Gabriel Markus

Gabriel Markus (born 31 March 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.

Gabriel Markus

Country (sports)	Argentina
Born	31 March 1970 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro	1989
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$613,203
Singles
Career record	59–72
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 36 (27 Jul 1992)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (1993)
French Open	3R (1991, 1993)
Wimbledon	1R (1992)
US Open	4R (1991)
Doubles
Career record	8–9
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 178 (19 Oct 1992)

Career

A clay court specialist, Markus was a quarter-finalist in the Boys' Singles event at the 1987 French Open and at his best was ranked second in the Argentine junior rankings.[1]

The right-handed player made the fourth round of the US Open in 1991, the furthest he would reach in a Grand Slam. Along the way he defeated Diego Nargiso, Stefano Pescosolido and Jan Siemerink.

At the 1992 French Open he memorably pushed second seed Stefan Edberg to five sets in the second round, but was unable to register a win.[2]

Markus won France's Phillips Open in 1992, his only title win on the ATP World Tour. He upset top seed Peter Sampras in the semi-finals.

He participated in two Davis Cup ties for the Argentine team. He defeated Denmark's Morten Christensen in their 1992 World Group encounter and beat both Uruguayan singles players when Argentina faced Uruguay in 1994.[3]

Since retiring, Markus has been involved in coaching. He was coach of David Nalbandian when he reached the final of the 2002 Wimbledon Championships and was coaching Nicolás Massú at the 2004 Athens Olympics, where the Chilean won two gold medals. In 2010, he became coach of Richard Gasquet but they would part company before the year ended.[4]

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	1992	Nice, France	Clay	Javier Sánchez	6–4, 6–4
Loss	1.	1994	Birmingham, US	Clay	Jason Stoltenberg	3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	1992	Maceió, Brazil	Clay	John Sobel	Ricardo Acioly Mauro Menezes	6–4, 1–6, 7–5

Challenger titles

Singles: (5)

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
1.	1989	Santos, Brazil	Clay	Christian Miniussi	6–2, 6–2
2.	1991	São Paulo, Brazil	Clay	João Cunha e Silva	4–6, 6–4, 6–4
3.	1992	Salerno, Italy	Clay	Emilio Benfele Álvarez	7–6, 6–1
4.	1993	Geneva, Switzerland	Clay	Karol Kučera	3–6, 6–2, 7–5
5.	1994	São Paulo, Brazil	Clay	Hernán Gumy	2–6, 6–4, 6–4

References

1. ATP World Tour Profile
2. ITF Tennis Profile
3. Davis Cup Profile
4. 20 minutes, "Richard Gasquet se sépare de son entraîneur Gabriel Markus", 8 September 2010 (in French)