Marcos Ondruska

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Marcos Ondruska

Country (sports)	South Africa
Born	(1972-12-18) 18 December 1972 (age 51) Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro	1989
Retired	2005
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,835,129
Singles
Career record	118–147
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 27 (10 May 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	4R (1996)
French Open	3R (1991)
Wimbledon	2R (1993, 1994, 1997)
US Open	3R (1994, 1995)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (1996)
Doubles
Career record	113–133
Career titles	4
Highest ranking	No. 34 (2 August 1993)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	SF (1993)
French Open	2R (1993)
Wimbledon	3R (1993, 1994, 1995)
US Open	3R (1999)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	2R (1993)
Wimbledon	3R (1996)
Last updated on: 20 December 2021.

Marcos Ondruska (born 18 December 1972) is a former tennis player from South Africa, who turned professional in 1989. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he defeated Goran Ivanišević in the first round before falling to Norway's Christian Ruud. The right-hander won four career titles in doubles, and reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 10 May 1993, when he became the number 27 of the world and reached the semi-finals at the Miami Open.

Ondruska has a 13–7 career Davis Cup record in 11 ties.

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1990	Wimbledon	Grass	Leander Paes	5–7, 6–2, 4–6

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1990	French Open	Clay	Clinton Marsh	Sébastien Lareau Sébastien Leblanc	6–7, 7–6, 7–9
Loss	1990	Wimbledon	Grass	Clinton Marsh	Sébastien Lareau Sébastien Leblanc	6–7(5–7), 6–4, 3–6

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 1992	Cologne, Germany	World Series	Clay	Bernd Karbacher	6–7(4–7), 4–6
Loss	0–2	Mar 1993	Scottsdale, United States	World Series	Hard	Andre Agassi	2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss	0–3	Oct 1996	Tel Aviv, Israel	World Series	Hard	Javier Sánchez	4–6, 5–7

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 1993	Philadelphia, United States	Championship Series	Carpet	Brad Pearce	Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg	7–6, 3–6, 0–6
Loss	0–2	Mar 1993	Durban, South Africa	World Series	Hard	Johan de Beer	Lan Bale Wayne Black	6–7, 2–6
Win	1–2	Jan 1996	Auckland, New Zealand	World Series	Hard	Jack Waite	Jonas Björkman Brett Steven	walkover
Win	2–2	Sep 1996	Palermo, Italy	World Series	Clay	Andrew Kratzmann	Cristian Brandi Emilio Sánchez	7–6, 6–4
Win	3–2	Oct 1996	Tel Aviv, Israel	World Series	Hard	Grant Stafford	Noam Behr Eyal Erlich	6–3, 6–2
Win	4–2	Aug 1997	Long Island, United States	International Series	Hard	David Prinosil	Mark Keil T. J. Middleton	6–4, 6–4

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Aug 1989	Durbam, South Africa	Challenger	Hard	Ugo Colombini	6–4, 6–4
Win	2–0	Sep 1991	Azores, Portugal	Challenger	Hard	Henrik Holm	6–3, 2–6, 7–6
Win	3–0	Jul 1992	Neu-Ulm, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Marc-Kevin Goellner	7–6, 6–1
Loss	3–1	Sep 1992	Bucharest, Romania	Challenger	Clay	Horacio de la Peña	3–6, 0–6
Win	4–1	Nov 1992	Brest, France	Challenger	Hard	Bernd Karbacher	5–7, 6–3, 6–0
Win	5–1	May 1998	Budapest, Hungary	Challenger	Clay	Davide Sanguinetti	4–6, 7–5, 7–6
Win	6–1	Oct 1999	Houston, United States	Challenger	Hard	James Sekulov	7–6, 6–1
Win	7–1	Nov 1999	Miami, United States	Challenger	Hard	Radek Štěpánek	6–2, 6–2

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 1991	Salerno, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Nicolás Pereira	Emilio Benfele Álvarez Pietro Pennisi	6–4, 6–4
Loss	1–1	Oct 1991	Cairo, Egypt	Challenger	Hard	Byron Black	Martin Damm David Rikl	2–6, 3–6
Win	2–1	Sep 1992	Bucharest, Romania	Challenger	Clay	Horacio de la Peña	Jean-Philippe Fleurian Markus Naewie	6–4, 6–2
Loss	2–2	Nov 1992	Munich, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Grant Stafford	Sander Groen Arne Thoms	4–6, 6–7
Loss	2–3	May 1994	Dresden, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Trevor Kronemann	Royce Deppe Jack Waite	4–6, 6–1, 3–6
Loss	2–4	Dec 1994	naples, United States	Challenger	Clay	Grant Stafford	Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson	3–6, 6–7
Win	3–4	Sep 1996	Bad Saarow, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Jens Knippschild	Paul Rosner Joost Winnink	6–3, 6–3
Loss	3–5	Mar 1998	Magdeburg, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Chris Wilkinson	Eyal Erlich Mosé Navarra	6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Loss	3–6	May 1998	Košice, Slovakia	Challenger	Clay	Nebojsa Djordjevic	Jiří Novák David Rikl	6–7, 4–6
Win	4–6	Jul 1998	Venice, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Nebojsa Djordjevic	Sander Groen Massimo Bertolini	1–6, 6–1, 6–2
Loss	4–7	Sep 1998	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	Challenger	Clay	Chris Wilkinson	Edwin Kempes Peter Wessels	7–6, 3–6, 2–6
Win	5–7	Nov 1998	Brest, France	Challenger	Hard	Neville Godwin	Justin Gimelstob Brian Macphie	6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Win	6–7	Nov 1998	Las Vegas, United States	Challenger	Hard	Byron Talbot	David Di Lucia Michael Sell	7–6, 6–3
Loss	6–8	Feb 1999	Lucknow, India	Challenger	Grass	Andrew Richardson	Nuno Marques Tom Vanhoudt	4–6, 7–5, 1–6
Win	7–8	Apr 1999	Napoli, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Jack Waite	Cristian Brandi Massimo Bertolini	6–4, 7–6
Win	8–8	Jun 1999	Fürth, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Nebojsa Djordjevic	Diego del Río Martín Rodríguez	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	9–8	Jul 1999	Ostend, Belgium	Challenger	Clay	Steven Randjelovic	Xavier Malisse Wim Neefs	6–2, 6–4
Win	10–8	Sep 1999	Austin, United States	Challenger	Hard	Wesley Whitehouse	Paul Goldstein Adam Peterson	7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Win	11–8	Jun 2000	Surbiton, United Kingdom	Challenger	Grass	Jeff Coetzee	Jared Palmer Jonathan Stark	7–6(7–3), 7–6(8–6)
Win	12–8	Sep 2000	Houston, United States	Challenger	Hard	Brent Haygarth	James Blake Kevin Kim	6–4, 6–2
Win	13–8	Nov 2000	Las Vegas, United States	Challenger	Hard	Jeff Coetzee	Mardy Fish Andy Roddick	6–7(9–11), 7–6(8–6), 6–1
Loss	13–9	Nov 2000	Knoxville, United States	Challenger	Hard	Jeff Coetzee	Karsten Braasch Michael Kohlmann	0–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss	13–10	Jun 2001	Surbiton, United Kingdom	Challenger	Grass	Jeff Coetzee	David Adams Ben Ellwood	6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss	13–11	Aug 2001	Segovia, Spain	Challenger	Hard	Neville Godwin	Wesley Moodie Shaun Rudman	6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss	13–12	Nov 2001	Aachen, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Marc-Kevin Goellner	Julian Knowle Michael Kohlmann	3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss	13–13	May 2003	USA F11, Orange Park	Futures	Clay	Brendan Evans	Brian Baker Phillip Simmonds	6–4, 5–7, 4–6
Win	14–13	May 2005	Korea F1, Seogwipo	Futures	Hard	Luka Gregorc	Kyu-Tae Im Mark Nielsen	7–5, 3–6, 6–2

• Marcos Ondruska at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Marcos Ondruska at the International Tennis Federation
• Marcos Ondruska at the Davis Cup