Matt Lucena (born August 4, 1969) is a former professional
tennis
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player from the United States. He won the mixed doubles title at the
1995 US Open.
College years
Lucena played tennis for
UC Berkeley
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from 1988 to 1992. He and
Doug Eisenman were NCAA doubles champions in 1990 and with a new partner,
Bent-Ove Pedersen in 1991, Lucena went back to back. A three-time
All-American, he didn't drop a set in either year.
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Professional career
The highlight of Lucena's professional career was winning the 1995 US Open mixed doubles title, partnering Meredith McGrath.[ Unseeded, the pair had never played together previously.]['' New Straits Times'']
"Matt And Meredith Triumph"
September 9, 1995, p. 20 He twice made the quarter-finals of the men's doubles at the US Open, in 1991 with his UC Berkeley teammate Pedersen and in 1993 with Brian MacPhie
Brian MacPhie (born May 11, 1972 in San Jose) is a former professional tennis
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.[ He won one ]ATP Tour
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doubles title, at St. Poelten in 1995, as well as four ATP Challenger titles.[
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Grand Slam finals
Mixed doubles: 1 (0–1)
ATP Tour career finals
Doubles: 2 (1–1)
Challenger titles
Doubles: (4)
References
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1969 births
Living people
American male tennis players
US Open (tennis) champions
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles
California Golden Bears men's tennis players
Tennis people from California