Nicolás Pereira

Nicolás Pereira

Country (sports)	Venezuela
Residence	Caracas, Venezuela
Born	(1970-09-29) 29 September 1970 (age 53) Salto, Uruguay
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro	1987
Retired	1997
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,077,159
Singles
Career record	81–125
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 74 (22 July 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1990, 1995)
French Open	2R (1989)
Wimbledon	2R (1994, 1996)
US Open	3R (1995)
Doubles
Career record	114–133
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 44 (19 November 1990)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1991, 1996)
French Open	3R (1990)
Wimbledon	3R (1989)
US Open	3R (1996)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	2R (1991)
Wimbledon	1R (1990, 1993)
Last updated on: 11 December 2021.

Nicolás Pereira (born September 29, 1970) is a commentator for the Tennis Channel and former professional tennis player, who became the ITF Junior World Champion in 1988 after winning the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open.

Professional career

In the fall of 1988, Pereira registered wins on the pro tour against Brad Gilbert and Amos Mansdorf. He finished 1988 ranked No. 151 in the world rankings.

In April 1989, Pereira reached the quarterfinals of the Japan Open, defeating No. 21 ranked Andrés Gómez before losing to No. 1 ranked Ivan Lendl. In June, he defeated world No. 3 Stefan Edberg in straight sets in the first round of the Queens Club grass-court tournament.

A few weeks later, in the first round of Wimbledon, he took eventual semifinalist Lendl to five sets before losing. Later that summer, he reached the quarterfinals of the Grand Prix event in Montreal, the Canadian Open. There he beat No. 10 ranked Tim Mayotte, then lost to No. 14 ranked Jay Berger. Pereira, at 19 years of age, finished 1989 ranked No. 121.

However, Pereira's progress stalled over the next three years. In 1990, he lost most of his matches in the first round of ATP level tournaments and finished the year ranked No. 238. In 1991, he won the Lins and São Paulo-4 Challengers in back-to-back weeks, and ended the year ranked No. 146. He won the Guarujá Brazil Challenger in September 1992 and was ranked No. 138 at the end of the year.

In 1993, Pereira defeated Aaron Krickstein in the first round at the Bermuda Challenger. At the end of 1993, Pereira was ranked No. 141.

1994 marked a resurgence for Pereira. In March, he won the San Luis Potosí Challenger. At Wimbledon, he reached the second round where he lost a thrilling five-set match to No. 18 Andre Agassi. In September, Pereira defeated Mauricio Hadad in the final of the Bancolombia Open to win his first ATP singles title. He closed out 1994 ranked No. 110. 1995 was a mixed year for Pereira. In July, he won the Rio Brazil Challenger title by defeating João Cunha e Silva in straight sets. The next week at New Haven, he defeated MaliVai Washington in the second round, then lost to No. 10 Marc Rosset.

At the U.S. Open, Pereira reached the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time. At the end of the year, Nicolas was ranked No. 134.

1996 was another inconsistent year for Pereira. He started the year well in Doha by qualifying, then defeated world No. 5 Boris Becker 7–6, 6–7, 7–6 in the second round to reach the quarterfinals. In March, Pereira again caused an upset when he defeated world No. 1 Thomas Muster in straight sets at the Masters Series tournament in Key Biscayne, Florida. In July, Pereira won his second ATP title, defeating Grant Stafford on the grass courts at Newport, Rhode Island. He reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 74 the following week on July 22, 1996.

Pereira represented Venezuela at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, losing in the second round to eventual bronze medalist Leander Paes. He finished the year ranked No. 110.

Pereira retired in September 1997.

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Sep 1994	Bogotá, Colombia	World Series	Clay	Mauricio Hadad	6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Win	2–0	Jul 1996	Newport, United States	World Series	Grass	Grant Stafford	4–6, 6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jan 1990	Wellington, New Zealand	World Series	Hard	Kelly Evernden	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez Vicario	6–4, 7–6
Loss	1–1	Mar 1990	Rotterdam, Netherlands	World Series	Carpet	Diego Nargiso	Leonardo Lavalle Jorge Lozano	6–7, 4–6
Win	2–1	Jan 1991	Wellington, New Zealand	World Series	Hard	Luiz Mattar	John Letts Jaime Oncins	4–6, 7–6, 6–2
Loss	2–2	Apr 1991	Orlando, United States	World Series	Hard	Pete Sampras	Luke Jensen Scott Melville	7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8), 3–6
Loss	2–3	Aug 1995	New Haven, United States	Championship Series	Hard	Leander Paes	Rick Leach Scott Melville	3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss	2–4	Mar 1996	Mexico City, Mexico	World Series	Clay	Emilio Sánchez	Donald Johnson Francisco Montana	2–6, 4–6
Win	3–4	Jan 1991	Bogotá, Colombia	World Series	Clay	David Rikl	Pablo Campana Nicolás Lapentti	6–3, 7–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals

Singles: 10 (5–5)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Aug 1991	Lins, Brazil	Challenger	Clay	Luis Lobo	2–6, 6–3, 7–6
Win	2–0	Aug 1991	São Paulo, Brazil	Challenger	Clay	Martin Stringari	6–3, 6–2
Loss	2–1	Sep 1991	Madeira, Portugal	Challenger	Hard	Byron Black	3–6, 4–6
Loss	2–2	Aug 1992	São Paulo, Brazil	Challenger	Clay	Martin Stringari	3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win	3–2	Sep 1992	Guarujá, Brazil	Challenger	Hard	Roberto Jabali	6–4, 6–4
Loss	3–3	Sep 1993	São Paulo, Brazil	Challenger	Hard	Fernando Meligeni	5–7, 2–6
Loss	3–4	Oct 1993	Cali, Colombia	Challenger	Clay	Mauricio Hadad	6–7, 6–7
Win	4–4	Apr 1994	San Luis Potosí, Mexico	Challenger	Clay	Luis Herrera	6–7, 6–2, 6–2
Win	5–4	Aug 1995	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Challenger	Hard	João Cunha-Silva	7–5, 6–3
Loss	5–5	Nov 1995	Santiago, Chile	Challenger	Clay	Nicolás Lapentti	6–7, 3–6

Doubles: 14 (8–6)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 1991	Salerno, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Marcos Ondruska	Emilio Benfele Álvarez Pietro Pennisi	6–4, 6–4
Win	2–0	Aug 1992	Lins, Brazil	Challenger	Clay	João Cunha-Silva	Cássio Motta Fernando Roese	6–3, 6–4
Loss	2–1	Aug 1992	São Paulo, Brazil	Challenger	Clay	João Cunha-Silva	Pablo Albano Cássio Motta	walkover
Win	3–1	Sep 1992	Bogotá, Colombia	Challenger	Clay	Mario Tabares	William Kyriakos Fernando Meligeni	7–6, 7–5
Loss	3–2	Oct 1992	Ponte Vedra, United States	Challenger	Hard	Daniel Vacek	Jared Palmer Jim Pugh	6–1, 3–6, 2–6
Win	4–2	Jul 1993	Belo Horizonte, Brazil	Challenger	Hard	Ricardo Acioly	Fernando Roese Felipe Rivera	7–6, 5–7, 6–3
Loss	4–3	Sep 1993	Caracas, Venezuela	Challenger	Hard	Doug Flach	Richard Matuszewski John Sullivan	6–7, 5–7
Loss	4–4	Dec 1993	Paget, Bermuda	Challenger	Clay	Maurice Ruah	Mark Knowles Jared Palmer	1–6, 3–6
Win	5–4	Apr 1994	Puerto Vallarta, Mexico	Challenger	Hard	Pablo Albano	Paul Kilderry Simon Youl	6–4, 3–6, 7–6
Win	6–4	Jul 1995	Annenheim, Austria	Challenger	Grass	Diego Nargiso	Karsten Braasch Joern Renzenbrink	6–7, 6–4, 7–6
Win	7–4	Aug 1995	Brasília, Brazil	Challenger	Hard	Jean-Philippe Fleurian	Noam Behr Lior Mor	7–6, 6–2
Loss	7–5	Aug 1995	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Challenger	Hard	Jean-Philippe Fleurian	João Cunha-Silva Óscar Ortiz	5–7, 6–4, 1–6
Loss	7–6	Oct 1995	Monterrey, Mexico	Challenger	Hard	David Rikl	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Win	8–6	May 2001	USA F12, Hallandale Beach	Futures	Clay	José de Armas	Steve Berke Kyle Porter	6–4, 2–6, 6–2

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 3 (3 titles)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1988	French Open	Clay	Magnus Larsson	7–6, 6–3
Win	1988	Wimbledon	Grass	Guillaume Raoux	7–6, 6–2
Win	1988	US Open	Hard	Nicklas Kulti	6–1, 6–2

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

See also

List of Grand Slam Boys' Singles champions

External links

• Nicolás Pereira at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Nicolás Pereira at the International Tennis Federation
• Nicolás Pereira at the Davis Cup

This page was last edited on 8 February 2024, at 22:28