Andrés Alarcón (born 22 May 1970) is an Ecuadorian former professional
tennis
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player.
Born in
Quito
Quito (; ), officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital city, capital and second-largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its metropolitan area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha Province, P ...
, Alarcón competed for the
Ecuador Davis Cup team
The Ecuador men's national tennis team represents Ecuador in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Ecuador Tennis Federation.
Ecuador currently compete in the Americas Zone of Group I. Their best performance was in 1985, when the ...
in 1989 and 1990.
Alarcón reached a best singles ranking of 351 on the professional tour and featured in qualifying at the
1994 Wimbledon Championships
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, where he had wins over
Stéphane Sansoni and
Vince Spadea
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He reached a career high tenth position in the ATP Champions Race in April 2003, as well as a career-high 18th ATP ranking in February 2005. He ...
.
A coach at the IMG Bollettieri Academy in Florida, Alarcón has coached professional players including
Austin Krajicek
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A form ...
.
ATP Challenger finals
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
See also
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List of Ecuador Davis Cup team representatives
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1970 births
Living people
Ecuadorian male tennis players
Sportspeople from Quito
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