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 OpenHardUnited States Jimmy JacksonChile Marcelo Ríos Chile Gabriel Silberstein6–3, 3–6, 6–1

ATP Career Finals

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

Legend (doubles)
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)
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 SeriesClayHungary Gábor KövesArgentina Diego del Río Argentina Mariano Puerta7–6, 3–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Jun 1999Merano Open, ItalyWorld SeriesClayGermany Marc-Kevin GoellnerArgentina Lucas Arnold Ker Brazil Jaime Oncins4–6, 6–7
Loss0–3Jul 1999Gstaad, SwitzerlandWorld SeriesClayNorth Macedonia Aleksandar KitinovUnited States Donald Johnson Czech Republic Cyril Suk5–7, 6–7
Win1–3Oct 1999Singapore Open, SingaporeChampionship SeriesHardBelarus Max MirnyiAustralia Todd Woodbridge Australia Mark Woodforde6–3, 6–4
Loss1–4Feb 2000San Jose, United StatesInternational SeriesHardArgentina Lucas Arnold KerUnited States Scott Humphries United States Jan-Michael Gambill1–6, 4–6
Loss1–5Jun 2000Queen's, United KingdomInternational SeriesGrassUnited States Jonathan StarkAustralia Todd Woodbridge Australia Mark Woodforde7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–7(1–7)
Loss1–6Jun 2001Queen's, United KingdomInternational SeriesGrassUnited States David WheatonUnited States Bob Bryan United States Mike Bryan3–6, 6–3, 1–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 7 (3–4)

Legend
Legend ATP Challenger (3–3) ITF Futures (0–1)Finals by surface Hard (2–4) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (1–0)
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, ClearwaterFuturesHardUnited States James Blake4–6, 7–6, 6–7
Win1–1Nov 2000Yokohama, JapanChallengerCarpetAustria Julian Knowle7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win2–1Aug 2001Belo Horizonte, BrazilChallengerHardBrazil Flávio Saretta5–7, 6–1, 6–2
Win3–1Aug 2002Tarzana, United StatesChallengerHardUnited States Brian Vahaly6–2, 7–6(8–6)
Loss3–2Nov 2002Champaign-Urbana, United StatesChallengerHardUnited States Robby Ginepri1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss3–3Mar 2003Besançon, FranceChallengerHardFrance Cyril Saulnier6–7(8–10), 4–6
Loss3–4Jul 2003Granby, CanadaChallengerHardCanada Frank Dancevic6–7(10–12), 1–6

Doubles: 21 (10–11)

Legend
Legend ATP Challenger (9–11) ITF Futures (1–0)Finals by surface Hard (7–10) Clay (3–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
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 StatesChallengerHardUnited States Adam PetersonSouth Africa John-Laffnie de Jager South Africa Robbie Koenig2–6, 2–6
Win1–1Mar 1998Philippines F1, ManilaFuturesHardUnited States Cecil MamiitFrance Maxime Boyé France Thierry Guardiola4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Loss1–2Apr 1998Birmingham, United StatesChallengerClayIsrael Eyal ErlichUnited States Doug Flach United States David Witt4–6, 5–7
Win2–2Jun 1998Biella, ItalyChallengerClayArgentina Diego del RíoPortugal Emanuel Couto Portugal João Cunha-Silva7–6, 5–7, 6–2
Loss2–3Aug 1998Tijuana, MexicoChallengerHardUnited States Mitch SprengelmeyerAustralia Michael Hill United States Scott Humphries3–6, 2–6
Win3–3Jun 1999Prostějov, Czech RepublicChallengerClayRomania Dinu-Mihai PescariuUnited States Devin Bowen Israel Eyal Ran6–3, 6–3
Win4–3Aug 2000Gramado, BrazilChallengerHardBrazil André SáBrazil Daniel Melo Brazil Alexandre Simoni7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–3)
Loss4–4Nov 2000Osaka, JapanChallengerHardJapan Yaoki IshiiCzech Republic František Čermák Czech Republic Ota Fukárek1–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win5–4Feb 2001Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamChallengerHardJapan Takao SuzukiItaly Filippo Messori Italy Vincenzo Santopadre7–6(9–7), 2–6, 6–4
Loss5–5Aug 2001Belo Horizonte, BrazilChallengerHardUnited Kingdom Barry CowanAustralia Dejan Petrovic Israel Andy Ram3–6, 4–6
Win6–5May 2002Rocky Mount, United StatesChallengerClayThe Bahamas Mark MerkleinUnited States Huntley Montgomery United States Brian Vahaly6–3, 6–4
Loss6–6Aug 2002Lexington, United StatesChallengerHardUnited States Brandon CoupeUnited States Glenn Weiner United States Jack Brasington2–6, 6–4, 5–7
Loss6–7Nov 2002Champaign-Urbana, United StatesChallengerHardNetherlands Martin VerkerkUnited States Glenn Weiner Romania Gabriel Trifu3–6, 2–6
Loss6–8Feb 2004Dallas, United StatesChallengerHardSouth Africa Rik de VoestAustralia Jordan Kerr Australia Todd Perry5–7, 3–6
Loss6–9Jul 2004Aptos, United StatesChallengerHardUnited States Diego AyalaUnited States Tripp Phillips United States Huntley Montgomery6–7(3–7), 5–7
Loss6–10Oct 2004Burbank, United StatesChallengerHardIndia Prakash AmritrajUnited States Nick Rainey United States Brian Wilson2–6, 3–6
Win7–10Jan 2005Waikoloa, United StatesChallengerHardBrazil André SáThailand Sonchat Ratiwatana Thailand Sanchai Ratiwatana7–6(7–2), 3–6, 7–6(7–2)
Win8–10Mar 2005Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamChallengerHardUnited States Cecil MamiitPakistan Aisam Qureshi Ukraine Orest Tereshchuk6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Win9–10Jul 2005Aptos, United StatesChallengerHardAustralia Nathan HealeyIsrael Noam Okun Israel Harel Levy7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Win10–10Jul 2006Winnetka, United StatesChallengerHardUnited States Cecil MamiitUnited States Scoville Jenkins United States Rajeev Ram6–2, 6–4
Loss10–11Apr 2007Valencia, United StatesChallengerHardPhilippines Cecil MamiitUnited States Sam Warburg Israel Harel Levy2–6, 4–6

Performance timelines

Key
WFSFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH

Singles

Tournament20002001200220032004200520062007SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenQ1Q2Q1Q2Q1Q1Q1A0 / 00–0–
French OpenAQ1Q1Q1Q1AQ1A0 / 00–0–
WimbledonAQ1Q2Q1Q1AAA0 / 00–0–
US OpenA1R1RQ1Q1AAA0 / 20–20%
Win–loss0–00–10–10–00–00–00–00–00 / 20–20%
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 / 42–433%
French OpenAAAAA1R1R2R1R0 / 41–420%
WimbledonAAAAAA1R1RQ10 / 20–20%
US OpenQ1Q1A1RA1R1R1R2R0 / 51–517%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–10–01–31–41–41–30 / 154–15–
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Miami OpenAAAAAQ12RQ1A0 / 11–150%
Monte CarloAAAAAQ12RAA0 / 11–150%
Canada MastersAAAAA1RAAA0 / 10–10%
Cincinnati MastersAAAQ1AAAAA0 / 00–0–
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–12–20–00–00 / 32–340%

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