American tennis player
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.[ 1]
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)
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
Dec 1991
Guam , United States
Challenger
Hard
Jamie Morgan
6–4, ret.
Loss
1–1
Jul 1992
Gramado , Brazil
Challenger
Hard
Nicola Bruno
2–6, 2–6
Win
2–1
Jul 1992
Campos do Jordão , Brazil
Challenger
Hard
Danilo Marcelino
4–6, 7–6, 7–6
Loss
2–2
Dec 1992
Guangzhou , China
Challenger
Hard
Leander Paes
3–6, 3–6
Loss
2–3
May 1993
Taipei , Taiwan
Challenger
Hard
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
Apr 1989
Setúbal , Portugal
Challenger
Hard
Steve Devries
David Felgate Stephen Shaw
6–3, 6–1
Loss
1–1
Apr 1992
Jerusalem , Israel
Challenger
Hard
Brian Joelson
Steve Guy Carl Limberger
6–7, 2–6
Win
2–1
Jul 1992
Gramado , Brazil
Challenger
Hard
John Sullivan
Nelson Aerts Fernando Roese
7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Loss
2–2
Oct 1992
Monterrey , Mexico
Challenger
Hard
John Sullivan
Mark Knowles Alex O'Brien
6–3, 3–6, 6–7
Loss
2–3
Dec 1992
Guangzhou , China
Challenger
Hard
John Sullivan
Kent Kinnear Christian Saceanu
7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Loss
2–4
Dec 1992
Hong Kong , Hong Kong
Challenger
Hard
John Sullivan
Donald Johnson Leander Paes
2–6, 6–7
Loss
2–5
Feb 1993
Vancouver , Canada
Challenger
Hard
John Sullivan
Ellis Ferreira Richard Schmidt
5–7, 6–4, 3–6
Win
3–5
Sep 1993
Caracas , Venezuela
Challenger
Hard
John Sullivan
Doug Flach Nicolas Pereira
7–6, 7–5
Loss
3–6
May 1994
Manila , Philippines
Challenger
Hard
David Nainkin
Albert Chang Leander Paes
4–6, 4–6
Win
4–6
Jul 1994
Campos do Jordao , Brazil
Challenger
Hard
Patricio Arnold
Marcelo Saliola Fabio Silberberg
6–3, 6–4
Key
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.
Singles
Doubles
References
External links
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