Sergio Casal

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Full name Sergio Casal Martinez Career record 122â€“146 Weight 77 kg Country (sports) Spain Name Sergio Casal Turned pro 1981		Residence Barcelona, Spain Role Tennis player Retired 1995 Prize money US$ 2,107,745 Height 1.85 m

Born 8 September 1962 (age 61) Barcelona, Spain ( 1962-09-08 ) Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Similar People Emilio Sanchez, Javier Sanchez, Raffaella Reggi, Sergi Bruguera, Manuel Orantes

Sergio casal showing the academy drills

Sergio Casal Martínez (born 8 September 1962) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. During his career, he won three Grand Slam doubles titles, as well as the men's doubles Silver Medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Casal turned professional in 1981. He won his first top-level doubles title in 1983 at Aix-en-Provence. He captured a total of 47 men's doubles titles during his career. Partnering his fellow Spaniard Emilio Sánchez, he won the men's doubles titles at the US Open in 1988 and the French Open in 1990. The pair were also the men's doubles runners-up at Wimbledon in 1987 and won the Silver Medal for Spain at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. Casal also won the US Open mixed doubles title in 1986, partnering Raffaella Reggi. Casal's career-high doubles ranking was World No. 3.

Casal also won one top-level singles title at Florence in 1985. He was a singles runner-up at Aix-en-Provence in 1983, and at the Paris Open in 1986. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 31.