Martín Jaite

Martín Jaite

Country (sports)	Argentina
Residence	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Born	(1964-10-09) 9 October 1964 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	1983
Retired	1993
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,873,881
Singles
Career record	301–179
Career titles	12
Highest ranking	No. 10 (9 July 1990)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (1992)
French Open	QF (1985)
Wimbledon	2R (1986)
US Open	3R (1985, 1989)
Other tournaments
WCT Finals	QF (1988)
Olympic Games	QF (1988)
Doubles
Career record	60–82
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 59 (13 May 1985)

Martín Jaite (born 9 October 1964) is an Argentine former top-10 professional tour tennis player.

Jaite's career-high ATP singles ranking was World No. 10, which he achieved in the summer of 1990, and he won a total of 12 titles and $1,873,881 in tour prize money during his career.

Jaite's playing style leveraged his consistency, speed, thoughtful use of tactics, and fitness to compensate for his lack of power.

Tennis career

Jaite was a top junior in both Spain and Argentina. He joined the Argentine Davis Cup team. He began playing on the ATP tour in 1983, and soon was ranked among the top 20 players in the world. He reached the quarterfinals in competition at the French Open in 1985,^[1] defeating Paolo Canè, Trevor Allan, Miloslav Mečíř and Heinz Günthardt before losing to Ivan Lendl. In May 1986 at Forest Hills Jaite defeated world # 4 Boris Becker, 6–2, 7–6.

In May 1987 Jaite beat world # 9 Henri Leconte, 7–6, 7–6, in Germany. In September 1987 Jaite upset world # 3 Mats Wilander, 7–6, 6–4, 4–6, 0–6, 6–4, to win a competition in Barcelona, Spain.

In April 1989 he upset world # 8 Jakob Hlasek, 6–4, 6–1, in Monte Carlo.

Jaite became only the sixth South American to be ranked in the top 10 in the ATP computer rankings, reaching # 10 in 1990. In May 1990 he defeated world # 2 Stefan Edberg, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, in Germany.

Jaite defeated world # 4 Guy Forget 6–2, 6–2, in April 1991 in France, and then again in July, 7–6(5), 7–5, in Gstaad, Switzerland.

Olympics

He participated for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, but lost to Brad Gilbert, the eventual bronze medal winner.

Davis Cup

Jaite was 14–20 in Davis Cup play, 11–7 in singles on clay, between 1984 and 1999.^[2]

Jaite was involved in a Davis Cup tie against the US in Buenos Aires when Andre Agassi was leading 6–2, 6–2, 5–0. Jaite was leading 40–0 in the 6th game of the 3rd set, and missed his first serve. Agassi then called out to his then-coach Nick Bollettieri, "hey watch this", and then followed by catching the second serve in his left hand to give Jaite the game. Viewed as an act of disrepect, Agassi was booed by the crowd for five minutes.^[3]

After tennis

Jaite has had an important role in Argentine tennis since his retirement. He is the tournmament director for ATP Buenos Aires, the Buenos Aires Challenger, and director of Futures events in Argentina. From July 2007 till December 2008 Jaite was coaching David Nalbandian, and helped lead him to titles in Madrid and Bercy, where he became the first man to defeat the top two players in the world, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, in consecutive tournaments. In 2011 Jaite was named captain of the Argentina Davis Cup team.^[4]

Career finals 19 (12–7)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	25 February 1985	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Diego Pérez	6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	1.	15 July 1985	Washington DC, USA	Clay	Yannick Noah	4–6, 3–6
Winner	2.	9 June 1986	Bologna, Italy	Clay	Paolo Canè	6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up	2.	21 July 1986	Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Clay	Andrés Gómez	5–7, 4–6
Winner	3.	8 September 1986	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Jonas Svensson	7–5, 6–2
Runner-up	3.	11 May 1987	Rome, Italy	Clay	Mats Wilander	3–6, 4–6, 4–6
Winner	4.	21 September 1987	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Mats Wilander	7–6(7–5), 6–4, 4–6, 0–6, 6–4
Winner	5.	28 September 1987	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Karel Nováček	7–6(7–5), 6–7(7–9), 6–4
Runner-up	4.	18 April 1988	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Ivan Lendl	7–5, 4–6, 5–7, 3–6
Runner-up	5.	10 April 1989	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Carpet	Luiz Mattar	4–6, 7–5, 4–6
Winner	6.	24 July 1989	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Goran Prpić	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	6.	31 July 1989	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Emilio Sánchez	6-7-, 1–6, 6–2, 2–6
Winner	7.	11 September 1989	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Jordi Arrese	6–3, 6–2
Winner	8.	6 November 1989	São Paulo, Brazil	Clay	Javier Sánchez	7–6(7–5), 6–3
Winner	9.	20 November 1989	Itaparica, Brazil	Hard	Jay Berger	6–4, 6–4
Winner	10.	5 February 1990	Guarujá, Brazil	Hard	Luiz Mattar	3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Winner	11.	9 July 1990	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Sergi Bruguera	6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–2
Winner	12.	15 April 1991	Nice, France	Clay	Goran Prpić	3–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–3
Runner-up	7.	22 March 1993	Agadir, Morocco	Clay	Markus Naewie	2–6, 5–7

See also

• List of Jewish tennis players

References

External links

• Martín Jaite at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Martín Jaite at the International Tennis Federation
• Martín Jaite at the Davis Cup

Preceded by Tito Vázquez	Davis Cup Argentina captain 2012–	Succeeded by Incumbent