Sargis Sargsian (, born 3 June 1973) is a former professional

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player from

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. Sargsian turned pro in 1995, and finished 8 seasons in the top 100 ATP year-end rankings. During his career he won one singles and two doubles titles on the

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. He played for Armenia at the

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and

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, in Atlanta he reached second round, but in Sydney he lost in first round. Sargsian also played at the

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. He reached career-high rankings of World No. 38 in singles and World No. 33 in doubles during 2004. Sargsian retired in 2006. After his career he settled in

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but moved to

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several years ago where he started a tennis program for high-performance players.

ATP career finals

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

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

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals

Singles: 11 (4–7)

Doubles: 2 (2–0)

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

External links

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Official website Elite Tennis Program
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sargsian, Sargis 1973 births Living people Armenian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Armenian male tennis players Olympic tennis players for Armenia Tennis players from Boca Raton, Florida Sportspeople from Yerevan Tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Summer World University Games medalists in tennis FISU World University Games silver medalists for Armenia Arizona State Sun Devils men's tennis players Expatriate tennis players in the United States