# Eric Taino

Eric Taino (born March 18, 1975) is a retired ATP Tour American tennis player, who later represented the Philippines in international competition.
Before turning pro, he was the #1 player and captain of the then #2 nationally ranked UCLA tennis team and achieved All-American honors. His teammates included fellow pros Justin Gimelstob and Kevin Kim.
As a junior player, he won the 1992 US Open – Boys' Doubles with Jimmy Jackson by defeating the Chileans future World no. 1 singles player Marcelo Ríos and Gabriel Silberstein. He started a professional career in 1997 and achieved the highest ranking of world No. 122 as a singles player on the ATP Tour in November 2003. He was also ranked as high as 52nd in the world in April 2000 as a doubles player. He won a doubles title in 1999 Singapore Open with Belarusian partner and future world No. 1 doubles player Max Mirnyi beating The Woodies in the final.
In 2006, Taino won the bronze medal in the men's doubles tournament at the Asian Games held in Doha, Qatar together with his fellow Filipino-American partner Cecil Mamiit, losing to Indian pair and top doubles players Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes.
He played for the Philippines Davis Cup team until 2008. Since his retirement, Taino returned to UCLA to finish his degree and remains active in tennis, coaching and playing in Los Angeles, where he resides with his family.

## Junior Grand Slam finals
### Doubles: 1 (1 title)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1992 | US Open | Hard | Jimmy Jackson | Marcelo Ríos Gabriel Silberstein | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |

## ATP Career Finals
### Doubles: 7 (1 title, 6 runner-ups)

* Legend (doubles)
* Grand Slam (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP Masters Series (0–0)
* ATP Championship Series (1–0)
* ATP World Series (0–6)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–1)
* Clay (0–3)
* Grass (0–2)
* Carpet (0–0)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoor (0–0)
* Indoor (1–6)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 1998 | Bogotá, Colombia | World Series | Clay | Gábor Köves | Diego del Río Mariano Puerta | 7–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jun 1999 | Merano Open, Italy | World Series | Clay | Marc-Kevin Goellner | Lucas Arnold Ker Jaime Oncins | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jul 1999 | Gstaad, Switzerland | World Series | Clay | Aleksandar Kitinov | Donald Johnson Cyril Suk | 5–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 1–3 | Oct 1999 | Singapore Open, Singapore | Championship Series | Hard | Max Mirnyi | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Feb 2000 | San Jose, United States | International Series | Hard | Lucas Arnold Ker | Scott Humphries Jan-Michael Gambill | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Jun 2000 | Queen's, United Kingdom | International Series | Grass | Jonathan Stark | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 3–6, 6–7$^{(1–7)}$ |
| Loss | 1–6 | Jun 2001 | Queen's, United Kingdom | International Series | Grass | David Wheaton | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 3–6, 6–3, 1–6 |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 7 (3–4)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (3–3)
* ITF Futures (0–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–4)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (1–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 1999 | USA F20, Clearwater | Futures | Hard | James Blake | 4–6, 7–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 1–1 | Nov 2000 | Yokohama, Japan | Challenger | Carpet | Julian Knowle | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | Aug 2001 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Flávio Saretta | 5–7, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–1 | Aug 2002 | Tarzana, United States | Challenger | Hard | Brian Vahaly | 6–2, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |
| Loss | 3–2 | Nov 2002 | Champaign-Urbana, United States | Challenger | Hard | Robby Ginepri | 1–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Mar 2003 | Besançon, France | Challenger | Hard | Cyril Saulnier | 6–7$^{(8–10)}$, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Jul 2003 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Frank Dancevic | 6–7$^{(10–12)}$, 1–6 |

### Doubles: 21 (10–11)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (9–11)
* ITF Futures (1–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (7–10)
* Clay (3–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 1997 | Sedona, United States | Challenger | Hard | Adam Peterson | John-Laffnie de Jager Robbie Koenig | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Mar 1998 | Philippines F1, Manila | Futures | Hard | Cecil Mamiit | Maxime Boyé Thierry Guardiola | 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Apr 1998 | Birmingham, United States | Challenger | Clay | Eyal Erlich | Doug Flach David Witt | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–2 | Jun 1998 | Biella, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Diego del Río | Emanuel Couto João Cunha-Silva | 7–6, 5–7, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Aug 1998 | Tijuana, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Mitch Sprengelmeyer | Michael Hill Scott Humphries | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Jun 1999 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Dinu-Mihai Pescariu | Devin Bowen Eyal Ran | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–3 | Aug 2000 | Gramado, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | André Sá | Daniel Melo Alexandre Simoni | 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Loss | 4–4 | Nov 2000 | Osaka, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Yaoki Ishii | František Čermák Ota Fukárek | 1–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Win | 5–4 | Feb 2001 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Challenger | Hard | Takao Suzuki | Filippo Messori Vincenzo Santopadre | 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Aug 2001 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Barry Cowan | Dejan Petrovic Andy Ram | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–5 | May 2002 | Rocky Mount, United States | Challenger | Clay | Mark Merklein | Huntley Montgomery Brian Vahaly | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–6 | Aug 2002 | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard | Brandon Coupe | Glenn Weiner Jack Brasington | 2–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
| Loss | 6–7 | Nov 2002 | Champaign-Urbana, United States | Challenger | Hard | Martin Verkerk | Glenn Weiner Gabriel Trifu | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 6–8 | Feb 2004 | Dallas, United States | Challenger | Hard | Rik de Voest | Jordan Kerr Todd Perry | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6–9 | Jul 2004 | Aptos, United States | Challenger | Hard | Diego Ayala | Tripp Phillips Huntley Montgomery | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 5–7 |
| Loss | 6–10 | Oct 2004 | Burbank, United States | Challenger | Hard | Prakash Amritraj | Nick Rainey Brian Wilson | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–10 | Jan 2005 | Waikoloa, United States | Challenger | Hard | André Sá | Sonchat Ratiwatana Sanchai Ratiwatana | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ |
| Win | 8–10 | Mar 2005 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Challenger | Hard | Cecil Mamiit | Aisam Qureshi Orest Tereshchuk | 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 9–10 | Jul 2005 | Aptos, United States | Challenger | Hard | Nathan Healey | Noam Okun Harel Levy | 7–5, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Win | 10–10 | Jul 2006 | Winnetka, United States | Challenger | Hard | Cecil Mamiit | Scoville Jenkins Rajeev Ram | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 10–11 | Apr 2007 | Valencia, United States | Challenger | Hard | Cecil Mamiit | Sam Warburg Harel Levy | 2–6, 4–6 |

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | A | 1R | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 ||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| US Open | Q1 | Q1 | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0 / 15 | 4–15 | – |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 |||||||||||||
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | Q1 | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Canada Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |