Horacio de la Peña
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Buenos Aires, Argentina[1] Santiago, Chile |
Born | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
1 August 1966
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Turned pro | 1984 |
Retired | 1994 |
Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $1,234,768 |
Singles | |
Career record | 190–180 |
Career titles | 4 |
Highest ranking | No. 31 (6 April 1987) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1989) |
French Open | 4R (1986) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1988, 1989, 1992, 1993) |
US Open | 3R (1985) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 84–92 |
Career titles | 6 |
Highest ranking | No. 53 (22 April 1991) |
Last updated on: 11 October 2012. |
Career record | {{#property:P564}} |
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Career record | {{#property:P555}} |
Coaching career (1994–) | |
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Coaching achievements | |
Coachee Singles Titles total | 6(G)-3(Sq)-1(A) |
Coachee(s) Doubles Titles total | 1(K) |
Horacio Armando de la Peña (born 1 August 1966[1]), nicknamed "el Pulga" ("the Flea"),[6] is a tennis coach and a former tennis player from Argentina, who reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 31.[1]
De la Peña was born in Buenos Aires. He began playing on the ATP circuit professionally in 1984, when he was 17.[1] He won four ATP World Tour titles in his career, all of which were on clay.[7] He also won six doubles titles – five on clay.[7]
De la Peña is most well known as the former coach of Chilean Fernando González.[8] He was also considered the unofficial captain of the Chilean Davis Cup team.[8][9]
As well as González, de la Peña has coached other tennis players, like Franco Squillari,[10] Martín Rodríguez,[11] Guillermo Coria,[12] and a number of other Chilean and Argentine tennis players.
De la Peña currently runs occasional tennis clinics in Santiago, Chile, and has his own tennis academy.[9]
Career finals
Legend (Singles) |
Grand Slam (0–0) |
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0) |
ATP Masters Series (0–0) |
Grand Prix / ATP Tour (4–2) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in final | Score in final |
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Winner | 1. | 22 April 1985 | Marbella, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1. | 7 April 1986 | Bari, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 7–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 2. | 31 October 1988 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 2. | 22 May 1989 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 3. | 30 July 1990 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 4. | 12 April 1993 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Source: ATP [13]
References
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External links
- Horacio de la Peña at the Association of Tennis Professionals
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