Cecil Valdeavilla Mamiit (born June 27, 1976) is a former tennis player from the United States who went on to represent the Philippines. He began his professional career in 1996 and reached his highest individual ranking in the ATP Tour on October 11, 1999 as World No. 72.
Career In 1996, he won the NCAA singles championship as an USC freshman, a feat that had not been achieved since John McEnroe attended Stanford University in 1978.
Mamiit won the silver medal in the men's tournament at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, after losing the final to fellow American Paul Goldstein. At the 2006 Asian Games held in Doha, Qatar, he won bronze in the singles event after losing in the semifinals to Lee Hyung Taik of South Korea. In the doubles event, he also won bronze, along with fellow Filipino-American tennis player Eric Taino, losing to the first-seeded and former World no. 1 doubles players Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes of India. He won the men's singles in the Ojai Tennis Tournament in 2008.
His best tournament result came at the 1999 San Jose tournament. As a qualifier he defeated Danish Kenneth Carlsen, Americans Andre Agassi (although Agassi was up 6–0, 6–6 before he defaulted), Australian Mark Woodforde, and another American Michael Chang before losing in the final to another Aussie Mark Philippoussis 6–3, 6–2.
Mamiit represented the Philippines Davis Cup team, where he was undefeated until 2008.
From January 2011, through the clay court season, he was the hitting partner for Russian Maria Sharapova, where she won the 2012 French Open to complete her Career Grand Slam.
ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) LegendGrand Slam Tournaments (0–0)ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0)ATP 500 Series (0–0)ATP 250 Series (0–1)Finals by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)Finals by settingOutdoors (0–1)Indoors (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1San Jose, United StatesWorld SeriesHard Mark Philippoussis3–6, 2–6
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 17 (9–8) LegendATP Challenger (7–8)ITF Futures (2–0)Finals by surfaceHard (8–6)Clay (1–2)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0-1Urbana, United StatesChallengerHard Andrew Richardson7–6, 6–7, 3–6Win1-1USA F4, TallahasseeFuturesClay Egberto Caldas6–4, 6–2Win2-1USA F5, LafayetteFuturesHard Nicolás Massú0–6, 6–3, 6–0Win3-1Aptos, United StatesChallengerHard Takao Suzuki6–7, 6–3, 6–2Win4-1Las Vegas, United StatesChallengerHard Maurice Ruah7–5, 6–3Loss4-2Rancho Mirage, United StatesChallengerHard Christian Ruud7–6, 3–6, 2–6Win5-2Burbank, United StatesChallengerHard David Nainkin7–6, 7–5Win6-2Burbank, United StatesChallengerHard Alex O'Brien7–5, 6–3Loss6-3Granby, CanadaChallengerHard Takao Suzuki4–6, 3–6Loss6-4Rancho Mirage, United StatesChallengerHard James Blake6–3, 4–6, 2–6Loss6-5Calabases, United StatesChallengerHard Michael Chang3–6, 5–7Loss6-6Birmingham, United StatesChallengerClay Alex Kim6–7(9–11), 2–6Win7-6Tallahassee, United StatesChallengerHard Bjorn Rehnquist6–4, 4–6, 7–5Loss7-7Waikoloa, United StatesChallengerHard Paul Goldstein2–6, 2–6Win8-7Yuba City, United StatesChallengerHard Paul Goldstein6–4, 6–4Loss8-8Forrest Hills, United StatesChallengerClay Robert Kendrick2–6, 2–6Win9-8New Orleans, United StatesChallengerHard Amer Delic6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Doubles: 18 (10–8) LegendATP Challenger (8–8)ITF Futures (2–0)Finals by surfaceHard (8–7)Clay (2–1)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0-1Dresden, GermanyChallengerClay Jimy Szymanski Mark Merklein Jeff Salzenstein6–7, 1–6Win1-1Philippines F1, ManilaFuturesHard Eric Taino Maxime Boye Thierry Guardiola4–6, 6–2, 6–1Win2-1USA F4, TallahasseeFuturesClay Kyle Spencer Jocelyn Robichaud Michael Russell3–6, 6–2, 6–1Loss2-2Burbank, United StatesChallengerHard Scott Humphries Mike Bryan Bob Bryan6–7, 7–5, 1–6Loss2-3Waikoloa, United StatesChallengerHard James Blake Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg2–6, 6–2, 4–6Loss2-4Nashville, United StatesChallengerHard Danai Udomchoke Jason Marshall Travis Parrott3–6, 4–6Win3-4Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamChallengerHard Eric Taino Aisam Qureshi Orest Tereshchuk6–3, 2–6, 6–4Win4-4Bronx, United StatesChallengerHard Brian Vahaly Julien Benneteau Nicolas Mahut6–4, 6–4Win5-4Waikoloa, United StatesChallengerHard Michael Kohlmann Scott Lipsky David Martin6–3, 6–4Win6-4Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamChallengerHard Lee Hyung-Taik Jacob Adaktusson Dudi Sela6–4, 6–2Win7-4Forest Hills, United StatesChallengerClay Chris Drake Eric Butorac Mirko Pehar6–4, 6–1Loss7-5Busan, South KoreaChallengerHard Robert Kendrick Scott Lipsky Todd Widom3–6, 7–6(7–2), [7–10]Win8-5Winnetka, United StatesChallengerHard Eric Taino Scoville Jenkins Rajeev Ram6–2, 6–4Win9-5New Orleans, United StatesChallengerHard Sam Warburg Chris Drake David Martin7–6(7–3), 6–0Win10-5Calabasas, United StatesChallengerHard Robert Kendrick Harel Levy Sam Warburg5–7, 4–6, [10–5]Loss10-6Valencia, United StatesChallengerHard Eric Taino Harel Levy Sam Warburg2–6, 4–6Loss10-7Aptos, United StatesChallengerHard John-Paul Fruttero Rajeev Ram Bobby Reynolds7–6(7–5), 3–6, [7–10]Loss10-8Calabasas, United StatesChallengerHard Robert Kendrick John Isner Brian Wilson6–7(10–12), 6–4, [8–10]
Performance timelines
Singles Tournament19941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007SRW–LWin %Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAAAQ2A2R1R2R1R1R1RQ1Q1A0 / 62–6French OpenAAAQ2Q11RQ12R2R1RQ1Q1Q2A0 / 42–4WimbledonAAAQ1A1RA1R1RQ2Q2AQ1A0 / 30–3US OpenQ1Q21R1RQ12R1RQ1Q1Q1Q2Q2Q1A0 / 41–4Win–loss0–00–00–10–10–02–40–22–31–30–20–10–00–00–00 / 175–17ATP World Tour Masters 1000Indian WellsAA1RQ1AQ2Q11RQ1Q1Q1Q1AQ10 / 20–2MiamiAAAQ2A2RQ12RQ2Q2AAAA0 / 22–2CanadaAAA1R1RA1R1RQ2AAAAA0 / 40–4CincinnatiAAAAQ21R1R1RQ1AAAAA0 / 30–3Win–loss0–00–00–10–10–11–20–21–40–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 112–11
Doubles Tournament199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006SRW–LWin %Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAAAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0French OpenAAAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0WimbledonAAAAAAAAQ2AA1R0 / 10–1US OpenQ11RAA1R1RAAAAAA0 / 30–3Win–loss0–00–10–00–00–10–10–00–00–00–00–00–10 / 40–4ATP World Tour Masters 1000Indian WellsAAAA1RAAAAAAA0 / 10–1MiamiAAAAQ2A1RAAAAA0 / 10–1CanadaAAAAA1RAAAAAA0 / 10–1Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–10–10–10–00–00–00–00–00 / 30–3
References
External links List of NCAA Men's Tennis Champions