Sargis Sargsian
ResidencePrague, Czech Republic
Birth date3 June 1973 (age 53)
Birth placeYerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turnedpro1995
Retired2006
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney$2,603,732
Singlesrecord155–209
Singlestitles1
HighestsinglesrankingNo. 38 (12 January 2004)
Australianopenresult4R (2003)
Frenchopenresult3R (1998, 1999, 2000)
Wimbledonresult3R (2001, 2003)
Usopenresult4R (2004)
Othertournamentsyes
Olympicsresult2R (1996)
Doublesrecord68–79
Doublestitles2
HighestdoublesrankingNo. 33 (9 August 2004)
Australianopendoublesresult3R (2004, 2005)
FrenchopendoublesresultQF (2004)
Wimbledondoublesresult1R (1998, 2003, 2004)
Usopendoublesresult2R (1997)
Updated15 December 2021
Medaltemplates-expandyes

Sargis Sargsian (Armenian: Սարգիս Սարգսյան, born 3 June 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Armenia. He reached career-high rankings of World No. 38 in singles and World No. 33 in doubles, winning one singles and two doubles titles on the ATP Tour. Sargsian finished 8 seasons in the top 100 ATP year-end rankings.

Sargsian played college tennis with Arizona State University, where he won the 1995 NCAA Men's Singles Championship. Sargsian turned pro in 1995, continuing to be coached with his collegiate coach Steve Bickham.[1]

Sargsian represented Armenia at the 1996, 2000 (where he reached the second round), and the 2004 Summer Olympics. Sargsian retired in 2006. After his career he settled in Florida but moved to Prague, Czech Republic several years ago where he started a tennis program for high-performance players.

ATP career finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

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 (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–0)
Indoors (0–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jul 1997Newport, United StatesWorld SeriesGrassBrett Steven7–6(7–0), 4–6, 7–5
Loss1–1Oct 2003Moscow, RussiaInternational SeriesHardTaylor Dent6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss1–2Oct 2003St. Petersburg, RussiaInternational SeriesHardGustavo Kuerten3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–1)
ATP World Series (2–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (2–3)
Indoors (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jul 1999Newport, United StatesWorld SeriesGrassChris WoodruffWayne Arthurs
Leander Paes
7–6(8–6), 6–7(7–9), 3–6
Loss0–2Aug 2000Washington, United StatesChampionship SeriesHardAndre AgassiAlex O'Brien
Jared Palmer
5–7, 1–6
Loss0–3May 2003St. Pölten, AustriaInternational SeriesClayNenad ZimonjićSimon Aspelin
Massimo Bertolini
4–6, 7–6(8–6), 3–6
Win1–3Jul 2003Washington, United StatesInternational SeriesHardYevgeny KafelnikovChris Haggard
Paul Hanley
7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Win2–3Sep 2003Bucharest, RomaniaInternational SeriesClayKarsten BraaschSimon Aspelin
Jeff Coetzee
7–6(9–7), 6–2

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals

Singles: 11 (4–7)

Legend
ATP Challenger (4–7)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jul 1995Granby, CanadaChallengerHardRobbie Weiss2–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Apr 1996West Bloomfield, United StatesChallengerHardGrant Stafford4–6, 2–6
Win1–2Jun 1996Zagreb, CroatiaChallengerClayMarcos Górriz6–4, 6–4
Loss1–3Aug 1996Binghamton, United StatesChallengerHardVincenzo Santopadre3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win2–3Nov 1996Austin, United StatesChallengerHardSebastien Lareau6–4, 6–4
Win3–3Dec 1996Amarillo, United StatesChallengerHardMark Knowles7–6, 6–3
Loss3–4Apr 1997Paget, BermudaChallengerClayJohan Van Herck1–6, 6–4, 0–6
Loss3–5Dec 1997Burbank, United StatesChallengerHardAndre Agassi2–6, 1–6
Win4–5Jun 1999Surbiton, United KingdomChallengerGrassMartin Damm7–6(11–9), 7–5
Loss4–6Oct 1999Barcelona, SpainChallengerClayFernando Vicente2–6, 6–1, 2–6
Loss4–7Nov 2001Bratislava, SlovakiaChallengerCarpetKarol Kucera1–6, 5–7

Doubles: 2 (2–0)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–0)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Oct 1996Monterrey, MexicoChallengerHardMichael SellKevin Ullyett
Myles Wakefield
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Win2–0Nov 1996Austin, United StatesChallengerHardMichael SellT. J. Middleton
Bryan Shelton
7–5, 7–6

Performance timelines

Singles

Tournament199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAA2R1R2R1R2R1R4R2R2RA0 / 98–9
French OpenAA1R3R3R3R2R1R2R1R1RA0 / 98–9
WimbledonAA2R2R1R1R3R2R3R2R1RA0 / 98–9
US Open3RQ13R1R1R1RQ13R2R4RAA0 / 810–8
Win–loss2–10–04–43–43–42–44–33–47–45–41–30–00 / 3534–35
Olympic Games
Summer OlympicsNH2RNot Held1RNot Held1RNH0 / 31–3
ATP Masters Series
Indian WellsAQ2Q2AQ2AQ2Q11R2R2RQ10 / 32–3
MiamiAQ11R2R1R1RQ21R1R1R1RA0 / 81–8
Monte CarloAAAAA2RQ1A1R1RAA0 / 31–3
HamburgAAAAA1RAA2R2RAA0 / 32–3
RomeAAAAAQ2Q1AA1RAA0 / 10–1
CanadaAA1R2RA3RAA1R1RAA0 / 53–5
CincinnatiAA1RQ1AAAAQ22RAA0 / 21–2
ParisAQ21RA2RQ1AQ1A2RAA0 / 31–3
StuttgartA2RQ1AAQ2ANot Masters Series0 / 11–1
Win–loss0–01–10–42–20–23–40–00–11–54–81–20–00 / 2912–29

Doubles

Tournament199719981999200020012002200320042005SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenA1RAAAA2R3R3R0 / 45–4
French OpenAAAAAA2RQF1R0 / 34–3
WimbledonA1RAAAA1R1RA0 / 30–3
US Open2RAAAAA1R1RA0 / 31–3
Win–loss1–10–20–00–00–00–02–45–42–20 / 1310–13
ATP Masters Series
Indian WellsAAAAAAA2RA0 / 11–1
MiamiAAAAAAA2RA0 / 11–1
Monte CarloAAAAAAA1RA0 / 10–1
HamburgAAAAAAA1RA0 / 10–1
RomeAAAQ1AAA1RA0 / 10–1
CanadaQF2RAAAAA1RA0 / 33–3
CincinnatiAQ1AAAA2RSFA0 / 24–2
StuttgartAAA2RANot Masters Series0 / 11–1
Win–loss2–11–10–01–10–00–01–15–70–00 / 1110–11

References

  1. ^ "Steve Bickham". pomona.edu. Retrieved 9 September 2025.