Jaime Oncins (born 16 June 1970) is a former professional

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from Brazil. Oncins represented his native country at the

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in Barcelona, where he reached the quarterfinals before falling to Russia's

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. The right-hander won two individual career titles (Bologna and Búzios, both in 1992). He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on May 3, 1993, when he became world No. 34. Oncins' best performance at a major was at the 1992 French Open, where he reached the Round of 16, losing to eventual finalist,

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. In the second round of the tournament, Oncins had a famous victory from two sets down against former world No. 1 and three-time

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champion,

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. Oncins was also the last player that

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beat at the US Open. Connors beat Oncins in straight sets in the first round of the 1992 US Open. Oncins was a runner-up in the Roland Garros mixed doubles in 2001, with

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from Argentina.

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)

ATP career finals

Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Doubles: 11 (5 titles, 6 runner-ups)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 13 (8–5)

Doubles: 17 (11–6)

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Oncins, Jaime 1970 births Living people Brazilian male tennis players Olympic tennis players for Brazil Tennis players from São Paulo Tennis players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen