Salvador Navarro Gutiérrez (born 8 January 1977) is a former professional

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Career

Navarro qualified for his only Grand Slam in 1997, at the

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, in five sets, but would lose to Jan Siemerink in the second round. He never made a quarter-final during his singles career on the

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but did have a win over world number 27 Sébastien Grosjean at the 2000 Torneo Godó, held in his hometown of

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. The right-hander also played doubles and was a semi-finalist, with partner Óscar Hernández, in the 2003 CAM Open Comunidad Valenciana. Despite only entering the tournament after another team withdrew, the Spanish pairing were able to upset third seeds Gastón Etlis and Martin Rodríguez in the quarter-finals.

Challenger titles

Singles: (2)

Doubles: (7)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Navarro, Salvador 1977 births Living people Spanish male tennis players Tennis players from Barcelona