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South African tennis player
Marius Barnard (born 20 January 1969) is a retired South African tennis player , who delivers Executive Coaching to CEOs, MDs, Directors, and other business leaders. He specialises in shifting mindsets, performance coaching, managing pressure, building self-belief, and utilising Positive Intelligence tools. As a business and psychology graduate, he started coaching tennis players, cricketers, and golfers in 2002. He converted to Executive Coaching in 2019 and became an EMCC Senior Practitioner in March 2021. As a tennis professional, he was more successful in doubles on the ATP Tour and played in Grand Slams for more than a decade. In his career, he won six titles on the ATP Tour , reached eight finals as well as the quarter-finals of Wimbledon and the Australian Open.[ 1]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(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.
Doubles: 14 (6 titles, 8 runner-ups)[ edit ]
Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP International Series (6–8)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–4)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (1–2)
Carpet (2–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (4–6)
Indoors (2–2)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Nov 1992
Moscow , Russia
World Series
Carpet
John-Laffnie de Jager
Andrei Olhovskiy David Adams
6–3, 3–6, 7–6
Loss
1–1
Aug 1993
Kitzbühel , Austria
World Series
Clay
Tom Mercer
Juan-Ignacio Garat Roberto Saad
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win
2–1
Apr 1994
Sun City , South Africa
World Series
Hard
Brent Haygarth
Ellis Ferreira Grant Stafford
6–3, 7–5
Loss
2–2
Feb 1996
Marseille , France
World Series
Hard
Peter Nyborg
Jean-Philippe Fleurian Guillaume Raoux
3–6, 2–6
Win
3–2
Mar 1996
Rotterdam , Netherlands
World Series
Carpet
David Adams
Hendrik-Jan Davids Cyril Suk
6–3, 5–7, 7–6
Win
4–2
Jul 1996
Bucharest , United States
World Series
Grass
Piet Norval
Paul Kilderry Michael Tebbutt
6–7, 6–4, 6–4
Win
5–2
Aug 1996
Los Angeles , United States
World Series
Hard
Piet Norval
Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti
7–5, 6–2
Loss
5–3
Jun 1997
Halle , Germany
World Series
Grass
David Adams
Karsten Braasch Michael Stich
6–7, 2–6
Loss
5–4
Feb 1998
St. Petersburg , Russia
World Series
Carpet
Brent Haygarth
Nicklas Kulti Mikael Tillström
6–3, 3–6, 6–7
Loss
5–5
Jun 1999
Nottingham , United Kingdom
World Series
Grass
Brent Haygarth
Patrick Galbraith Justin Gimelstob
7–5, 5–7, 3–6
Loss
5–6
Aug 1999
Boston , United States
World Series
Hard
T. J. Middleton
Guillermo Cañas Martín García
7–5, 6–7(2–7) , 3–6
Loss
5–7
Sep 2000
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
International Series
Hard
Robbie Koenig
Justin Gimelstob Scott Humphries
3–6, 2–6
Win
6–7
Jan 2001
Auckland , New Zealand
International Series
Hard
Jim Thomas
David Adams Martín García
7–6(12–10) , 6–4
Loss
6–8
Sep 2001
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
International Series
Hard
Jim Thomas
Julien Boutter Dominik Hrbatý
4–6, 6–3, [11–13]
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals [ edit ]
Legend
ATP Challenger (5–4)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–3)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Apr 1990
Cape Town , South Africa
Challenger
Carpet
Jeremy Bates
Wayne Ferreira Pieter Norval
6–3, 6–1
Loss
1–1
Jul 1990
Aptos , United States
Challenger
Hard
Matt Anger
Jeff Brown Scott Melville
7–6, 4–6, 4–6
Win
2–1
Nov 1992
Brest , France
Challenger
Hard
Brent Haygarth
Ģirts Dzelde Bent-Ove Pedersen
6–2, 7–6
Loss
2–2
May 1993
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
Challenger
Hard
Joost Winnink
Joshua Eagle Andrew Florent
4–6, 4–6
Loss
2–3
Feb 1994
Lippstadt , Germany
Challenger
Carpet
Brent Haygarth
Alexander Mronz Arne Thoms
2–6, 4–6
Loss
2–4
Feb 1995
Cherbourg , France
Challenger
Hard
Stefan Kruger
Bill Behrens Matt Lucena
6–7, 1–6
Win
3–4
May 1995
Valletta , Malta
Challenger
Hard
Lionel Barthez
Patrick Baur Tomas Anzari
7–5, 6–3
Win
4–4
Feb 1996
Cherbourg , France
Challenger
Hard
Bill Behrens
João Cunha Silva Mathias Huning
6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Win
5–4
May 1998
Ljubljana , Slovenia
Challenger
Clay
Stephen Noteboom
Alberto Martín Tomáš Anzari
7–6, 6–7, 7–6