Ramón Delgado (Spanish pronunciation: [raˈmon delˈɣaðo] tennis player and current tennis coach. He turned professional in 1995 and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 52 in April 1999. He reached the final at Bogotá in 1998 and the fourth round of the 1998 French Open , defeating Pete Sampras in the second round.
Ramón Delgado Country (sports) Paraguay Residence Asunción , ParaguayBorn (1976-11-14 ) November 14, 1976 (age 47) Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Turned pro 1995 Retired 2011 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $1,385,410 Career record 103–108 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 52 (26 April 1999) Australian Open 2R (2002 ) French Open 4R (1998 ) Wimbledon 1R (1998 , 1999 , 2002 , 2004 , 2010 ) US Open 3R (2001 , 2002 ) Career record 19–28 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 91 (18 June 2007) Wimbledon 3R (2006 ) Last updated on: 10 June 2021.
Tennis career edit
In April 2002, Delgado lost in the first round of the Mallorca Open to a 15-year-old Rafael Nadal in Nadal's first ever ATP match. Nadal would go on to win 22 major titles as of the 2022 French Open.
Delgado also nearly qualified for the 2006 Wimbledon Championships , but was defeated in the third and final qualifying round by Roko Karanušić .
In October 2010, Delgado defeated Chilean Nicolás Massú in three sets (7–5, 2–6, 6–3) to advance and face Spanish player Pere Riba at the last 16 stage of the Copa Petrobras.[1]
He announced his retirement from tennis in May 2011.[2]
Coaching career edit ATP Tour career finals edit
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) edit Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0) ATP World Tour Championship Series (0–0) ATP World Tour World Series (0–1)
Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting Outdoor (0–1) Indoor (0–0)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals edit Singles: 15 (9–6) edit Legend ATP Challenger (9–6) ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface Hard (4–2) Clay (5–4) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Win 1-0 Jul 1997 Cali , ColombiaChallenger Clay Sebastián Prieto 6–3, 1–6, 7–6 Loss 1-1 Jul 1997 Quito , EcuadorChallenger Clay Mariano Puerta 1-6, 5-7 Loss 1-2 May 2001 Rocky Mount , United StatesChallenger Clay Jan Vacek 6–7(0–7) , 5–7 Win 2-2 Jun 2001 Tallahassee , United StatesChallenger Hard Justin Gimelstob 7–5, 6–3 Loss 2-3 Jul 2001 Campinas , BrazilChallenger Clay Alessio di Mauro 2-6, 4-6 Win 3-3 Jul 2001 Campos Do Jordão , BrazilChallenger Hard Daniel Melo 7–6(7–3) , 6–2 Loss 3-4 Nov 2004 Champaign-Urbana , United StatesChallenger Hard Justin Gimelstob 4-6, 4-6 Win 4-4 Nov 2004 Bogotá , ColombiaChallenger Clay Mariano Puerta 6–4, 7–5 Win 5-4 Sep 2005 Lubbock , United StatesChallenger Hard Bobby Reynolds 2–6, 7–6(7–5) , 6–3 Loss 5-5 Nov 2005 Nashville , United StatesChallenger Hard Bobby Reynolds 4–6, 4–6 Win 6-5 Apr 2006 Mexico City , MexicoChallenger Clay Alejandro Falla 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 Win 7-5 Apr 2007 Mexico City , MexicoChallenger Clay Adrián García 6–3, 6–3 Win 8-5 Oct 2009 Asunción , ParaguayChallenger Clay Daniel Gimeno Traver 7–6(7–2) , 1–6, 6–3 Win 9-5 Nov 2009 Puebla , MexicoChallenger Hard Andre Begemann 6–3, 6–4 Loss 9-6 Oct 2010 Asunción , ParaguayChallenger Clay Rui Machado 2–6, 6–3, 5–7
Doubles: 17 (6–11) edit Legend ATP Challenger (6–11) ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface Hard (3–2) Clay (3–9) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0-1 Dec 1996 Santiago , ChileChallenger Clay Alejandro Aramburu Acuna Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez 4-6, 4-6 Loss 0-2 Jul 1997 Quito , EcuadorChallenger Clay Martin Garcia Bernardo Martínez Marco Osorio 4-6, 4-6 Loss 0-3 May 2001 Birmingham , United StatesChallenger Clay Ignacio Hirigoyen James Blake Mark Merklein 5-7, 1-6 Loss 0-4 Apr 2002 Paget , BermudaChallenger Clay Alexandre Simoni George Bastl Neville Godwin 5-7, 3-6 Win 1-4 Oct 2003 Torrance , United StatesChallenger Hard André Sá Diego Ayala Robert Kendrick 6–3, 6–4 Win 2-4 Jan 2004 São Paulo , BrazilChallenger Hard André Sá Marcelo Melo Franco Ferreiro 7–5, 7–6(7–5) Win 3-4 Jan 2005 La Serena , ChileChallenger Clay Enzo Artoni Tomas Behrend Marcos Daniel 7–6(7–2) , 6–4 Loss 3-5 Feb 2005 Dallas , United StatesChallenger Hard André Sá Giovanni Lapentti Rik de Voest 4–6, 4–6 Win 4-5 Nov 2005 Boston , United StatesChallenger Hard André Sá Harsh Mankad 6–3, 6–2 Loss 4-6 Apr 2006 Bogotá , ColombiaChallenger Clay André Sá Chris Drake Eric Butorac walkover Loss 4-7 May 2006 Prague , Czech RepublicChallenger Clay Sergio Roitman Petr Pála David Škoch 0–6, 0–6 Loss 4-8 Apr 2007 Mexico City , MexicoChallenger Clay André Sá Marcelo Melo Horacio Zeballos 4–6, 2–6 Win 5-8 Jun 2007 Prostějov , Czech RepublicChallenger Clay Juan Pablo Guzmán Tomáš Cibulec Leoš Friedl 7–6(10–8) , 6–1 Win 6-8 Mar 2008 Bogotá , ColombiaChallenger Clay Brian Dabul Thomaz Bellucci Bruno Soares 7–6(7–5) , 6–4 Loss 6-9 Nov 2008 Lima , PeruChallenger Clay Júlio Silva Luis Horna Sebastián Prieto 3–6, 3–6 Loss 6-10 Aug 2009 Vancouver , CanadaChallenger Hard Kaes Van't Hof Kevin Anderson Rik de Voest 4–6, 4–6 Loss 6-11 Apr 2010 Curitiba , BrazilChallenger Clay André Sá Dominik Meffert Leonardo Tavares 6–3, 2–6, [4–10]
Performance timeline edit (W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
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