Lucas Arnold Ker (;
born 12 October 1974) is an Argentine former professional
tennis
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player.
Arnold Ker started playing tennis in the
Olivos Tenis Club of Buenos Aires, under coach Malcolm Campbell. He is the younger brother of
Patricio Arnold. He is right-handed and turned professional in 1994. He played several times for the Argentine
Davis Cup team, where he made his debut in 1997 against
Venezuela
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. Arnold Ker was
Roger Federer
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's opponent in the latter's first professional match in 1998, beating the 17-year-old future
singles world No. 1 and 20-time
major
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singles champion in straight sets. Arnold Ker retired from professional tennis in 2016.
Cancer
In August 2006, he was diagnosed with
testicular cancer
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Risk factors include an c ...
. The testicle was removed, and he successfully underwent
chemotherapy
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. In 2008, he was in remission and returned to playing professional tennis.
ATP Tour career finals
Doubles: 33 (15 titles, 18 runner-ups)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 5 (2–3)
Doubles: 28 (20–8)
Performance timelines
Singles
Doubles
Mixed doubles
References
External links
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Lucas Learns To Live Again
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1974 births
Living people
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Argentine male tennis players
Argentine people of Scottish descent
Tennis players from Barcelona
Tennis players from Buenos Aires