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Carlos Claverie
Country (sports) Venezuela
Born (1963-01-13) 13 January 1963 (age 61)
Vienna, Austria
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Prize money$21,559
Singles
Career record1–1 (ATP Tour)
Highest rankingNo. 290 (12 August 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ1 (1991)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 233 (20 May 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQ1 (1991)
Medal record
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Havana Men's doubles
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Caracas Men's doubles

Carlos Claverie (born 13 January 1963) is a Venezuelan former professional tennis player.[1]

Tennis career

Claverie was a regular member of Venezuela's Davis Cup team in the 1980s and his career included a 1987 win over Canadian player Glenn Michibata, who the previous year had been ranked in the world's top-50.[1] In a 1988 tie against Jamaica he came from two sets down to win the deciding fifth rubber over Noel Rutherford, with the match going six hours.[2] He won a total of nine Davis Cup rubbers, all in singles.[3]

A Pan American Games bronze medalist in 1983, Claverie qualified for his only ATP Tour main draw at the 1990 Volvo International in New Haven, where he had a first round win over wildcard Chuck Adams. In 1991 he featured in the qualifying draws at Wimbledon. He had a career high singles ranking of 290 in the world, attained in May 1991.[4]

Claverie played United States collegiate tennis during the 1980s, first in Tennessee, then for the University of Maryland, where his girlfriend and future wife Claudia Borgiani was a member of the women's team.[1] Their son, also named Carlos, is an Olympic swimmer who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5]

In 2018, Claverie replaced Yohny Romero as the Davis Cup captain of Venezuela but was only in the role for a year.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Williams, Andre (1987-03-29). "Venezuelan Tries Tennis As Terrapin". Washington Post.
  2. ^ "Kingston, Jamaica". United Press International. 12 April 1988.
  3. ^ a b "Carlos Claverie es el nuevo capitán de Copa Davis". elestimulo.com (in Spanish). 2 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Tennis Abstract: Carlos Claverie ATP Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com.
  5. ^ "Carlos Claverie con la mirada puesta en Tokio 2020". www.saladeespera.com.ve (in Spanish). 2018-08-16.
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