Sergio Andres Roitman (born 16 May 1979), nicknamed 'Motoneta' (Scooter in Spanish) is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina.
He achieved a career-high rankings of world No. 62 in singles in October 2007, and world No. 45 in doubles in September 2008.
He won several Challenger and Futures singles titles in his career. In addition, Roitman won two ATP doubles titles – at Amsterdam in 2000, and Umag in 2001.
Early and personal life
Roitman was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and is Jewish. Roitman, along with Dudi Sela, Diego Schwartzman, and Camila Giorgi was one of a number of recent Jewish tennis players ranked in the top 100.Wechsler, Robert, Day by Day in Jewish Sports History, pp. 168, 311, 324, KTAV Publishing House, 2007,
His father (Hugo) is an executive salesman for a plastic enterprise company, and his mother (Lidia) is a retired financial adviser. He has an older brother who teaches tennis, named Ivan.
Roitman studied classical piano between the ages of 6 and 12, but chose tennis instead. At the age of 17, he was at a Hermética concert and was shot in the stomach with a rubber bullet. He speaks Spanish, Portuguese, English and Italian.
Tennis career
Roitman began playing tennis at age 10 and turned professional in 1996.
Between 1998 and 2000 Roitman won seven futures singles titles, all of them in South America on clay. On 2000-07-23 he won the ATP doubles title with fellow countryman Andrés Schneiter in Amsterdam in his debut at that level.
In 2001, once again with Schneiter, he won his second ATP doubles title in Umag. Roitman won four Challenger singles titles between 2002 and 2005, in the process defeating Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–7, 6–4 in the $50,000 ATP Challenger final in Cherbourg in 2003. At the 2003 Roland Garros Roitman played defending champion Albert Costa in the first round and was leading 2 sets to 0 and 4–1 (with a break point for 5–1), but ended up losing in 5 sets.
2006 saw Roitman finish in the Top 100 of ATP rankings for the first time in his career, he compiled a 41–19 match record, and won two titles in Challenger action. In November he won the title at Challengers in Aracaju and Guayaquil.
2007 was the most successful season for Roitman, where he reached his highest ranking and finished in the top 75 for the second straight year, highlighted by a career-best 11 ATP match wins and three Challenger titles. In June he captured the Prostějov Challenger title. In September he picked up another Challenger title in Szczecin, Poland. He closed the season with the title at the Buenos Aires Challenger. He had wins over world # 41 José Acasuso of Argentina, 7–6 (4), 6–1, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In April he defeated world # 76 Jan Hernych, 7–5, 7–6 (7), in Valencia, Spain, and world # 29 Jürgen Melzer of Austria on clay, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 in Monte Carlo. In June he beat world # 28 Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany, 6–2, Ret, in 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands on grass. In July he defeated world # 65 Nicolás Massú of Chile 7–5, 6–2, and twice defeated world # 18 (and 20) Juan Ignacio Chela of Argentina 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, and 6–1, 6–2, on clay.
In the 2009 Buenos Aires tournament Roitman lost 6–0, 6–0 to Juan Mónaco. In June 2009 at Wimbledon, he retired from his first round match due to a recurring injury to the acromion in his right shoulder.
On September 25, 2009, he announced that the Copa Petrobas Challenger in Buenos Aires would be his last professional tournament, citing injuries as the main reason for his retirement.
Career after retiring from tennis After retiring from tennis, in 2015 Roitman and two partners started a company (GO Events) that supplies turnkey customized accommodations, cleaning staff, drivers, mobiles, and services for media work teams attending large-scale sporting events.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 2 (2 titles)
Legend (doubles)Grand Slam (0–0)ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)ATP Masters Series (0–0)ATP Championship Series (0–0)ATP World Series (2–0)Finals by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (2–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)Finals by settingOutdoor (2–0)Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Amsterdam, NetherlandsWorld SeriesClay Andrés Schneiter Edwin Kempes Dennis van Scheppingen4–6, 6–4, 6–1Win2–0Umag, CroatiaWorld SeriesClay Andrés Schneiter Ivan Ljubičić Lovro Zovko6–2, 7–5
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 32 (17–15) LegendATP Challenger (10–10)ITF Futures (7–5)Finals by surfaceHard (1–0)Clay (16–15)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Brazil F1, LondrinaFuturesClay Paulo Taicher6–3, 6–4Loss1–1Ecuador F1, GuayaquilFuturesClay Luis Horna1–6, 6–7Loss1–2Ecuador F3, IbarraFuturesClay Miguel Tobón1–6, 2–6Win2–2Paraguay F2, AsunciónFuturesClay Alejandro Aramburú Acuña6–1, 6–3Win3–2Paraguay F3, AsunciónFuturesClay Ivan Rodrigo-Marin6–2, 2–6, 6–3Win4–2Peru F3, LimaFuturesClay Solon Peppas6–3, 7–5Loss4–3Bolivia F2, CochabambaFuturesClay Rodrigo Cerdera6–3, 3–6, 5–7Loss4–4Argentina F5, LanúsFuturesClay Mariano Delfino6–7, 3–6Win5–4Chile F4, SantiagoFuturesClay Mauricio Hadad6–4, 6–3Win6–4Chile F6, SantiagoFuturesClay Adrián García6–3, 6–3Win7–4Argentina F4, MendozaFuturesClay José Acasuso1–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–2Loss7–5Bressanone, ItalyChallengerClay František Čermák7–5, 4–6, 1–6Loss7–6Argentina F3, Santa FeFuturesClay Leonardo Olguín6–1, 2–6, 5–7Loss7–7Brasília, BrazilChallengerClay Gastón Etlis5–7, 3–6Win8–7Saint Petersburg, RussiaChallengerClay Andrei Stoliarov7–6(7–3), 6–2Win9–7Cherbourg, FranceChallengerHard Rafael Nadal6–3, 5–7, 6–4Loss9–8San Luis Potosí, MexicoChallengerClay Mariano Delfino4–6, 4–6Win10–8Barcelona, SpainChallengerClay Teymuraz Gabashvili6–2, 6–3Win11–8Freudenstadt, GermanyChallengerClay Flavio Cipolla7–5, 6–4Loss11–9Aguascalientes, MexicoChallengerClay Juan Martín del Potro6–3, 4–6, 3–6Loss11–10Reggio Emilia, ItalyChallengerClay Olivier Patience4–6, 7–5, 2–6Loss11–11San Marino, San MarinoChallengerClay Albert Montañés6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 3–6Win12–11Aracaju, BrazilChallengerClay Boris Pashanski6–1, 6–3Win13–11Guayaquil, EcuadorChallengerClay Mariano Zabaleta6–3, 4–6, 6–1Win14–11Prostějov, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Florian Mayer7–6(7–1), 6–4Win15–11Szczecin, PolandChallengerClay Ivo Minář6–2, 7–5Win16–11Buenos Aires, ArgentinaChallengerClay Marcos Daniel6–1, 6–4Loss16–12Braunschweig, GermanyChallengerClay Nicolas Devilder4–6, 4–6Loss16–13Graz, AustriaChallengerClay Jérémy Chardy2–6, 1–6Win17–13Guayaquil, EcuadorChallengerClay Brian Dabul7–6, 6–4Loss17–14Medellín, ColombiaChallengerClay Leonardo Mayer4–6, 5–7Loss17–15Lima, PeruChallengerClay Martín Vassallo Argüello2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Doubles: 48 (29–19) LegendATP Challenger (23–17)ITF Futures (6–2)Finals by surfaceHard (0–2)Clay (29–17)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Ecuador F1, GuayaquilFuturesClay Rodrigo Pena Luis Horna Rudy Rake4–6, 1–6Win1–1Uruguay F2, Jose-IgnacioFuturesClay Andres Zingman Patricio Arquez Emiliano Redondi6–3, 6–1Win2–1Peru F2, LimaFuturesClay Enzo Artoni Iván Miranda Américo Venero6–4, 6–2Loss2–2Bolivia F2, CochabambaFuturesClay Rodrigo Pena Adrián García Jaime Fillol3–6, 6–4, 3–6Win3–2Paraguay F3, AsunciónFuturesClay Enzo Artoni Daniel Caracciolo Leonardo Olguín6–4, 6–4Win4–2Chile F2, TemucoFuturesClay Eduardo Medica Alejandro Olivera Júlio Silva6–4, 6–4Win5–2Chile F3, SantiagoFuturesClay Eduardo Medica Adriano Ferreira Flávio Saretta6–3, 6–2Win6–2Argentina F4, MendozaFuturesClay Juan Pablo Guzmán Juan Pablo Brzezicki Miguel Miranda6–3, 6–4Win7–2Sopot, PolandChallengerClay Andrés Schneiter Oscar Hernandez Germán Puentes Alcañiz6–4, 6–2Win8–2Budapest, HungaryChallengerClay Andrés Schneiter David Miketa David Škoch6–3, 6–3Win9–2Skopje, MacedoniaChallengerClay Enzo Artoni Dejan Petrovic Sebastián Prieto7–5, 5–7, 6–3Loss9–3Buenos Aires, ArgentinaChallengerClay Andrés Schneiter Lucas Arnold Ker Pablo Albano3–6, 6–4, 2–6Win10–3San Luis Potosí, MexicoChallengerClay Edgardo Massa Paul Hanley Nathan Healey6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–3)Win11–3Budapest, HungaryChallengerClay Daniel Melo Jordan Kerr Damien Roberts6–2, 6–4Loss11–4Budaörs, HungaryChallengerClay Andrés Schneiter Petr Dezort Radomír Vašek3–6, 7–5, 6–7(6–8)Loss11–5Ribeirão Preto, BrazilChallengerClay Andrés Schneiter Adriano Ferreira Antonio Prieto1–6, 7–6(8–6), 4–6Loss11–6Rome, ItalyChallengerClay Andrés Schneiter Gabriel Trifu Vladimir Voltchkov1–6, 2–6Loss11–7Weiden, GermanyChallengerClay Andrés Schneiter Jens Knippschild Dušan Vemić6–7(5–7), 2–6Loss11–8Oberstaufen, GermanyChallengerClay Patricio Arquez Jaime Fillol Ricardo Schlachter2–6, 4–6Win12–8Brindisi, ItalyChallengerClay Mariano Delfino Marc López Salvador Navarro7–6(7–4), 6–7(3–7), 6–4Win13–8Budapest, HungaryChallengerClay Paul Baccanello Jan Frode Andersen Oliver Gross6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–5 ret.Win14–8Maia, PortugalChallengerClay Sebastián Prieto Paul Baccanello Todd Perry6–4, 6–4Loss14–9São Paulo, BrazilChallengerClay Luis Horna Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto3–6, 4–6Loss14–10Knoxville, United StatesChallengerHard Hugo Armando Dmitry Tursunov Martin Verkerk3–6, 4–6Win15–10Barletta, ItalyChallengerClay Sebastián Prieto Massimo Bertolini Giorgio Galimberti6–3, 3–6, 6–3Loss15–11Prostějov, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Jaroslav Levinský David Škoch2–6, 2–6Loss15–12Seville, SpainChallengerClay Enzo Artoni Oscar Hernandez Albert Portas4–6, 6–4, 4–6Loss15–13Barcelona, SpainChallengerClay Enzo Artoni Juan Ignacio Carrasco Mariano Delfino5–7, 3–6Win16–13Kyiv, UkraineChallengerClay Albert Portas Igor Kunitsyn Yuri Schukin6–1, 6–1Win17–13Bogotá, ColombiaChallengerClay Santiago Ventura Richard Barker Frank Moser7–5, 6–4Loss17–14Guadalajara, MexicoChallengerClay Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Alejandro Hernández Santiago González6–7(5–7), 6–1, 3–6Loss17–15Salinas, EcuadorChallengerHard Juan Pablo Guzmán Juan Pablo Brzezicki Cristian Villagrán2–6, 4–6Win18–15Turin, ItalyChallengerClay Franco Ferreiro Francesco Aldi Alessio di Mauro6–7(4–7), 7–5, 7–6(7–2)Win19–15Genoa, ItalyChallengerClay Leonardo Azzaro Marco Pedrini Andrea Stoppini6–1, 6–4Win20–15Budapest, HungaryChallengerClay Leonardo Azzaro Philipp Petzschner Lars Uebel6–3, 5–7, 6–3Win21–15Aracaju, BrazilChallengerClay Máximo González Carlos Berlocq Martín Vassallo Argüello6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–3Win22–15Santiago, ChileChallengerClay Máximo González Jorge Aguilar Felipe Parada6–4, 6–3Win23–15Florianópolis, BrazilChallengerClay Máximo González Thiago Alves Júlio Silva6–2, 3–6, [10–5]Loss23–16Prague, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Ramón Delgado Petr Pála David Škoch0–6, 0–6Loss23–17Lugano, SwitzerlandChallengerClay Leonardo Azzaro Oliver Marach Giorgio Galimberti5–7, 3–6Loss23–18Braunschweig, GermanyChallengerClay Máximo González Tomas Behrend Christopher Kas6–7(5–7), 4–6Win24–18San Marino, San MarinoChallengerClay Máximo González Jérôme Haehnel Julien Jeanpierre6–3, 6–4Win25–18Montevideo, UruguayChallengerClay Máximo González Guillermo Cañas Martin García6–3, 7–6(7–5)Win26–18Aracaju, BrazilChallengerClay Máximo González Tomas Behrend Marcel Granollers7–6(8–6), 3–6, [10–6]Win27–18Bordeaux, FranceChallengerClay Diego Hartfield Tomasz Bednarek Dušan Vemić6–4, 6–4Loss27–19Lugano, SwitzerlandChallengerClay Máximo González Jean-Julien Rojer Johan BrunströmwalkoverWin28–19Poznań, PolandChallengerClay Alexandre Sidorenko Michael Kohlmann Rogier Wassen6–4, 6–4Win29–19Buenos Aires, ArgentinaChallengerClay Brian Dabul Máximo González Lucas Arnold Ker6–7(4–7), 6–0, [10–8]
Performance timelines
Singles Tournament200120022003200420052006200720082009SRW–LWin%Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenQ2Q1AQ1AA1R1RA0 / 20–2French OpenAA1RQ1Q21R1R1R1R0 / 50–5WimbledonQ1Q2AQ2Q1A1R1R1R0 / 30–3US OpenAAQ2Q1Q1A1R1RA0 / 20–2Win–loss0–00–00–10–00–00–10–40–40–20 / 120–12ATP Tour Masters 1000Indian WellsAAAAAQ11R1RA0 / 20–2MiamiAAAAAA1R1RA0 / 20–2Monte CarloAAAAAA2RAA0 / 11–1Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–01–30–20–00 / 51–5
Doubles