Eric Taino (born March 18, 1975) is a retired

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American

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player, who later represented the

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in international competition. Before turning pro, he was the #1 player and captain of the then #2 nationally ranked

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tennis team and achieved All-American honors. His teammates included fellow pros

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and

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. As a junior player, he won the 1992 US Open – Boys' Doubles with Jimmy Jackson by defeating the

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ans future World no. 1 singles player

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and Gabriel Silberstein. He started a professional career in 1997 and achieved the highest ranking of world No. 122 as a singles player on the

in November 2003. He was also ranked as high as 52nd in the world in April 2000 as a doubles player. He won a doubles title in 1999 Singapore Open with

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ian partner and future world No. 1 doubles player

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beating

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in the final. In 2006, Taino won the bronze medal in the men's doubles tournament at the

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held in

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together with his fellow Filipino-American partner Cecil Mamiit, losing to Indian pair and top doubles players

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and

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. He played for the Philippines Davis Cup team until 2008. Since his retirement, Taino returned to UCLA to finish his degree and remains active in tennis, coaching and playing in Los Angeles, where he resides with his family.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

ATP Career Finals

Doubles: 7 (1 title, 6 runner-ups)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 7 (3–4)

Doubles: 21 (10–11)

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Taino, Eric 1975 births Living people American male tennis players American sportspeople of Filipino descent Filipino male tennis players Filipino people of American descent Sportspeople from Jersey City, New Jersey Tennis players from California Tennis players from New Jersey UCLA Bruins men's tennis players Asian Games medalists in tennis US Open (tennis) junior champions Tennis players at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for the Philippines Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games SEA Games gold medalists for the Philippines SEA Games silver medalists for the Philippines SEA Games bronze medalists for the Philippines SEA Games medalists in tennis Competitors at the 2005 SEA Games Competitors at the 2007 SEA Games Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles 20th-century American sportsmen