Marcos Ondruska

Marcos Ondruska
Country (sports)	South Africa
Born	18 December 1972 (age 51); Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro	1989
Retired	2005
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,835,129
Singles
Career record	118–147
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 27 (10 May 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	4R (1996)
French Open	3R (1991)
Wimbledon	2R (1993, 1994, 1997)
US Open	3R (1994, 1995)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (1996)
Doubles
Career record	113–133
Career titles	4
Highest ranking	No. 34 (2 August 1993)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	SF (1993)
French Open	2R (1993)
Wimbledon	3R (1993, 1994, 1995)
US Open	3R (1999)

Marcos Ondruska (born 18 December 1972) is a former tennis player from South Africa, who turned professional in 1989. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he defeated Goran Ivanišević in the first round before falling to Norway's Christian Ruud. The right-hander won four career titles in doubles, and reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 10 May 1993, when he became the number 27 of the world.

Ondruska has a 13–7 career Davis Cup record in 11 ties.

Career finals

Tournament ( W–R )	Singles	Doubles
Grand Slam	0–0	0–0
Tennis Masters Cup	0–0	0–0
Masters Series	0–0	0–0
Championship Series	0–0	0–1
ATP Tour	0–3	4–1

Surface ( W–R )	Singles	Doubles
Hard	0–2	3–1
Clay	0–1	1–0
Grass	0–0	0–0
Carpet	0–0	0–1

Singles (3 runner-ups)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	September 1992	Cologne, Germany	Clay	Bernd Karbacher	6–7^(4–7), 4–6
Loss	2.	March 1993	Scottsdale, United States	Hard	Andre Agassi	2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss	3.	October 1996	Tel Aviv, Israel	Hard	Javier Sánchez	4–6, 5–7

Doubles (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Result	No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	February 1993	Philadelphia, United States	Carpet (i)	Brad Pearce	Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg	7–6, 3–6, 0–6
Loss	2.	March 1993	Durban, South Africa	Hard	Johan de Beer	Lan Bale Wayne Black	6–7, 2–6
Winner	3.	January 1996	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Jack Waite	Jonas Björkman Brett Steven	walkover
Winner	4.	September 1996	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Andrew Kratzmann	Cristian Brandi Emilio Sánchez	7–6, 6–4
Winner	5.	October 1996	Tel Aviv, Israel	Hard	Grant Stafford	Noam Behr Eyal Erlich	6–3, 6–2
Winner	6.	August 1997	Long Island, United States	Hard	David Prinosil	Mark Keil T. J. Middleton	6–4, 6–4

External links

Marcos Ondruska at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Marcos Ondruska at the International Tennis Federation
Marcos Ondruska at the Davis Cup