Andrej Martin (; born 20 September 1989, in Bratislava) is a Slovak professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 93 on 10 February 2020 and a doubles ranking of world No. 69 on 11 July 2016.
Career 2016: Best season: French Open third round, Maiden ATP singles final, top 100 He was a lucky loser at the French Open and defeated Daniel Muñoz de la Nava in the first round of the main draw and 29th seed Lucas Pouille in the second, before losing to 8th-seed Milos Raonic in the third round.
In July 2016, Martin reached first ATP final, in Umag, defeated Martin Kližan, João Sousa, Carlos Berlocq and Sergiy Stakhovsky en route. In the final he lost to Italian No. 1 Fabio Fognini.
Later in the year, Martin participated in the 2016 Summer Olympics. After comfortably defeating Denis Kudla in the first round, Martin got a walkover into the 3rd round when opponent Philipp Kohlschreiber withdrew with an injury. However, Martin was then beaten by the 4th-seeded Kei Nishikori, 2–6, 2–6.
He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 98 in July 2016 following his runs to the third round of the French Open and the final in Umag.
2020: Career-high singles ranking He reached a career-high ranking of No. 93 on 10 February 2020 after a semifinal showing at the 2020 Córdoba Open defeating Corentin Moutet in the quarterfinals before losing to eventual champion Cristian Garín.
He entered directly into the main draw of the US Open but lost in the first round to 21st seed Alex de Minaur.
2021: Australian Open debut, ATP semifinal & loss to World No. 1 He made his main draw debut at the 2021 Australian Open where he lost to Thiago Monteiro.
At the 2021 Belgrade Open after qualifying for the main draw, he defeated Christopher O'Connell, third seed Nikoloz Basilashvili, fifth seed Dušan Lajović but lost to top seed and World No. 1 and eventual champion Novak Djokovic in the semifinals.
2022–24: Maiden doubles final, suspension, comeback Martin reached his maiden doubles final at the 2022 Córdoba Open partnering Sam Weissborn.
In 2023, he was banned from professional tennis for 14 months till 5 June 2024 by the International Tennis Integrity Agency after testing positive for Ostarine. Martin explained that he had mistakenly drunk from a floorball teammate's water bottle; the teammate admitted to adding the prohibited drug to his own bottle.
Grand Slam performance timelines
Singles
Tournament2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022SRW–LWin %Australian OpenAQ3AQ1Q3Q1AQ1AQ1Q21RQ10 / 10–1French OpenAQ1AQ1Q2Q13RQ1Q2Q12R1RQ10 / 33–3WimbledonQ2Q1AAQ1Q1Q1Q1Q1Q1NHQ2Q20 / 00–0US OpenAAA1RQ2AAAAA1RAA0 / 20–2Win–loss0–00–00–00–10–00–02–10–00–00–01–20–20–00 / 63–6
Doubles
ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) LegendGrand SlamATP Masters 1000 ATP 500 Series ATP 250 Series (0–1)Finals by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (0–1)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)Finals by settingOutdoor (0–1)Indoor (0–0)
ResultDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss Jul 2016 Croatia Open, Croatia 250 Series Clay Fabio Fognini 4–6, 1–6
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) LegendGrand SlamATP Masters 1000 ATP 500 SeriesATP 250 Series (0–1)Titles by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (0–1)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Córdoba Open, Argentina250 SeriesClay Tristan-Samuel Weissborn Santiago González Andrés Molteni5–7, 3–6
Challenger and Futures finals
Singles: 37 (24 titles, 13 runner-ups) Legend (singles)ATP Challenger Tour (12–9)ITF Futures Tour (12–4)Titles by surfaceHard (5–1)Clay (19–12)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Czech Rep. F4, Karlovy VaryFuturesClay Michal Tabara4–6, 2–6Loss0–2Slovak Rep. F2, PiešťanyFuturesClay Dušan Lojda1–6, 3–6Win1–2Slovenia F1, DomžaleFuturesClay Dušan Lojda6–3, 5–7, 7–6(7–5)Loss1–3Austria F4, VandansFuturesClay Johannes Ager2–6, 0–6Win2–3Austria F6, KramsachFuturesClay Janez Semrajc4–6, 6–3, 6–4Win3–3Israel F1, EilatFuturesHard Todd Paul6–2, 6–2Win4–3Israel F2, EilatFuturesHard Zhang Ze6–1, 6–1Win5–3Great Britain F4, BathFuturesHard (i) Igor Sijsling2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)Win6–3Samarkand, UzbekistanChallengerClay Marek Semjan6–4, 7–5Win7–3Portugal F2, FaroFuturesHard Daniel Smethurst6–2, 6–2Loss7–4Croatia F3, UmagFuturesClay Marco Cecchinato3–6, 4–6Win8–4Czech Republic F3, Jablonec nad NisouFuturesClay Jaroslav Pospíšil6–4, 6–2Win9–4Slovakia F1, PiešťanyFuturesClay Miloslav Mečíř1–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–1Win10–4Croatia F10, SolinFuturesClay Jaroslav Pospíšil6–2, 6–2Win11–4Croatia F11, DubrovnikFuturesClay Dušan Lojda7–5, 3–6, 6–1Loss11–5Nouméa, New CaledoniaChallengerHard Adrian Mannarino4–6, 3–6Win12–5Mexico City, MexicoChallengerHard Adrian Mannarino4–6, 6–4, 6–1Loss12–6Milan, ItalyChallengerClay Filippo Volandri3–6, 2–6Win13–6San Benedetto, ItalyChallengerClay João Sousa6–4, 6–3Win14–6Liberec, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Horacio Zeballos1–6, 6–1, 6–4Win15–6Padova, ItalyChallengerClay Albert Montañés0–6, 6–4, 7–6(8–6)Win16–6Biella, ItalyChallengerClay Nicolás Kicker6–4, 6–2Loss16–7Liberec, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Tobias Kamke6–7(6–8), 4–6Loss16–8Lima, PeruChallengerClay Gastão Elias2–6, 6–7(4–7)Win17–8San Luis Potosí, MexicoChallengerClay Adrián Menéndez Maceiras7–5, 6–4Win18–8Prague, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Yannick Maden7–6(7–3), 6–3Win19–8Liberec, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Pedro Sousa6–1, 6–2Win20–8Nanchang, China, P.R.ChallengerClay (i) Jordan Thompson6–4, 1–6, 6–3Win21–8Shymkent, KazakhstanChallengerClay Dmitry Popko5–7, 6–4, 6–4Win22–8Shymkent, KazakhstanChallengerClay Stefano Travaglia6–4, 6–4Loss22–9L'Aquila, ItalyChallengerClay Andrea Collarini3–6, 1–6Loss22–10Como, ItalyChallengerClay Facundo Mena6–2, 4–6, 1–6Loss22–11Guayaquil, EcuadorChallengerClay Francisco Cerúndolo 4–6, 6–3, 2–6Loss22–12Heilbronn, GermanyChallengerClay Daniel Altmaier 6–3, 1–6, 4–6Win23–12M15 Bergamo, ItalyWorld Tennis TourClay Gianluca Cadenasso6–3, 6–3Win24–12M15 Slovenska Bistrica, SloveniaWorld Tennis TourClay Felix Corwin5–7, 6–4, 6–2Loss24–13Kigali, RwandaChallengerClay Valentin Royer1–6, 2–6
Doubles: 39 (23 titles, 16 runner-ups) Legend (doubles)ATP Challenger Tour (15–11)ITF Futures Tour (8–5)Titles by surfaceHard (6–1)Clay (15–14)Grass (0–0)Carpet (2–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Slovak Rep. F1, ŽilinaFuturesClay Adrian Sikora Jakub Čech Filip Zeman7–6(7–3), 6–7(4–7), 3–6Loss0–2Iran F4, Kish IslandFuturesClay Marek Semjan Attila Balázs György Balázs3–6, 6–7(6–8)Loss0–3Czech Rep. F4, Karlovy VaryFuturesClay Miloslav Mečíř Kornél Bardóczky Martin Vacekw/oWin1–3Austria F1, BergheimFuturesCarpet (i) Aljaž Bedene Gerald Melzer Nicolas Reissig6–3, 6–2Win2–3Egypt F14, CairoFuturesClay Jaroslav Pospíšil Alexander Flock Gero Kretschmer3–6, 6–2, [10–6]Win3–3Czech Rep. F5, OpavaFuturesCarpet (i) Roman Jebavý Jaroslav Pospíšil Pavel Šnobel7–6(7–2), 6–4Win4–3Israel F1, EilatFuturesHard Miloslav Mečíř Wu Di Zhang Ze6–2, 6–3Loss4–4Israel F2, EilatFuturesHard Miloslav Mečíř Cory Parr Todd Paul6–3, 3–6, [5–10]Win5–4Great Britain F3, TiptonFuturesHard (i) Kamil Čapkovič Olivier Charroin Ludovic Walter6–0, 6–2Win6–4Great Britain F4, BathFuturesHard (i) Kamil Čapkovič Tim Bradshaw John Millman7–6(7–1), 6–3Win7–4Portugal F2, FaroFuturesHard Adrian Sikora Hugo Dellien Federico Zeballos6–1, 6–2Win8–4Croatia F3, UmagFuturesClay Roman Jebavý Marin Draganja Dino Marcan6–3, 7–5Loss8–5Croatia F10, SolinFuturesClay Jaroslav Pospíšil Mate Delić Tomislav Draganja3–6, 6–4, [9–11]Win9–5Bergamo, ItalyChallengerHard (i) Karol Beck Claudio Grassi Amir Weintraub6–3, 3–6, [10–8]Win10–5Morelos, MexicoChallengerHard Gerald Melzer Alejandro Moreno Figueroa Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela6–2, 6–4Win11–5Vicenza, ItalyChallengerClay Igor Zelenay Mateusz Kowalczyk Błażej Koniusz6–1, 7–5Win12–5Ostrava, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Hans Podlipnik Castillo Roman Jebavý Jan Šátral4–6, 7–5, [10–1]Win13–5Biella, ItalyChallengerClay Hans Podlipnik Castillo Alexandru-Daniel Carpen Dino Marcan7–5, 1–6, [10–8]Win14–5Liberec, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Hans Podlipnik Castillo Wesley Koolhof Matwé Middelkoop7–5, 6–7(3–7), [10–5]Win15–5Cordenons, ItalyChallengerClay Igor Zelenay Dino Marcan Antonio Šančić6–4, 5–7, [10–8]Loss15–6St Remy, FranceChallengerClay Igor Zelenay Ken Skupski Neal Skupski4–6, 1–6Loss15–7Santiago, ChileChallengerClay Hans Podlipnik Castillo Guillermo Durán Máximo González6–7(2–7), 5–7Win16–7Lima, PeruChallengerClay Hans Podlipnik Castillo Rogério Dutra Silva João Souza6–3, 6–4Win17–7Montevideo, UruguayChallengerClay Hans Podlipnik Castillo Marcelo Demoliner Gastão Elias6–4, 3–6, [10–6]Win18–7Turin, ItalyChallengerClay Hans Podlipnik Castillo Rameez Junaid Mateusz Kowalczyk4–6, 7–6(7–3), [12–10]Loss18–8Fürth, GermanyChallengerClay Tristan-Samuel Weissborn Facundo Argüello Roberto Maytín3–6, 4–6Loss18–9Poprad-Tatry, SlovakiaChallengerClay Lukáš Dlouhý Ariel Behar Andrey Golubev2–6, 7–5, [5–10]Loss18–10Biella, ItalyChallengerClay Hans Podlipnik Castillo Andre Begemann Leander Paes4–6, 4–6Win19–10Como, ItalyChallengerClay Roman Jebavý Nils Langer Gerald Melzer3–6, 6–1, [10–5]Loss19–11Mohammedia, MoroccoChallengerClay Roman Jebavý Dino Marcan Antonio Šančić6–7(3–7), 4–6Win20–11Casablanca, MoroccoChallengerClay Roman Jebavý Dino Marcan Antonio Šančić6–4, 6–2Loss20–12Eckental, GermanyChallengerCarpet (i) Roman Jebavý Kevin Krawietz Albano Olivetti7–6(10–8), 4–6, [7–10]Loss20–13Cordenons, ItalyChallengerClay Daniel Muñoz de la Nava Denys Molchanov Igor Zelenay6–3, 3–6, [9–11]Win21–13Banja Luka, Bosnia and HerzegovinaChallengerClay Hans Podlipnik Castillo Laurynas Grigelis Alessandro Motti7–5, 4–6, [10–7]Win22–13Almaty, KazakhstanChallengerClay Hans Podlipnik Castillo Gonçalo Oliveira Andrei Vasilevski7–6(7–4), 3–6, [10–8]Win23–13Lošinj, CroatiaChallengerClay Tristan-Samuel Weissborn Victor Vlad Cornea Ergi Kırkın 6–1, 7–6(7–5)Loss23–14Maia, PortugalChallengerClay Gonçalo Oliveira Nuno Borges Francisco Cabral3-6, 4-6Loss23–15Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BoliviaChallengerClay Tristan-Samuel Weissborn Diego Hidalgo Cristian Rodríguez6–4, 3–6, [8–10]Loss23–16Prostějov, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Roman Jebavý Yuki Bhambri Saketh Myneni3-6, 5-7
Top-10 wins per season #PlayerRankEventSurfaceScore20181. Pablo Carreño Busta10Quito, EcuadorClay2R6–4, 6–2
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