# Jonathan Stark (tennis)

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 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)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1989 | US Open | Hard | Nicklas Kulti | 6–4, 6–1 |

### Doubles: 3 (3 titles)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1987 | French Open | Clay | Jim Courier | Franco Davin Guillermo Perez-Roldan | 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 1988 | US Open | Hard | John Yancey | Massimo Boscatto Stefano Pescosolido | 7–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 1989 | Wimbledon | Grass | Jared Palmer | John-Laffnie De Jager Wayne Ferreira | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ |

## ATP career finals
### Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

* Legend
* Grand 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 surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–1)
* Carpet (2–0)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoors (0–1)
* Indoors (2–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 1992 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | World Series | Grass | Michael Stich | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 1993 | Bolzano, Italy | World Series | Carpet | Cédric Pioline | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–1 | Oct 1996 | Singapore, Singapore | World Series | Carpet | Michael Chang | 6–4, 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)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | January 6, 1992 | Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | Jared Palmer | Michiel Schapers Daniel Vacek | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | October 12, 1992 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | Patrick McEnroe | Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 3. | May 17, 1993 | Coral Springs, U.S. | Clay | Patrick McEnroe | Paul Annacone Doug Flach | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 4. | June 14, 1993 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | Grass | Patrick McEnroe | David Adams Andrei Olhovskiy | 7–6, 1–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 5. | October 4, 1993 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Byron Black | Brad Pearce David Randall | 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner | 6. | October 11, 1993 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | Byron Black | David Prinosil Udo Riglewski | 7–5, 7–6 |
| Winner | 7. | October 25, 1993 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet | Byron Black | Mike Bauer David Prinosil | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Winner | 8. | November 8, 1993 | Paris, France | Carpet | Byron Black | Tom Nijssen Cyril Suk | 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
| Winner | 9. | February 14, 1994 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (i) | Byron Black | Jim Grabb Jared Palmer | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 10. | June 6, 1994 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Byron Black | Jan Apell Jonas Björkman | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Winner | 11. | August 1, 1994 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | Byron Black | Patrick McEnroe Jared Palmer | 6–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 12. | February 27, 1995 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet | Jim Grabb | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | 7–6, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Winner | 13. | April 17, 1995 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Hard | Mark Knowles | John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd | 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 |
| Winner | 14. | May 29, 1995 | Bologna, Italy | Clay | Byron Black | Libor Pimek Vince Spadea | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner | 15. | April 29, 1996 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Rick Leach | Kent Kinnear Kevin Ullyett | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 16. | November 11, 1996 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Patrick Galbraith | Todd Martin Chris Woodruff | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 17. | November 23, 1997 | Doubles Championships, Hartford | Carpet | Rick Leach | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 6–3, 6–4, 7–6$^{(3)}$ |
| Winner | 18. | August 28, 2000 | Long Island, U.S. | Hard | Kevin Ullyett | Jan-Michael Gambill Scott Humphries | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 19. | August 27, 2001 | Long Island, U.S. | Hard | Kevin Ullyett | Leoš Friedl Radek Štěpánek | 6–1, 6–4 |

### Runners-up (21)

| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | August 17, 1992 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | Patrick McEnroe | Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge | 3–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | October 5, 1992 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard (i) | Patrick McEnroe | Steve DeVries David Macpherson | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | February 8, 1993 | San Francisco, U.S. | Hard (i) | Patrick McEnroe | Scott Davis Jacco Eltingh | 1–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 4. | March 22, 1993 | Miami, U.S. | Hard | Patrick McEnroe | Richard Krajicek Jan Siemerink | 7–6, 4–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 5. | January 10, 1994 | Oahu, U.S. | Hard | Alex O'Brien | Tom Nijssen Cyril Suk | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | January 31, 1994 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | Byron Black | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | 7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | February 7, 1994 | San Jose, U.S. | Hard (i) | Byron Black | Rick Leach Jared Palmer | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | February 14, 1994 | Indian Wells, U.S. | Hard | Byron Black | Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 9. | October 10, 1994 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | Byron Black | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 10. | October 17, 1994 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Hard | Byron Black | Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 11. | November 7, 1994 | Paris, France | Carpet | Byron Black | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | 6–3, 6–7, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 12. | February 19, 1996 | San Jose, U.S. | Hard (i) | Richey Reneberg | Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 13. | January 13, 1997 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Rick Leach | Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith | 4–6, 6–4, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 14. | February 24, 1997 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (i) | Rick Leach | Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 15. | October 13, 1997 | Singapore | Carpet | Rick Leach | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 16. | October 27, 1997 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Carpet | Rick Leach | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 17. | November 3, 1997 | Paris, France | Carpet | Rick Leach | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | 2–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 18. | March 30, 1998 | Miami, U.S. | Hard | Alex O’Brien | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 19. | June 19, 2000 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | Eric Taino | Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge | 7–6$^{(5)}$, 3–6, 6–7$^{(1)}$ |
| Runner-up | 20. | February 26, 2001 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (i) | Alex O’Brien | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 3–6, 6–7$^{(3)}$ |
| Runner-up | 21. | March 5, 2001 | San Jose, U.S. | Hard (i) | Jan-Michael Gambill | Mark Knowles Brian MacPhie | 3–6, 6–7 |

#### Mixed doubles: 1 (1-0)

| Result | Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1995 | Wimbledon | Martina Navratilova | Gigi Fernández Cyril Suk | 6–4, 6–4 |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals
### Singles: 2 (2–0)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (2–0)
* ITF Futures (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–0)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 1991 | Ponte Vedra, United States | Challenger | Hard | Kelly Evernden | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 1993 | Brest, France | Challenger | Hard | Guillaume Raoux | 7–6, 6–3 |

### Doubles: 3 (2–1)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (2–1)
* ITF Futures (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–0)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–1)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 1998 | Urbana, United States | Challenger | Hard | Jared Palmer | Doug Flach Mark Merklein | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 1998 | Dallas, United States | Challenger | Hard | Jared Palmer | Michael Hill Scott Humphries | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Jun 2000 | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Jared Palmer | Jeff Coetzee Marcos Ondruska | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$ |

## Performance timelines

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

### Singles

| Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q2 | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | Q2 | 0 / 6 | 4–6 | 40% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | Q2 | A | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% |
| Wimbledon | Q3 | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | A | Q3 | 0 / 6 | 4–6 | 40% |
| US Open | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | Q2 | 0 / 7 | 2–7 | 22% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 23 | 14–23 | 38% |
| ATP Masters Series |||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | Q3 | 2R | 3R | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | 55% |
| Miami | A | A | A | 4R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 7 | 7–7 | 50% |
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Canada | A | A | A | 3R | A | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q3 | 2R | A | Q1 | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% |
| Stuttgart | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Paris | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q3 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–4 | 1–3 | 4–4 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 4–5 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 23 | 19–23 | 45% |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | QF | 3R | F | 1R | A | SF | 3R | QF | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 9 | 20–9 | 69% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | W | 2R | SF | QF | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | A | 1 / 8 | 16–7 | 70% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | QF | QF | 3R | 3R | 2R | 3R | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 9 | 16–9 | 64% |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | A | 3R | 3R | 1R | 3R | QF | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 13 | 13–13 | 50% |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 8–3 | 5–4 | 15–3 | 6–4 | 6–3 | 9–4 | 3–3 | 8–4 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1 / 39 | 65–38 | 63% |
| Year-end Championships |||||||||||||||||||
| ATP Finals | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | RR | DNQ | DNQ | W | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 1 / 2 | 5–3 | 63% |
| ATP Masters Series |||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | F | 2R | 2R | QF | SF | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 10 | 11–10 | 52% |
| Miami | A | A | A | A | 1R | F | SF | SF | 2R | QF | F | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 10 | 18–10 | 64% |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | A | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 67% |
| Canada | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | W | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | 2R | A | A | 1 / 5 | 7–4 | 64% |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | F | QF | QF | SF | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 10–7 | 59% |
| Stuttgart | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | F | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% |
| Paris | A | A | A | A | A | W | F | 2R | 1R | F | SF | 2R | A | A | A | 1 / 7 | 15–6 | 71% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–4 | 12–3 | 14–4 | 5–5 | 2–4 | 14–7 | 10–4 | 4–7 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2 / 46 | 68–44 | 61% |

### Mixed doubles

| Tournament | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | QF | A | 2R | W | QF | A | A | A | 1R | 1 / 5 | 13–4 | 76% |
| US Open | A | A | A | QF | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Win–loss | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 8–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1 / 8 | 16–7 | 70% |