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South African tennis player
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Male
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Birth:
18 December 1972(Bloemfontein)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Marcos Ondruska (born 18 December 1972) is a former tennis player from South Africa, who turned professional in 1989. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he defeated Goran Ivanišević in the first round before falling to Norway's Christian Ruud. The right-hander won four career titles in doubles, and reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 10 May 1993, when he became the number 27 of the world.
Ondruska has a 13–7 career Davis Cup record in 11 ties.
Career finals
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Singles (3 runner-ups)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 20 September 1992 | Cologne, Germany | Clay |  Bernd Karbacher | 6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1 March 1993 | Scottsdale, United States | Hard |  Andre Agassi | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 20 October 1996 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard |  Javier Sánchez | 4–6, 5–7 |
Doubles (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 1993 | Philadelphia, United States | Carpet (i) | Brad Pearce | Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg | 7–6, 3–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1993 | Durban, South Africa | Hard |  Johan de Beer | Lan Bale Wayne Black | 6–7, 2–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 1996 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Jack Waite |  Jonas Björkman Brett Steven | walkover |
| Winner | 4. | 1996 | Palermo, Italy | Clay |  Andrew Kratzmann |  Cristian Brandi Emilio Sánchez | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 5. | 1996 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard |  Grant Stafford |  Noam Behr Eyal Erlich | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 6. | 1997 | Long Island, United States | Hard | David Prinosil | Mark Keil T. J. Middleton | 6–4, 6–4 |