Horacio de la Peña
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| Country | Argentina |
|---|---|
| Residence | Buenos Aires, Argentina[1] Santiago, Chile |
| Born | August 1, 1966 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 71 kg (160 lb; 11.2 st) |
| Turned pro | 1984 |
| Retired | 1994 |
| Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | $1,234,768 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 190–180 |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Highest ranking | 31 (April 6, 1987) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | 2nd round (1989) |
| French Open | 4th round (1986) |
| Wimbledon | 1st Round (1988–89, 1992–93) |
| US Open | 3rd round (1985) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 84–92 |
| Career titles | 6 |
| Highest ranking | 53 (April 22, 1991) |
| Last updated on: November 12, 2009. | |
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| Peña in 1983 Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Coaching career | |
| 1994– | Franco Squillari (1994–2001)[2] Martín Rodríguez Guillermo Coria(2006)[3] Paul Capdeville(2010–) Adrián García Fernando González (2001–2006)[4] Mariano Puerta[5] José Acasuso[5] Ker-Etlis[5] David Nalbandian[5] Gastón Gaudio[5] |
| Coaching achievements | |
| Coachee Singles Titles total | 6(G)-3(Sq)-1(A) |
| Coachee(s) Doubles Titles total | 1(K) |
| List of notable tournaments (with champion) | |
Horacio de la Peña, born August 1, 1966[1] and nicknamed "el Pulga" ("the Flea"),[6] is a tennis coach and a former tennis player from Argentina, who reached a top singles world rank of 31[1] during his career.
De la Peña was born in Buenos Aires. He began playing on the ATP circuit professionally in 1984, when he was 17.[1] He won four ATP World Tour titles in his career, all of which were on clay.[7] He also won six doubles titles — five on clay.[7]
De la Peña is most well known as the former coach of Chilean Fernando González.[8] He was also considered the unofficial captain of the Chilean Davis Cup team.[8][9]
As well as González, de la Peña has coached other tennis players, like Franco Squillari,[10] Martín Rodríguez,[11] Guillermo Coria,[12] and a number of other Chilean and Argentine tennis players.
De la Peña currently runs occasional tennis clinics in Santiago, Chile, and has his own tennis academy.[9]
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[edit] Singles titles
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (4) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 22 April 1985 | Marbella, Spain | Clay |  Lawson Duncan |
6-0 6-3 |
| 2. | 22 May 1989 | Florence, Italy | Clay |  Goran Ivanišević |
6-4 6-3 |
| 3. | 30 July 1990 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay |  Karel Nováček |
6-4 7-6(4) 2-6 6-2 |
| 4. | 12 April 1993 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Clay |  Jaime Yzaga |
3-6 6-3 6-4 |
[edit] Losing finalist
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 7 April 1986 | Bari, Italy | Clay |  Kent Carlsson |
5-7 7-6 5-7 |
| 2. | 31 October 1988 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hard | Jay Berger |
4-6 4-6 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Association of Tennis Professionals. "Tennis - ATP World Tour - Players - Horacio De La Pena (Profile)". http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/De/H/Horacio-De-La-Pena.aspx. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ Marilyn August (June 7, 2000). "Coach Horacio De la Pena on Squillari". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/coach-horacio-de-la-pena-on-squillari-713939.html. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
- ^ "Tenis.- Guillermo Coria y Horacio De la Peña ponen fin a su relación deportiva [Horacio de la Peña and Fernando González end employment]". interbusca.com. Hispanetwork Publicidad y Servicios. http://noticias.interbusca.com/deportes/tenis/tenis.--guillermo-coria-y-horacio-de-la-pena-ponen-fin-a-su-relacion-deportiva-20060920161010.html. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
- ^ Reuters. "Guillermo Coria and Horacio de la Pena end their sport relationship [Horacio de la Peña and Fernando González end employment]". ClickAqui.com. http://www.deportes.com/internacont_idc_108491_id_cat_129.html. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Curiculum Vitae of Horacio de la Peña" (pdf). University of Chile. http://www.postgradouchile.cl/wp-content/uploads/doc/CV_horacio_de_la_Pena.pdf. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
- ^ "Horacio de la Peña's blog". http://blog.latercera.com/blog/hdelapena/. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ a b Association of Tennis Professionals. "Tennis - ATP World Tour - Players - Horacio De La Pena (Match record)". http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/De/H/Horacio-De-La-Pena.aspx?t=mr. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ a b Emol.com (9 July 2010). "Horacio de la Peña augura futuro poco "auspicioso" para el tenis chileno" (in (Spanish)). http://www.emol.com/noticias/deportes/detalle/detallenoticias.asp?idnoticia=423934. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ a b Punto Vital writing team (2006). "Chile no es un país orientado al deporte" (in (Spanish)). http://www.puntovital.cl/en/forma/horacio.htm. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ Marilyn August (7 June 2000). "Coach Horacio de la Peña on Squillari". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/coach-horacio-de-la-pena-on-squillari-713939.html. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ menstennisblog.info (13 December 2008). "Fernando Gonzalez blogs about his new coach: Martin Rodriguez". http://www.menstennisblog.info/2008/12/fernando-gonzalez-blogs-about-his-new.html. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ Jay Jarrahi (9 January 2007). "The fall and fall of Guillermo Coria". Sportingo. http://www.sportingo.com/tennis/a1574_fall-fall-guillermo-coria. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ a b Association of Tennis Professionals. "Tennis - ATP World Tour - Players - Horacio De La Pena (Titles/finals)". http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/De/H/Horacio-De-La-Pena.aspx?t=tf. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
