2011 ATP World Tour Media Guide

MARCIN MATKOWSKI (POL)
Birthdate: January 15, 1981 Turned Pro: 2003
Birthplace: Barlinek, Poland
Height: 6’2” (1.88m)
Residence: Szczecin, Poland
Weight: 182 (82kg)
Career Win-Loss: 238-186
Plays: Right-handed
Career Prize Money: $1,568,990
Two-handed backhand
Career Doubles Titles/Finalist: 11/18
Highest Singles South African Airways ATP Ranking: 647 (September 11, 2000)
Highest ATP Doubles Ranking: 10 (October 11, 2010)
YEAR-END SOUTH ATP DOUBLES RANKING HISTORY (WIN-LOSS)
2010: 12 (38-28) 2007: 23(36-26) 2004: 52 (23-19) 2001: 292 (0-2) 1998: 765 (0-0)
2009: 17(35-29) 2006: 17 (43-32) 2003: 97 (5-1) 2000: 659 (0-0)
2008: T15(38-27) 2005: 52 (19-19) 2002: 204 (1-1) 1999:1282 (0-0)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS
Prize money: $361,640. Matches won-lost: ATP: 38-28 (doubles).
Doubles Winner: Eastbourne. Finalist: Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, Shanghai*, Vienna.
Semifinalist: Miami*, Barcelona, Barclays ATP World Tour Finals(all w/Fyrstenberg).
2010 IN REVIEW
The Polish native teamed with countryman Fyrstenberg to qualify for their fourth season-ending championship
in past five years (except ’07)…Reached SFs at Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (l. to Bhupathi-Mirnyi)…They got
off to a slow start (15-14) through first week of June before capturing their lone ATP World Tour title of season
in Eastbourne (d. Fleming-Skupski) prior to Wimbledon…They struggled in their next six tournaments with a 2-
6 mark until getting to US Open where they reached QFs (l. to Bryans)…In October they advanced to four
straight finals, including three on Asian circuit…Finalists in Kuala Lumpur (l. to Cermak-Mertinak), Beijing (l. to
Bryans) and Shanghai* (l. to Melzer-Paes)…Continued strong play in Europe with runner-up in Vienna (l. to
Nestor-Zimonjic)… Their finals streak ended with 1st RD loss in Valencia…Finished No. 4 in ATP Doubles Team
Ranking and No. 12 individually…Earned a career-high $361,640.
CAREER IN REVIEW
The Polish doubles specialist has collected 11 ATP World Tour doubles titles (in 29 finals) with fellow countryman
Mariusz Fyrstenberg since ‘03…They won two ATP World Tour doubles title from ‘07-09 and their biggest
title came at ’08 Madrid* (d. Bhupathi-Knowles)…They have won four titles on home soil in Warsaw, last coming
in ’08…They have an overall 233-172 doubles record…They have reached year-end championship four
times (‘06, ’08-10) and their best Grand Slam results are a SF appearance at Australian Open in ‘06 and QFs at
’09 Australian Open, and Roland Garros and US Open in ’10… Member of Polish Davis Cup team and has a 22-9
career record (15-4 in doubles) in 23 ties.
CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (11). FINALIST (18).
BARCLAYS ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS HISTORY
CAREER 10 9 08 06
6-8 SF RR SF RR
(all w/Fyrstenberg)
ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY*
DOUBLES (1-3 in finals). MADRID: Champion - 2008 (w/Fyrstenberg); Finalist - 2007 (w/Fyrstenberg); SHANGHAI:
Finalist - 2010, 2009 (w/Fyrstenberg).
PERSONAL
Began playing tennis at age eight…Father, Zbigniew; mother, Jolanta…Has one younger sister Dominika…
Speaks Polish and English…Went to college at UCLA from 2001-03 before turning pro…Enjoys going to movies
and reading books, especially by Grisham, Clancy and Brown…His idol growing up was Pete Sampras and says
hard courts are his favorite surface…Considers his serve and forehand as best part of his game.
POLES IN TOP 100 DOUBLES
In 2010, Marcin Matkowski reached a career-high No. 10 in the ATP
Doubles Rankings. Five of the six Polish players to rank in the Top
100 in doubles reached a career-high ranking in 2010:
PLAYER CAREER HIGH DATE
Wojtek Fibak No. 3 April 9, 1979
Lukasz Kubot No. 7 Sept. 27, 2010
Mariusz Fyrstenberg No. 10 Oct. 11, 2010
Marcin Matkowski No. 10 Oct. 11, 2010
Tomasz Bednarek No. 81 July 19, 2010
Mateusz Kowalczyk No. 82 July 19, 2010
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