Jairo Velasco Jr. (born 21 January 1974) is a former Spanish professional

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player. His father, Jairo Velasco Sr., was a Colombian tennis player, who emigrated to Spain.

Career

Velasco was a doubles specialist, usually teaming up with countryman

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. The pair appeared together in the main draw of six

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s, but only once made it past the opening round. That was at the

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, where they upset ninth seeds

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and

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to make the third round. The pair had previously played four Grand Slam matches together without a win, although they did have the misfortune of drawing Bhupathi/ Paes at the

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and

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for their first two Grand Slam appearances together in 1999. They had their best

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performance at

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, in 2000, when they finished runners-up. The Spaniards also reached semi-finals in the

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and 2000 Colombia Open. Before teaming up with Carrasco in 1998, Velasco made the semi-finals of the Campionati Internazionali di San Marino, with

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, in 1996. He also played Grand Slam tennis with

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at the

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and

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in the

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.ITF Tennis Profile
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tennis for Spain in 1999 and 2000.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Challenger titles

Doubles: (8)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Velasco, Jairo Jr. 1974 births Living people Spanish male tennis players Tennis players from Barcelona Spanish people of Colombian descent Sportspeople of Colombian descent