Marius Barnard (tennis)

Marius Barnard (born 20 January 1969) is a retired South African tennis player, who delivers Executive Coaching to CEOs, MDs, Directors, and other business leaders. He specialises in shifting mindsets, performance coaching, managing pressure, building self-belief, and utilising Positive Intelligence tools. As a business and psychology graduate, he started coaching tennis players, cricketers, and golfers in 2002. He converted to Executive Coaching in 2019 and became an EMCC Senior Practitioner in March 2021. As a tennis professional, he was more successful in doubles on the ATP Tour and played in Grand Slams for more than a decade. In his career, he won six titles on the ATP Tour, reached eight finals as well as the quarter-finals of Wimbledon and the Australian Open.[1]

Marius Barnard
Country (sports) South Africa
Born (1969-01-20) 20 January 1969 (age 55)
Cape Town, South Africa
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro1988
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$793,416
Singles
Career record0–3
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 313 (17 October 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (1993)
French OpenQ2 (1994)
WimbledonQ2 (1994, 1995)
US OpenQ2 (1992)
Doubles
Career record168–227
Career titles6
5 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 44 (3 February 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2000)
French Open3R (2000)
WimbledonQF (1994)
US Open3R (2000)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open1R (1997)
French Open2R (1996, 2000)
Wimbledon3R (1997)
Last updated on: 24 April 2023.

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 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A Q2 A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A A A A A Q2 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon Q1 A A A Q1 Q1 Q2 Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A A A Q2 Q1 A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Miami A A A A A Q1 A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Hamburg A A A A A A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Rome A A A A A A A Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canada A A A A A A Q2 Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati A A A A Q1 A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 

Doubles

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Tournament 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A 1R A 1R A 1R 1R 1R QF 1R 2R 0 / 8 4–8 33%
French Open A A A A A 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 3R 2R 1R 0 / 10 5–10 33%
Wimbledon Q2 A A A Q2 1R QF 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 0 / 10 4–10 29%
US Open A A 1R A A 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R 2R 2R 3R 2R 1R 0 / 11 8–11 42%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–4 5–3 2–4 0–3 0–4 1–4 1–4 7–4 2–4 2–4 0 / 39 21–39 35%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells A A A A A A A A A A A A 1R Q2 A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Miami A A A A 2R 1R A A A A A 3R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 6 2–6 25%
Monte Carlo A A A A A A A Q1 1R 2R A A A 2R A 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Hamburg A A A A A A A A 1R Q2 A 1R A Q2 A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Rome A A A A A A A QF 2R 1R A Q1 Q1 A 1R 0 / 4 3–4 43%
Canada A A A A A A 1R 2R 2R A A 1R 1R A A 0 / 5 2–5 29%
Cincinnati A A A A A A A A 1R A A Q1 2R A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Paris A A A A A A A A Q2 A A Q1 1R A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 3–2 2–5 1–2 0–0 2–3 1–5 1–2 0–2 0 / 24 10–24 29%

ATP Career Finals

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Doubles: 14 (6 titles, 8 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP International Series (6–8)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–4)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (1–2)
Carpet (2–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (4–6)
Indoors (2–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 1992 Moscow, Russia World Series Carpet   John-Laffnie de Jager   Andrei Olhovskiy
  David Adams
6–3, 3–6, 7–6
Loss 1–1 Aug 1993 Kitzbühel, Austria World Series Clay   Tom Mercer   Juan-Ignacio Garat
  Roberto Saad
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 2–1 Apr 1994 Sun City, South Africa World Series Hard   Brent Haygarth   Ellis Ferreira
  Grant Stafford
6–3, 7–5
Loss 2–2 Feb 1996 Marseille, France World Series Hard   Peter Nyborg   Jean-Philippe Fleurian
  Guillaume Raoux
3–6, 2–6
Win 3–2 Mar 1996 Rotterdam, Netherlands World Series Carpet   David Adams   Hendrik-Jan Davids
  Cyril Suk
6–3, 5–7, 7–6
Win 4–2 Jul 1996 Bucharest, United States World Series Grass   Piet Norval   Paul Kilderry
  Michael Tebbutt
6–7, 6–4, 6–4
Win 5–2 Aug 1996 Los Angeles, United States World Series Hard   Piet Norval   Jonas Björkman
  Nicklas Kulti
7–5, 6–2
Loss 5–3 Jun 1997 Halle, Germany World Series Grass   David Adams   Karsten Braasch
  Michael Stich
6–7, 2–6
Loss 5–4 Feb 1998 St. Petersburg, Russia World Series Carpet   Brent Haygarth   Nicklas Kulti
  Mikael Tillström
6–3, 3–6, 6–7
Loss 5–5 Jun 1999 Nottingham, United Kingdom World Series Grass   Brent Haygarth   Patrick Galbraith
  Justin Gimelstob
7–5, 5–7, 3–6
Loss 5–6 Aug 1999 Boston, United States World Series Hard   T. J. Middleton   Guillermo Cañas
  Martín García
7–5, 6–7(2–7), 3–6
Loss 5–7 Sep 2000 Tashkent, Uzbekistan International Series Hard   Robbie Koenig   Justin Gimelstob
  Scott Humphries
3–6, 2–6
Win 6–7 Jan 2001 Auckland, New Zealand International Series Hard   Jim Thomas   David Adams
  Martín García
7–6(12–10), 6–4
Loss 6–8 Sep 2001 Tashkent, Uzbekistan International Series Hard   Jim Thomas   Julien Boutter
  Dominik Hrbatý
4–6, 6–3, [11–13]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Doubles: 9 (5–4)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (5–4)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–3)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 1990 Cape Town, South Africa Challenger Carpet   Jeremy Bates   Wayne Ferreira
  Pieter Norval
6–3, 6–1
Loss 1–1 Jul 1990 Aptos, United States Challenger Hard   Matt Anger   Jeff Brown
  Scott Melville
7–6, 4–6, 4–6
Win 2–1 Nov 1992 Brest, France Challenger Hard   Brent Haygarth   Ģirts Dzelde
  Bent-Ove Pedersen
6–2, 7–6
Loss 2–2 May 1993 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Challenger Hard   Joost Winnink   Joshua Eagle
  Andrew Florent
4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–3 Feb 1994 Lippstadt, Germany Challenger Carpet   Brent Haygarth   Alexander Mronz
  Arne Thoms
2–6, 4–6
Loss 2–4 Feb 1995 Cherbourg, France Challenger Hard   Stefan Kruger   Bill Behrens
  Matt Lucena
6–7, 1–6
Win 3–4 May 1995 Valletta, Malta Challenger Hard   Lionel Barthez   Patrick Baur
  Tomas Anzari
7–5, 6–3
Win 4–4 Feb 1996 Cherbourg, France Challenger Hard   Bill Behrens   João Cunha Silva
  Mathias Huning
6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Win 5–4 May 1998 Ljubljana, Slovenia Challenger Clay   Stephen Noteboom   Alberto Martín
  Tomáš Anzari
7–6, 6–7, 7–6

References

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  1. ^ "Marius Barnard | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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