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United States · born Medford, Oregon, 1971 · right-handed · world No. 1 in doubles in 1994 and Wimbledon mixed doubles champion 1995 with Martina Navratilova
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1995
Wimbledon mixed doubles title with Martina Navratilova, seeded third
1989
Wimbledon boys' doubles title with Jared Palmer
No. 1
World doubles ranking, August 1994
1994
French Open men's doubles title with Byron Black
19
Tour doubles titles
Jonathan Stark was born in Medford, Oregon, on 3 April 1971. Coached as a junior by Frank Innes, he won the Easter Bowl boys' 18 singles in 1987 and the Oregon high school title twice, and in 1989 won the Wimbledon boys' doubles with Jared Palmer. At Stanford he was an All-American and helped win the NCAA team title in 1989.
He turned professional in 1991. In singles he won two titles, at Bolzano in 1993 and Singapore in 1996, and reached No. 36 in 1994. Doubles was his strength: with Byron Black he won the 1994 French Open and reached the 1994 Australian Open final, and on 1 August 1994 he became world No. 1. He won 19 tour doubles titles, including the 1997 season-ending championship with Rick Leach, and played Davis Cup for the United States.
On grass he won Rosmalen with Patrick McEnroe in 1993 and the Wimbledon mixed doubles with Martina Navratilova in 1995. He retired in 2001 and went into coaching junior players in the Pacific Northwest; he was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.
| Wimbledon mixed 1995 final | With Martina Navratilova, seeded three, beat the fourth seeds Cyril Suk and Gigi Fernández 6-4, 6-4 in 59 minutes on Centre Court; according to AP it was the first time they had played together |
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| Wimbledon boys' doubles 1989 final | With Jared Palmer, seeded two, beat Jean-Lou De Jager and Wayne Ferreira 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-2) |
| Wimbledon men's doubles | Quarter-finals in 1992 and 1993 |
| Navratilova's record | The 1995 mixed title was Navratilova's 19th at Wimbledon, one short of Billie Jean King's record of 20 |
| Wimbledon | ||
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| 1995 | Mixed doubles | with Martina Navratilova |
| 's-Hertogenbosch (Rosmalen) | ||
| 1993 | Men's doubles Rosmalen Grass Court Championships | with Patrick McEnroe |
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"A mixed doubles title at Wimbledon is very special, but it is also special to have played with Martina, who is the best women's player of all time."
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Wimbledon, 1995
Navratilova was meant to play the mixed with John McEnroe, but his television work kept him out, so she went looking for a partner and chose Stark. "I consider that an honor," he told his hometown paper.
Source: The Spokesman-Review, 10 July 1995Wimbledon, 1995
Stark and Navratilova teamed up for the first time at that Wimbledon, the Associated Press reported. After winning the title they planned to team up again at the US Open.
Source: Associated Press, in the Deseret News, 10 July 1995Medford, Oregon
He learned the game in Medford with the coach Frank Innes and won the Oregon high school boys' singles in 1986 and 1988 before going to Stanford.
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