David de Miguel-Lapiedra (born 7 February 1965) is a former professional
tennis
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player from Spain.
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Career
De Miguel had a good year as a junior in 1983, when he was an Orange Bowl
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semifinalist and won the Spanish Championships.[ATP World Tour Profile]
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The Spaniard made his first Grand Prix
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quarterfinal in 1984, at Florence
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.[ He also reached the quarterfinals in ]Madrid
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the following year.[
In 1986 he took part in both the ]French Open
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and Wimbledon Championships
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but lost in the first round at each, to Henri Leconte
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and then John Sadri
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.[ He made his only ]Grand Slam
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mixed doubles appearance in that French Open tournament, with Manuela Maleeva
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.[ They reached the round of 16.][ Also that year, he made quarter-finals in ]Stuttgart
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, where he had a win over world no. 24 Slobodan Živojinović
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, and in Barcelona
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.[ His best results however came in the doubles.][ He and ]Jordi Arrese
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were doubles champions in the 1986 Bordeaux Open
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, having months earlier finished runner-up with Jesus Colas
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in Madrid
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.[
At the ]1987 French Open
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, de Miguel progressed past the opening round of the men's doubles for the only time, partnering Arrese.[ He lost in the first round of the ]1987 Wimbledon Championships
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to Scott Davis.[
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Grand Prix career finals
Doubles: 2 (1–1)
Challenger titles
Singles: (1)
Doubles: (1)
References
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1965 births
Living people
Spanish male tennis players
Sportspeople from Tortosa
Tennis players from Catalonia
20th-century Spanish sportsmen