Marc Rosset

He is best known for winning the men's singles gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He also won a major doubles title, at the French Open in 1992 partnering compatriot Jakob Hlasek.

Marc Rosset

Country (sports)	Switzerland
Residence	Monte Carlo, Monaco
Born	(1970-11-07) 7 November 1970 (age 53) Geneva, Switzerland
Height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Turned pro	1988
Retired	2005
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand) *occasionally used one-handed backhand
Prize money	$6,812,693
Singles
Career record	433–351 (55.2%)
Career titles	15
Highest ranking	No. 9 (11 September 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	QF (1999)
French Open	SF (1996)
Wimbledon	4R (2000)
US Open	4R (1995)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	W (1992)
Doubles
Career record	142–144
Career titles	8
Highest ranking	No. 8 (2 November 1992)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1991, 1992, 1994)
French Open	W (1992)
Wimbledon	3R (1993, 2001)
US Open	2R (1990, 1992, 1993, 2000)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	F (1992)
Hopman Cup	F (1996)
Medal record Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Singles

Rosset turned professional in 1988 and won his first tour singles title in 1989 in Geneva as a wildcard, defeating Guillermo Pérez Roldán. His first doubles title was won in Geneva as well in 1991 with partner Sergi Bruguera.

1992 was the pinnacle of Rosset's career. Representing Switzerland at the Olympic Games in Barcelona, he defeated several top players en route to qualifying for the men's singles final, including Jim Courier, Goran Ivanišević, Wayne Ferreira, and Emilio Sánchez. In the final, he faced Spain's Jordi Arrese and won an exciting five-set match to claim the gold medal. Rosset also won the 1992 French Open men's doubles title with partner Jakob Hlasek. Rosset also was a member of the Swiss team which reached the final of the 1992 Davis Cup. Switzerland lost in the final to the United States despite Rosset's winning a five-set singles rubber against Jim Courier (who was ranked world No. 1 at the time).

Rosset's most memorable Davis Cup match came in defeat in a singles rubber against Arnaud Clément of France in 2001, which he lost 15–13 in the fifth set after 5 hours and 46 minutes. During the later years of his playing career, Rosset also served as the Swiss Davis Cup team captain.

Rosset also enjoyed success playing in other international team competitions for Switzerland. In 1996, he was a member of the teams which won the World Team Cup and finished runners-up in the Hopman Cup. That year he also achieved his best performance at a Grand Slam, the 1996 French Open when he defeated Carl-Uwe Steeb, Jiří Novák, Jakob Hlasek, Stefan Edberg and Bernd Karbacher before losing to Michael Stich in the semifinals.

Rosset had a 2–2 record against his successor as Switzerland's top male tennis player, Roger Federer. Rosset won their first two meetings in 2000 (including the final of the Open 13 at Marseille), but Federer won their meetings in 2001 and 2003.

At 2.01 meters (6 ft. 7 in.), Rosset was one of the game's tallest players throughout his career. He was one of the game's fastest servers and most prolific servers of aces for most of his career.

Rosset changed his flight plans after a first-round defeat at the US Open in September 1998. After he changed his plans, the flight he had originally planned to take, Swissair Flight 111, crashed in the Atlantic Ocean, killing all on board.

Rosset's career-high ATP singles ranking was world No. 9, and his career-high doubles ranking was world No. 8. He won a total of 15 top-level singles titles and eight doubles titles. He won at least one singles title on all surfaces: clay, grass, carpet, and hard court.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
Win	1992	French Open	Clay	Jakob Hlasek	David Adams   Andrei Olhovskiy	7–6(7–4), 6–7(3–7), 7–5

Olympic Games

Singles: 1 (1 gold medal)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1992	Barcelona Olympics	Clay	Jordi Arrese	7–6(7–2), 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 8–6

Singles: 23 (15–8)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	Sep 1989	Geneva, Switzerland	Clay	Guillermo Pérez Roldán	6–4, 7–5
Loss	1.	Apr 1990	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Andrés Gómez	3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss	2.	May 1990	Bologna, Italy	Clay	Richard Fromberg	6–4, 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win	2.	Oct 1990	Lyon, France	Carpet (i)	Mats Wilander	6–3, 6–2
Win	3.	Aug 1992	Summer Olympics, Spain	Clay	Jordi Arrese	7–6(7–2), 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 8–6
Win	4.	Nov 1992	Moscow, Russia	Carpet (i)	Carl Uwe Steeb	6–3, 6–2
Win	5.	Feb 1993	Marseille, France	Carpet (i)	Jan Siemerink	6–2, 7–6(7–1)
Win	6.	Aug 1993	Long Island, USA	Hard	Michael Chang	6–4, 3–6, 6–1
Win	7.	Nov 1993	Moscow, Russia	Carpet (i)	Patrik Kühnen	6–4, 6–3
Win	8.	Feb 1994	Marseille, France	Carpet (i)	Arnaud Boetsch	7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4)
Loss	3.	Aug 1994	New Haven, United States	Hard	Boris Becker	3–6, 5–7
Win	9.	Oct 1994	Lyon, France	Carpet (i)	Jim Courier	6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Loss	4.	Nov 1994	Paris, France	Carpet (i)	Andre Agassi	3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win	10.	Apr 1995	Nice, France	Clay	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6–4, 6–0
Win	11.	Jun 1995	Halle, Germany	Grass	Michael Stich	3–6, 7–6(13–11), 7–6(10–8)
Loss	5.	Mar 1996	Milan, Italy	Carpet (i)	Goran Ivanišević	3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win	12.	Feb 1997	Antwerp, Belgium	Hard (i)	Tim Henman	6–2, 7–5, 6–4
Loss	6.	Sep 1997	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Hard	Tim Henman	6–7(2–7), 4–6
Loss	7.	Feb 1998	St. Petersburg, Russia	Carpet (i)	Richard Krajicek	4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss	8.	Feb 1998	Antwerp, Belgium	Hard	Greg Rusedski	6–7(3–7), 6–3, 1–6, 4–6,
Win	13.	Feb 1999	St. Petersburg, Russia	Carpet (i)	David Prinosil	6–3, 6–4
Win	14.	Feb 2000	Marseille, France	Hard (i)	Roger Federer	2–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Win	15.	Feb 2000	London, UK	Hard (i)	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6–4, 6–4

Singles performance timeline

Doubles: 12 (8–3)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	Sep 1991	Geneva, Switzerland	Clay	Sergi Bruguera	Per Henricsson   Ola Jonsson	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win	2.	Jan 1992	Adelaide, Australia	Hard	Goran Ivanišević	Mark Kratzmann   Jason Stoltenberg	7–6, 7–6
Win	3.	May 1992	Rome, Italy	Clay	Jakob Hlasek	Wayne Ferreira   Mark Kratzmann	6–4, 3–6, 6–1
Win	4.	Jun 1992	French Open, Paris	Clay	Jakob Hlasek	David Adams   Andrei Olhovskiy	7–6, 6–7, 7–5
Loss	1.	Jun 1992	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Javier Sanchez	Glenn Layendecker   Byron Talbot	6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win	5.	Oct 1992	Lyon, France	Carpet (i)	Jakob Hlasek	Neil Broad   Stefan Kruger	6–1, 6–3
Win	6.	Jul 1993	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Cédric Pioline	Hendrik Jan Davids   Piet Norval	6–3, 3–6, 7–6
Loss	2.	Jul 1995	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Arnaud Boetsch	Luis Lobo   Javier Sánchez	7–6, 6–7, 6–7
Win	7.	Oct 1997	Basel, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Tim Henman	Karsten Braasch   Jim Grabb	7–6, 6–7, 7–6
Win	8.	Sep 1999	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Hard	Oleg Ogorodov	Mark Keil   Lorenzo Manta	7–6, 7–6
Loss	3.	Jul 2004	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Stan Wawrinka	Leander Paes   David Rikl	4–6, 2–6

Team competition: 1 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partners/Team	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	December 1992	Davis Cup, Fort Worth, US	Carpet (i)	Jakob Hlasek   Thierry Grin   Claudio Mezzadri	Andre Agassi   Jim Courier   John McEnroe   Pete Sampras	1–3
Loss	2.	Jan 1996	Hopman Cup, Australia	Hard	Martina Hingis	Iva Majoli   Goran Ivanišević	1–2
Win	1.	May 1996	World Team Cup, Düsseldorf	Clay	Jakob Hlasek	Petr Korda   Daniel Vacek	6–3, 6–4