Derrick Rostagno
Derrick Rostagno ( born October 25, 1965 in Hollywood, California ) is a former American professional tennis player.
Life
Rostagno studied economics at Stanford University and was elected to the best selection of All-American in 1985. In 1986 he became a professional tennis player; his best result on the ATP World Tour in his first year as a pro was the semi-finals at the tournament in Houston. The following year he started with another semi-final in Auckland and stood at the Miami Masters in the quarterfinals; this benefited him the task of Boris Becker, who did not compete his first round game. Towards the end of the year he reached the semifinals the Cup in Frankfurt, where he lost to the eventual champion Tim Mayotte. Also in 1988 he played quite successful and each stood in the semifinals of Bristol and Washington, in the following year his best result was a semi-final at Queen 's Club. In 1990, he celebrated his first and only single title on the ATP World Tour. In New Haven, he beat on the way to the finals included Paul Annacone, Tim Mayotte and Andrei Chesnokov, in the final he was victorious against Todd Woodbridge. However, his best year on the tour was the following. After victories among other things, Jimmy Connors and Pete Sampras, he reached the final of Orlando, where he was defeated in three sets Andre Agassi. With victories over Jason Stoltenberg, Richey Reneberg, Boris Becker and Ivan Lendl he reached the final of the indoor tournament in Tokyo, which he lost in three sets to Stefan Edberg. His only doubles title on the ATP World Tour, he won in 1993 on the side of Todd Martin in Tampa. Its highest listing in the tennis world ranking he reached in 1991 with position 13 in the singles and in 1989 with position 142 in doubles.
His best individual result at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open in 1988, where he was clearly inferior against the defending champion Ivan Lendl in straight sets. He also reached the knockout stages once each at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon. An outstanding game was the second-round match against Boris Becker at the U.S. Open in 1989. Rostagno had here in the fourth set two match points, Becker eventually won the game with 1:6, 6:7, 6:3, 7:6, 6:3 and later became tournament champion. In the doubles competition Rostagno 1991 reached the second round of the Australian Open.
An injury forced Rostagno 1993 to interrupt his professional career for nearly two years; During this time he began to study law at the University of California, Los Angeles. In 1995, he made his comeback and reached shortly after the semifinals in Newport. He played following several tournaments on the ATP Challenger Tour and finished his career in the summer of 1996. Since 2004 he has practiced as a lawyer.