Richard Matuszewski (matt-too-CHef-ski), born September 7, 1964, in Newark, New Jersey, is a former tennis player from the United States.

Richard Matuszewski
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceTampa, Florida, United States
Born (1964-09-07) 7 September 1964 (age 60)
Newark, New Jersey, United States
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro1986
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$550,506
Singles
Career record54–80
Career titles0
2 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 49 (24 October 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1987, 1989)
French Open1R (1990)
Wimbledon4R (1993)
US Open2R (1985)
Doubles
Career record26–52
Career titles0
4 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 87 (17 April 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1989)
Wimbledon1R (1988, 1989)
US Open2R (1989)
Last updated on: 7 June 2022.

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

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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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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)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 1988 Sydney, Australia Grand Prix Hard   Slobodan Živojinović 6–7(8–10), 3–6, 4–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 5 (2–3)

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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)

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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

Performance timelines

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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

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Tournament 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 2R A 2R A Q1 A A A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
French Open A A A A A 1R A A A A Q1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A A A A 2R A A A 4R A Q2 0 / 2 4–2 67%
US Open 2R A 1R A 1R 1R A 1R Q1 Q1 A 0 / 5 1–5 17%
Win–loss 1–1 0–0 0–2 0–0 2–3 0–2 0–0 0–1 3–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 10 6–10 38%
ATP Masters Series
Miami A A 2R A 1R 1R A A A A Q1 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Canada A A 1R 1R A A A A A A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Cincinnati A A A A 1R A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Paris A A A 1R 1R A A A Q1 Q1 Q1 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–2 0–3 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 8 1–8 11%

Doubles

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Tournament 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R A 2R A A A A A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
French Open A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A 1R 1R A A A A A Q3 0 / 2 0–2 0%
US Open A 1R 2R A A A A Q1 A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Win–loss 0–1 0–2 2–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 6 2–6 25%
ATP Masters Series
Miami 1R A QF A A A A A A 0 / 2 3–2 60%
Canada A 2R A A A A A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Cincinnati A A 1R A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–1 1–1 3–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 4 4–4 50%

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