Emilio Montaño (born 18 December 1953) is a former professional

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player from Mexico.

Biography

Montaño, who won the

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in 1967, was

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's opponent when the Argentine won the Under-16s

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title in 1968. He attended

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in the early 1970s and played for a highly ranked collegiate tennis team which included

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. Following college, Montaño competed professionally on the

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and WCT circuits. His best singles performances at Grand Prix tournaments were quarter-final appearances at

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in 1976 and

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in 1979. As a doubles player he won a Grand Prix title at

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in 1979, with local player Jairo Velasco. In

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competition he made the second round of the singles once, at the

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. He defeated

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in the first round, only dropping five games, but was unable to get past his second round opponent

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. He also represented the

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, in a total of six matches, which included a 1976 tie against the

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in Tucson. In 1979 he won a five-set reverse singles match against Canada's Robert Bettauer which secured a tie for Mexico.

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Montano, Emilio 1953 births Living people Mexican male tennis players Rice Owls men's tennis players Tennis players from Mexico City Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Mexico 20th-century Mexican sportsmen

Biography

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

See also

References

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