Argentine tennis player
Eduardo Jonatan Schwank (Spanish pronunciation: [e'ðwa?ðo '?wa?k]; also known as Schwanka;[1] born 23 April 1986)[2] is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina. In 2011, he reached the finals of the French Open in men's doubles partnering Juan Sebastian Cabal and of the US Open in mixed doubles partnering Gisela Dulko. He was coached by Javier Nalbandian, the brother of David Nalbandian.
Schwank's family background is from the German-speaking part of Switzerland.[3]
Junior career
In his final year on the junior circuit in 2004, Schwank had a record of 39-4 winning five tournaments, with his biggest title the Banana Bowl defeating Pablo Andújar in the final.[4] Schwank finished no. 2 in the rankings behind Gaël Monfils.[5]
Professional career
2006
In 2006, he won four consecutive Futures events: the former two in Argentina, the latter two in Bolivia.
2007
In 2007 he won a Challenger title in Medellín, defeating Chris Guccione in the final. He also won three consecutive Futures events.[6] He won the bronze medal in singles and the gold medal in men's doubles at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro.[7]
2008
In April 2008, Schwank won two consecutive Challenger events, the first in Cremona, Italy and the second in Rome, Italy. On May 12, 2008, a hotel in which Schwank was staying while competing in a Challenger event in Bordeaux, France caught fire. Schwank's room was engulfed by the blaze, which destroyed his laptop, his passport, as well as the prize money he had earned from the Rome Challenger tournament. Schwank was not in his room at the time. He ended up winning the tournament, making that his third consecutive Challenger title.[8]
He was involved in a legal battle after reportedly being accused of responsibility for the blaze by leaving an oven switched on in his room. He denied the charges.[9]
At the 2008 French Open, Schwank defeated former world no. 1 Carlos Moyà in the first round.[10] He was also victorious in his next match, but was defeated in the third round by Paul-Henri Mathieu in four sets.
2011
Schwank reached the final of the French Open in men's doubles partnering Juan Sebastian Cabal. In the final, they lost to Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor in three tight sets with a tiebreak in the first set. He also reached the final of the US Open in mixed doubles partnering Gisela Dulko. They lost to Jack Sock and Melanie Oudin in a super-tiebreak.
2012
In 2012, Schwank qualified for the French Open and advanced to the third round, where he lost to Rafael Nadal.[11] He also teamed with Gisela Dulko in mixed doubles, and they beat Serena Williams and Bob Bryan in the first round. Schwank, partnering Juan Ignacio Chela, reached third round of Wimbledon 2012 doubles and lost to Daniele Bracciali and Julian Knowle. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he partnered with David Nalbandian in the men's doubles, but they were knocked out in the first round.[12]
Major finals
Grand Slam
Doubles: 1 (0-1)
Mixed doubles: 1 (0-1)
ATP career finals
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)
Legend
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Grand Slam (0-1)
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ATP Finals (0-0)
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ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0-0)
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ATP Tour 500 (0-0)
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ATP Tour 250 (1-1)
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Titles by surface
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Hard (0-1)
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Clay (1-1)
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Grass (0-0)
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Titles by setting
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Outdoor (1-1)
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Indoor (0-1)
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Team competition finals: 1 (1 runner-up)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 27 (16-11)
Legend
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ATP Challenger (7-9)
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ITF Futures (9-2)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (1-4)
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Clay (15-7)
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Grass (0-0)
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Carpet (0-0)
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Result
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W-L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Win
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1-0
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Apr 2006
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Argentina F3, Buenos Aires
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Futures
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Clay
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Cristian Villagrán
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4-6, 6-3, 6-4
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Win
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2-0
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Apr 2006
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Argentina F4, Buenos Aires
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Futures
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Clay
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Leandro Migani
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6-3, 7-6(12-10)
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Loss
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2-1
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May 2006
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Argentina F5, Buenos Aires
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Futures
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Clay
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Cristian Villagrán
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4-6, 1-6
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Win
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3-1
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Aug 2006
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Argentina F11, Cordoba
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Futures
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Clay
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Leandro Migani
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5-7, 6-0, 6-0
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Win
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4-1
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Aug 2006
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Argentina F12, Mendoza
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Futures
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Clay
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Andrés Molteni
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6-4, 6-1
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Win
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5-1
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Sep 2006
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Bolivia F1, La Paz
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Futures
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Clay
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Guillermo Carry
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6-3, 6-1
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Win
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6-1
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Sep 2006
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Bolivia F2, Cochabamba
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Futures
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Clay
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Martín Alund
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7-6(7-5), 6-7(4-7), 7-6(7-2)
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Win
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7-1
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Apr 2007
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Argentina F1, Santa Fe
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Futures
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Clay
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Juan-Martín Aranguren
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6-3, 6-2
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Win
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8-1
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May 2007
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Argentina F2, Buenos Aires
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Futures
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Clay
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Juan-Martín Aranguren
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6-4, 6-4
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Win
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9-1
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May 2007
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Argentina F3, Tucuman
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Futures
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Clay
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Juan Pablo Amado
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6-1, 6-4
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Loss
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9-2
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Jun 2007
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Italy F16, Cesena
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Futures
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Clay
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Filip Prpic
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4-6, 2-6
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Loss
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9-3
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Aug 2007
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Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Challenger
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Hard
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Brian Dabul
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7-6(7-4), 6-7(5-7), 3-6
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Loss
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9-4
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Aug 2007
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Manta, Ecuador
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Challenger
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Hard
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Go Soeda
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4-6, 2-6
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Win
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10-4
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Oct 2007
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Medellin, Colombia
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Challenger
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Clay
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Chris Guccione
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7-5, 5-7, 7-5
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Loss
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10-5
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Mar 2008
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Santiago, Chile
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Challenger
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Clay
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Thomaz Bellucci
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4-6, 6-7(3-7)
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Win
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11-5
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Apr 2008
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Cremona, Italy
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Challenger
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Hard
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Björn Phau
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6-3, 6-4
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Win
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12-5
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May 2008
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Rome, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Éric Prodon
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6-3, 6-7, 7-6
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Win
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13-5
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May 2008
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Bordeaux, France
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Challenger
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Clay
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Igor Kunitsyn
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6-2, 6-2
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Loss
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13-6
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Aug 2009
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Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Challenger
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Hard
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Julio Silva
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6-3, 3-6, 4-6
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Win
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14-6
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Oct 2009
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Santiago, Chile
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Challenger
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Clay
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Nicolás Massú
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6-2, 6-2
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Win
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15-6
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Nov 2009
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Lima, Peru
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Challenger
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Clay
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Jorge Aguilar
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7-5, 6-4
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Loss
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15-7
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Jan 2010
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Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Challenger
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Hard
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Ricardo Mello
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3-6, 1-6
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Win
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16-7
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Jan 2010
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Bucaramanga, Colombia
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Challenger
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Clay
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Juan Pablo Brzezicki
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6-4, 6-2
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Loss
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16-8
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May 2011
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Rome, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Simone Bolelli
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6-2, 1-6, 3-6
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Loss
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16-9
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Sep 2011
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Cali, Colombia
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Challenger
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Clay
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Alejandro Falla
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4-6, 3-6
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Loss
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16-10
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Oct 2011
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San Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil
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Challenger
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Clay
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Ricardo Mello
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4-6, 2-6
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Loss
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16-11
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Aug 2013
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Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Challenger
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Clay
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Alejandro Gonzalez
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2-6, 3-6
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Doubles: 29 (21-8)
Legend
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ATP Challenger (14-6)
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ITF Futures (7-2)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (3-1)
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Clay (18-7)
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Grass (0-0)
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Carpet (0-0)
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Result
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W-L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Win
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1-0
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May 2004
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Argentina F2, Buenos Aires
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Futures
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Clay
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Juan-Pablo Amado
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Sebastian Decoud Juan-Martin Aranguren
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6-1, 7-6(8-6)
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Win
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2-0
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Jan 2006
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El Salvador F1, San Salvador
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Futures
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Clay
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Martin Vilarrubi
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Victor Kolik James Cerretani
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6-2, 5-7, 6-0
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Loss
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2-1
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Mar 2006
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Argentina F2, Buenos Aires
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Futures
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Clay
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Matias O'Neille
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Brian Dabul Cristian Villagran
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6-2, 4-6, 2-6
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Loss
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2-2
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Apr 2006
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Argentina F3, Buenos Aires
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Futures
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Clay
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Esteban Zanetti
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Brian Dabul Cristian Villagran
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4-6, 2-6
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Win
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3-2
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Apr 2006
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Argentina F4, Buenos Aires
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Futures
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Clay
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Sebastian Decoud
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Horacio Zeballos Leandro Migani
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6-2, 6-2
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Win
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4-2
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Aug 2006
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Argentina F12, Mendoza
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Futures
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Clay
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Demian Gschwend
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Andres Molteni Nicolas Jara-Lozano
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6-1, 6-2
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Win
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5-2
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Sep 2006
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Bolivia F1, La Paz
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Futures
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Clay
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Demian Gschwend
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Borja Malo-Casado Nathan Thompson
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6-1, 6-7(4-7), 6-0
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Win
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6-2
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May 2007
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Argentina F2, Buenos Aires
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Futures
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Clay
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Demian Gschwend
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Juan-Pablo Villar Alejandro Kon
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6-1, 6-2
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Win
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7-2
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Jun 2007
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Italy F16, Cesena
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Futures
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Clay
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Cristian Villagran
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Francesco Piccari Alessandro Da Col
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6-3, 6-2
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Win
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8-2
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Aug 2007
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Campos do Jordão, Brazil
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Challenger
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Hard
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Horacio Zeballos
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John-Paul Fruttero Izak Van Der Merwe
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3-6, 6-3, [12-10]
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Win
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9-2
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Aug 2007
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Manta, Ecuador
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Challenger
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Hard
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Horacio Zeballos
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John-Paul Fruttero Eric Nunez
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6-4, 6-2
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Win
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10-2
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Nov 2007
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Lima, Peru
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Challenger
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Clay
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Pablo Cuevas
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Martin Vilarrubi Michael Quintero
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6-4, 6-2
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Win
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11-2
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Jan 2008
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La Serena, Chile
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Challenger
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Clay
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Nicolas Lapentti
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Sebastian Decoud Cristian Villagran
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6-4, 6-0
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Win
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12-2
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Mar 2008
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Santiago, Chile
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Challenger
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Clay
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Mariano Hood
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Brian Dabul Jean-Julien Rojer
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6-3, 6-3
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Win
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13-2
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Apr 2008
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Cremona, Italy
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Challenger
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Hard
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Dusan Vemic
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Florin Mergea Horia Tecau
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6-3, 6-2
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Loss
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13-3
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Jul 2008
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Lugano, Switzerland
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Challenger
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Clay
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Dusan Vemic
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Rameez Junaid Philipp Marx
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6-7(7-9), 6-4, [7-10]
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Loss
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13-4
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Aug 2009
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Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Challenger
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Hard
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Juan-Pablo Amado
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Marcio Torres Izak Van Der Merwe
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walkover
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Loss
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13-5
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Oct 2009
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Asuncion, Paraguay
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Challenger
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Clay
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Máximo González
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Santiago Ventura Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo
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3-6, 6-7(5-7)
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Win
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14-5
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Oct 2009
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Santiago, Chile
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Challenger
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Clay
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Diego Cristin
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David Marrero Juan-Pablo Brzezicki
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6-4, 7-5
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Win
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15-5
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Nov 2009
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Medellin, Colombia
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Challenger
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Clay
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Sebastian Decoud
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David Marrero Diego Junqueira
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6-0, 6-2
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Loss
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15-6
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Jun 2011
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Kosice, Slovakia
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Challenger
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Clay
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Facundo Bagnis
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Simon Greul Bastian Knittel
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6-2, 3-6, [9-11]
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Win
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16-6
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Sep 2011
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Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Challenger
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Clay
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Guido Andreozzi
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Ricardo Hocevar Christian Lindell
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6-2, 6-4
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Loss
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16-7
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Sep 2011
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Cali, Colombia
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Challenger
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Clay
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Facundo Bagnis
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Robert Farah Juan-Sebastian Cabal
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5-7, 2-6
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Win
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17-7
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Nov 2011
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Challenger
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Clay
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Carlos Berlocq
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Marcel Felder Jaroslav Pospisil
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6-7(1-7), 6-4, [10-7]
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Win
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18-7
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Aug 2013
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Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Challenger
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Clay
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Fernando Romboli
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Marcelo Arevalo Nicolas Barrientos
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6-7(6-8), 6-4, [10-8]
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Win
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19-7
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Sep 2013
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Cali, Colombia
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Challenger
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Clay
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Guido Andreozzi
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Joao Souza Carlos Salamanca
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6-2, 6-4
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Loss
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19-8
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Mar 2014
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Salinas, Ecuador
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Challenger
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Clay
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Hugo Dellien
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Fernando Romboli Roberto Maytin
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3-6, 4-6
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Win
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20-8
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Apr 2014
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Itajai, Brazil
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Challenger
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Clay
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Maximo Gonzalez
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Joao Souza Andre Sa
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6-2, 6-3
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Win
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21-8
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May 2014
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Cali, Colombia
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Challenger
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Clay
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Facundo Bagnis
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Nicolas Barrientos Eduardo Struvay
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6-3, 6-3
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Performance timelines
Key
W
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F
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SF
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QF
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#R
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RR
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Q#
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P#
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DNQ
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A
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Z#
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PO
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G
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S
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B
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NMS
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P
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NH
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(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W-L) win-loss record.
Singles
Doubles
References
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