Eric Taino
ResidenceLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Birth date18 March 1975 (age 51)
Birth placeJersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Turnedpro1997
Retired2008
PlaysLeft-handed
Careerprizemoney$542,367
CollegeUCLA
Singlesrecord14–20
Singlestitles0
HighestsinglesrankingNo. 122 (3 November 2003)
AustralianopenresultQ2 (2001, 2003)
FrenchopenresultQ1 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006)
WimbledonresultQ2 (2002)
Usopenresult1R (2001, 2002)
Doublesrecord50–65
Doublestitles1
HighestdoublesrankingNo. 52 (24 April 2000)
Australianopendoublesresult2R (1999, 2000)
Frenchopendoublesresult2R (2001)
Wimbledondoublesresult1R (2000, 2001)
Usopendoublesresult2R (2002)
WimbledonmixedresultQF (2000)
Updated26 June 2021

Eric Taino (born March 18, 1975) is a retired ATP Tour American tennis player, who later represented the Philippines in international competition.

Before turning pro, he was the #1 player and captain of the then #2 nationally ranked UCLA tennis team and achieved All-American honors. His teammates included fellow pros Justin Gimelstob and Kevin Kim.

As a junior player, he won the 1992 US Open – Boys' Doubles with Jimmy Jackson by defeating the Chileans future World no. 1 singles player Marcelo Ríos and Gabriel Silberstein. He started a professional career in 1997 and achieved the highest ranking of world No. 122 as a singles player on the ATP Tour in November 2003. He was also ranked as high as 52nd in the world in April 2000 as a doubles player. He won a doubles title in 1999 Singapore Open with Belarusian partner and future world No. 1 doubles player Max Mirnyi beating The Woodies in the final.

In 2006, Taino won the bronze medal in the men's doubles tournament at the Asian Games held in Doha, Qatar together with his fellow Filipino-American partner Cecil Mamiit, losing to Indian pair and top doubles players Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes.

He played for the Philippines Davis Cup team until 2008. Since his retirement, Taino returned to UCLA to finish his degree and remains active in tennis, coaching and playing in Los Angeles, where he resides with his family.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1992US OpenHardJimmy JacksonMarcelo Ríos
Gabriel Silberstein		6–3, 3–6, 6–1

ATP Career Finals

Doubles: 7 (1 title, 6 runner-ups)

Legend (doubles)
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (1–0)
ATP World Series (0–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (0–2)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–0)
Indoor (1–6)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Nov 1998Bogotá, ColombiaWorld SeriesClayGábor KövesDiego del Río
Mariano Puerta		7–6, 3–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Jun 1999Merano Open, ItalyWorld SeriesClayMarc-Kevin GoellnerLucas Arnold Ker
Jaime Oncins		4–6, 6–7
Loss0–3Jul 1999Gstaad, SwitzerlandWorld SeriesClayAleksandar KitinovDonald Johnson
Cyril Suk		5–7, 6–7
Win1–3Oct 1999Singapore Open, SingaporeChampionship SeriesHardMax MirnyiTodd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		6–3, 6–4
Loss1–4Feb 2000San Jose, United StatesInternational SeriesHardLucas Arnold KerScott Humphries
Jan-Michael Gambill		1–6, 4–6
Loss1–5Jun 2000Queen's, United KingdomInternational SeriesGrassJonathan StarkTodd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–7(1–7)
Loss1–6Jun 2001Queen's, United KingdomInternational SeriesGrassDavid WheatonBob Bryan
Mike Bryan		3–6, 6–3, 1–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 7 (3–4)

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–3)
ITF Futures (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Nov 1999USA F20, ClearwaterFuturesHardJames Blake4–6, 7–6, 6–7
Win1–1Nov 2000Yokohama, JapanChallengerCarpetJulian Knowle7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win2–1Aug 2001Belo Horizonte, BrazilChallengerHardFlávio Saretta5–7, 6–1, 6–2
Win3–1Aug 2002Tarzana, United StatesChallengerHardBrian Vahaly6–2, 7–6(8–6)
Loss3–2Nov 2002Champaign-Urbana, United StatesChallengerHardRobby Ginepri1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss3–3Mar 2003Besançon, FranceChallengerHardCyril Saulnier6–7(8–10), 4–6
Loss3–4Jul 2003Granby, CanadaChallengerHardFrank Dancevic6–7(10–12), 1–6

Doubles: 21 (10–11)

Legend
ATP Challenger (9–11)
ITF Futures (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–10)
Clay (3–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Oct 1997Sedona, United StatesChallengerHardAdam PetersonJohn-Laffnie de Jager
Robbie Koenig		2–6, 2–6
Win1–1Mar 1998Philippines F1, ManilaFuturesHardCecil MamiitMaxime Boyé
Thierry Guardiola		4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Loss1–2Apr 1998Birmingham, United StatesChallengerClayEyal ErlichDoug Flach
David Witt		4–6, 5–7
Win2–2Jun 1998Biella, ItalyChallengerClayDiego del RíoEmanuel Couto
João Cunha-Silva		7–6, 5–7, 6–2
Loss2–3Aug 1998Tijuana, MexicoChallengerHardMitch SprengelmeyerMichael Hill
Scott Humphries		3–6, 2–6
Win3–3Jun 1999Prostějov, Czech RepublicChallengerClayDinu-Mihai PescariuDevin Bowen
Eyal Ran		6–3, 6–3
Win4–3Aug 2000Gramado, BrazilChallengerHardAndré SáDaniel Melo
Alexandre Simoni		7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–3)
Loss4–4Nov 2000Osaka, JapanChallengerHardYaoki IshiiFrantišek Čermák
Ota Fukárek		1–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win5–4Feb 2001Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamChallengerHardTakao SuzukiFilippo Messori
Vincenzo Santopadre		7–6(9–7), 2–6, 6–4
Loss5–5Aug 2001Belo Horizonte, BrazilChallengerHardBarry CowanDejan Petrovic
Andy Ram		3–6, 4–6
Win6–5May 2002Rocky Mount, United StatesChallengerClayMark MerkleinHuntley Montgomery
Brian Vahaly		6–3, 6–4
Loss6–6Aug 2002Lexington, United StatesChallengerHardBrandon CoupeGlenn Weiner
Jack Brasington		2–6, 6–4, 5–7
Loss6–7Nov 2002Champaign-Urbana, United StatesChallengerHardMartin VerkerkGlenn Weiner
Gabriel Trifu		3–6, 2–6
Loss6–8Feb 2004Dallas, United StatesChallengerHardRik de VoestJordan Kerr
Todd Perry		5–7, 3–6
Loss6–9Jul 2004Aptos, United StatesChallengerHardDiego AyalaTripp Phillips
Huntley Montgomery		6–7(3–7), 5–7
Loss6–10Oct 2004Burbank, United StatesChallengerHardPrakash AmritrajNick Rainey
Brian Wilson		2–6, 3–6
Win7–10Jan 2005Waikoloa, United StatesChallengerHardAndré SáSonchat Ratiwatana
Sanchai Ratiwatana		7–6(7–2), 3–6, 7–6(7–2)
Win8–10Mar 2005Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamChallengerHardCecil MamiitAisam Qureshi
Orest Tereshchuk		6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Win9–10Jul 2005Aptos, United StatesChallengerHardNathan HealeyNoam Okun
Harel Levy		7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Win10–10Jul 2006Winnetka, United StatesChallengerHardCecil MamiitScoville Jenkins
Rajeev Ram		6–2, 6–4
Loss10–11Apr 2007Valencia, United StatesChallengerHardCecil MamiitSam Warburg
Harel Levy		2–6, 4–6

Performance timelines

Singles

Tournament20002001200220032004200520062007SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenQ1Q2Q1Q2Q1Q1Q1A0 / 00–0
French OpenAQ1Q1Q1Q1AQ1A0 / 00–0
WimbledonAQ1Q2Q1Q1AAA0 / 00–0
US OpenA1R1RQ1Q1AAA0 / 20–2
Win–loss0–00–10–10–00–00–00–00–00 / 20–2
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian WellsAAAAQ1AQ2Q10 / 00–0
Miami OpenAAAQ1Q2AAA0 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 00–0

Doubles

Tournament199419951996199719981999200020012002SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAAA2R2R1R1R0 / 42–4
French OpenAAAAA1R1R2R1R0 / 41–4
WimbledonAAAAAA1R1RQ10 / 20–2
US OpenQ1Q1A1RA1R1R1R2R0 / 51–5
Win–loss0–00–00–00–10–01–31–41–41–30 / 154–15
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Miami OpenAAAAAQ12RQ1A0 / 11–1
Monte CarloAAAAAQ12RAA0 / 11–1
Canada MastersAAAAA1RAAA0 / 10–1
Cincinnati MastersAAAQ1AAAAA0 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–12–20–00–00 / 32–3