Rubén Torres (tennis)
Appearance
Full name | Rubén-Darío Torres |
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Country (sports) | Colombia |
Born | Villavicencio, Colombia | 23 February 1981
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $17,303 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–1 (Davis Cup) |
Highest ranking | No. 627 (14 May 2007) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–1 (Davis Cup) |
Highest ranking | No. 549 (5 Feb 2007) |
Rubén-Darío Torres (born 23 February 1981) is a Colombian former professional tennis player.[1]
A native of Cali, Torres represented Colombia in a 2000 Davis Cup tie against Ecuador in Bogotá.[2] While competing on the professional tour he attained best rankings of 627 for singles and 549 for doubles, with his three ITF Futures titles won in doubles.[3] He was also a collegiate tennis player for the University of Southern California (USC Trojans), featuring in the 2002 NCAA Division I championship team.[4]
Torres was in a relationship with Hollywood actress Hilary Swank from 2015 to 2016 and the pair were briefly engaged.[5][6] He now works as a financial advisor in Los Angeles.[7]
ITF Futures titles
Doubles: (3)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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1. | Oct 2000 | Colombia F1, Bogotá | Clay | Giovanni Lapentti | Gustavo Marcaccio Patricio Rudi |
7–5, 2–0 ret. |
2. | Jan 2005 | Colombia F1, Cartagena | Hard | Shuon Madden | Sebastián Decoud Pablo González |
7–5, 6–4 |
3. | Jun 2006 | Thailand F1, Bangkok | Hard | Izak van der Merwe | Lester Cook Rob Steckley |
6–4, 6–3 |
References
- ^ "El entrenador de tenis caleño que enamoró a una estrella de Hollywood". Las2orillas (in Spanish). 8 June 2016.
- ^ "Inolvidables series de Copa Davis (I)". El Telégrafo (in European Spanish). 10 January 2015.
- ^ "Tennis Abstract: Ruben Torres Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com.
- ^ "Another Title for Leach, USC". Los Angeles Times. 22 May 2002.
- ^ "Hilary Swank is engaged to former tennis pro Ruben Torres". Los Angeles Times. 22 March 2016.
- ^ "Swank calls off engagement". NZ Herald. 7 June 2016.
- ^ "Who Is Ruben Torres? Hilary Swank's Fiance Is Basically A Character Straight Out Of A Rom-Com". Bustle. 23 March 2016.