Maurice Ruah (born 19 February 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Venezuela. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 82 in 1994.

Maurice Ruah
Country (sports) Venezuela
Born (1971-02-19) February 19, 1971 (age 53)
Caracas, Venezuela
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$542,546
Singles
Career record31–55
Highest rankingNo. 90 (2 May 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1994)
French Open1R (1994)
Wimbledon1R (1991, 1994)
US Open2R (1994)
Doubles
Career record40–61
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 82 (12 Sep 1994)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1994)
French Open2R (1994)
Wimbledon1R (1993, 1994, 1998)
US Open2R (1996, 1998)

His father Luis works in medical supplies and in the shoe industry, and his mother Claire assists her husband in medical supplies.[1]

He and his doubles partner Yohny Romero won a bronze medal at the 1999 Pan American Games.

Ruah participated in 19 Davis Cup ties for Venezuela from 1989 to 2000, posting a 17–17 record in singles and an 8–5 record in doubles.

In July 2019, he becomes captain of the Davis Cup.

Doubles titles edit

Legend (singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (1)
Challengers (15)
No.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1991Furth, GermanyClay Marcos Aurelio Gorriz Jamie Morgan
Sandon Stolle
6–2, 6–4
2.1992Ribeirão, BrazilClay Christer Allgårdh Lan Bale
Brendan Curry
2–6, 7–5, 6–4
3.1992Guaruja, BrazilHard Mario Tabares Danilo Marcelino
Fernando Meligeni
W/O
4.1992Búzios, BrazilHard Mario Tabares Mark Keil
Tom Mercer
7–6, 6–7, 6–4
5.1993Riemerling, GermanyClay (i) Mario Tabares Sander Groen
Arne Thoms
6–3, 6–3
6.1993Caracas-3, VenezuelaHard Laurence Tieleman Mark Knowles
Alex O'Brien
5–7, 6–4, 7–6
7.1994Taipei, TaiwanHard Daniel Nestor Sandon Stolle
Michael Tebbutt
6–2, 6–0
8.1994Guadalajara, MexicoClay Juan Garat Kelly Jones
David Pate
6–2, 6–2
9.1996Andijan, UzbekistanHard Geoff Grant Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
6–4, 6–3
10.1996Belo Horizonte, BrazilHard Leonardo Lavalle Luis Herrera
Gabriel Trifu
5–7, 6–4, 6–4
11.1996Puebla, MexicoHard Leonardo Lavalle Bill Behrens
Steve Campbell
7–5, 6–2
12.1997Olbia, ItalyHard Geoff Grant Mosé Navarra
Stefano Pescosolido
3–6, 6–4, 7–5
13.1997Puebla, MexicoHard Tamer El Sawy Massimo Ardinghi
Vincenzo Santopadre
7–6, 7–5
14.1997Ixtapa, MexicoHard Chris Haggard Bernardo Martínez
Rogier Wassen
6–4, 7–6
15.1998Caracas, VenezuelaHard Geoff Grant Gouichi Motomura
André Sá
4–6, 6–1, 6–2
16.1999Wolfsburg, GermanyCarpet Adriano Ferreira Karsten Braasch
Dirk Dier
W/O

References edit

  1. ^ "Maurice Ruah | Bio | ATP Tour | Tennis".

External links edit