Diego Pérez (tennis)

Diego Pérez

Country (sports)	Uruguay
Residence	Montevideo, Uruguay
Born	(1962-02-09) February 9, 1962 (age 62) Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	1981
Retired	1995
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,042,224
Singles
Career record	207-229 (47.5%)
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 27 (9 July 1984)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1991, 1993)
French Open	4R (1992)
Wimbledon	1R (1990, 1993)
US Open	3R (1987)
Doubles
Career record	160-189
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 37 (3 August 1987)

Diego Pérez (Latin 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).

ATP career finals

Singles (1 win, 1 loss)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 1985	Buenos Aires, France	Clay	Martín Jaite	4–6, 2–6
Win	1–1	Sep 1985	Bordeaux, France	Clay	Jimmy Brown	6–4, 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

External links

• Diego Pérez at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Diego Pérez at the International Tennis Federation
• Diego Pérez at the Davis Cup

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