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Rubén Torres (tennis)

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Rubén Torres
Full nameRubén-Darío Torres
Country (sports) Colombia
Born (1981-02-23) 23 February 1981 (age 43)
Villavicencio, Colombia
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$17,303
Singles
Career record0–1 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 627 (14 May 2007)
Doubles
Career record0–1 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 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
1. Oct 2000 Colombia F1, Bogotá Clay Ecuador Giovanni Lapentti Argentina Gustavo Marcaccio
Argentina Patricio Rudi
7–5, 2–0 ret.
2. Jan 2005 Colombia F1, Cartagena Hard United States Shuon Madden Argentina Sebastián Decoud
Colombia Pablo González
7–5, 6–4
3. Jun 2006 Thailand F1, Bangkok Hard South Africa Izak van der Merwe United States Lester Cook
Canada Rob Steckley
6–4, 6–3

References

  1. ^ "El entrenador de tenis caleño que enamoró a una estrella de Hollywood". Las2orillas (in Spanish). 8 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Inolvidables series de Copa Davis (I)". El Telégrafo (in European Spanish). 10 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Tennis Abstract: Ruben Torres Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com.
  4. ^ "Another Title for Leach, USC". Los Angeles Times. 22 May 2002.
  5. ^ "Hilary Swank is engaged to former tennis pro Ruben Torres". Los Angeles Times. 22 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Swank calls off engagement". NZ Herald. 7 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Who Is Ruben Torres? Hilary Swank's Fiance Is Basically A Character Straight Out Of A Rom-Com". Bustle. 23 March 2016.