Martin Wostenholme

Biography

Martin Wostenholme (born October 11, 1962 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. Wostenholme was from 1981 to 1984 a four-time All-Ivy Leaguer in singles at Yale University. He had a career-high singles ranking of world No. 84, which he attained on November 11, 1985. He also reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 312 on September 9, 1985. Wostenholme had his best results on clay; a semifinal appearance at the Guarujá, Brazil Grand Prix event in 1988 and 1991; a quarterfinal showing at the Stuttgart Outdoor Grand Prix event in 1989; and a semifinal at the Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix event in 1990. Wostenholme was the first Canadian to win a match at each of the four Grand Slam events, reaching the second rounds of the 1985 US Open, the 1986 French Open and Wimbledon, and the 1990 Australian Open. He retired in 1992 and was inducted into the Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame in 2003.

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runners-up)

Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Sep 1985	West Palm, United States	$25,000	Clay	Jaime Yzaga (PER)	6–2, 1–6, 6–4
Loss	1–1	Feb 1989	São Paulo, Brazil	$25,000	Clay (i)	Stefan Lochbihler (AUT)	3–6, 5–7
Loss	1–2	May 1989	Raleigh, United States	$25,000	Clay	Jimmy Brown (USA)	4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss	1–3	Jul 1991	Porto, Portugal	$100,000	Clay	Bart Wuyts (BEL)	3–6, 5–7

Singles performance timeline

Tournament	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	A	NH	A	A	A	2R	A	A	0 / 1	1–1	50%
French Open	A	2R	A	A	A	1R	A	A	0 / 2	1–2	33%
Wimbledon	A	2R	A	A	A	1R	Q1	Q2	0 / 2	1–2	33%
US Open	2R	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Win–Loss	1–1	2–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–3	0–0	0–0	0 / 6	4–6	40%

Wins over top-10 opponents

Wostenholme has a 1–7 (13%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

Wins over top-10 opponents per season

Season	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	Total
Wins	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1

No.	Opponent	Rank	Event	Surface	Round	Score	Wostenholme Rank
1989
1.	Alberto Mancini (ARG)	10	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	3R	6–2, 6–2	142

External links

• Martin Wostenholme on CdnTennis.ca