Marcin Matkowski
Marcin Matkowski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmartɕin matˈkɔfskʲi]; born 15 January 1981) is a Polish former professional tennis player whose speciality is in doubles. He played college tennis at UCLA, where Jean-Julien Rojer was one of his teammates. Matkowski and Mariusz Fyrstenberg won the Madrid Open twice, in addition to reaching the final at the US Open. The duo also reached the final of the ATP Finals and participated six times at the event overall.
| _(29569517460).jpg.webp) Matkowski at the 2016 US Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Poland | 
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| Residence | Warsaw, Poland | 
| Born | 15 January 1981 Barlinek, Poland | 
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 
| Turned pro | 2003 | 
| Retired | 2019 | 
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | 
| College | UCLA | 
| Prize money | US$4,044,710 | 
| Singles | |
| Career record | 4–4 (50.0%) | 
| Career titles | 0 | 
| Highest ranking | No. 647 (11 September 2000) | 
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 472–387 (54.9%) | 
| Career titles | 18 | 
| Highest ranking | No. 7 (9 July 2012) | 
| Current ranking | No. 709 (2 November 2019) | 
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2006) | 
| French Open | QF (2010, 2013, 2015) | 
| Wimbledon | QF (2015, 2017) | 
| US Open | F (2011) | 
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | F (2011) | 
| Olympic Games | QF (2008) | 
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2013) | 
| French Open | F (2015) | 
| Wimbledon | QF (2007, 2013, 2015, 2016) | 
| US Open | F (2012) | 
| Last updated on: 2 November 2019. | |
Significant finals
    
    
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
    
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | 
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| Loss | 2011 | US Open | Hard |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Jürgen Melzer  Philipp Petzschner | 2–6, 2–6 | 
Mixed Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
    
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2012 | US Open | Hard |  Květa Peschke |  Ekaterina Makarova  Bruno Soares | 7–6(10–8), 1–6, [10–12] | 
| Loss | 2015 | French Open | Clay |  Lucie Hradecká |  Bethanie Mattek-Sands  Mike Bryan | 6–7(3–7), 1–6 | 
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
    
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2011 | ATP World Tour Finals, London | Hard (i) |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Max Mirnyi .svg.png.webp) Daniel Nestor | 5–7, 3–6 | 
Doubles: 9 (2 titles, 7 runner-ups)
    
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2007 | Madrid Open | Hard (i) |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Bob Bryan  Mike Bryan | 3–6, 6–7(4–7) | 
| Win | 2008 | Madrid Open | Hard (i) |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Mahesh Bhupathi  Mark Knowles | 6–2, 6–4 | 
| Loss | 2009 | Shanghai Masters | Hard |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Julien Benneteau  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 2–6, 4–6 | 
| Loss | 2010 | Shanghai Masters | Hard |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Jürgen Melzer  Leander Paes | 5–7, 6–4, [5–10] | 
| Win | 2012 | Madrid Open (2) | Clay |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Robert Lindstedt  Horia Tecău | 6–3, 6–4 | 
| Loss | 2013 | Miami Open | Hard |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi  Jean-Julien Rojer | 4–6, 1–6 | 
| Loss | 2014 | Paris Masters | Hard (i) |  Jürgen Melzer |  Bob Bryan  Mike Bryan | 6–7(5–7), 7–5, [6–10] | 
| Loss | 2015 | Madrid Open | Clay |  Nenad Zimonjić |  Rohan Bopanna  Florin Mergea | 2–6, 7–6(7–5), [9–11] | 
| Loss | 2015 | Cincinnati Masters | Hard |  Nenad Zimonjić | .svg.png.webp) Daniel Nestor  Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 2–6, 2–6 | 
ATP career finals
    
    Doubles: 48 (18 titles, 30 runner-ups)
    
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | 
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| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2003 | Sopot Open, Poland | International | Clay |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  František Čermák  Leoš Friedl | 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–3 | 
| Win | 2–0 | Feb 2004 | Brasil Open, Brazil | International | Clay |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Tomas Behrend  Leoš Friedl | 6–2, 6–2 | 
| Win | 3–0 | Aug 2005 | Sopot Open, Poland (2) | International | Clay |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Lucas Arnold Ker  Sebastián Prieto | 7–6(9–7), 6–4 | 
| Loss | 3–1 | Sep 2005 | Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia, Italy | International | Clay |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Martín García  Mariano Hood | 2–6, 3–6 | 
| Loss | 3–2 | Feb 2006 | Brasil Open, Brazil | International | Clay |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Lukáš Dlouhý  Pavel Vízner | 1–6, 6–4, [3–10] | 
| Loss | 3–3 | Apr 2006 | Barcelona Open, Spain | Intl. Gold | Clay |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Mark Knowles .svg.png.webp) Daniel Nestor | 2–6, 7–6(7–4), [5–10] | 
| Loss | 3–4 | Aug 2006 | Connecticut Open, US | International | Hard |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Jonathan Erlich  Andy Ram | 3–6, 3–6 | 
| Win | 4–4 | Sep 2006 | Romanian Open, Romania | International | Clay |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Martín García  Luis Horna | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), [10–8] | 
| Loss | 4–5 | Oct 2006 | Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia, Italy | International | Clay |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Martín García  Luis Horna | 6–7(1–7), 6–7(2–7) | 
| Loss | 4–6 | Oct 2006 | Swiss Indoors, Switzerland | International | Carpet (i) |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Mark Knowles .svg.png.webp) Daniel Nestor | 6–4, 4–6, [8–10] | 
| Win | 5–6 | Aug 2007 | Sopot Open, Poland (3) | International | Clay |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Martín García  Sebastián Prieto | 6–1, 6–1 | 
| Loss | 5–7 | Aug 2007 | Connecticut Open, US | International | Hard |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Mahesh Bhupathi .svg.png.webp) Nenad Zimonjić | 3–6, 3–6 | 
| Loss | 5–8 | Oct 2007 | Open de Moselle, France | International | Hard (i) |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Arnaud Clément  Michaël Llodra | 1–6, 4–6 | 
| Win | 6–8 | Oct 2007 | Vienna Open, Austria | Intl. Gold | Hard (i) |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Tomas Behrend  Christopher Kas | 6–4, 6–2 | 
| Loss | 6–9 | Oct 2007 | Madrid Open, Spain | Masters | Hard (i) |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Bob Bryan  Mike Bryan | 3–6, 6–7(4–7) | 
| Loss | 6–10 | Apr 2008 | Barcelona Open, Spain | Intl. Gold | Clay |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Bob Bryan  Mike Bryan | 3–6, 2–6 | 
| Win | 7–10 | Jun 2008 | Warsaw Open, Poland (4) | International | Clay |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Nikolay Davydenko  Yuri Schukin | 6–0, 3–6, [10–4] | 
| Loss | 7–11 | Sep 2008 | Romanian Open, Romania | International | Clay |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Nicolas Devilder  Paul-Henri Mathieu | 6–7(4–7), 7–6(11–9), [20–22] | 
| Loss | 7–12 | Oct 2008 | Open de Moselle, France | International | Hard (i) |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Arnaud Clément  Michaël Llodra | 7–5, 3–6, [8–10] | 
| Win | 8–12 | Oct 2008 | Madrid Open, Spain | Masters | Hard (i) |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Mahesh Bhupathi  Mark Knowles | 6–4, 6–2 | 
| Win | 9–12 | Jun 2009 | Eastbourne International, UK | 250 Series | Grass |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Travis Parrott  Filip Polášek | 6–4, 6–4 | 
| Loss | 9–13 | Aug 2009 | Washington Open, US | 500 Series | Hard |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Martin Damm  Robert Lindstedt | 7–5, 7–6(7–3) | 
| Win | 10–13 | Oct 2009 | Malaysian Open, Malaysia | 250 Series | Hard (i) |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Igor Kunitsyn  Jaroslav Levinský | 6–2, 6–1 | 
| Loss | 10–14 | Oct 2009 | Shanghai Masters, China | Masters 1000 | Hard |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Julien Benneteau  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 2–6, 4–6 | 
| Win | 11–14 | Jun 2010 | Eastbourne International, UK (2) | 250 Series | Grass |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Colin Fleming  Ken Skupski | 6–3, 5–7, [10–8] | 
| Loss | 11–15 | Oct 2010 | Malaysian Open, Malaysia | 250 Series | Hard (i) |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  František Čermák  Michal Mertiňák | 6–7(3–7), 6–7(5–7) | 
| Loss | 11–16 | Oct 2010 | China Open, China | 500 Series | Hard |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Bob Bryan  Mike Bryan | 1–6, 6–7(5–7) | 
| Loss | 11–17 | Oct 2010 | Shanghai Masters, China | Masters 1000 | Hard |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Jürgen Melzer  Leander Paes | 5–7, 6–4, [5–10] | 
| Loss | 11–18 | Oct 2010 | Vienna Open, Austria | 250 Series | Hard (i) |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg | .svg.png.webp) Daniel Nestor  Nenad Zimonjić | 5–7, 6–3, [5–10] | 
| Loss | 11–19 | Sep 2011 | US Open, US | Grand Slam | Hard |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Jürgen Melzer  Philipp Petzschner | 2–6, 2–6 | 
| Loss | 11–20 | Nov 2011 | ATP World Tour Finals, UK | Tour Finals | Hard (i) |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg | .svg.png.webp) Max Mirnyi .svg.png.webp) Daniel Nestor | 5–7, 3–6 | 
| Loss | 11–21 | Mar 2012 | Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE | 500 Series | Hard |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Mahesh Bhupathi  Rohan Bopanna | 4–6, 6–3, [5–10] | 
| Win | 12–21 | Apr 2012 | Barcelona Open, Spain | 500 Series | Clay |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Marcel Granollers  Marc López | 2–6, 7–6(9–7), [10–8] | 
| Win | 13–21 | May 2012 | Madrid Open, Spain (2) | Masters 1000 | Clay |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Robert Lindstedt  Horia Tecău | 6–3, 6–4 | 
| Loss | 13–22 | Mar 2013 | Miami Open, US | Masters 1000 | Hard |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi  Jean-Julien Rojer | 4–6, 1–6 | 
| Win | 14–22 | Jul 2013 | German Open, Germany | 500 Series | Clay |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Alexander Peya  Bruno Soares | 3–6, 6–1, [10–8] | 
| Loss | 14–23 | Apr 2014 | Romanian Open, Romania | 250 Series | Clay |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Jean-Julien Rojer  Horia Tecău | 4–6, 4–6 | 
| Win | 15–23 | Sep 2014 | Moselle Open, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  Marin Draganja  Henri Kontinen | 6–7(3–7), 6–3, [10–8] | 
| Win | 16–23 | Sep 2014 | Malaysian Open, Malaysia (2) | 250 Series | Hard (i) |  Leander Paes |  Jamie Murray .svg.png.webp) John Peers | 3–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–5] | 
| Loss | 16–24 | Nov 2014 | Paris Masters, France | Masters 1000 | Hard (i) |  Jürgen Melzer |  Bob Bryan  Mike Bryan | 6–7(5–7), 7–5, [6–10] | 
| Loss | 16–25 | May 2015 | Madrid Open, Spain | Masters 1000 | Clay |  Nenad Zimonjić |  Rohan Bopanna  Florin Mergea | 2–6, 7–6(7–5), [9–11] | 
| Loss | 16–26 | Jun 2015 | Queen's Club Championships, UK | 500 Series | Grass |  Nenad Zimonjić |  Pierre-Hugues Herbert  Nicolas Mahut | 2–6, 2–6 | 
| Loss | 16–27 | Aug 2015 | Cincinnati Masters, US | Masters 1000 | Hard |  Nenad Zimonjić | .svg.png.webp) Daniel Nestor  Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 2–6, 2–6 | 
| Loss | 16–28 | May 2016 | Estoril Open, Portugal | 250 Series | Clay |  Łukasz Kubot |  Eric Butorac  Scott Lipsky | 4–6, 6–3, [8–10] | 
| Win | 17–28 | Oct 2016 | Japan Open, Japan | 500 Series | Hard |  Marcel Granollers |  Raven Klaasen  Rajeev Ram | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) | 
| Win | 18–28 | Jan 2017 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | 250 Series | Hard |  Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi |  Jonathan Erlich  Scott Lipsky | 1–6, 6–2, [10–3] | 
| Loss | 18–29 | Mar 2017 | Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE | 500 Series | Hard |  Rohan Bopanna |  Jean-Julien Rojer  Horia Tecău | 6–4, 3–6, [3–10] | 
| Loss | 18–30 | Jun 2018 | Stuttgart Open, Germany | 250 Series | Grass |  Robert Lindstedt |  Philipp Petzschner  Tim Pütz | 6–7(5–7), 3–6 | 
Performance timeline
    
    Doubles
    
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH | 
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record. 
 
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | W–L | |||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | SF | 1R | 3R | QF | 2R | QF | QF | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 20–12 | |||
| French Open | A | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | 3R | QF | 1R | QF | QF | 21–13 | |||
| Wimbledon | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | QF | 2R | 11–13 | |||
| US Open | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | QF | F | 1R | 1R | 3R | QF | 2R | 19–13 | |||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 7–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 10–4 | 6–4 | 71–51 | |||
| Year-end championship | ||||||||||||||||||
| ATP World Tour Finals | A | A | A | RR | A | SF | RR | SF | F | A | RR | A | RR | A | 10–15 | |||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | NH | 1R | Not Held | QF | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | 2R | 3–4 | |||||||||
| ATP Masters Series 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | SF | 1R | 1R | SF | 2R | 10–12 | |||
| Miami | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | SF | 1R | 1R | F | 1R | 1R | 1R | 7–12 | |||
| Monte Carlo | A | 2R | A | QF | 2R | 2R | QF | 2R | SF | 2R | 2R | 2R | SF | 2R | 12–12 | |||
| Rome | A | A | A | 2R | A | QF | QF | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | 7–10 | |||
| Madrid | A | A | A | QF | F | W | 2R | QF | QF | W | 2R | QF | F | 2R | 21–10 | |||
| Canada | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | QF | QF | SF | 1R | QF | 2R | 7–11 | |||
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | F | 2R | 12–12 | |||
| Shanghai | Not Held | Not Masters Series | F | F | SF | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | 2R | 11–8 | |||||||
| Paris | A | A | A | QF | 2R | SF | SF | 2R | QF | QF | 2R | F | 2R | 1R | 14–10 | |||
| Hamburg | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | Not Masters Series | 3–3 | ||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 7–9 | 7–8 | 13–8 | 10–9 | 8–9 | 8–9 | 9–8 | 11–9 | 10–9 | 13–9 | 7–8 | 104–100 | |||
| Career Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Titles–Finals | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–6 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 17–45 | |||
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