Jaime Yzaga

Jaime Yzaga
Country (sports)	Peru
Residence	Lima, Peru
Born	23 October 1967 (age 56); Lima, Peru
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro	1985
Retired	1997
Plays	Right-handed (1-handed backhand)
Prize money	$2,235,560
Singles
Career record	265–223
Career titles	8
Highest ranking	No. 18 (30 October 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	QF (1991)
French Open	4R (1994)
Wimbledon	2R (1991, 1992, 1994)
US Open	QF (1994)
Doubles
Career record	55–55
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 54 (20 November 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	2R (1989)
US Open	1R (1989, 1990)

Jaime Yzaga Tori (born 23 October 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Peru.

Tennis career

as a junior, Yzaga won the French Open in 1985 and reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon (also in 1985) and of the US Open (1984).

Yzaga played on the professional tour from 1984 to 1996, reaching career-high rankings of World No. 18 in singles and World No. 54 in doubles (both in 1989). He was a quarter-finalist at the Australian Open in 1991, and at the US Open in 1994, reaching the final eight by defeating in back-to-back matches finalists of the previous edition: Cédric Pioline and Pete Sampras in 5 sets. Yzaga came back from a 2-sets-to-0 deficit against Pioline and 2-sets-to-1 against Sampras, in both those matches he won fewer points. He had earlier been the first ever opponent of Sampras in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, in the first round of the 1988 US Open, also winning that match in 5 sets.

Since retiring as a player, Yzaga has served as captain of Peru's Davis Cup team.

Career finals

Singles (8 titles - 3 runners-up)

Outcome	No.	Date	Championship	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1.	1987	Schenectady, U.S.	Hard	Jim Pugh	0–6, 7–6^(7–4), 6–1
Winner	2.	1987	São Paulo, Brazil	Hard	Luiz Mattar	6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Winner	3.	1988	Itaparica, Brazil	Hard	Javier Frana	7–6^(7–4), 6–2
Runner-up	1.	1989	Forest Hills, U.S.	Clay	Ivan Lendl	2–6, 1–6
Runner-up	2.	1990	São Paulo, Brazil	Carpet	Robbie Weiss	6–3, 6–7^(7–9), 3–6
Winner	4.	1991	Charlotte, U.S.	Clay	Jimmy Arias	6–3, 7–5
Winner	5.	1992	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	MaliVai Washington	7–6^(8–6), 6–4
Winner	6.	1992	Tampa, U.S.	Clay	MaliVai Washington	3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Runner-up	3.	1993	Charlotte, U.S.	Clay	Horacio de la Peña	6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Winner	7.	1993	Tampa, U.S.	Clay	Richard Fromberg	6–4, 6–2
Winner	8.	1993	Sydney Indoor, Australia	Hard (i)	Petr Korda	6–4, 4–6, 7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(9–7)