Mauricio Hadad (born 7 December 1971) is a former

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from Colombia and former captain of the

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. Hadad is of

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background. The right-hander turned pro in 1988 and reached his highest individual ranking on the

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on September 11, 1995, when he became World No. 78. He won the ATP Bermuda Open in 1995. He is the only Colombian tennis player in history to have won an ATP Tour title in singles. His best performance at a

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came at the

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and the 1995 U.S. Open where he made it to the third round. Hadad participated in 20

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ties for Colombia from 1989–2001 and holds the record for most wins with 35 victories, posting a 23-5 record in singles and a 12-6 record in doubles. Hadad had also been the last Colombian player in history to break into the top 100 in 1995 until

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did so in 2007. He became the captain of the Colombia Davis Cup Team from 2013 until 2016. He has been credited with opening ground to the best generation of Colombian tennis players such as Alejandra Falla,

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, Alejandro Gonzalez, Robert Farah and

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. Hadad coached former World No. 1 Russian professional tennis player

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leading her to her first Wimbledon title in 2004 at the age of 17. He also coached

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leading her to her first title and is currently the coach of British tennis player

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ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 17 (13–4)

Doubles: 6 (5–1)

Performance timeline

Singles

References

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* * * 1971 births Living people Sportspeople from Cali Colombian people of Lebanese descent Colombian male tennis players Colombian tennis coaches Sportspeople of Lebanese descent 20th-century Colombian people {{Colombia-tennis-bio-stub