Sergio Casal
Sergio Casal Martínez 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.
Casal was a member of the Spanish team which won the World Team Cup in 1992.
He beat Boris Becker in a 1987 Davis Cup match.
Casal retired from the professional tour in 1995.
In 2017, he received from the International Tennis Federation its highest accolade, the Philippe Chatrier award, for his contributions to tennis.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Mixed doubles: 1 (1 title)
Career finals
Doubles (47 wins, 26 losses)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1. | 16 May 1983 | Aix-en-Provence, France | Clay |  Iván Camus |  Henri Leconte Gilles Moretton | 6–2, 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 8 April 1985 | Munich, Germany | Clay |  Emilio Sánchez Vicario |  Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick | 6–4, 5–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 3. | 22 July 1985 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario |  Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd | 0–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 1. | 12 August 1985 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario |  Paolo Canè Claudio Panatta | 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4. | 16 September 1985 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario |  Colin Dowdeswell Joakim Nyström | 4–6, 7–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 2. | 23 September 1985 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario |  Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta | 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 3. | 30 September 1985 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Jan Gunnarsson  Michael Mortensen | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5. | 25 November 1985 | Vienna, Austria | Hard | Emilio Sánchez Vicario |  Mike De Palmer Gary Donnelly | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6. | 14 April 1986 | Bari, Italy | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Gary Donnelly  Tomáš Šmíd | 6–2, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4. | 12 May 1986 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Broderick Dyke Wally Masur | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 5. | 12 May 1986 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Mike De Palmer Gary Donnelly | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Win | 6. | 14 July 1986 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Stefan Edberg Joakim Nyström | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 7. | 28 July 1986 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario |  Craig Campbell Joey Rive | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 8. | 22 September 1986 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario |  Boris Becker Eric Jelen | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 9. | 9 February 1987 | Philadelphia, United States | Carpet | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Christo Steyn Danie Visser | 3–6, 6–1, 7–6 |
| Loss | 7. | 16 February 1987 | Memphis, United States | Hard | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Anders Järryd Jonas Svensson | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 8. | 6 April 1987 | Milan, Italy | Carpet | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Boris Becker  Slobodan Živojinović | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 10. | 20 April 1987 | Nice, France | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario |  Claudio Mezzadri Gianni Ocleppo | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 9. | 11 May 1987 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Jim Pugh Blaine Willenborg | 6–7, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Win | 11. | 15 June 1987 | Bologna, Italy | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Claudio Panatta Blaine Willenborg | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 10. | 6 July 1987 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Ken Flach Robert Seguso | 6–3, 7–6, 6–7, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 12. | 20 July 1987 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Darren Cahill Mark Woodforde | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 13. | 10 August 1987 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd | 7–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 11. | 21 September 1987 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario |  Carlos di Laura Javier Sánchez | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Loss | 12. | 16 November 1987 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hard | Tomás Carbonell |  Gilad Bloom Javier Sánchez | 3–6, 7–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 14. | 23 November 1987 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Tomás Carbonell | Jay Berger  Horacio de la Peña | W/O |
| Win | 15. | 30 November 1987 | Itaparica, Brazil | Hard | Emilio Sánchez Vicario |  Jorge Lozano  Diego Pérez | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 16. | 18 April 1988 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Jason Stoltenberg Todd Woodbridge | 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 17. | 25 April 1988 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Henri Leconte Ivan Lendl | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 18. | 18 July 1988 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Anders Järryd Michael Mortensen | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 19. | 1 August 1988 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Magnus Gustafsson Guillermo Pérez Roldán | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 20. | 8 August 1988 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Joakim Nyström Claudio Panatta | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 21. | 12 September 1988 | US Open, New York | Hard | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Rick Leach Jim Pugh | W/O |
| Win | 22. | 19 September 1988 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Claudio Mezzadri Diego Pérez | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 13. | 26 September 1988 | Seoul Olympics, South Korea | Hard | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Ken Flach Robert Seguso | 3–6, 4–6, 7–6, 7–6, 7–9 |
| Win | 23. | 28 November 1988 | Itaparica, Brazil | Hard | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken | 7–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 14. | 11 December 1988 | Masters Doubles, London | Carpet | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Rick Leach Jim Pugh | 4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 0–6 |
| Win | 24. | 19 June 1989 | Bologna, Italy | Clay | Javier Sánchez Vicario | Tomas Nydahl Jorgen Windahl | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 15. | 26 June 1989 | Bari, Italy | Clay | Javier Sánchez Vicario | Simone Colombo Claudio Mezzadri | 6–0, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 16. | 25 September 1989 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Tomáš Šmíd | Gustavo Luza Christian Miniussi | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 17. | 8 January 1990 | Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | Emilio Sánchez Vicario |  Kelly Evernden  Nicolás Pereira | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 25. | 9 April 1990 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Omar Camporese Paolo Canè | 7–5, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 18. | 16 April 1990 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario |  Andrés Gómez Javier Sánchez | 6–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 26. | 21 May 1990 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Jim Courier Martin Davis | 7–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 27. | 11 June 1990 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Goran Ivanišević Petr Korda | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 28. | 16 July 1990 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Omar Camporese Javier Sánchez | 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 29. | 30 July 1990 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario |  Paul Haarhuis Mark Koevermans | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Win | 30. | 1 October 1990 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Carlos Costa Horacio de la Peña | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 31. | 8 October 1990 | Athens, Greece | Clay | Javier Sánchez Vicario | Tom Kempers Richard Krajicek | 4–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 19. | 25 November 1990 | Tennis Masters Cup, Australia | Hard | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek | 4–6, 6–7, 7–5, 4–6 |
| Win | 32. | 14 January 1991 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Emilio Sánchez Vicario |  Grant Connell Glenn Michibata | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 33. | 25 February 1991 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Carpet | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Jeremy Bates Nick Brown | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 34. | 13 May 1991 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Cássio Motta Danie Visser | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 35. | 4 November 1991 | Buzios, Brazil | Hard | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Javier Frana Leonardo Lavalle | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 36. | 13 January 1992 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Hard | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Scott Davis Kelly Jones | 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 20. | 10 February 1992 | Milan, Italy | Carpet | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Neil Broad David Macpherson | 7–5, 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 37. | 11 May 1992 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario |  Carl-Uwe Steeb Michael Stich | 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 38. | 27 July 1992 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Horacio de la Peña Vojtěch Flégl | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 21. | 31 August 1992 | Schenectady, United States | Hard | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 39. | 21 September 1992 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Arnaud Boetsch Guy Forget | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 22. | 12 April 1993 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Shelby Cannon Scott Melville | 6–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 40. | 21 June 1993 | Genova, Italy | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Mark Koevermans Greg Van Emburgh | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 41. | 4 October 1993 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Juan Garat Jorge Lozano | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 42. | 18 October 1993 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Mike Bauer  David Rikl | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 43. | 8 November 1993 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Pablo Albano Javier Frana | 4–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 23. | 15 November 1993 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Tomás Carbonell Carlos Costa | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 44. | 11 July 1994 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Menno Oosting Daniel Vacek | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 24. | 8 August 1994 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | David Adams  Andrei Olhovskiy | 7–6, 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 25. | 7 November 1994 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Marcelo Filippini  Luiz Mattar | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 45. | 14 November 1994 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 46. | 8 May 1995 | Atlanta, United States | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Jared Palmer Richey Reneberg | 6–7, 6–3, 7–6 |
| Loss | 26. | 22 May 1995 | Coral Springs, United States | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 47. | 6 November 1995 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Clay | Emilio Sánchez Vicario | Jiří Novák David Rikl | 2–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
Doubles performance timeline
A = did not attend tournamentNH = tournament not held