Richard Matuszewski (matt-too-CHef-ski), born September 7, 1964, in Newark, New Jersey, is a former tennis player from the United States.
Matuszewski won the Van Nostrand Memorial Award in 1986 and is a four-time All-American. He was named All-American in singles and doubles in 1985 and 1986. He ranks second on the Clemson Career List for most singles victories with 166 and fourth on the Clemson career list for most doubles victories with 125. He was a 1983 ACC Champion at number six singles, the 1984 ACC Champion at number five singles and the 1985 ACC Champion at number one doubles.
Matuszewski went on to play professional tennis for over a decade. On October 24, 1988, he reached his highest rank with the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), when he became World number 49.http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/enwiki/M032/overview ATP World Tour: Richard Matuszewski
ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (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 (0–1)Finals by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)Finals by settingOutdoors (0–0)Indoors (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Sydney, AustraliaGrand PrixHard Slobodan Živojinović6–7(8–10), 3–6, 4–6
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 5 (2–3) LegendATP Challenger (2–3)ITF Futures (0–0)Finals by surfaceHard (2–3)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Guam, United StatesChallengerHard Jamie Morgan6–4, ret.Loss1–1Gramado, BrazilChallengerHard Nicola Bruno2–6, 2–6Win2–1Campos do Jordão, BrazilChallengerHard Danilo Marcelino4–6, 7–6, 7–6Loss2–2Guangzhou, ChinaChallengerHard Leander Paes3–6, 3–6Loss2–3Taipei, TaiwanChallengerHard Jason Stoltenberg0–6, 3–6
Doubles: 10 (4–6) LegendATP Challenger (4–6)ITF Futures (0–0)Finals by surfaceHard (4–6)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Setúbal, PortugalChallengerHard Steve Devries David Felgate Stephen Shaw6–3, 6–1Loss1–1Jerusalem, IsraelChallengerHard Brian Joelson Steve Guy Carl Limberger6–7, 2–6Win2–1Gramado, BrazilChallengerHard John Sullivan Nelson Aerts Fernando Roese7–6, 6–7, 6–3Loss2–2Monterrey, MexicoChallengerHard John Sullivan Mark Knowles Alex O'Brien6–3, 3–6, 6–7Loss2–3Guangzhou, ChinaChallengerHard John Sullivan Kent Kinnear Christian Saceanu7–6, 3–6, 4–6Loss2–4Hong Kong, Hong KongChallengerHard John Sullivan Donald Johnson Leander Paes2–6, 6–7Loss2–5Vancouver, CanadaChallengerHard John Sullivan Ellis Ferreira Richard Schmidt5–7, 6–4, 3–6Win3–5Caracas, VenezuelaChallengerHard John Sullivan Doug Flach Nicolas Pereira7–6, 7–5Loss3–6Manila, PhilippinesChallengerHard David Nainkin Albert Chang Leander Paes4–6, 4–6Win4–6Campos do Jordao, BrazilChallengerHard Patricio Arnold Marcelo Saliola Fabio Silberberg6–3, 6–4
Performance timelines
Singles Tournament19851986198719881989199019911992199319941995SRW–LWin %Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAA2RA2RAQ1AAAA0 / 21–2French OpenAAAAA1RAAAAQ10 / 10–1WimbledonAAAA2RAAA4RAQ20 / 24–2US Open2RA1RA1R1RA1RQ1Q1A0 / 51–5Win–loss1–10–00–20–02–30–20–00–13–10–00–00 / 106–10ATP Masters SeriesMiamiAA2RA1R1RAAAAQ10 / 31–3CanadaAA1R1RAAAAAAA0 / 20–2CincinnatiAAAA1RAAAAAA0 / 10–1ParisAAA1R1RAAAQ1Q1Q10 / 20–2Win–loss0–00–01–20–20–30–10–00–00–00–00–00 / 81–8
Doubles Tournament198719881989199019911992199319941995SRW–LWin %Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian Open1RA2RAAAAAA0 / 21–2French OpenAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0WimbledonA1R1RAAAAAQ30 / 20–2US OpenA1R2RAAAAQ1A0 / 21–2Win–loss0–10–22–30–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 62–6ATP Masters SeriesMiami1RAQFAAAAAA0 / 23–2CanadaA2RAAAAAAA0 / 11–1CincinnatiAA1RAAAAAA0 / 10–1Win–loss0–11–13–20–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 44–4
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