Richard Matuszewski

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	[[1985 Melbourne Outdoor|Template:Dts]]	Sydney, Australia	Grand Prix	Hard	Template:Flagicon 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	Template:Dts	Guam, United States	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jamie Morgan	6–4, ret.
Loss	1–1	Template:Dts	Gramado, Brazil	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Nicola Bruno	2–6, 2–6
Win	2–1	Template:Dts	Campos do Jordão, Brazil	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Danilo Marcelino	4–6, 7–6, 7–6
Loss	2–2	Template:Dts	Guangzhou, China	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Leander Paes	3–6, 3–6
Loss	2–3	Template:Dts	Taipei, Taiwan	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon 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	Template:Dts	Setúbal, Portugal	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Steve Devries	Template:Flagicon David Felgate Template:Flagicon Stephen Shaw	6–3, 6–1
Loss	1–1	Template:Dts	Jerusalem, Israel	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Brian Joelson	Template:Flagicon Steve Guy Template:Flagicon Carl Limberger	6–7, 2–6
Win	2–1	Template:Dts	Gramado, Brazil	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon John Sullivan	Template:Flagicon Nelson Aerts Template:Flagicon Fernando Roese	7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Loss	2–2	Template:Dts	Monterrey, Mexico	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon John Sullivan	Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles Template:Flagicon Alex O'Brien	6–3, 3–6, 6–7
Loss	2–3	Template:Dts	Guangzhou, China	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon John Sullivan	Template:Flagicon Kent Kinnear Template:Flagicon Christian Saceanu	7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	2–4	Template:Dts	Hong Kong, Hong Kong	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon John Sullivan	Template:Flagicon Donald Johnson Template:Flagicon Leander Paes	2–6, 6–7
Loss	2–5	Template:Dts	Vancouver, Canada	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon John Sullivan	Template:Flagicon Ellis Ferreira Template:Flagicon Richard Schmidt	5–7, 6–4, 3–6
Win	3–5	Template:Dts	Caracas, Venezuela	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon John Sullivan	Template:Flagicon Doug Flach Template:Flagicon Nicolas Pereira	7–6, 7–5
Loss	3–6	Template:Dts	Manila, Philippines	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon David Nainkin	Template:Flagicon Albert Chang Template:Flagicon Leander Paes	4–6, 4–6
Win	4–6	Template:Dts	Campos do Jordao, Brazil	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Patricio Arnold	Template:Flagicon Marcelo Saliola Template:Flagicon Fabio Silberberg	6–3, 6–4

Performance timelines

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	Template:Tennis win percentage
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	Q1	0 / 1	0–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	2R	A	A	A	4R	A	Q2	0 / 2	4–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
US Open	2R	A	1R	A	1R	1R	A	1R	Q1	Q1	A	0 / 5	1–5	Template:Tennis win percentage
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	Template:Tennis win percentage
ATP Masters Series
Miami	A	A	2R	A	1R	1R	A	A	A	A	Q1	0 / 3	1–3	Template:Tennis win percentage
Canada	A	A	1R	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	0–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
Cincinnati	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Paris	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	A	A	Q1	Q1	Q1	0 / 2	0–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
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	Template:Tennis win percentage

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	Template:Tennis win percentage
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	Template:Tennis win percentage
Wimbledon	A	1R	1R	A	A	A	A	A	Q3	0 / 2	0–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
US Open	A	1R	2R	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	0 / 2	1–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss	0–1	0–2	2–3	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0 / 6	2–6	Template:Tennis win percentage
ATP Masters Series
Miami	1R	A	QF	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	3–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
Canada	A	2R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	1–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Cincinnati	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss	0–1	1–1	3–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0 / 4	4–4	Template:Tennis win percentage

External links

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