14 Facts About Yann Marti

Yann Marti was born on 7 June 1988 and is a Swiss former tennis player.

In September 2014, Yann Marti was called as fifth player and sparring partner for the Davis Cup semifinal Switzerland-Italy in Geneva together with Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka, Marco Chiudinelli, and Michael Lammer.

Yann Marti had won the doubles partnering Chiudinelli in the first round in Serbia.

Yann Marti was allowed to wear the team uniform for the first time, and he stayed with the team during the whole week.

Yann Marti came close to a nomination for the Davis Cup Final 2014 against France, when Federer was uncertain due to a back injury.

Yann Marti stayed in Switzerland, but was put on standby by the Swiss captain, in case he needed to replace Federer.

Yann Marti might have been preferred to Marco Chiudinelli and Michael Lammer, due to his better track record on clay.

In 2015, Yann Marti was called to play the first round of the Davis Cup in Belgium as the team leader after Federer and Wawrinka decided not to play and after Chiudinelli was injured.

Yann Marti practiced during the whole week with the team but when the captain announced that Marti would not play the Friday singles, Marti decided to go back home to Switzerland and left the team.

Yann Marti said to the media that the fact that he was not picked for the singles was "the biggest disappointment of his career" and that it was better to go home now as he must play some ITF Future tournaments and as he would anyway not be of any help for the team at this stage.

However, the Swiss Federation released a press statement according to which Yann Marti was excluded from the team by the captain due to his bad behaviour after the draw.

The true reasons for Yann Marti's exclusion remain unclear, but his sudden leave was heavily criticized in Switzerland, as he left the team at short notice and left them with only three available players for the tie.

Roger Federer stated that he was briefed after the tie by the team captain and that Yann Marti's behaviour was not acceptable and that it was disappointing to see such things happen as it harmed the team.

In parallel, Yann Marti's father and coach Jean-Marie attacked the Swiss Federation through the media and said that it was a matter of money and that the team was against Yann Marti and still owes him money for his role as sparring partner in 2014.