Horacio Armando de la Peña (born 1 August 1966), nicknamed "el Pulga" ("the Flea"), is a

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coach and a former tennis player from

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, who reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 31. De la Peña was born in

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. He began playing on the ATP circuit professionally in 1984, when he was 17. He won four

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titles in his career, all of which were on clay. He also won six doubles titles – five on clay. De la Peña is most well known as the former coach of

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. He was also considered the unofficial captain of the Chilean Davis Cup team. As well as González, de la Peña has coached other tennis players, like

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, Martín Rodríguez,

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, and a number of other

an and Argentine tennis players. De la Peña currently runs occasional tennis clinics in Santiago, Chile, and has his own tennis academy.

Career finals

Singles (4 wins, 2 losses)

_{Source: ATP}

Doubles (6 wins, 5 losses)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pena, Horaciodela 1966 births Living people Tennis players from Buenos Aires Tennis players from Santiago Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine male tennis players Argentine tennis coaches