# Marc-Kevin Goellner

Marc-Kevin Peter Goellner (born 22 September 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Germany. He won two singles titles, achieved a bronze medal in doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics and attained a career-high singles ranking of World No. 26 in April 1994. Goellner reached the quarterfinals of the 1997 Rome Masters, defeating top tenners Richard Krajicek and Albert Costa en route.

## Personal life

The son of a German diplomat, Goellner lived in Rio de Janeiro, Tel Aviv & Sydney as a youngster before moving to Germany in 1986. The surname of his family is Göllner, but since most languages don't use umlaut, the Brazil authorities wrote Goellner in his birth certificate.

## Tennis career

In 1990, he suffered two torn ligaments in his left foot, which almost ended his tennis career before it had begun. He turned professional in 1991.
1993 provided some of the most significant highlights of Goellner's career. He captured his first top-level singles title at Nice, defeating Ivan Lendl in the final. He also won his first tour doubles title in Rotterdam, partnering David Prinosil. Goellner and Prinosil were also the men's doubles runners-up at the French Open that year. And Goellner was a member of the German team which won the 1993 Davis Cup, winning important singles rubbers in the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.
In 1996, Goellner won a second top-level singles title at Marbella. He represented Germany at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he was defeated in the first round of the singles competition by Sweden's Thomas Enqvist, and won a bronze medal in the doubles competition at Stone Mountain Park, partnering Prinosil.
During his career, Goellner won a total of two top-level singles titles and four tour doubles titles. His career-high rankings were World No. 26 in singles (in 1994), and World No. 25 in doubles (in 1998). His best singles performance at a Grand Slam event came at the French Open in 1993, where he reached the fourth round before losing to Andrei Medvedev. His career prize money earnings totalled US$2,700,215. He was one of the first players to wear baseball caps reversed. Goellner retired from the professional tour in 2004.

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

* Legend
* Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP Masters Series (0–0)
* ATP Championship Series (0–0)
* ATP World Series (2–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (2–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoors (2–1)
* Indoors (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 1993 | Nice, France | World Series | Clay | Ivan Lendl | 1–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 1996 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | World Series | Clay | Albert Costa | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Oct 1996 | Marbella, Spain | World Series | Clay | Àlex Corretja | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ |

### Doubles: 15 (4 titles, 11 runner-up)

* Legend
* Grand Slam Tournaments (0–1)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP Masters Series (0–0)
* ATP Championship Series (0–1)
* ATP World Series (4–9)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–0)
* Clay (1–7)
* Grass (0–2)
* Carpet (1–2)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoors (2–9)
* Indoors (2–2)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Mar 1992 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | World Series | Carpet | David Prinosil | Paul Haarhuis Mark Koevermans | 6–2, 6–7, 7–6 |
| Loss | 1–1 | May 1993 | Roland Garos, France | Grand Slam | Clay | David Prinosil | Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen | 4–6, 7–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jun 1993 | Halle, Germany | World Series | Grass | Mike Bauer | Petr Korda Cyril Suk | 6–7, 7–5, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Aug 1993 | Long Island, United States | World Series | Hard | David Prinosil | Arnaud Boetsch Olivier Delaître | 6–7, 7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Mar 1995 | Mexico City, Mexico | World Series | Clay | Diego Nargiso | Javier Frana Leonardo Lavalle | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Apr 1995 | Estoril, Portugal | World Series | Clay | Diego Nargiso | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Andrei Olhovskiy | 7–5, 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | Sep 1996 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | World Series | Clay | Greg Rusedski | Rodolphe Gilbert Nuno Marques | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Oct 1997 | Vienna, Austria | Championship Series | Carpet | David Prinosil | Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–5 | Nov 1997 | Stockholm, Sweden | World Series | Hard | Richey Reneberg | Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith | 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 4–6 | Jun 1998 | Halle, Germany | World Series | Grass | John-Laffnie de Jager | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 6–4, 4–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 4–7 | Feb 1999 | Copenhagen, Denmark | World Series | Carpet | David Prinosil | Max Mirnyi Andrei Olhovskiy | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 1–6 |
| Loss | 4–8 | Jun 1999 | Merano, Italy | World Series | Clay | Eric Taino | Lucas Arnold Ker Jaime Oncins | 4–6, 6–7$^{(1–7)}$ |
| Loss | 4–9 | Nov 1999 | Bucharest, Romania | World Series | Clay | Francisco Montana | Lucas Arnold Ker Martín García | 3–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Loss | 4–10 | Oct 2000 | Palermo, Italy | World Series | Clay | Pablo Albano | Tomás Carbonell Martín García | walkover |
| Loss | 4–11 | Sep 2001 | Bucharest, Romania | World Series | Clay | Pablo Albano | Aleksandar Kitinov Johan Landsberg | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, [6–10] |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals
### Singles: 5 (3–2)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (3–1)
* ITF Futures (0–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–0)
* Clay (2–2)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | May 1992 | Antwerp, Belgium | Challenger | Clay | Massimo Ardinghi | 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 1992 | Halle, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Thomas Enqvist | 6–3, 2–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Jul 1992 | Ulm, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Marcos Ondruska | 6–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Apr 2003 | Germany F1, Riemerling | Futures | Clay | Robert Lindstedt | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Win | 3–2 | Aug 2003 | Bukhara, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Marcos Baghdatis | 7–5, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |

### Doubles: 6 (3–3)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (3–3)
* ITF Futures (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (3–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–2)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 1991 | Casablanca, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | Bertrand Madsen | Tarik Benhabiles Gustavo Garetto | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 1992 | Cologne, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Bernd Karbacher | Brian Devening Murphy Jensen | 6–4, 6–7, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Nov 1992 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Christian Saceanu | Royce Deppe David Rikl | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Feb 1993 | Rennes, France | Challenger | Carpet | João Cunha-Silva | Jan Apell Jonas Björkman | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Nov 2001 | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Marcos Ondruska | Julian Knowle Michael Kohlmann | 3–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Win | 3–3 | Jul 2004 | Montauban, France | Challenger | Clay | Álex López Morón | Brian Dabul Ignacio Gonzalez-King | 6–3, 5–7, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |

## Performance timelines

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

### Singles

| Tournament | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q2 | A | Q1 | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% |
| French Open | A | 4R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 1R | 0 / 7 | 5–7 | 42% |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | 25% |
| US Open | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 6 | 6–6 | 50% |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 6–4 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 24 | 15–24 | 38% |
| ATP Masters Series ||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Miami | A | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | Q3 | 1R | A | A | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Hamburg | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | 36% |
| Rome | A | A | 1R | 2R | Q3 | QF | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% |
| Canada | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Cincinnati | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Stuttgart | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Paris | A | 1R | Q1 | A | Q3 | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 4–7 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 24 | 10–24 | 29% |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 7–6 | 54% |
| French Open | 1R | F | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 3R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 8 | 8–8 | 50% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | SF | SF | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 9 | 13–9 | 59% |
| US Open | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 6–3 | 5–2 | 5–3 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0 / 28 | 31–28 | 53% |
| ATP Masters Series |||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | 1R | A | A | QF | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Miami | A | A | 1R | A | A | 3R | A | A | 1R | Q1 | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Monte Carlo | A | 2R | A | A | 2R | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% |
| Hamburg | 2R | QF | SF | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | QF | A | A | 0 / 8 | 12–8 | 60% |
| Rome | A | A | SF | 2R | A | Q2 | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% |
| Cincinnati | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | QF | A | A | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Stuttgart | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Paris | A | 2R | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 4–3 | 6–5 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 8–5 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 26 | 29–26 | 53% |