Juan Antonio Marín Casero (born 2 March 1975) is a former professional male tennis player from Costa Rica. He originally played on tour under the

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flag, as he was born to a father from

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and a mother from

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, and lived in Spain since the age of 14. However, in May 1998 he began representing Costa Rica. In October 1999, Marín reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 55. Previously that year he came close to beating the then-world No. 2 Pete Sampras at the

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, with the American eventually winning 6–7, 6–4, 7–5, 6–7, 6–4. He never won a

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main draw match, despite appearing in 17.

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 13 (5–8)

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

Performance timeline

Singles

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marin, Juan Antonio 1975 births Living people Spanish male tennis players Costa Rican male tennis players Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Spain Olympic tennis players of Costa Rica Sportspeople from San José, Costa Rica Tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics