Richard Matuszewski

Richard Matuszewski

Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Tampa, Florida, United States
Born	(1964-09-07) 7 September 1964 Newark, New Jersey, United States
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro	1986
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$550,506
Singles
Career record	54–80
Career titles	0 2 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 49 (24 October 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1987, 1989)
French Open	1R (1990)
Wimbledon	4R (1993)
US Open	2R (1985)
Doubles
Career record	26–52
Career titles	0 4 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 87 (17 April 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1989)
Wimbledon	1R (1988, 1989)
US Open	2R (1989)
Last updated on: 7 June 2022.

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.

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (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 (0–1)

Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Finals by setting Outdoors (0–0) Indoors (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 1988	Sydney, Australia	Grand Prix	Hard	Slobodan Živojinović	6–7(8–10), 3–6, 4–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 5 (2–3)

Legend ATP Challenger (2–3) ITF Futures (0–0)

Finals by surface Hard (2–3) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Dec 1991	Guam, United States	Challenger	Hard	Jamie Morgan	6–4, ret.
Loss	1–1	Jul 1992	Gramado, Brazil	Challenger	Hard	Nicola Bruno	2–6, 2–6
Win	2–1	Jul 1992	Campos do Jordão, Brazil	Challenger	Hard	Danilo Marcelino	4–6, 7–6, 7–6
Loss	2–2	Dec 1992	Guangzhou, China	Challenger	Hard	Leander Paes	3–6, 3–6
Loss	2–3	May 1993	Taipei, Taiwan	Challenger	Hard	Jason Stoltenberg	0–6, 3–6

Doubles: 10 (4–6)

Legend ATP Challenger (4–6) ITF Futures (0–0)

Finals by surface Hard (4–6) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Apr 1989	Setúbal, Portugal	Challenger	Hard	Steve Devries	David Felgate Stephen Shaw	6–3, 6–1
Loss	1–1	Apr 1992	Jerusalem, Israel	Challenger	Hard	Brian Joelson	Steve Guy Carl Limberger	6–7, 2–6
Win	2–1	Jul 1992	Gramado, Brazil	Challenger	Hard	John Sullivan	Nelson Aerts Fernando Roese	7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Loss	2–2	Oct 1992	Monterrey, Mexico	Challenger	Hard	John Sullivan	Mark Knowles Alex O'Brien	6–3, 3–6, 6–7
Loss	2–3	Dec 1992	Guangzhou, China	Challenger	Hard	John Sullivan	Kent Kinnear Christian Saceanu	7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	2–4	Dec 1992	Hong Kong, Hong Kong	Challenger	Hard	John Sullivan	Donald Johnson Leander Paes	2–6, 6–7
Loss	2–5	Feb 1993	Vancouver, Canada	Challenger	Hard	John Sullivan	Ellis Ferreira Richard Schmidt	5–7, 6–4, 3–6
Win	3–5	Sep 1993	Caracas, Venezuela	Challenger	Hard	John Sullivan	Doug Flach Nicolas Pereira	7–6, 7–5
Loss	3–6	May 1994	Manila, Philippines	Challenger	Hard	David Nainkin	Albert Chang Leander Paes	4–6, 4–6
Win	4–6	Jul 1994	Campos do Jordao, Brazil	Challenger	Hard	Patricio Arnold	Marcelo Saliola Fabio Silberberg	6–3, 6–4

Performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	2R	A	2R	A	Q1	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	1–2	33%
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	Q1	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	2R	A	A	A	4R	A	Q2	0 / 2	4–2	67%
US Open	2R	A	1R	A	1R	1R	A	1R	Q1	Q1	A	0 / 5	1–5	17%
Win–loss	1–1	0–0	0–2	0–0	2–3	0–2	0–0	0–1	3–1	0–0	0–0	0 / 10	6–10	38%
ATP Masters Series
Miami	A	A	2R	A	1R	1R	A	A	A	A	Q1	0 / 3	1–3	25%
Canada	A	A	1R	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Cincinnati	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Paris	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	A	A	Q1	Q1	Q1	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–2	0–3	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0 / 8	1–8	11%

Doubles

Tournament	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	1R	A	2R	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	1–2	33%
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Wimbledon	A	1R	1R	A	A	A	A	A	Q3	0 / 2	0–2	0%
US Open	A	1R	2R	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	0 / 2	1–2	33%
Win–loss	0–1	0–2	2–3	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0 / 6	2–6	25%
ATP Masters Series
Miami	1R	A	QF	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	3–2	60%
Canada	A	2R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Cincinnati	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Win–loss	0–1	1–1	3–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0 / 4	4–4	50%

External links

• Richard Matuszewski at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Richard Matuszewski at the International Tennis Federation