Óscar Martínez (tennis)
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Óscar Martínez Diéguez (born 9 March 1974) is a
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coach and a former professional player from Spain.


Career

Martinez made his debut on the
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at the
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, where he defeated two top 100 players,
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and
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, en route to a quarter-final appearance. He was runner-up in the
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, beating the second and third seeds, before losing the final to
Alberto Berasategui Alberto Berasategui Salazar (born 28 June 1973) is a former top-10 professional tennis player from Spain. He was a Grand Slam finalist at the 1994 French Open, and won a total of 14 ATP singles titles, achieving a career-high singles ranking ...
. The Spaniard also reached the quarterfinals in
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that year. In 1995, Martinez was a quarterfinalist in
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. He had a win that year over world number 13
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in Stuttgart's
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and appeared in two
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tournaments. In the
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he was beaten in the first round by
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and in
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he lost again in the opening round, to
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ATP career finals


Singles: 1 (0–1)


Challenger titles


Singles: (3)


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Oscar 1974 births Living people Spanish male tennis players Tennis players from Valencia