss 3–3 Apr 1992 Birmingham, United States Challenger Clay Sweden Mikael Pernfors 6–7, 4–6
Win 4–3 Oct 1992 Recife, Brazil Challenger Hard Brazil Jaime Oncins 7–6, 5–7, 7–5
Win 5–3 Nov 1992 São Luís, Brazil Challenger Hard Venezuela Maurice Ruah 6–4, 6–4
Loss 5–4 Jul 1993 Campinas, Brazil Challenger Clay Brazil Fernando Meligeni 4–6, 2–6

Doubles: 8 (3–5)

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–5)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 1989 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Challenger Hard Brazil Dacio Campos United States Charles Beckman
United States Shelby Cannon		 3–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Dec 1989 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Clay Brazil Cassio Motta Cuba Juan-Antonio Pino-Perez
United States Mario Tabares		 7–5, 6–2
Loss 1–2 Aug 1990 Brasilia, Brazil Challenger Carpet Brazil Fernando Roese Brazil Jaime Oncins
Canada Andrew Sznajder		 5–7, 6–3, 6–7
Win 2–2 Oct 1991 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Clay Brazil Jaime Oncins Argentina Juan-Ignacio Garat
United States Marcelo Saliola		 6–4, 6–4
Loss 2–3 Oct 1992 Recife, Brazil Challenger Hard Brazil Jaime Oncins Canada Sebastien Lareau
Canada Daniel Nestor		 7–5, 4–6, 6–7
Win 3–3 Nov 1992 São Luís, Brazil Challenger Hard Brazil Jaime Oncins Venezuela Maurice Ruah
United States Mario Tabares		 6–3, 7–5
Loss 3–4 Sep 1993 Natal, Brazil Challenger Clay Brazil Jaime Oncins Netherlands Stephen Noteboom
United States Jack Waite		 6–4, 0–6, 3–6
Loss 3–5 Nov 1993 São Luís, Brazil Challenger Hard Brazil Jaime Oncins Brazil Otavio Della
Brazil Marcelo Saliola		 7–6, 3–6, 6–7

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

Tournament19851986198719881989199019911992199319941995SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A 2R A 2R A 1R 0 / 3 2–3 40%
French Open A 3R 2R 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R A 0 / 9 6–9 40%
Wimbledon Q3 A 1R A A 1R 2R 1R A A A 0 / 4 1–4 20%
US Open A 1R A 1R 1R 3R 3R 1R 2R A A 0 / 7 5–7 42%
Win–loss 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–3 4–4 0–3 2–3 0–1 0–1 0 / 23 14–23 38%
National Representation
Olympic Games Not Held 1R Not Held 1R Not Held 0 / 2 0–2 0%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells A A A 1R 1R A 2R A 2R A A 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Miami A A 2R 2R 1R A 1R A 1R 1R 1R 0 / 7 2–7 22%
Monte Carlo A A 1R 1R A 1R 1R A 1R A A 0 / 5 0–5 0%
Hamburg A A 1R A A 3R 2R A 1R A A 0 / 4 3–4 43%
Rome A A 2R A 1R 2R 1R A 2R A A 0 / 5 3–5 38%
Canada A A A A A A A A 1R 1R A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Cincinnati A A A A A A A A 2R A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 2–4 1–3 0–3 3–3 2–5 0–0 3–7 0–2 0–1 0 / 28 11–28 28%

Doubles

Tournament1985198619871988198919901991199219931994SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A 3R 1R 1R 1R 3R 1R 1R 3R A 0 / 8 6–8 43%
Wimbledon Q3 A 1R A A 1R 1R A A A 0 / 3 0–3 0%
US Open A 2R A 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R A A 0 / 6 3–6 33%
Win–loss 0–0 3–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–3 1–3 0–2 2–2 0–0 0 / 18 9–18 33%
National Representation
Olympic Games Not Held 2R Not Held 1R NH 0 / 2 1–2 33%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells A A QF A A A 1R A A A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Miami A A A A A A 1R A 1R 1R 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Monte Carlo A A 2R A A 1R 1R A Q2 A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Hamburg A A QF A A 2R 1R A QF A 0 / 4 5–4 56%
Rome A 1R 1R A QF 2R 2R A 2R A 0 / 6 5–6 45%
Canada A A A A A A A A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati A A A A A A A A Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 5–4 0–0 2–1 2–3 1–5 0–0 3–3 0–1 0 / 18 13–18 42%

References

  1. 1 2 "From an Olympic athlete to a R $ 2.5 billion business owner: the story of Luiz Mattar". revistapegn.globo.com.
  2. ↑ "Os dez maiores tenistas brasileiros da Era Aberta". Esporte Final. Archived from the original on January 6, 2016.
  3. ↑ "A dream at 81". istoedinheiro.com.br. 2006.


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