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Sergi Bruguera

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Spanish tennis player (born 1971)

In thisSpanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bruguera and the second or maternal family name is Torner.
Sergi Bruguera
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceBarcelona, Spain
Born (1971-01-16)16 January 1971 (age 54)
Barcelona, Spain
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro1988
Retired2002
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$11,632,199
Singles
Career record447–271 (62.3%)
Career titles14
Highest rankingNo. 3 (1 August 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (1993)
French OpenW (1993,1994)
Wimbledon4R (1994)
US Open4R (1994,1997)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsSF (1994)
Grand Slam CupQF (1993,1994)
Olympic GamesF (1996)
Doubles
Career record49–50
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 49 (6 May 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open3R (1990)
US OpenQF (1990)
Medal record

Sergi Bruguera i Torner (Catalan pronunciation:[ˈsɛɾʒiβɾuˈɣeɾəituɾˈne]; born 16 January 1971) is a Spanish former professionaltennis player and coach. He won consecutive men's singles titles at the French Open in1993 and1994, asilver medal at the1996 Atlanta Olympics in men's singles and reached a career-high ranking of No. 3 in August 1994.

Bruguera is the only player to have a winning record against bothRoger Federer andPete Sampras. He won three of his five matches against Sampras: Bruguera leads 1–0 on hard court, 2–1 on clay, and Sampras leads 1–0 on carpet.[1] In their only match, at the2000 Barcelona Open, Bruguera defeated Federer 6–1, 6–1. By number of games won, the match was Federer's worst loss in his entire career.[2]

Bruguera was selected to captain theSpain Davis Cup team in 2018.[3] He became the coach ofJo-Wilfried Tsonga between 2019 and 2022, then he coachedAlexander Zverev in May 2022 but they split ways after the 2023 Madrid Open due to creative differences. Now, he is the coach ofArthur Fils withSébastien Grosjean since October 2023.

Career

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Bruguera won a total of 14 top-level singles titles and 3 doubles titles. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 3. He is currently the director of the Bruguera Tennis Academy Top Team.

Early career

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Bruguera was Spain's national junior champion in 1987. He turned professional in 1988. In his first full year on the tour, 1989, he won theCairo Challenger title as a qualifier, defeatingJordi Arrese in the final, and reached the semifinals in Rome. He reached 4th round in the French Open in 1989 and finished the year ranked world No. 26, and was named theATP's newcomer of the year.

1990–1994: Clay dominance

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Bruguera earned a reputation as a top clay court player in the early 1990s, reaching singles finals atGstaad andGeneva, and capturing doubles titles inHamburg (his 1st ATP Masters 1000 title in doubles) partneringJim Courier (who would play against Bruguera later in1993 French Open the men's singles final) inFlorence, partneringHoracio de la Peña in 1990; reaching singles finals atBarcelona and Gstaad along with titles inEstoril,Monte Carlo (his 1st ATP Masters 1000 title in singles), andAthens, and a doubles title at Geneva, partneringMarc Rosset in 1991; reaching singles finals at Estoril,Bordeaux, and Athens along with titles inMadrid, Gstaad andPalermo in 1992.

Bruguera rose to even further prominence in 1993. During theFrench Open, Bruguera reached quarterfinals without dropping a set, including a rare triple bagel (6–0, 6–0, 6–0) at the second round againstThierry Champion, this remains the last time a player recorded a triple bagel in a singles match at a Grand Slam event. He then defeatedPete Sampras in 4 sets andAndrei Medvedev in straight sets in the semifinals, Bruguera reached his firstGrand Slam final at the French Open, where he faced two-time defending champion and then World No. 2Jim Courier. Courier was overwhelmingly favoured to win his third title, but ultimately Bruguera won a gruelling five-set final that lasted 4 hours, becoming the first Spaniard to win French Open sinceAndrés Gimeno in 1972. It was also the last time a man won a Grand Slam singles title with wins over both of the top two seeds untilStanislas Wawrinka won the Australian Open in 2014. He continued his top clay court player reputation by reaching finals atMilan (his first final on Carpet), Barcelona, Madrid, and Palermo, while capturing an additional 4 titles at Monte Carlo (his 2nd ATP Masters 1000 title in singles), Gstaad,Prague, and Bordeaux (his 1st hard court title) besides Roland Garros. He finished the year ranked World No. 4.

In 1994 Bruguera maintained his dominance on clay and successfully defended his title at theFrench Open while only dropping 2 sets in the entire tournament, defeating, once again, Medvedev in straight sets in the quarterfinals and Courier in 4 sets in the semifinals, along with fellow SpaniardAlberto Berasategui in 4 sets in the final. He reached finals at Dubai (his 2nd hard court final), Monte Carlo (his 3rd ATP Masters 1000 final in singles), and Madrid, and captured titles at Gstaad and Prague besides Roland Garros. In August he reached his career-high ranking of World No. 3 and finished the year ranked World No. 4. He was the first Spaniard to finish 2 consecutive years in Top 5. It is also his 4th consecutive year winning at least 3 clay titles in singles.

Between 1990 and 1994 he reached 25 top-level clay tournament finals in singles and 3 top-level clay tournament finals in doubles, out of which he captured 13 clay titles in singles and 3 clay titles in doubles.

1995

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WithThomas Muster "officially" starting his reign as the new King of Clay, Bruguera was not able to keep up his dominance on clay like he did the previous years, but was still able to play at a decent level. Coming into1995 French Open as the two-time defending champion, he only dropped one set en route to semifinals, where he was defeated by1989 French Open championMichael Chang in tight straight sets (4–6, 6–7, 6–7), ending his 19-match win streak at Roland Garros. He only reached 1 top-level final, which is his 4th Masters 1000 final, his first inRome (on clay), where he was defeated in 4 sets by Muster. In December, he tore 2 ligaments on his right ankle while training, which put him in an even worse condition and prevented him to make any significant impact during 1996 season.

1996: Ankle injury

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He returned to competitive playing in February, having not yet fully recovered from the injury. In1996 French Open Bruguera was taken out by Sampras in an epic 5-set match in the second round. The highlight of the year was when Bruguera won the men's singles silver medal at the 1996Olympic Games inAtlanta. He was defeated in straight sets in the final byAndre Agassi. It was also the only top-level final he reached this year. His Year-End Ranking slipped from previous year's No. 13 to No. 81 much thanks to his injuries.

1997: Comeback

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Opening 1997 Bruguera was the first ever opponent ofLleyton Hewitt in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, at theAustralian Open. Bruguera defeated him in straight sets.[4]

This year Bruguera returned strongly from injury previous season and reached finals at Milan,Key Biscaine (his 5th Masters final and his 1st on hard), andUmag. Bruguera also played an excellent tournament at theFrench Open reaching the final for the third time, en route to the final he defeated former champion and 2nd SeedMichael Chang in the fourth round, then rising star and future World No. 1Patrick Rafter in the semifinals. But an almost unknown Brazilian player ranked No. 66 namedGustavo Kuerten, who defeated two former champions and notable players en route to the final, defeated Bruguera in straight sets without much effort, although Bruguera was heavily favoured to win his 3rd title at Roland Garros.

Bruguera earned the ATP's Comeback Player of Year award in 1997 after returning from an ankle injury the previous year and improving his Year-End Ranking from world No. 81 to world No. 8.

Later career

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After 1997, due to injuries, Bruguera was far from his best game. He lost concentration and started to increase his errors during his matches, losing one of his great virtues, his solid style. From 1998 until his retirement the three remarkable showings were the final (1999) and the title (2000) in the ChallengerOpen Castilla y León (considered best challenger tournament of the world by this date) and the final inSan Marino in 2000.

Coaching

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He coachedAlexander Zverev from May 2022, after he stepped down from his Davis captain role,[5] till the run-up of the2023 French Open.[6]

He is currently coaching French playerArthur Fils since the end of 2023.[7]

Outside tennis career

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Bruguera is a long-time fan of theLos Angeles Lakers and would often attend their games while playing at tournaments in the United States. During Miami Masters on 28 March 1997, right after the semifinals where he defeated world No. 1 Sampras, Bruguera sank three shots (layup, free throw, top of key) during a time-out of a game between the Lakers and theMiami Heat to earn US$500. This money was given to ATP Charities in his name. Bruguera has also played semi-professionalfootball in his native Spain.[8]

In a 2006 interview featuring questions from fans by the BBC Sport website, a question was asked about the frequent comparisons betweenRoger Federer and Sampras. In his reply, Bruguera claimed that Federer is ten times better than Sampras.[9]

Significant finals

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Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 3 (2–1)

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ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1993French OpenClayUnited StatesJim Courier6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Win1994French Open(2)ClaySpainAlberto Berasategui6–3, 7–5, 2–6, 6–1
Loss1997French OpenClayBrazilGustavo Kuerten3–6, 4–6, 2–6

Olympic Games finals

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Singles: 1 (1 silver medal)

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ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScore
Silver1996Olympic GamesHardUnited StatesAndre Agassi2–6, 3–6, 1–6

Masters Series finals

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Singles: 5 (2–3)

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ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1991Monte CarloClayGermanyBoris Becker5–7, 6–4, 7–6(6), 7–6(4)
Win1993Monte Carlo(2)ClayFranceCédric Pioline7–6(2), 6–0
Loss1994Monte CarloClayUkraineAndrei Medvedev5–7, 1–6, 3–6
Loss1995RomeClayAustriaThomas Muster6–3, 6–7(5), 2–6, 3–6
Loss1997MiamiHardAustria Thomas Muster6–7(6), 3–6, 1–6

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

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ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1990Hamburg, West GermanyClayUnited StatesJim CourierGermanyUdo Riglewski

GermanyMichael Stich

7–6, 6–2

ATP career finals

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Singles: 35 (14 titles, 21 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam (2–1)
Olympic (0–1)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (2–3)
ATP Championship Series (0–4)
ATP Tour (10–12)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–3)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (13–16)
Carpet (0–2)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.Jul 1990Gstaad, SwitzerlandClayArgentinaMartín Jaite3–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 2–6
Loss2.Sep 1990Geneva, SwitzerlandClayAustriaHorst Skoff6–7(8–10), 6–7(4–7)
Win1.Apr 1991Estoril, PortugalClayCzech RepublicKarel Nováček7–6(9–7), 6–1
Loss3.Apr 1991Barcelona, SpainClaySpainEmilio Sánchez4–6, 6–7(7–9), 2–6
Win2.Apr 1991Monte Carlo, MonacoClayGermanyBoris Becker5–7, 6–4, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4)
Loss4.Jul 1991Gstaad, SwitzerlandClaySpain Emilio Sánchez1–6, 4–6, 4–6
Win3.Oct 1991Athens, GreeceClaySpainJordi Arrese7–5, 6–3
Loss5.Apr 1992Estoril, PortugalClaySpainCarlos Costa6–4, 2–6, 2–6
Win4.May 1992Madrid, SpainClaySpain Carlos Costa7–6(8–6), 6–2, 6–2
Win5.Jul 1992Gstaad, SwitzerlandClaySpainFrancisco Clavet6–1, 6–4
Loss6.Sep 1992Bordeaux, FranceClayUkraineAndrei Medvedev3–6, 6–1, 2–6
Win6.Oct 1992Palermo, ItalyClaySpain Emilio Sánchez6–1, 6–3
Loss7.Oct 1992Athens, GreeceClaySpain Jordi Arrese5–7, 0–3 retired
Loss8.Feb 1993Milan, ItalyCarpet (I)Germany Boris Becker3–6, 3–6
Loss9.Apr 1993Barcelona, SpainClayUkraine Andrei Medvedev7–6(9–7), 3–6, 5–7, 4–6
Win7.Apr 1993Monte Carlo, MonacoClayFranceCédric Pioline7–6(7–2), 6–0
Loss10.May 1993Madrid, SpainClaySwedenStefan Edberg3–6, 3–6, 2–6
Win8.Jun 1993Roland Garros, Paris, FranceClayUnited StatesJim Courier6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Win9.Jul 1993Gstaad, SwitzerlandClayCzech Republic Karel Nováček6–3, 6–4
Win10.Aug 1993Prague, Czech RepublicClayRussiaAndrei Chesnokov7–5, 6–4
Win11.Sep 1993Bordeaux, FranceHardItalyDiego Nargiso7–5, 6–2
Loss11.Oct 1993Palermo, ItalyClayAustriaThomas Muster6–7(2–7), 5–7
Loss12.Feb 1994Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHardSwedenMagnus Gustafsson4–6, 2–6
Loss13.Apr 1994Monte Carlo, MonacoClayUkraine Andrei Medvedev5–7, 1–6, 3–6
Loss14.May 1994Madrid, SpainClayAustria Thomas Muster2–6, 6–3, 4–6, 5–7
Win12.Jun 1994Roland Garros, Paris, FranceClaySpainAlberto Berasategui6–3, 7–5, 2–6, 6–1
Win13.Jul 1994Gstaad, SwitzerlandClayFranceGuy Forget3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–1
Win14.Aug 1994Prague, Czech RepublicClayUkraine Andrei Medvedev6–3, 6–4
Loss15.May 1995Rome, ItalyClayAustria Thomas Muster6–3, 6–7(5–7), 2–6, 3–6
Loss16.Jul 1996Atlanta Olympics, U.S.HardUnited StatesAndre Agassi2–6, 3–6, 1–6
Loss17.Mar 1997Milan, ItalyCarpet (I)CroatiaGoran Ivanišević2–6, 2–6
Loss18.Mar 1997Miami, U.S.HardAustria Thomas Muster6–7(6–8), 3–6, 1–6
Loss19.Jun 1997Roland Garros, Paris, FranceClayBrazilGustavo Kuerten3–6, 4–6, 2–6
Loss20.Jul 1997Umag, CroatiaClaySpainFélix Mantilla3–6, 5–7
Loss21.Jul 2000San MarinoClaySpainÁlex Calatrava6–7(7–9), 6–1, 4–6

Doubles: 3 (3–0)

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ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.May 1990Hamburg, West GermanyClayUnited StatesJim CourierGermanyUdo Riglewski
GermanyMichael Stich		7–6, 6–2
Win2.Jun 1990Florence, ItalyClayArgentinaHoracio de la PeñaBrazilLuiz Mattar
UruguayDiego Pérez		3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win3.Sep 1991Geneva, SwitzerlandClaySwitzerlandMarc RossetSwedenPer Henricsson
SwedenOla Jonsson		3–6, 6–3, 6–2

Singles performance timeline

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Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(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.
Tournament198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAA2R1RA4RAAA3R1RAA1RA0 / 66–6
French OpenA4R2R2R1RWWSF2RF1RA1R2RA2 / 1232–10
WimbledonA1R2RAAA4RAAAAAA1RA0 / 44–4
US OpenA1R2R2R2R1R4R2R3R4R2RAA1RA0 / 1113–11
Win–loss0–03–34–42–31–210–213–26–23–211–31–30–00–11–40–02 / 3355–31
Year-end championship
ATP Tour World ChampionshipsDid not qualifyRRSFDid not qualifyRR1Did not qualify0 / 32–6
Grand PrixATP Masters Series
Indian WellsAA3R2RQF1R2RAA1R2RAAAA0 / 77–7
MiamiAA2R4R3RA3RA3RF2RAA1RA0 / 810–8
Monte CarloAA2RW2RWFQF2R3R2RAA1RA2 / 1025–8
RomeASF2RSF3RQFAF1R3R1RAA2RA0 / 918–9
HamburgA3R1R3R1RAASFQFQF3RAA1RA0 / 811–8
CanadaAAAAAAQF3RAAAAAAA0 / 24–2
CincinnatiAAAAAA3R2R1RQFAAAAA0 / 44–4
Stuttgart[a]AA1R2RA3RQFQF1R2RAAAAA0 / 75–6
ParisAASF3R2R2RSF3R1R3RAAAAA0 / 810–8
Win–loss0–00–08–715–67–610–414–716–74–715–84–50–00–01–40–02 / 6394–60
Career statistics
Titles00033530000000014
Finals00256961140010035
Hardcourt Win–loss0–00–111–88–95–515–916–911–714–923–144–100–03–20–40–0110–87
Grass Win–loss0–00–11–10–00–00–04–20–00–00–00–00–00–00–10–05–5
Clay Win–loss0–123–1123–1738–939–1044–935–626–812–920–87–150–114–1314–151–3296–135
Carpet Win–loss0–00–01–25–42–76–711–83–40–36–61–20–00–01–10–036–44
Overall win–loss0–123–1336–2851–2246–2265–2566–2540–1926–2149–2812–270–117–1515–211–3447–271
Win %0%64%56%70%68%72%73%68%55%64%31%0%53%42%25%62.26%
Year-end ranking33326281116441382813237885108290$11,632,199

1. Bruguera withdrew due to a lower back injury at Round Robin Stage after playing the first 2 matches, and was replaced by then World No. 10Tim Henman.

Top 10 wins

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Season198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002Total
Wins00242684151000033
#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScoreBR
1990
1.SwedenStefan Edberg2French Open, Paris, FranceClay1R6–4, 6–2, 6–146
2.EcuadorAndrés Gómez6Paris, FranceCarpet (i)2R7–6, 4–6, 6–139
1991
3.AustriaThomas Muster9Stuttgart, GermanyCarpet (i)1R6–2, 6–328
4.GermanyBoris Becker2Barcelona, SpainClay3R6–2, 6–421
5.Soviet UnionAndrei Chesnokov9Barcelona, SpainClayQF6–2, 7–521
6.Germany Boris Becker2Monte-Carlo, MonacoClayF5–7, 6–4, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4)15
1992
7.CzechoslovakiaPetr Korda9Indian Wells, United StatesHard3R7–5, 4–6, 6–014
8.CroatiaGoran Ivanišević4Gstaad, SwitzerlandClayQF6–3, 6–220
1993
9.Czech Republic Petr Korda6Milan, ItalyCarpet (i)SF6–4, 0–6, 7–517
10.United StatesAndre Agassi7Barcelona, SpainClayQF6–3, 6–117
11.United StatesIvan Lendl8Monte-Carlo, MonacoClay3R6–1, 6–216
12.United StatesPete Sampras1World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, GermanyClayRR6–3, 6–111
13.United States Pete Sampras1French Open, Paris, FranceClayQF6–3, 4–6, 6–1, 6–411
14.United StatesJim Courier2French Open, Paris, FranceClayF6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–311
1994
15.Croatia Goran Ivanišević5Monte-Carlo, MonacoClayQF6–0, 6–36
16.Sweden Stefan Edberg3Monte-Carlo, MonacoClaySF6–2, 7–6(7–3)6
17.Sweden Stefan Edberg3World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, GermanyClayRR7–6(8–6), 5–7, 6–36
18.UkraineAndriy Medvedev4French Open, Paris, FranceClayQF6–3, 6–2, 7–56
19.United States Jim Courier7French Open, Paris, FranceClaySF6–3, 5–7, 6–3, 6–36
20.Ukraine Andriy Medvedev7Prague, Czech RepublicClayF6–3, 6–43
21.United StatesMichael Chang6ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, GermanyCarpet (i)RR7–6(7–1), 7–53
22.SpainAlberto Berasategui7ATP Tour World Championships, Frankfurt, GermanyCarpet (i)RR6–3, 6–23
1995
23.United States Andre Agassi1Hamburg, GermanyClayQF6–3, 6–112
24.Croatia Goran Ivanišević4Rome, ItalyClaySF6–4, 6–47
25.RussiaYevgeny Kafelnikov9World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, GermanyClayRR6–3, 6–27
26.SwedenMagnus Larsson10French Open, Paris, FranceClay4R6–1, 2–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–4)7
1996
27.SwedenThomas Enqvist9World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, GermanyClayRR1–6, 6–4, 6–423
1997
28.NetherlandsRichard Krajicek7Milan, ItalyCarpet (i)1R4–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(15–13)47
29.United States Michael Chang3Miami, United StatesHard3R6–4, 6–335
30.United States Pete Sampras1Miami, United StatesHardSF5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–435
31.South AfricaWayne Ferreira10Hamburg, GermanyClay3R6–1, 6–321
32.United States Michael Chang2French Open, Paris, FranceClay4R3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–419
1998
33.SpainÀlex Corretja7Majorca, SpainClay2R7–6(7–5), 6–3126

Records

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Time spanOther selected recordsPlayers matched
1993Triple bagel win (6–0, 6–0, 6–0)Nikola Špear
Karel Nováček
Stefan Edberg
Ivan Lendl

Notes

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  1. ^Held asStockholm Masters until 1994, and Essen / Stuttgart Masters 1995 onward.

References

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  1. ^Head-to-head: Sampras versus Bruguera
  2. ^"Roger Federer | Player Activity | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  3. ^"Bruguera Named Spanish Davis Cup Captain".daviscup.com.International Tennis Federation (ITF). 9 October 2017.
  4. ^Hewitt ready to rumble – Articles – News and Photos – Australian Open Tennis Championships 2013 – Official Site by IBM
  5. ^"Sergi Bruguera steps down as Spanish Davis Cup captain; Mardy Fish's future under cloud".
  6. ^""We don't have the same opinion of how I should approach my tennis, how I should play tennis after my injury" - Alexander Zverev parts ways with coach Sergi Bruguera". 27 May 2023.
  7. ^"Tennis : Sébastien Grosjean quitte son poste de capitaine de l'Équipe de France de Coupe Davis pour devenir l'entraîneur d'Arthur Fils".
  8. ^Sergi Bruguera Biography
  9. ^Quiz Sergi Bruguera

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