Oliver Marach (born 16 July 1980) is an Austrian professional
tennis
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player who primarily specialises in doubles.
He achieved his highest singles ranking of world No. 82 in August 2005, but achieved most of his success in doubles where he reached his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 2 on 28 May 2018. Marach won his first
Grand Slam title at the
2018 Australian Open
The 2018 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played at Melbourne Park between 15 and 28 January 2018, and was the first Grand Slam tournament of the 2018 season. The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles, double ...
, partnering
Mate Pavić
Mate Pavić (; born 4 July 1993) is a Croatian professional tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in doubles.
He is a five-time Grand Slam champion, having won three titles in men's doubles: the 2018 Australian Open with Oliver Marach, t ...
, and the pair also finished runners-up at the
2017 Wimbledon Championships
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and
2018 French Open
The 2018 French Open was a major tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 27 May to 10 June and consisted of events for players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. J ...
. He and Pavić were the 2018 ATP Doubles Team of the year. In mixed doubles, he has reached three Grand Slam semifinals.
He has represented Austria in the
Davis Cup
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since 2003, and also played at the
2016 Olympic Games
)
, nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams)
, athletes = 11,238
, events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines)
, opening = 5 August 2016
, closing = 21 August 2016
, opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer
, cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro d ...
alongside
Alexander Peya
Alexander Peya (born 27 June 1980) is an Austrian male tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of world no. 92 in April 2007. His career-high doubles ranking is World No. 3, first achieved in August 2013.
In September 2008 Peya h ...
. In 2021, in the
2020 Tokyo Olympics
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Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
, he partnered with
Philipp Oswald
Philipp Oswald (; born 23 January 1986) is an Austrian professional tennis player who primarily plays doubles events on the ATP Tour. On 7 December 2009, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 206, and his highest doubles ranki ...
.
[https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/tennis/athlete-profile-n1331448-marach-oliver.htm ]
Significant finals
Grand Slam tournament finals
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)
Masters 1000 finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
ATP career finals
Doubles: 53 (23 titles, 30 runners-up)
Performance timelines
Singles
Doubles
''Current through the
2021 Davis Cup Finals.''
References
External links
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1980 births
Living people
Austrian male tennis players
Sportspeople from Graz
Sportspeople from Panama City
Tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic tennis players of Austria
Australian Open (tennis) champions
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles
Tennis players at the 2020 Summer Olympics