Lázaro Navarro

Lázaro Navarro-Batles (born 28 January 1974) is a Cuban-Mexican former professional tennis player.[1]

Lázaro Navarro
Full nameLázaro Navarro-Batles
Country (sports) Cuba
 Mexico
Born (1974-01-28) 28 January 1974
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$46,644
Singles
Career record16–6 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 327 (28 Jan 2002)
Doubles
Career record9–8 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 372 (13 Mar 2000)
Medal record
Representing  Cuba
Central American and Caribbean Games
1998 MaracaiboMen's team
1998 MaracaiboMen's singles
1998 MaracaiboMen's doubles

Biography

Navarro grew up in Cuba and didn't take up the sport tennis of until age 13.[2] He played Davis Cup for his native country from 1995 to 2003, appearing in a total of 19 ties. A three-time medalist at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games in Maracaibo, he went on to represent Cuba at both the 1999 and 2003 editions of the Pan American Games.

Since 1999 he has been based in Mexico, after coming to the Central American country from Cuba on a sports exchange program. Married to a local from Jalisco, Navarro became a naturalized Mexican and represented his adoptive country in his final years on tour.[3]

While competing on the professional tour he had a career high singles ranking of 327 in the world. His best performance on the ATP Challenger Tour was a run to the semi-finals at Guadalajara in 2001, with wins over Fernando González, Adrián García and Luis Morejón. He won six singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Men's Circuit.

References
  1. "Guía la conquista Lázaro Navarro". Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2 September 2018.
  2. "JIT - Entrevista a Lázaro Navarro". www.jit.cu (in Spanish). 10 February 2004.
  3. Ramírez, Valentin (7 December 2016). "El cubano Lázaro Navarro Batles hace historia, en nacional de tenis". tiempo.com.mx (in Spanish).
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