Jorge Lozano

Jorge Lozano

Country (sports)	Mexico
Residence	Guadalajara, Mexico
Born	(1963-05-17) 17 May 1963 (age 60) San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro	1986
Retired	1994
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$739,424
Singles
Career record	26–49
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 51 (12 September 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	2R (1988)
Wimbledon	1R (1989)
US Open	4R (1988)
Doubles
Career record	208–164
Career titles	9
Highest ranking	No. 4 (22 August 1988)
Career titles	1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	W (1988, 1990)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	QF (1986, 1987)

Jorge Lozano (born 17 May 1963) is a retired professional tennis player from Mexico. He reached his highest doubles ranking of World No. 4 in August 1988. His highest singles ranking was World No. 51, achieved the following month. During his career, he won two mixed doubles titles at the French Open: in 1988 with Lori McNeil and in 1990 with Arantxa Sánchez. He reached the round of 16 in singles at the 1988 US Open and also the semifinal in doubles that same year. Qualified twice for the Doubles Masters at the Royal Albert Hall in London and reached the semifinals in 1988. In his career, he won nine doubles titles, but no singles titles. He turned professional in 1986, and in his career He was the first player to be beaten by Pete Sampras in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, at the French Open in 1989. In Davis Cup play, represented Mexico for 15 years, 1981–1995, won 12 doubles matches, and lost 12 as well. He lost 11 singles matches, and won 8, making his overall win / loss record at the Davis Cup 20–23. Lozano won his first title at Forest Hills in 1988, with his partner Todd Witsken, and won his last at Athens in 1993. He resides in Guadalajara, Mexico where he directs a tennis academy for kids and also coaches the men and women tennis team at the University Tec de Monterrey. He was the captain of the Mexican Davis Cup Team from 2007 to 2014. He is now the Athletic Director for the University Tec de Monterrey, campus Guadalajara.

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles: (2 wins)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1988	French Open	Clay	Lori McNeil	Brenda Schultz Michiel Schapers	7–5, 6–2
Win	1990	French Open	Clay	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Nicole Provis Danie Visser	7–6, 7–6

Career finals

Doubles (9 wins, 13 losses)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	Nov 1987	Itaparica, Brazil	Hard	Diego Pérez	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	2–6, 2–6
Loss	2.	Mar 1988	Indian Wells, US	Hard	Todd Witsken	Boris Becker Guy Forget	4–6, 4–6
Loss	3.	May 1988	Charleston, US	Clay	Todd Witsken	Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser	6–7, 3–6
Win	1.	May 1988	Forest Hills, US	Clay	Todd Witsken	Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser	6–3, 7–6
Win	2.	May 1988	Rome, Italy	Clay	Todd Witsken	Anders Järryd Tomáš Šmíd	6–3, 6–3
Win	3.	Jul 1988	Boston, US	Clay	Todd Witsken	Bruno Orešar Jaime Yzaga	6–2, 7–5
Loss	4.	Jul 1988	Washington, US	Hard	Todd Witsken	Rick Leach Jim Pugh	3–6, 7–6, 2–6
Win	4.	Jul 1988	Stratton Mountain, US	Hard	Todd Witsken	Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser	6–3, 7–6
Loss	5.	Nov 1988	Itaparica, Brazil	Hard	Todd Witsken	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	6–7, 6–7
Win	5.	Apr 1989	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Carpet	Todd Witsken	Patrick McEnroe Tim Wilkison	2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win	6.	Nov 1989	Stockholm, Sweden	Carpet	Todd Witsken	Rick Leach Jim Pugh	6–3, 5–7, 6–3
Loss	6.	Nov 1989	Itaparica, Brazil	Hard	Todd Witsken	Rick Leach Jim Pugh	2–6, 6–7
Loss	7.	Jul 1990	Washington, US	Hard	Todd Witsken	Grant Connell Glenn Michibata	3–6, 7–6, 2–6
Loss	8.	Oct 1990	Vienna, Austria	Carpet (i)	Todd Witsken	Udo Riglewski Michael Stich	4–6, 4–6
Win	7.	Feb 1990	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Carpet	Leonardo Lavalle	Diego Nargiso Nicolás Pereira	6–3, 7–6
Loss	9.	Nov 1991	São Paulo, Brazil	Hard	Cássio Motta	Andrés Gómez Jaime Oncins	5–7, 4–6
Win	8.	Mar 1992	Casablanca, Morocco	Clay	Horacio de la Peña	Ģirts Dzelde T. J. Middleton	2–6, 6–4, 7–6
Loss	10.	Feb 1993	Mexico City, Mexico	Clay	Horacio de la Peña	Leonardo Lavalle Jaime Oncins	6–7, 4–6
Loss	11.	Aug 1993	Prague, Czech Republic	Clay	Jaime Oncins	Hendrik Jan Davids Libor Pimek	3–6, 6–7
Loss	12.	Sep 1993	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Juan Garat	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	3–6, 3–6
Win	9.	Oct 1993	Athens, Greece	Clay	Horacio de la Peña	Royce Deppe John Sullivan	3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Loss	13.	Jan 1994	Jakarta, Indonesia	Hard	Jim Pugh	Jonas Björkman Neil Borwick	4–6, 1–6

External links

• Jorge Lozano at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Jorge Lozano at the International Tennis Federation
• Jorge Lozano at the Davis Cup

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