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. He reached the finals of the 1989 Boys' Junior National Tennis Championship"1989 Draw Sheet, USTA Boys' 16 & Boys' 18 National Championship" web.archive.org retrieved May 16, 2023 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. He reached the NCAA doubles final in 1991, partnering Jared Palmer. 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.

Professional tennis Stark turned professional in 1991 and joined the ATP Tour. 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. 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. 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, and coaches with Portland-based Oregon Elite Tennis. He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title) ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1989US OpenHard Nicklas Kulti6–4, 6–1

Doubles: 3 (3 titles) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1987French OpenClay Jim Courier Franco Davín Guillermo Perez-Roldan6–7, 6–4, 6–3Win1988US OpenHard John Yancey Massimo Boscatto Stefano Pescosolido7–6, 7–5Win1989WimbledonGrass Jared Palmer John-Laffnie De Jager Wayne Ferreira7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2)

ATP career finals

Singles: 3 (2 titles / 1 runner-up) LegendGrand 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 surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–1)Carpet (2–0)Finals by settingOutdoors (0–1)Indoors (2–0)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Rosmalen, NetherlandsWorld SeriesGrass Michael Stich4–6, 5–7Win1–1Bolzano, ItalyWorld SeriesCarpet Cédric Pioline6–3, 6–2Win2–1Singapore, SingaporeWorld SeriesCarpet Michael Chang6–4, 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) ResultW-L Date Tournament SurfacePartnerOpponentScoreWin 1–0 Jan 1992 Wellington, New Zealand Hard Jared Palmer Michiel Schapers Daniel Vacek 6–3, 6–3Loss 1–1 Aug 1992Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Patrick McEnroe Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge 3–6, 6–1, 3–6Loss 1–2 Oct 1992 Brisbane, Australia Hard (i) Patrick McEnroe Steve DeVries David Macpherson 4–6, 4–6Win 2–2 Oct 1992Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Patrick McEnroe Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg 6–2, 6–3Loss 2–3 Feb 1993 San Francisco, U.S. Hard (i) Patrick McEnroe Scott Davis Jacco Eltingh 1–6, 6–4, 5–7Loss 2–4 Mar 1993Miami, U.S. Hard Patrick McEnroe Richard Krajicek Jan Siemerink 7–6, 4–6, 6–7Win 3–4 May 1993 Coral Springs, U.S. Clay Patrick McEnroe Paul Annacone Doug Flach 6–4, 6–3Win 4–4 Jun 1993 Rosmalen, Netherlands Grass Patrick McEnroe David Adams Andrei Olhovskiy 7–6, 1–6, 6–4Win 5–4 Oct 1993 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Byron Black Brad Pearce David Randall 3–6, 7–5, 6–3Win 6–4 Oct 1993 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Byron Black David Prinosil Udo Riglewski 7–5, 7–6Win 7–4 Oct 1993 Vienna, Austria Carpet Byron Black Mike Bauer David Prinosil 6–3, 7–6Win 8–4 Nov 1993Paris, France Carpet Byron Black Tom Nijssen Cyril Suk 4–6, 7–5, 6–2Loss 8–5 Jan 1994 Oahu, U.S. Hard Alex O'Brien Tom Nijssen Cyril Suk 4–6, 4–6Loss 8–6 Jan 1994Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Byron Black Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 3–6Loss 8–7 Feb 1994 San Jose, U.S. Hard (i) Byron Black Rick Leach Jared Palmer 6–4, 4–6, 4–6Win 9–7 Feb 1994Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Byron Black Jim Grabb Jared Palmer 7–6, 6–4Loss 9–8 Feb 1994Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Byron Black Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith 5–7, 3–6Win 10–8 Jun 1994French Open, Paris Clay Byron Black Jan Apell Jonas Björkman 6–4, 7–6Win 11–8 Aug 1994Montreal, Canada Hard Byron Black Patrick McEnroe Jared Palmer 6–6, 6–4Loss 11–9 Oct 1994Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Byron Black Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 4–6, 6–7Loss 11–10 Oct 1994Tokyo Indoor, Japan Hard Byron Black Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith 3–6, 6–3, 4–6Loss 11–11 Nov 1994Paris, France Carpet Byron Black Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 6–3, 6–7, 5–7Win 12–11 Feb 1995Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet Jim Grabb Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 7–6, 6–7, 6–3Win 13–11 Apr 1995Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard Mark Knowles John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd 6–3, 3–6, 7–6Win 14–11 May 1995 Bologna, Italy Clay Byron Black Libor Pimek Vince Spadea 7–5, 6–3Loss 14–12 Feb 1996 San Jose, U.S. Hard (i) Richey Reneberg Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson 4–6, 6–3, 3–6Win 15–12 Apr 1996 Seoul, South Korea Hard Rick Leach Kent Kinnear Kevin Ullyett 6–4, 6–4Win 16–12 Nov 1996 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Patrick Galbraith Todd Martin Chris Woodruff 7–6, 6–4Loss 16–13 Jan 1997 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Rick Leach Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith 4–6, 6–4, 6–7Loss 16–14 Feb 1997Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Rick Leach Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith 2–6, 3–6Loss 16–15 Oct 1997Singapore Carpet Rick Leach Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 4–6, 4–6Loss 16–16 Oct 1997Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Carpet Rick Leach Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 3–6, 3–6Loss 16–17 Nov 1997Paris, France Carpet Rick Leach Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 2–6, 6–7Win 17–17 Nov 1997Doubles Championships, Hartford Carpet Rick Leach Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(3)Loss 17–18 Mar 1998Miami, U.S. Hard Alex O’Brien Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach 2–6, 4–6Loss 17–19 Jun 2000 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Eric Taino Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge 7–6(5), 3–6, 6–7(1)Win 18–19 Aug 2000 Long Island, U.S. Hard Kevin Ullyett Jan-Michael Gambill Scott Humphries 6–4, 6–4Loss 18–20 Feb 2001Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Alex O’Brien Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 3–6, 6–7(3)Loss 18–21 Mar 2001 San Jose, U.S. Hard (i) Jan-Michael Gambill Mark Knowles Brian MacPhie 3–6, 6–7Win 19–21 Aug 2001 Long Island, U.S. Hard Kevin Ullyett Leoš Friedl Radek Štěpánek 6–1, 6–4

Mixed doubles: 1 (1-0) ResultYearChampionshipPartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1995Wimbledon Martina Navratilova Gigi Fernández Cyril Suk 6–4, 6–4

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 2 (2–0) LegendATP Challenger (2–0)ITF Futures (0–0)Finals by surfaceHard (2–0)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Ponte Vedra, United StatesChallengerHard Kelly Evernden6–3, 6–1Win2–0Brest, FranceChallengerHard Guillaume Raoux7–6, 6–3

Doubles: 3 (2–1) LegendATP Challenger (2–1)ITF Futures (0–0)Finals by surfaceHard (2–0)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–1)Carpet (0–0)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Urbana, United StatesChallengerHard Jared Palmer Doug Flach Mark Merklein6–4, 7–6Win2–0Dallas, United StatesChallengerHard Jared Palmer Michael Hill Scott Humphries6–3, 6–4Loss2–1Surbiton, United KingdomChallengerGrass Jared Palmer Jeff Coetzee Marcos Ondruska6–7(3–7), 6–7(6–8)

Performance timelines

Singles Tournament19891990199119921993199419951996199719981999SRW–LWin %Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAAAQ23R2R1R1R1R2RQ20 / 64–6French OpenAAAA3R2R1RA2RQ2A0 / 44–4WimbledonQ3AA1R1R1R2R3R2RAQ30 / 64–6US OpenAAA2R1R1R1R1R1R2RQ20 / 72–7Win–loss0–00–00–01–24–42–41–42–32–42–20–00 / 2314–23ATP Masters SeriesIndian WellsAAA1R2R3RQ32R3RQ2Q10 / 56–5MiamiAAA4R1R3R2R2R1R2RQ10 / 77–7RomeAAAAAAAA1RAA0 / 10–1CanadaAAA3RA1R2RA2RAA0 / 44–4CincinnatiAAA1R1R2R1RQ32RAQ10 / 52–5StuttgartAAAAAAAAA1RA0 / 10–1ParisAAAAAQ2Q1Q3AAA0 / 00–0Win–loss0–00–00–05–41–34–42–32–24–51–20–00 / 2319–23

Doubles Tournament198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002SRW–LWin %Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAAAAQF3RF1RASF3RQFA2R1R0 / 920–9French OpenAAAAA1RW2RSFQF1R3R1RAA1 / 816–7WimbledonAAAAQFQF3R3R2R3RA3R1R2RA0 / 916–9US Open1R1RA3R3R1R3RQF2R1R2R2R1R2RA0 / 1313–13Win–loss0–10–10–02–18–35–415–36–46–39–43–38–40–33–30–11 / 3965–38Year-end ChampionshipsATP FinalsDid not qualifyRRDNQWDid not qualify1 / 25–3ATP Masters SeriesIndian WellsAAAA1R2RF2R2RQFSF1R2R1RA0 / 1011–10MiamiAAAA1RFSFSF2RQFF3R1R1RA0 / 1018–10Monte CarloAAAAAAAAAAAAA1RA0 / 10–1HamburgAAAAAAAAAAA1RAAA0 / 10–1RomeAAAAAAAAASFA2RAAA0 / 24–2CanadaAAAA2RAW2RA2RAA2RAA1 / 57–4CincinnatiAAAAFQFQFSF2R1RA1RAAA0 / 710–7StuttgartAAAAAAAAAF1R1RAAA0 / 33–3ParisAAAAAWF2R1RFSF2RAAA1 / 715–6Win–loss0–00–00–00–05–412–314–45–52–414–710–44–72–30–30–02 / 4668–44

Mixed doubles Tournament199219931994199519961997199819992000SRW–LWin %Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0French OpenAAA2RAAAAA0 / 10–1WimbledonQFA2RWQFAAA1R1 / 513–4US OpenAAAQFAAAA2R0 / 23–2Win–loss3–10–01–18–23–10–00–00–01–21 / 816–7

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