Slovak tennis player
Andrej Martin (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈandrej ˈmartin] ;[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] born 20 September 1989, in Bratislava ) is a Slovak professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 93 in February 2020 and a doubles ranking of world No. 69 on 11 July 2016.
2016: Best season: French Open third round, Maiden ATP singles final, top 100[ edit ]
He was a lucky loser at the French Open and defeated Daniel Muñoz de la Nava in the first round of the main draw and 29th seed Lucas Pouille in the second, before losing to 8th-seed Milos Raonic in the third round.[ 4]
In July 2016, Martin reached first ATP final, in Umag , defeated Martin Kližan , João Sousa , Carlos Berlocq and Sergiy Stakhovsky en route. In the final he lost to Italian No. 1 Fabio Fognini .[ 5]
Later in the year, Martin participated in the 2016 Summer Olympics . After comfortably defeating Denis Kudla in the first round, Martin got a walkover into the 3rd round when opponent Philipp Kohlschreiber withdrew with an injury. However, Martin was then beaten by the 4th-seeded Kei Nishikori , 2–6, 2–6.
He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 98 in July 2016 following his runs to the third round of the French Open and the final in Umag .
2020: Career-high singles ranking [ edit ]
He reached a career-high ranking of No. 93 on 10 February 2020 after a semifinal showing at the 2020 Córdoba Open defeating Corentin Moutet in the quarterfinals before losing to eventual champion Cristian Garín .
He entered directly into the main draw of the US Open but lost in the first round to 21st seed Alex de Minaur .
2021: Australian Open debut, ATP semifinal & loss to World No. 1[ edit ]
He made his main draw debut at the 2021 Australian Open where he lost to Thiago Monteiro .
At the 2021 Belgrade Open after qualifying for the main draw, he defeated Christopher O'Connell , third seed Nikoloz Basilashvili , fifth seed Dušan Lajović [ 6] but lost to top seed and World No. 1 and eventual champion Novak Djokovic in the semifinals.[ 7]
2022–24: Maiden doubles final, provisional suspension, comeback[ edit ]
Martin reached his maiden doubles final at the 2022 Córdoba Open partnering Sam Weissborn .
In 2023, he was banned from professional tennis for 14 months till 5 June 2024 by the International Tennis Integrity Agency after testing positive for Ostarine . Martin explained that he had mistakenly drunk from a floorball teammate's water bottle; the teammate admitted to adding the prohibited drug to his own bottle.[ 8]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)[ edit ]
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)[ edit ]
Legend
Grand Slam
ATP Masters 1000
ATP 500 Series
ATP 250 Series (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Challenger and Futures finals [ edit ]
Singles: 36 (24 titles, 12 runner-ups)[ edit ]
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (12–8)
ITF Futures Tour (12–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (5–1)
Clay (19–11)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Jun 2008
Czech Rep. F4, Karlovy Vary
Futures
Clay
Michal Tabara
4–6, 2–6
Loss
0–2
Aug 2008
Slovak Rep. F2, Piešťany
Futures
Clay
Dušan Lojda
1–6, 3–6
Win
1–2
May 2009
Slovenia F1, Domžale
Futures
Clay
Dušan Lojda
6–3, 5–7, 7–6(7–5)
Loss
1–3
Jul 2009
Austria F4, Vandans
Futures
Clay
Johannes Ager
2–6, 0–6
Win
2–3
Jul 2009
Austria F6, Kramsach
Futures
Clay
Janez Semrajc
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win
3–3
Jan 2010
Israel F1, Eilat
Futures
Hard
Todd Paul
6–2, 6–2
Win
4–3
Feb 2010
Israel F2, Eilat
Futures
Hard
Zhang Ze
6–1, 6–1
Win
5–3
Mar 2010
Great Britain F4, Bath
Futures
Hard (i)
Igor Sijsling
2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win
6–3
Aug 2010
Samarkand , Uzbekistan
Challenger
Clay
Marek Semjan
6–4, 7–5
Win
7–3
Mar 2012
Portugal F2, Faro
Futures
Hard
Daniel Smethurst
6–2, 6–2
Loss
7–4
Mar 2012
Croatia F3, Umag
Futures
Clay
Marco Cecchinato
3–6, 4–6
Win
8–4
May 2012
Czech Republic F3, Jablonec nad Nisou
Futures
Clay
Jaroslav Pospíšil
6–4, 6–2
Win
9–4
Aug 2012
Slovakia F1, Piešťany
Futures
Clay
Miloslav Mečíř
1–6, 7–6(7–5) , 6–1
Win
10–4
Oct 2012
Croatia F10, Solin
Futures
Clay
Jaroslav Pospíšil
6–2, 6–2
Win
11–4
Oct 2012
Croatia F11, Dubrovnik
Futures
Clay
Dušan Lojda
7–5, 3–6, 6–1
Loss
11–5
Jan 2013
Nouméa , New Caledonia
Challenger
Hard
Adrian Mannarino
4–6, 3–6
Win
12–5
Apr 2013
Mexico City , Mexico
Challenger
Hard
Adrian Mannarino
4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Loss
12–6
Jun 2013
Milan , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Filippo Volandri
3–6, 2–6
Win
13–6
Jul 2013
San Benedetto , Italy
Challenger
Clay
João Sousa
6–4, 6–3
Win
14–6
Aug 2014
Liberec , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Horacio Zeballos
1–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win
15–6
Jul 2015
Padova , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Albert Montañés
0–6, 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Win
16–6
Aug 2015
Biella , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Nicolás Kicker
6–4, 6–2
Loss
16–7
Aug 2015
Liberec , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Tobias Kamke
6–7(6–8) , 4–6
Loss
16–8
Nov 2015
Lima , Peru
Challenger
Clay
Gastão Elias
2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win
17–8
Apr 2017
San Luis Potosí , Mexico
Challenger
Clay
Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
7–5, 6–4
Win
18–8
Jul 2017
Prague , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Yannick Maden
7–6(7–3) , 6–3
Win
19–8
Aug 2018
Liberec , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Pedro Sousa
6–1, 6–2
Win
20–8
Apr 2019
Nanchang , China, P.R.
Challenger
Clay (i)
Jordan Thompson
6–4, 1–6, 6–3
Win
21–8
May 2019
Shymkent , Kazakhstan
Challenger
Clay
Dmitry Popko
5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Win
22–8
Jun 2019
Shymkent , Kazakhstan
Challenger
Clay
Stefano Travaglia
6–4, 6–4
Loss
22–9
Aug 2019
L'Aquila , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Andrea Collarini
3–6, 1–6
Loss
22–10
Sep 2019
Como , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Facundo Mena
6–2, 4–6, 1–6
Loss
22–11
Nov 2020
Guayaquil , Ecuador
Challenger
Clay
Francisco Cerúndolo
4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss
22–12
May 2022
Heilbronn , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Daniel Altmaier
6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Win
23–12
Jun 2024
M15 Bergamo , Italy
World Tennis Tour
Clay
Gianluca Cadenasso
6–3, 6–3
Win
24–12
Jul 2024
M15 Slovenska Bistrica , Slovenia
World Tennis Tour
Clay
Felix Corwin
5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Doubles: 39 (23 titles, 16 runner-ups)[ edit ]
Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (15–11)
ITF Futures Tour (8–5)
Titles by surface
Hard (6–1)
Clay (15–14)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Aug 2007
Slovak Rep. F1, Žilina
Futures
Clay
Adrian Sikora
Jakub Čech Filip Zeman
7–6(7–3) , 6–7(4–7) , 3–6
Loss
0–2
Nov 2007
Iran F4, Kish Island
Futures
Clay
Marek Semjan
Attila Balázs György Balázs
3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss
0–3
Jun 2008
Czech Rep. F4, Karlovy Vary
Futures
Clay
Miloslav Mečíř
Kornél Bardóczky Martin Vacek
w/o
Win
1–3
Jan 2009
Austria F1, Bergheim
Futures
Carpet (i)
Aljaž Bedene
Gerald Melzer Nicolas Reissig
6–3, 6–2
Win
2–3
Oct 2009
Egypt F14, Cairo
Futures
Clay
Jaroslav Pospíšil
Alexander Flock Gero Kretschmer
3–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Win
3–3
Nov 2009
Czech Rep. F5, Opava
Futures
Carpet (i)
Roman Jebavý
Jaroslav Pospíšil Pavel Šnobel
7–6(7–2) , 6–4
Win
4–3
Jan 2010
Israel F1, Eilat
Futures
Hard
Miloslav Mečíř
Wu Di Zhang Ze
6–2, 6–3
Loss
4–4
Feb 2010
Israel F2, Eilat
Futures
Hard
Miloslav Mečíř
Cory Parr Todd Paul
6–3, 3–6, [5–10]
Win
5–4
Mar 2010
Great Britain F3, Tipton
Futures
Hard (i)
Kamil Čapkovič
Olivier Charroin Ludovic Walter
6–0, 6–2
Win
6–4
Mar 2010
Great Britain F4, Bath
Futures
Hard (i)
Kamil Čapkovič
Tim Bradshaw John Millman
7–6(7–1) , 6–3
Win
7–4
Mar 2012
Portugal F2, Faro
Futures
Hard
Adrian Sikora
Hugo Dellien Federico Zeballos
6–1, 6–2
Win
8–4
Mar 2012
Croatia F3, Umag
Futures
Clay
Roman Jebavý
Marin Draganja Dino Marcan
6–3, 7–5
Loss
8–5
Oct 2012
Croatia F10, Solin
Futures
Clay
Jaroslav Pospíšil
Mate Delić Tomislav Draganja
3–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Win
9–5
Feb 2013
Bergamo , Italy
Challenger
Hard (i)
Karol Beck
Claudio Grassi Amir Weintraub
6–3, 3–6, [10–8]
Win
10–5
Feb 2014
Morelos , Mexico
Challenger
Hard
Gerald Melzer
Alejandro Moreno Figueroa Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
6–2, 6–4
Win
11–5
Jun 2014
Vicenza , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Igor Zelenay
Mateusz Kowalczyk Błażej Koniusz
6–1, 7–5
Win
12–5
May 2015
Ostrava , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Hans Podlipnik Castillo
Roman Jebavý Jan Šátral
4–6, 7–5, [10–1]
Win
13–5
Jul 2015
Biella , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Hans Podlipnik Castillo
Alexandru-Daniel Carpen Dino Marcan
7–5, 1–6, [10–8]
Win
14–5
Aug 2015
Liberec , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Hans Podlipnik Castillo
Wesley Koolhof Matwé Middelkoop
7–5, 6–7(3–7) , [10–5]
Win
15–5
Aug 2015
Cordenons , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Igor Zelenay
Dino Marcan Antonio Šančić
6–4, 5–7, [10–8]
Loss
15–6
Sep 2015
St Remy , France
Challenger
Clay
Igor Zelenay
Ken Skupski Neal Skupski
4–6, 1–6
Loss
15–7
Oct 2015
Santiago , Chile
Challenger
Clay
Hans Podlipnik Castillo
Guillermo Durán Máximo González
6–7(2–7) , 5–7
Win
16–7
Oct 2015
Lima , Peru
Challenger
Clay
Hans Podlipnik Castillo
Rogério Dutra Silva João Souza
6–3, 6–4
Win
17–7
Nov 2015
Montevideo , Uruguay
Challenger
Clay
Hans Podlipnik Castillo
Marcelo Demoliner Gastão Elias
6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
Win
18–7
Apr 2016
Turin , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Hans Podlipnik Castillo
Rameez Junaid Mateusz Kowalczyk
4–6, 7–6(7–3) , [12–10]
Loss
18–8
Jun 2016
Fürth , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
Facundo Argüello Roberto Maytín
3–6, 4–6
Loss
18–9
Jun 2016
Poprad-Tatry , Slovakia
Challenger
Clay
Lukáš Dlouhý
Ariel Behar Andrey Golubev
2–6, 7–5, [5–10]
Loss
18–10
Jul 2016
Biella , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Hans Podlipnik Castillo
Andre Begemann Leander Paes
4–6, 4–6
Win
19–10
Sep 2016
Como , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Roman Jebavý
Nils Langer Gerald Melzer
3–6, 6–1, [10–5]
Loss
19–11
Oct 2016
Mohammedia , Morocco
Challenger
Clay
Roman Jebavý
Dino Marcan Antonio Šančić
6–7(3–7) , 4–6
Win
20–11
Oct 2016
Casablanca , Morocco
Challenger
Clay
Roman Jebavý
Dino Marcan Antonio Šančić
6–4, 6–2
Loss
20–12
Sep 2016
Eckental , Germany
Challenger
Carpet (i)
Roman Jebavý
Kevin Krawietz Albano Olivetti
7–6(10–8) , 4–6, [7–10]
Loss
20–13
Aug 2018
Cordenons , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Daniel Muñoz de la Nava
Denys Molchanov Igor Zelenay
6–3, 3–6, [9–11]
Win
21–13
Sep 2018
Banja Luka , Bosnia and Herzegovina
Challenger
Clay
Hans Podlipnik Castillo
Laurynas Grigelis Alessandro Motti
7–5, 4–6, [10–7]
Win
22–13
Jun 2019
Almaty , Kazakhstan
Challenger
Clay
Hans Podlipnik Castillo
Gonçalo Oliveira Andrei Vasilevski
7–6(7–4) , 3–6, [10–8]
Win
23–13
Oct 2021
Lošinj , Croatia
Challenger
Clay
Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
Victor Vlad Cornea Ergi Kırkın
6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Loss
23–14
Dec 2021
Maia , Portugal
Challenger
Clay
Gonçalo Oliveira
Nuno Borges Francisco Cabral
3-6, 4-6
Loss
23–15
Jan 2022
Santa Cruz de la Sierra , Bolivia
Challenger
Clay
Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
Diego Hidalgo Cristian Rodríguez
6–4, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss
23–16
May 2022
Prostějov , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Roman Jebavý
Yuki Bhambri Saketh Myneni
3-6, 5-7
Top-10 wins per season [ edit ]