Ramón Delgado
Country (sports) | Paraguay |
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Residence | Asuncion, Paraguay |
Born |
Asuncion, Paraguay | November 14, 1976
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Turned pro | 1995 |
Retired | May 2011 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $1,385,410 |
Singles | |
Career record | 103–108 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 52 (April 26, 1999) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2002) |
French Open | 4R (1998) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2010) |
US Open | 3R (2001, 2002) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 19–28 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 91 (June 18, 2007) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 3R (2006) |
Ramón Delgado (born 14 November 1976 in Asunción, Paraguay) is a retired tennis player from Paraguay, who turned professional in 1995 and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 52 in April 1999. He reached the ATP final at Bogotá in 1998 and the fourth round of the 1998 French Open, defeating Pete Sampras in the second round.
Tennis career
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.[1] Nadal would go on to win 14 grand slams as of the 2014 French Open. He has not won a single title (singles and/or doubles) during his career so far. The right-hander reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 52 in April 1999. Delgado also nearly qualified for the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, but was defeated in the third, and final, qualifying round by Roko Karanušić. He announced his retirement from tennis in May 2011.[2]
Singles titles (9)
Legend (Singles) |
Grand Slam (0) |
Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
ATP Masters Series (0) |
ATP Tour (0) |
Challengers (9) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the Final | Score in the Final |
1. | 1997 | Cali | Clay | Sebastián Prieto | 6–3, 1–6, 7–6 |
2. | 2001 | Tallahassee | Hard | Justin Gimelstob | 7–5, 6–3 |
3. | 2001 | Campos Do Jordão-2 | Hard | Daniel Melo | 7–6, 6–2 |
4. | 2004 | Bogotá | Clay | Mariano Puerta | 6–4, 7–5 |
5. | 2005 | Lubbock | Hard | Bobby Reynolds | 2–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
6. | 2006 | Mexico City | Clay | Alejandro Falla | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
7. | 2007 | Mexico City-1 | Clay | Adrián García | 6–3, 6–3 |
8. | 2009 | Asunción | Clay | Daniel Gimeno-Traver | 7–6, 1–6, 6–3 |
9. | 2009 | Puebla | Clay | Andre Begemann | 6–3, 6–4 |
References
- ↑ http://www.thefactsite.com/2010/07/facts-about-no1-in-atp-rafael-nadal.html?m=1
- ↑ "Delgado anunció su retiro del tenis en emotivo acto". La Nación. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
External links
- Official website
- Ramón Delgado at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Ramón Delgado at the International Tennis Federation
- Ramón Delgado at the Davis Cup