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Marc Rosset

Swiss tennis player (born 1970)

Summary

Swiss tennis player (born 1970)

Field	Value
image	RossetM.jpg
country
name	Marc Rosset
residence	Monte Carlo, Monaco
birth_date
birth_place	Geneva, Switzerland
height
turnedpro	1988
retired	2005
plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
careerprizemoney	$6,812,693
singlesrecord
singlestitles	15
highestsinglesranking	No. 9 (11 September 1995)
AustralianOpenresult	QF (1999)
FrenchOpenresult	SF (1996)
Wimbledonresult	4R (2000)
USOpenresult	4R (1995)
Othertournaments	yes
GrandSlamCupresult	1R (1996)
Olympicsresult	W (1992)
doublesrecord	142–144
doublestitles	8
highestdoublesranking	No. 8 (2 November 1992)
AustralianOpenDoublesresult	2R (1991, 1992, 1994)
FrenchOpenDoublesresult	W (1992)
WimbledonDoublesresult	3R (1993, 2001)
USOpenDoublesresult	2R (1990, 1992, 1993, 2000)
Team	yes
DavisCupresult	F (1992)
HopmanCupresult	F (1996)
medaltemplates-expand	yes

*occasionally used one-handed backhand | medaltemplates-expand = yes Marc Rosset (; born 7 November 1970) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He is best known for winning the men's singles gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He also won a major doubles title, at the French Open in 1992 partnering compatriot Jakob Hlasek. Rosset's career-high ATP singles ranking was world No. 9, and his career-high doubles ranking was No. 8. He won a total of 15 top-level singles titles and eight doubles titles. He won at least one singles title on all surfaces: clay, grass, carpet, and hardcourt.

Career

At 2.01 meters (6 ft. 7 in.), Rosset was one of the game's tallest players throughout his career. He was one of the game's fastest servers and most prolific servers of aces for most of his career.

Rosset turned professional in 1988 and won his first tour singles title in 1989 in Geneva as a wildcard, defeating Guillermo Pérez Roldán. His first doubles title was won in Geneva as well in 1991 with partner Sergi Bruguera.

1992 was the pinnacle of Rosset's career. Representing Switzerland at the Olympic Games in Barcelona, at old he defeated several top players en route to qualifying for the men's singles final, including Jim Courier, Goran Ivanišević, Wayne Ferreira, and Emilio Sánchez. In the final, he faced Spain's Jordi Arrese and won an five-set match to claim the gold medal.

Rosset also won the 1992 French Open men's doubles title with partner Jakob Hlasek. Rosset also was a member of the Swiss team which reached the final of the 1992 Davis Cup. Switzerland lost in the final to the United States despite Rosset's winning a five-set singles rubber against Jim Courier (who was ranked world No. 1 at the time).

In 2001, Rosset's most memorable Davis Cup match came in defeat in a singles rubber against Arnaud Clément of France, which he lost 15–13 in the fifth set after 5 hours and 46 minutes. During the later years of his playing career, Rosset also served as the Swiss Davis Cup team captain.

Rosset also enjoyed success playing in other international team competitions for Switzerland. In 1996, he was a member of the teams which won the World Team Cup and finished runners-up in the Hopman Cup. That year he also achieved his best performance at a Grand Slam, the 1996 French Open when he defeated Carl-Uwe Steeb, Jiří Novák, Jakob Hlasek, Stefan Edberg and Bernd Karbacher before losing to Michael Stich in the semifinals.

Rosset had a 2–2 record against his successor as Switzerland's top male tennis player, Roger Federer. Rosset won their first two meetings in 2000 (including the final of the Open 13 at Marseille), but Federer won their meetings in 2001 and 2003.

Personal life

Rosset changed his flight plans after a first-round defeat at the US Open in September 1998. After he changed his plans, the flight he had originally planned to take, Swissair Flight 111, crashed in the Atlantic Ocean, killing all on board.

Career statistics

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
Win	1992	French Open	Clay	SUI Jakob Hlasek	South Africa David Adams
RUS Andrei Olhovskiy	7–6(7–4), 6–7(3–7), 7–5

Olympic Games

Singles: 1 (1 gold medal)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1992	Barcelona Olympics	Clay	ESP Jordi Arrese	7–6(7–2), 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 8–6

Masters Series finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1994	Paris Masters	Carpet (i)	USA Andre Agassi	3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 5–7

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	width:"140"	Partner	Opponent	Score
Win	1992	Rome Masters	Clay	SUI Jakob Hlasek	RSA Wayne Ferreira
AUS Mark Kratzmann	6–4, 3–6, 6–1

Career finals

Singles: 23 (15–8)

Winner – Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
Olympic Gold Medal (1–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–1)
ATP Championship Series (2–3)
ATP Tour (12–4)

Finals by surface
Hard (4–3)
Clay (3–2)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (7–3)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	Sep 1989	Geneva, Switzerland	Clay	ARG Guillermo Pérez Roldán	6–4, 7–5
Loss	1.	Apr 1990	Madrid, Spain	Clay	ECU Andrés Gómez	3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss	2.	May 1990	Bologna, Italy	Clay	AUS Richard Fromberg	6–4, 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win	2.	Oct 1990	Lyon, France	Carpet (i)	SWE Mats Wilander	6–3, 6–2
Win	3.	Aug 1992	Summer Olympics, Spain	Clay	ESP Jordi Arrese	7–6(7–2), 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 8–6
Win	4.	Nov 1992	Moscow, Russia	Carpet (i)	GER Carl Uwe Steeb	6–2, 6–2
Win	5.	Feb 1993	Marseille, France	Carpet (i)	NED Jan Siemerink	6–2, 7–6(7–1)
Win	6.	Aug 1993	Long Island, USA	Hard	USA Michael Chang	6–4, 3–6, 6–1
Win	7.	Nov 1993	Moscow, Russia	Carpet (i)	GER Patrik Kühnen	6–4, 6–3
Win	8.	Feb 1994	Marseille, France (2)	Carpet (i)	FRA Arnaud Boetsch	7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4)
Loss	3.	Aug 1994	New Haven, United States	Hard	GER Boris Becker	3–6, 5–7
Win	9.	Oct 1994	Lyon, France	Carpet (i)	USA Jim Courier	6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Loss	4.	Nov 1994	Paris, France	Carpet (i)	USA Andre Agassi	3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win	10.	Apr 1995	Nice, France	Clay	RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6–4, 6–0
Win	11.	Jun 1995	Halle, Germany	Grass	GER Michael Stich	3–6, 7–6(13–11), 7–6(10–8)
Loss	5.	Mar 1996	Milan, Italy	Carpet (i)	CRO Goran Ivanišević	3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win	12.	Feb 1997	Antwerp, Belgium	Hard (i)	GBR Tim Henman	6–2, 7–5, 6–4
Loss	6.	Sep 1997	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Hard	UK Tim Henman	6–7(2–7), 4–6
Loss	7.	Feb 1998	St. Petersburg, Russia	Carpet (i)	NED Richard Krajicek	4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss	8.	Feb 1998	Antwerp, Belgium	Hard	GBR Greg Rusedski	6–7(3–7), 6–3, 1–6, 4–6,
Win	13.	Feb 1999	St. Petersburg, Russia	Carpet (i)	GER David Prinosil	6–3, 6–4
Win	14.	Feb 2000	Marseille, France (3)	Hard (i)	SUI Roger Federer	2–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Win	15.	Feb 2000	London, UK	Hard (i)	RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6–4, 6–4

Singles performance timeline

Tournament	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	Career SR
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	1R	1R	4R	A	3R	1R	A	2R	2R	QF	2R	2R	A	1R	A	A	0 / 11
French Open	A	A	2R	1R	1R	2R	1R	2R	SF	4R	1R	1R	2R	1R	A	1R	A	A	0 / 13
Wimbledon	A	A	3R	1R	3R	1R	2R	1R	3R	2R	2R	2R	4R	1R	2R	1R	A	A	0 / 14
US Open	A	A	1R	1R	1R	1R	3R	4R	1R	1R	1R	1R	2R	1R	1R	A	A	A	0 / 13
Grand Slam SR	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 2	0 / 3	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 51
Masters Series
Indian Wells	NME	A	2R	1R	QF	3R	A	1R	3R	1R	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	0 / 7
Miami	NME	1R	QF	3R	4R	3R	A	4R	2R	3R	2R	1R	1R	1R	A	A	A	0 / 12
Monte-Carlo	NME	QF	1R	3R	3R	1R	3R	1R	2R	1R	1R	1R	1R	A	A	A	A	0 / 12
Rome	NME	A	1R	3R	3R	1R	1R	3R	3R	A	1R	1R	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 9
Hamburg	NME	A	1R	A	2R	1R	QF	3R	1R	1R	2R	3R	1R	A	A	A	A	0 / 10
Canada	NME	A	A	A	A	3R	2R	2R	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 4
Cincinnati	NME	A	A	1R	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 3
Stuttgart (Stockholm)	NME	3R	1R	A	SF	3R	3R	2R	1R	1R	1R	2R	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 10
Paris	NME	3R	1R	1R	3R	F	3R	QF	1R	3R	3R	3R	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 11
Masters Series SR	N/A	0 / 4	0 / 7	0 / 6	0 / 7	0 / 8	0 / 6	0 / 9	0 / 7	0 / 6	0 / 6	0 / 8	0 / 4	0 / 1	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 78
Year-end ranking	474	45	22	60	35	16	14	15	22	31	31	46	28	119	101	122	214	1306	N/A

Doubles: 12 (8–3)

Winner – Legend
Grand Slam (1–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
Olympic Gold Medal (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (1–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP Tour (6–3)

Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (4–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–0)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents
Win	1.	Sep 1991	Geneva, Switzerland	Clay	ESP Sergi Bruguera	SWE Per Henricsson
SWE Ola Jonsson	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win	2.	Jan 1992	Adelaide, Australia	Hard	CRO Goran Ivanišević	AUS Mark Kratzmann
AUS Jason Stoltenberg	7–6, 7–6
Win	3.	May 1992	Rome, Italy	Clay	SUI Jakob Hlasek	RSA Wayne Ferreira
AUS Mark Kratzmann	6–4, 3–6, 6–1
Win	4.	Jun 1992	French Open, Paris	Clay	SUI Jakob Hlasek	South Africa David Adams
RUS Andrei Olhovskiy	7–6, 6–7, 7–5
Loss	1.	Jun 1992	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	ESP Javier Sanchez	USA Glenn Layendecker
South Africa Byron Talbot	6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win	5.	Oct 1992	Lyon, France	Carpet (i)	SUI Jakob Hlasek	GBR Neil Broad
South Africa Stefan Kruger	6–1, 6–3
Win	6.	Jul 1993	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	FRA Cédric Pioline	NED Hendrik Jan Davids
South Africa Piet Norval	6–3, 3–6, 7–6
Loss	2.	Jul 1995	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	FRA Arnaud Boetsch	ARG Luis Lobo
ESP Javier Sánchez	7–6, 6–7, 6–7
Win	7.	Oct 1997	Basel, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	GBR Tim Henman	GER Karsten Braasch
USA Jim Grabb	7–6, 6–7, 7–6
Win	8.	Sep 1999	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Hard	UZB Oleg Ogorodov	USA Mark Keil
SUI Lorenzo Manta	7–6, 7–6
Loss	3.	Jul 2004	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	SUI Stan Wawrinka	IND Leander Paes
CZE David Rikl	4–6, 2–6

Team competition: 1 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partners/Team	Opponents
Loss	1.	December 1992	Davis Cup, Fort Worth, US	Carpet (i)	SUI Jakob Hlasek
SUI Thierry Grin
SUI Claudio Mezzadri	USA Andre Agassi
USA Jim Courier
USA John McEnroe
USA Pete Sampras	1–3
Loss	2.	Jan 1996	Hopman Cup, Australia	Hard	SUI Martina Hingis	CRO Iva Majoli
CRO Goran Ivanišević	1–2
Win	1.	May 1996	World Team Cup, Düsseldorf	Clay	SUI Jakob Hlasek	CZE Petr Korda
CZE Daniel Vacek	6–3, 6–4

Top 10 wins

Wins	0	2	1	4	4	4	2	5	3	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	33

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score	RR
1.	ESP Emilio Sánchez	7	Madrid, Spain	Clay	2R	4–6, 6–4, 6–4	47
2.	ESP Emilio Sánchez	9	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	QF	6–4, 3–6, 6–3	28
3.	TCH Ivan Lendl	4	New Haven, United States	Hard	3R	6–4, 6–4	41
4.	TCH Ivan Lendl	10	Rome, Italy	Clay	2R	6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–3)	45
5.	USA Jim Courier	1	Summer Olympics, Barcelona	Clay	3R	6–4, 6–2, 6–1	44
6.	CRO Goran Ivanišević	4	Summer Olympics, Barcelona	Clay	SF	6–3, 7–5, 6–2	44
7.	USA Jim Courier	1	Davis Cup, Fort Worth, United States	Hard (i)	RR	6–3, 6–7(9–11), 3–6, 6–4, 6–4	35
8.	USA Andre Agassi	8	Indian Wells, United States	Hard	2R	3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4	33
9.	GER Boris Becker	4	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	2R	7–6(7–3), 6–3	26
10.	USA Michael Chang	7	Long Island, United States	Hard	F	6–4, 3–6, 6–1	30
11.	USA Jim Courier	2	Stockholm, Sweden	Carpet (i)	3R	6–7(5–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–3)	21
12.	GER Michael Stich	2	Marseille, France	Hard (i)	SF	6–2, 2–6, 6–4	17
13.	UKR Andriy Medvedev	7	New Haven, United States	Hard	QF	6–3, 3–6, 7–6(8–6)	20
14.	GER Boris Becker	3	Paris Masters, France	Carpet (i)	3R	7–6(7–3), 7–6(9–7)	16
15.	USA Michael Chang	9	Paris Masters, France	Carpet (i)	QF	6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–4	16
16.	RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov	4	Nice, France	Clay	F	6–4, 6–0	18
17.	GER Michael Stich	10	Halle, Germany	Grass	F	3–6, 7–6(13–11), 7–6(10–8)	13
18.	RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov	8	Milan, Italy	Carpet (i)	SF	4–6, 6–2, 6–4	14
19.	GER Boris Becker	5	World Team Cup, Düsseldorf	Clay	RR	7–6(7–4), 6–4	15
20.	SWE Thomas Enqvist	9	World Team Cup, Düsseldorf	Clay	RR	6–1, 2–6, 6–3	15
21.	RSA Wayne Ferreira	6	Vienna, Austria	Carpet (i)	1R	6–2, 7–6(7–4)	25
22.	USA Pete Sampras	1	Paris Masters, France	Carpet (i)	2R	6–4, 6–4	23
23.	ESP Carlos Moyà	7	Munich, Germany	Clay	QF	7–5, 7–6(7–5)	20
24.	RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov	5	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	1R	6–4, 6–3	28
25.	RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov	4	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Hard	SF	3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2	28
26.	RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6	Antwerp, Belgium	Hard (i)	2R	6–3, 6–3	26
27.	AUS Pat Rafter	3	Antwerp, Belgium	Hard (i)	SF	7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2)	26
28.	FRA Cédric Pioline	10	Wimbledon, London	Grass	1R	6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 13–11	39
29.	NED Richard Krajicek	9	Paris Masters, France	Carpet (i)	2R	6–4, 5–7, 2–5 ret.	41
30.	GBR Tim Henman	7	Australian Open, Melbourne	Hard	3R	7–6(7–5), 6–3, 7–5	31
31.	RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov	3	London, United Kingdom	Hard (i)	F	6–4, 6–4	72
32.	ECU Nicolás Lapentti	9	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	1R	7–6(7–4), 6–3	41
33.	ARG Guillermo Coria	4	Marseille, France	Hard (i)	2R	7–6(7–2), 6–1	122

References

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