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Oliver Marach

Oliver Marach (born 16 July 1980) is a former Austrian professional tennis player who primarily specialised in doubles.

Oliver Marach
Marach at the 2016 US Open
Country (sports) Austria
ResidencePanama City, Panama
Born (1980-07-16) 16 July 1980 (age 44)
Graz, Austria
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro1998
Retired2022
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CoachJessie Marach
Prize money$4,706,185
Singles
Career record20–33
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 82 (7 August 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2005, 2006)
French Open1R (2002, 2006)
Wimbledon1R (2006)
US Open1R (2006)
Doubles
Career record457–353
Career titles23
Highest rankingNo. 2 (28 May 2018)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (2018)
French OpenF (2018)
WimbledonF (2017)
US OpenQF (2010, 2019)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsRR (2009, 2010, 2017, 2018)
Olympic GamesQF (2016)
Mixed doubles
Career record16–16
Career titles0
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2010)
French OpenSF (2010)
WimbledonSF (2016)
US OpenSF (2017)
Team competitions
Davis CupQF (2012)
Last updated on: 27 February 2023.

He achieved his highest singles ranking of world No. 82 in August 2005, but achieved most of his success in doubles where he reached his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 2 on 28 May 2018. Marach won his first Grand Slam title at the 2018 Australian Open, partnering Mate Pavić,[1] and the pair also finished runners-up at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships and 2018 French Open. He and Pavić were the 2018 ATP Doubles Team of the year. In mixed doubles, he has reached three Grand Slam semifinals.

He has represented Austria in the Davis Cup since 2003, and also played at the 2016 Olympic Games alongside Alexander Peya. In 2021, in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he partnered with Philipp Oswald.[2]

Marach retired from professional tennis in December 2022.[3]

Significant finals

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Grand Slam tournament finals

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Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2017 Wimbledon Grass   Mate Pavić   Łukasz Kubot
  Marcelo Melo 		7–5, 5–7, 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 11–13
Win 2018 Australian Open Hard   Mate Pavić   Juan Sebastián Cabal
  Robert Farah 		6–4, 6–4
Loss 2018 French Open Clay   Mate Pavić   Pierre-Hugues Herbert
  Nicolas Mahut 		2–6, 6–7(4–7)

Masters 1000 finals

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Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2018 Monte-Carlo Masters Clay   Mate Pavić   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan 		6–7(5–7), 3–6

ATP career finals

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Doubles: 53 (23 titles, 30 runners-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (1–2)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–1)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (4–8)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (18–19)
Finals by surface
Hard (9–7)
Clay (14–19)
Grass (0–4)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2006 Pörtschach Open,
Austria 		International Clay   Cyril Suk   Paul Hanley
  Jim Thomas 		3–6, 6–4, [5–10]
Loss 0–2 Jul 2006 Swedish Open,
Sweden 		International Clay   Christopher Kas   Jonas Björkman
  Thomas Johansson 		3–6, 6–4, [4–10]
Loss 0–3 Jul 2006 Austrian Open Kitzbühel,
Austria 		Intl. Gold Clay   Cyril Suk   Philipp Kohlschreiber
  Stefan Koubek 		2–6, 3–6
Loss 0–4 Apr 2007 Grand Prix Hassan II,
Morocco 		International Clay   Łukasz Kubot   Jordan Kerr
  David Škoch 		6–7(4–7), 6–1, [4–10]
Win 1–4 Sep 2007 Romanian Open,
Romania 		International Clay   Michal Mertiňák   Martín García
  Sebastián Prieto 		7–6(7–2), 7–6(10–8)
Win 2–4 Mar 2008 Mexican Open,
Mexico 		Intl. Gold Clay   Michal Mertiňák   Agustín Calleri
  Luis Horna 		6–2, 6–7(3–7), [10–7]
Loss 2–5 Mar 2009 Mexican Open,
Mexico 		500 Series Clay   Łukasz Kubot   František Čermák
  Michal Mertiňák 		6–4, 4–6, [7–10]
Win 3–5 Apr 2009 Grand Prix Hassan II,
Morocco 		250 Series Clay   Łukasz Kubot   Simon Aspelin
  Paul Hanley 		7–6(7–4), 3–6, [10–6]
Win 4–5 May 2009 Serbia Open,
Serbia 		250 Series Clay   Łukasz Kubot   Johan Brunström
  Jean-Julien Rojer 		6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Win 5–5 Nov 2009 Vienna Open,
Austria 		250 Series Hard (i)   Łukasz Kubot   Julian Knowle
  Jürgen Melzer 		2–6, 6–4, [11–9]
Win 6–5 Feb 2010 Chile Open,
Chile 		250 Series Clay   Łukasz Kubot   Potito Starace
  Horacio Zeballos 		6–4, 6–0
Loss 6–6 Feb 2010 Brasil Open,
Brazil 		250 Series Clay   Łukasz Kubot   Pablo Cuevas
  Marcel Granollers 		5–7, 4–6
Win 7–6 Feb 2010 Mexican Open,
Mexico (2) 		500 Series Clay   Łukasz Kubot   Fabio Fognini
  Potito Starace 		6–0, 6–0
Win 8–6 May 2010 Bavarian Open,
Germany 		250 Series Clay   Santiago Ventura   Eric Butorac
  Michael Kohlmann 		5–7, 6–3, [16–14]
Loss 8–7 Feb 2011 Chile Open,
Chile 		250 Series Clay   Łukasz Kubot   Bruno Soares
  Marcelo Melo 		3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 9–7 Feb 2011 Argentina Open,
Argentina 		250 Series Clay   Leonardo Mayer   Franco Ferreiro
  André Sá 		7–6(8–6), 6–3
Loss 9–8 Apr 2011 Serbia Open,
Serbia 		250 Series Clay   Alexander Peya   František Čermák
  Filip Polášek 		5–7, 2–6
Win 10–8 Jul 2011 German Open,
Germany 		500 Series Clay   Alexander Peya   František Čermák
  Filip Polášek 		6–4, 6–1
Win 11–8 Oct 2011 Thailand Open,
Thailand 		250 Series Hard (i)   Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi   Michael Kohlmann
  Alexander Waske 		7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
Win 12–8 Jan 2012 Auckland Open,
New Zealand 		250 Series Hard   Alexander Peya   František Čermák
  Filip Polášek 		6–3, 6–2
Loss 12–9 May 2012 Open de Nice,
France 		250 Series Clay   Filip Polášek   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan 		6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss 12–10 Apr 2013 Romanian Open,
Romania 		250 Series Clay   Lukáš Dlouhý   Max Mirnyi
  Horia Tecău 		6–4, 4–6, [6–10]
Loss 12–11 Oct 2013 Swiss Indoors,
Switzerland 		500 Series Hard (i)   Julian Knowle   Treat Huey
  Dominic Inglot 		3–6, 6–3, [4–10]
Win 13–11 Feb 2014 Chile Open,
Chile (2) 		250 Series Clay   Florin Mergea   Juan Sebastián Cabal
  Robert Farah 		6–3, 6–4
Loss 13–12 Jul 2014 Swedish Open,
Sweden 		250 Series Clay   Jérémy Chardy   Johan Brunström
  Nicholas Monroe 		6–4, 6–7(5–7), [7–10]
Loss 13–13 Feb 2015 Rio Open,
Brazil 		500 Series Clay   Pablo Andújar   Martin Kližan
  Philipp Oswald 		6–7(3–7), 4–6
Loss 13–14 Mar 2015 Argentina Open,
Argentina 		250 Series Clay   Pablo Andújar   Jarkko Nieminen
  André Sá 		6–4, 4–6, [7–10]
Loss 13–15 Aug 2015 Swiss Open,
Switzerland 		250 Series Clay   Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi   Aliaksandr Bury
  Denis Istomin 		6–3, 2–6, [5–10]
Win 14–15 Jan 2016 Chennai Open,
India 		250 Series Hard   Fabrice Martin   Austin Krajicek
  Benoît Paire 		6–3, 7–5
Win 15–15 Feb 2016 Delray Beach Open,
United States 		250 Series Hard   Fabrice Martin   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan 		3–6, 7–6(9–7), [13–11]
Loss 15–16 Jun 2016 Stuttgart Open,
Germany 		250 Series Grass   Fabrice Martin   Marcus Daniell
  Artem Sitak 		7–6(7–4), 4–6, [8–10]
Loss 15–17 Oct 2016 Shenzhen Open,
China 		250 Series Hard   Fabrice Martin   Fabio Fognini
  Robert Lindstedt 		6–7(4–7), 3–6
Loss 15–18 Oct 2016 Vienna Open,
Austria 		500 Series Hard (i)   Fabrice Martin   Łukasz Kubot
  Marcelo Melo 		6–4, 3–6, [11–13]
Loss 15–19 Jun 2017 Stuttgart Open,
Germany 		250 Series Grass   Mate Pavić   Jamie Murray
  Bruno Soares 		7–6(7–4), 5–7, [5–10]
Loss 15–20 Jun 2017 Antalya Open,
Turkey 		250 Series Grass   Mate Pavić   Robert Lindstedt
  Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi 		5–7, 1–4 ret.
Loss 15–21 Jul 2017 Wimbledon,
United Kingdom 		Grand Slam Grass   Mate Pavić   Łukasz Kubot
  Marcelo Melo 		7–5, 5–7, 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 11–13
Win 16–21 Jul 2017 Swiss Open,
Switzerland 		250 Series Clay   Philipp Oswald   Jonathan Eysseric
  Franko Škugor 		6–3, 4–6, [10–8]
Win 17–21 Oct 2017 Stockholm Open,
Sweden 		250 Series Hard (i)   Mate Pavić   Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
  Jean-Julien Rojer 		3–6, 7–6(8–6), [10–4]
Win 18–21 Jan 2018 Qatar Open,
Qatar 		250 Series Hard   Mate Pavić   Jamie Murray
  Bruno Soares 		6–2, 7–6(8–6)
Win 19–21 Jan 2018 Auckland Open,
New Zealand (2) 		250 Series Hard   Mate Pavić   Max Mirnyi
  Philipp Oswald 		6–4, 5–7, [10–7]
Win 20–21 Jan 2018 Australian Open,
Australia 		Grand Slam Hard   Mate Pavić   Juan Sebastián Cabal
  Robert Farah 		6–4, 6–4
Loss 20–22 Feb 2018 Rotterdam Open,
Netherlands 		500 Series Hard (i)   Mate Pavić   Pierre-Hugues Herbert
  Nicolas Mahut 		6–2, 2–6, [7–10]
Loss 20–23 Apr 2018 Monte-Carlo Masters,
Monaco 		Masters 1000 Clay   Mate Pavić   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan 		6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win 21–23 May 2018 Geneva Open,
Switzerland 		250 Series Clay   Mate Pavić   Ivan Dodig
  Rajeev Ram 		3–6, 7–6(7–3), [11–9]
Loss 21–24 Jun 2018 French Open,
France 		Grand Slam Clay   Mate Pavić   Pierre-Hugues Herbert
  Nicolas Mahut 		2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 21–25 Jul 2018 German Open,
Germany 		500 Series Clay   Mate Pavić   Julio Peralta
  Horacio Zeballos 		1–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Loss 21–26 Oct 2018 China Open,
China 		500 Series Hard   Mate Pavić   Łukasz Kubot
  Marcelo Melo 		1–6, 4–6
Win 22–26 May 2019 Geneva Open,
Switzerland 		250 Series Clay   Mate Pavić   Matthew Ebden
  Robert Lindstedt 		6–4, 6–4
Loss 22–27 Jul 2019 Croatia Open,
Croatia 		250 Series Clay   Jürgen Melzer   Robin Haase
  Philipp Oswald 		5–7, 7–6(7–2), [12–14]
Win 23–27 Jul 2019 German Open,
Germany (2) 		500 Series Clay   Jürgen Melzer   Robin Haase
  Wesley Koolhof 		6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 23–28 Feb 2020 Dubai Tennis Championships,
United Arab Emirates 		500 Series Hard   Raven Klaasen   John Peers
  Michael Venus 		3–6, 2–6
Loss 23–29 May 2021 Emilia-Romagna Open,
Italy 		250 Series Clay   Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi   Simone Bolelli
  Máximo González 		3–6, 3–6
Loss 23–30 Oct 2021 Sofia Open,
Bulgaria 		250 Series Hard (i)   Philipp Oswald   Jonny O'Mara
  Ken Skupski 		3–6, 4–6

Performance timelines

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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

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Tournament 2002 2005 2006 2007 2008 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R 1R Q1 Q1 0 / 2 0–2
French Open 1R Q1 1R Q2 A 0 / 2 0–2
Wimbledon A Q1 1R A A 0 / 1 0–1
US Open A A 1R A A 0 / 1 0–1
Win–loss 0–1 0–1 0–4 0–0 0–0 0 / 6 0–6

Doubles

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Current through the 2021 Davis Cup Finals.

Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A A 1R 3R 1R SF 3R QF 1R 1R 2R 3R 2R A W 2R 2R 1R 1 / 15 23–14
French Open A A A A A A A A 2R 3R A 2R QF 1R QF 3R 2R 2R 2R 2R F 3R 1R 2R 0 / 15 24–15
Wimbledon A A A A Q1 A A A 2R A 1R QF 1R A 2R A 1R 1R 3R F 1R 2R NH 3R 0 / 12 15–12
US Open A A A A A A A A 1R A A 1R QF A A 2R 1R 1R 2R 3R 1R QF 1R 1R 0 / 12 9–12
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–4 4–2 0–2 8–4 8–4 3–2 4–3 3–3 2–4 3–4 5–4 8–3 11–3 6–4 1–3 3–4 1 / 54 71–53
Year-end championship
ATP Finals Did not qualify RR RR Did not qualify RR RR Did not qualify 0 / 4 5–5
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A A A A A A A A 2R A 2R 2R A A A A A SF SF NH A 0 / 6 10–5
Miami Open A A A A A A A A A A A A 1R SF 2R QF 2R A 1R 1R QF QF QF 0 / 10 12–10
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A A A A A A A A 2R QF QF QF A 1R A 1R A F 2R 1R 0 / 9 8–9
Madrid Open Not Held A A A A A A A A QF 2R 1R 1R A A A 2R A QF 1R 0 / 7 4–7
Italian Open A A A A A A A A A A A A SF QF A A A A QF 2R QF SF 1R 1R 0 / 8 10–8
Canada Open A A A A A A A A A A A QF 2R A A A A A A SF SF 1R NH 2R 0 / 6 5–6
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A A A A A A A SF SF 1R A A A A A 2R 2R 1R 2R A 0 / 7 5–7
Shanghai Masters Not Held QF SF 2R A A A A 1R QF SF 1R NH 0 / 7 6–7
Paris Masters A A A A A A A A A A A 1R QF QF A A A A A A SF A QF A 0 / 5 6–4
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 5–6 9–8 8–8 4–4 2–2 1–2 0–0 2–4 5–6 13–7 11–8 3–3 3–5 0 / 65 66–63
National representation
Olympics Not Held A Not Held A Not Held A Not Held A Not Held QF Not Held 2R 0 / 2 3–2
Davis Cup A A A A A Z1 A A PO A A A A 1R QF PO A Z1 A A PO QR RR 0 / 4 7–6
Career statistics
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Career
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 23
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 4 4 5 2 2 2 3 5 5 9 3 1 2 53
Overall W–L 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–1 21–17 14–10 8–10 46–27 38–26 39–25 16–16 21–24 16–26 22–26 42–26 38–22 55–21 40–27 17–15 22–29 457–353
Year-end ranking 793 828 264 233 169 463 213 153 40 48 69 13 11 17 48 38 67 48 33 19 4 32 29 45 56.42%

References

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  1. ^ "Marach, Pavic claim Australian Open men's doubles crown". Reuters. 27 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Oliver MARACH Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2022-11-16.
  3. ^ "Doppel-Legende Oliver Marach verabschiedet sich". TennisNet (in German). 22 December 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
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Awards
Preceded by ATP Doubles Team of the Year
(with   Mate Pavić)
2018 		Succeeded by
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