Matt Lucena
| Country (sports) |  United States |
|---|---|
| Born | August 4, 1969 Chico, California, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Turned pro | 1992 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $170,523 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 0 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 312 (11 Oct 1993) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (1994) |
| US Open | Q1 (1993) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 36–48 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 1 4 Challenger, 0 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 62 (6 May 1996) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1996) |
| French Open | 1R (1995, 1996) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1995) |
| US Open | QF (1991, 1993) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1996) |
| French Open | 3R (1996) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1996) |
| US Open | W (1995) |
| Last updated on: 5 May 2026. |
Matt Lucena (born August 4, 1969) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He won the mixed doubles title at the 1995 US Open.[1]
College years
[edit]Lucena played tennis for UC Berkeley from 1988 to 1992. He and Doug Eisenman were NCAA doubles champions in 1990 and with a new partner, Bent-Ove Pedersen in 1991, Lucena went back to back. A three-time All-American, he didn't drop a set in either year.[2]
Professional career
[edit]The highlight of Lucena's professional career was winning the 1995 US Open mixed doubles title, partnering Meredith McGrath.[2] Unseeded, the pair had never played together previously.[3] He twice made the quarter-finals of the men's doubles at the US Open, in 1991 with his UC Berkeley teammate Pedersen and in 1993 with Brian MacPhie.[2] He won one ATP Tour doubles title, at St. Poelten in 1995, as well as four ATP Challenger titles.[2]
Grand Slam finals
[edit]Mixed doubles: 1 (1–0)
[edit]| Result | Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1995 | U.S. Open | Meredith McGrath |
 Cyril Suk Gigi Fernández |
6–4, 6–4 |
ATP career finals
[edit]Doubles: 2 (1 win, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jun 1995 | St. Polten, Austria | World Series | Clay | Bill Behrens |
 Libor Pimek  Byron Talbot |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | May 1996 | Atlanta, United States | World Series | Clay | Bill Behrens |
Christo Van Rensburg David Wheaton |
6–7, 2–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
[edit]Doubles: 8 (4–4)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Sep 1991 | Bloomfield Hills, United States | Challenger | Hard | Steve Devries |
Doug Eisenman Ted Scherman |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 1993 | Fairfield, United States | Challenger | Hard | Brian Macphie |
Alex O'Brien Jared Palmer |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 1994 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Richard Schmidt |
 Joao Cunha-Silva Nuno Marques |
6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Feb 1995 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard | Bill Behrens |
Marius Barnard Stefan Kruger |
7–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–2 | May 1995 | Dresden, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Nuno Marques |
Mike Bauer  Jon Ireland |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–3 | May 1995 | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Clay |  Rikard Bergh |
 Pablo Albano  Hendrik-Jan Davids |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Jul 1995 | Poznan, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Bill Behrens |
Jeff Belloli Jack Waite |
7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Apr 1996 | Birmingham, United States | Challenger | Clay | Dave Randall |
Javier Frana Karel Novacek |
3–6, 1–6 |
Performance timelines
[edit]| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Doubles
[edit]| Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | – |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| US Open | A | 1R | QF | 1R | QF | 3R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 7 | 10–7 | 59% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0 / 12 | 11–12 | 48% |
| ATP Masters Series | |||||||||||
| Indian Wells | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Stuttgart | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
Mixed Doubles
[edit]| Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||
| Australian Open | A | QF | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% |
| French Open | A | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| US Open | W | 1R | 1 / 2 | 5–1 | 83% |
| Win–loss | 5–1 | 6–4 | 1 / 6 | 11–5 | 69% |
References
[edit]- ↑ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
- 1 2 3 4 ATP World Tour Profile
- ↑ New Straits Times, "Matt And Meredith Triumph", September 9, 1995, p. 20
