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Mauricio Echazú
Mauricio Echazú Puente (; born January 2, 1989) is a former Peruvian tennis player nicknamed "Garrita" ("Little Claw") because of his grinding playing style and fight spirit. He was a regular member of the Peruvian Davis Cup team. In August 2021, Mauricio was provisionally suspended from the sport by International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA): from 6 August 2021, the player is prohibited from competing in or attending any sanctioned tennis events organised by the governing bodies of the sport due to match fixing investigations. Early career 2004 At fifteen years old, was selected to Peruvian Davis Cup team to play against Brazil, in Brasília, for Americas Zone Group I play-off tie. Lost to Brazilian Leonardo Kirche 2–6, 1–6 on clay in his first Davis Cup match ever. 2005 Once again was selected to Peruvian Davis Cup team to play against Paraguayan Davis Cup team, in Lima, for Americas Zone Group I play-off tie. Won to Paraguayan Enzo Pigola 6–4, 6–4 on c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lima
Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of the country, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The city is considered the political, cultural, financial and commercial center of Peru. Due to its geostrategic importance, the Globalization and World Cities Research Network has categorized it as a "beta" tier city. Jurisdictionally, the metropolis extends mainly within the province of Lima and in a smaller portion, to the west, within the Constitutional Province of Callao, where the seaport and the Jorge Chávez Airport are located. Both provinces have regional autonomy since 2002. The 2023 census projection indicates that the city of Lima has an estimated population of 10,092,000 inhabitants, making it the List of cities in the Americas b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iván Miranda
Iván Miranda Chang (born March 8, 1980) is a professional tennis player from Peru. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 104 in 2003. Miranda has participated in 26 Davis Cup events for Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ... from 1998 to the present day, posting a 15–18 record in singles and an 8–11 record in doubles. Singles titles (3) Runners-up (3) External links * * * 1980 births Living people Tennis players from Lima Peruvian people of Chinese descent Peruvian male tennis players Tennis players at the 2007 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Peru Tennis players at the 2011 Pan American Games South American Games medalists in tennis South American Games bronze medalists for Peru Competitors at the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lima Challenger
The Lima Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ATP Challenger Tour, Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Lima, Peru, since 2000. As of 2024 (in its 13th edition), it is the fifth longest running active South American Challenger tournament, only behind Uruguay Open, Montevideo (22), Guayaquil (20), Santiago (18), and Campinas (14). Past finals Singles Doubles References External linksLima Overview ATP Tour Tennis {{ATP Challenger Tour Lima Challenger, ATP Challenger Tour Clay court tennis tournaments Recurring sporting events established in 2000 Tennis tournaments in Peru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Harrison
Ryan Harrison (born May 7, 1992) is an American former professional tennis player. Harrison won one career Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP title in singles at the 2017 Memphis Open to go along with four in doubles, including the 2017 French Open. Before turning 16, Harrison was regarded as a prodigy after cracking the top 10 in the junior rankings and becoming one of the youngest players ever to win an ATP match. Although he broke through onto the ATP level by the age of 20, Harrison then fell out of the top 100 for several years. He would return to the top 100 in 2016 after a strong second half of the season that included multiple wins over opponents ranked in the top 20 and his first career appearance in the round of 32 at a Grand Slam. Harrison built on that momentum in 2017 to reach a top-40 career-high ranking in singles after winning his first career ATP title. Personal life Harrison began playing tennis at age 2 and was coached by his father, Pat Harrison, who h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pere Riba
Pere Riba Madrid (, ; born 7 April 1988) is a Spanish tennis coach and former professional player. He has been ATP rankings, ranked as high as No. 65 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he achieved in May 2011, and No. 81 in doubles in June 2010. Riba won 21 titles in singles and doubles on both the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Men's World Tennis Tour. He reached one Grand Slam (tennis), major quarterfinal in doubles, at the 2010 French Open – Men's doubles, 2010 French Open. Following his retirement, Riba has coached and collaborated with several players on the WTA Tour, including Coco Gauff and currently Zheng Qinwen. Professional Riba was coached by former Spanish player Jordi Arrese and the last coach in his career and still part of his confidence inner circle Edu Grosso. Coaching career He was the co-founder of GRTennis with Marcel Granollers based in Barcelona (Real Club Polo de Barcelona) focusing on junior development and professional tenn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Garza
Daniel Garza (; born 8 April 1985) is a Mexican professional tennis player. He participated in the Davis Cup representing Mexico eight times. His most important victory was during the 2008 Davis Cup tie against Uruguay which he won in four sets to Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas on carpet. He has a Davis Cup singles record of 16-8 as well as a doubles record of 6-2 for a combined total of 22–10. Garza made his ATP tour main draw debut (other than in Davis cup play) at the 2011 Mexican Open where he was granted a wild cart entry. He would go on to lose in the first round to compatriot Santiago González ''2-6, 6–7(5–7)''. The following year at the 2012 Mexican Open he would repeat his wild card entry, as well as his first round exit, this time at the hands of Łukasz Kubot ''1-6, 3–6''. For the third consecutive year, he entered the 2013 Mexican Open via wild card, and lost in the first round to Martín Alund Martín Alund (; ; born 26 December 1985) is a retired Argentin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico Davis Cup Team
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The Mexico national tennis team represents Mexico in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Federación Mexicana de Tenis. Mexico finished as runners-up in 1962 losing with Australia 5-0 in Melbourne. They currently compete in the World Group I Play-Offs. They last competed in the World Group in 1997. History Mexico competed in its first Davis Cup in 1924. Current team (2024) * Diego Ignacio Rifel Paz (singles) * Rodrigo Pacheco Méndez (singles) * Alan Fernando Rubio Fierros (singles) * Santiago González (doubles) * Miguel Ángel Reyes Varela (doubles) See also *Davis Cup * Mexico Fed Cup team External links * Davis Cup teams Davis Cup Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and contested annually between teams from over 150 competing countries, making it the world's largest annual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustavo Marcaccio
Gustavo Marcaccio (born 3 May 1977) is an Argentine tennis coach and former professional player. Tennis career Marcaccio, a native of Buenos Aires, played collegiate tennis in the United States for Arizona State University in the late 1990s, via the University of Mobile. In 1999 he was runner-up to Ryan Wolters in the Pac-10 singles championship. While competing on the professional tour he had a career high singles ranking of 284. His best win came at the Prostějov Challenger in 2005, when he upset world number 20 Dominik Hrbatý in the first round. At ATP Tour level, Marcaccio had main draw wins over Luis Horna and Tomáš Zíb. Coach Marcaccio has had stints coaching his countrymen Guido Pella, Juan Mónaco and Máximo González. He was coach of Mónaco during his most successful season in 2012, when he won four ATP Tour titles, including the German Open, to break into the world's top 10. In 2020 he coached Russian player Svetlana Kuznetsova. He then worked at Rafael Nadal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venezuela Davis Cup Team
The Venezuela national tennis team represents Venezuela in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Federación Venezolana de Tenis. Venezuela currently compete in the Americas Zone Group I. They have never competed in the World Group, but reached the Play-offs in 1995 and 2002. History Venezuela competed in its first Davis Cup in 1957. Current team (2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...) * Ricardo Rodríguez-Pace * Juan José Bianchi * Rafael Abdul Salam * Ignacio Martinez See also * Davis Cup * Venezuela Fed Cup team External links * Davis Cup teams Davis Cup Tennis in Venezuela, Davis Cup {{Venezuela-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Polansky
Peter Polansky ( ; born June 15, 1988) is a Canadian professional tennis player of Czech origin. He was Canada's top singles player from June 21, 2010, until January 17, 2011, in the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP rankings. He was also Canada's No. 2 from August 4, 2008, until June 21, 2010, with the exception of one week. In 2018, he became the first player in the Open Era to qualify for all four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournaments as a lucky loser within the same calendar year. Personal Polansky () was born in North York, Ontario, Canada. Polansky survived a major scare as an 18-year-old. While in Mexico for a Davis Cup tie as a team hitting partner, he woke up sleepwalking and jumped or fell from a three-story room suffering serious injuries. Later, he said that he saw a dark figure approaching his bed wielding a knife and only thought about escaping through the window. He recovered miraculously to be playing tennis just four months later. Polansky has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Aguilar
Jorge Roberto Aguilar Mondaca (; born 8 January 1985) is a Chilean former professional tennis player. Tennis career Juniors In 2001 won the U16 world championship with best friend Guillermo Hormazábal and Carlos Rios. Aguilar reached as high as No. 14 in the junior world singles rankings in 2002 (and No. 22 in doubles). Pro tour On 8 March 2010, he made his debut in Davis Cup singles for disputing the fifth point of the series against Israel, facing Harel Levy, defeating him 7–6(7–3), 6–1. One day before his debut in doubles with Paul Capdeville, falling in five sets to the Israeli couple experienced Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram. In that series 4–1 Chile defeated the team of Israel, thus Chile ranks second round, where they will face the Czech Republic. On 10 October 2015, Aguilar announced his retirement from professional tennis after his participation in the Future F6 in Santiago de Chile. In his last match, he lost against Guillermo Rivera Aránguiz in the final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Chile had a population of 17.5 million as of the latest census in 2017 and has a territorial area of , sharing borders with Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. The country also controls several Pacific islands, including Juan Fernández Islands, Juan Fernández, Isla Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas Islands, Desventuradas, and Easter Island, and claims about of Antarctica as the Chilean Antarctic Territory. The capital and largest city of Chile is Santiago, and the national language is Spanish language, Spanish. Conquest of Chile, Spain conquered and colonized the region in the mid-16th century, replacing Incas in Central Chile, Inca rule; however, they Arauco War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
