Diego Pérez (tennis)

Diego Pérez (American Spanish: [ˈdjeɣo ˈpeɾes]; born 9 February 1962) is a retired professional tennis player from Uruguay. Pérez turned pro in 1981, and won one ATP Tour singles and three doubles titles in his career, which lasted until 1995. He has the most singles wins for the Uruguay Davis Cup team (31, shared with Marcelo Filippini).

Diego Pérez
Country (sports) Uruguay
ResidenceMontevideo, Uruguay
Born (1962-02-09) February 9, 1962
Montevideo, Uruguay
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1981
Retired1995
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,042,224
Singles
Career record207-229 (47.5%)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 27 (9 July 1984)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (1991, 1993)
French Open4R (1992)
Wimbledon1R (1990, 1993)
US Open3R (1987)
Doubles
Career record160-189
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 37 (3 August 1987)

ATP career finals

Legend
Grand Slam
Tennis Masters Cup
ATP Masters Series
Grand Prix / ATP Tour

Singles (1 win, 1 loss)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss0–1Feb 1985Buenos Aires, FranceClay Martín Jaite4–6, 2–6
Win1–1Sep 1985Bordeaux, FranceClay Jimmy Brown6–4, 7–6

Doubles (3 wins, 12 losses)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 1981 Palermo, Italy Clay José Luis Damiani Jaime Fillol Sr.
Belus Prajoux
6–1, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Sep 1982 Palermo, Italy Clay José Luis Damiani Gianni Marchetti
Enzo Vattuone
4–6, 7–6, 3–6
Loss 1–2 Mar 1985 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Eduardo Bengoechea Martín Jaite
Christian Miniussi
4–6, 3–6
Loss 1–3 Sep 1986 Stuttgart, West Germany Clay Mansour Bahrami Hans Gildemeister
Andrés Gómez
4–6, 3–6
Loss 1–4 Nov 1986 Paris Indoor, France Carpet Mansour Bahrami Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
3–6, 2–6
Loss 1–5 Sep 1987 Geneva, Switzerland Clay Mansour Bahrami Ricardo Acioly
Luiz Mattar
6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Loss 1–6 Nov 1987 Itaparica, Brazil Hard Jorge Lozano Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez
2–6, 2–6
Loss 1–7 Feb 1988 Guarujá, Brazil Hard Javier Frana Ricardo Acuña
Luke Jensen
1–6, 4–6
Loss 1–8 Sep 1988 Barcelona, Spain Clay Claudio Mezzadri Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez
6–2, 4–6, 7–9
Loss 1–9 Sep 1989 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Tomás Carbonell Paul Haarhuis
Mark Koevermans
not played
Loss 1–10 Jun 1990 Florence, Italy Clay Luiz Mattar Sergi Bruguera
Horacio de la Peña
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 1–11 Jul 1991 San Marino, San Marino Clay Christian Miniussi Jordi Arrese
Carlos Costa
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 1–12 Feb 1992 Guarujá, Brazil Clay Francisco Roig Christer Allgårdh
Carl Limberger
4–6, 3–6
Win 2–12 Nov 1992 São Paulo, Brazil Clay Francisco Roig Christer Allgårdh
Carl Limberger
6–2, 7–6
Win 3–12 Aug 1994 Umag, Croatia] Clay Francisco Roig Karol Kučera
Paul Wekesa
6–2, 6–4


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