Matt Lucena| Country (sports) |  United States |
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| Born | (1969-08-04) August 4, 1969
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
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| Turned pro | 1992 |
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| Plays | Right-handed |
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| Prize money | $170,523 |
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| Career record | 0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
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| Career titles | 0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures |
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| Highest ranking | No. 312 (11 Oct 1993) |
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| Wimbledon | Q2 (1994) |
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| US Open | Q1 (1993) |
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| Career record | 36–48 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
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| Career titles | 1
4 Challenger, 0 Futures |
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| Highest ranking | No. 62 (6 May 1996) |
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| Australian Open | 1R (1996) |
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| French Open | 1R (1995, 1996) |
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| Wimbledon | 2R (1995) |
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| US Open | QF (1991, 1993) |
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| Career titles | 1 |
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| Australian Open | QF (1996) |
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| French Open | 3R (1996) |
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| Wimbledon | 2R (1996) |
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| US Open | W (1995) |
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| Last updated on: 5 May 2026. |
Matt Lucena (born August 4, 1969) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He won the mixed doubles title at the 1995 US Open.[1]
Professional career
The highlight of Lucena's professional career was winning the 1995 US Open mixed doubles title, partnering Meredith McGrath.[2] Unseeded, the pair had never played together previously.[3] 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.[2] He won one ATP Tour doubles title, at St. Poelten in 1995, as well as four ATP Challenger titles.[2]
ATP career finals
Doubles: 2 (1 win, 1 runner-up)
| Legend |
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| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0) |
| ATP Championship Series (0–0) |
| ATP World Series (1–1) |
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| Finals by surface |
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| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (1–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
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| Finals by setting |
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| Outdoors (1–1) |
| Indoors (0–0) |
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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Doubles: 8 (4–4)
| Legend |
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| ATP Challenger (4–4) |
| ITF Futures (0–0) |
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| Finals by surface |
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| Hard (2–1) |
| Clay (2–3) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
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| Result |
W–L |
Date |
Tournament |
Tier |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
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| Win |
1–0 |
Sep 1991 |
Bloomfield Hills, United States |
Challenger |
Hard |
Steve Devries |
Doug Eisenman
Ted Scherman |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss |
1–1 |
Sep 1993 |
Fairfield, United States |
Challenger |
Hard |
Brian Macphie |
Alex O'Brien
Jared Palmer |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss |
1–2 |
Oct 1994 |
Guayaquil, Ecuador |
Challenger |
Clay |
Richard Schmidt |
 Joao Cunha-Silva
Nuno Marques |
6–7, 4–6 |
| Win |
2–2 |
Feb 1995 |
Cherbourg, France |
Challenger |
Hard |
Bill Behrens |
 Marius Barnard
Stefan Kruger |
7–6, 6–1 |
| Win |
3–2 |
May 1995 |
Dresden, Germany |
Challenger |
Clay |
Nuno Marques |
Mike Bauer
 Jon Ireland |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss |
3–3 |
May 1995 |
Budapest, Hungary |
Challenger |
Clay |
 Rikard Bergh |
 Pablo Albano
 Hendrik-Jan Davids |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win |
4–3 |
Jul 1995 |
Poznan, Poland |
Challenger |
Clay |
Bill Behrens |
Jeff Belloli
Jack Waite |
7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss |
4–4 |
Apr 1996 |
Birmingham, United States |
Challenger |
Clay |
Dave Randall |
Javier Frana
 Karel Novacek |
3–6, 1–6 |
Key
| W |
F |
SF |
QF |
#R |
RR | Q# |
DNQ |
A |
NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Libor Pimek