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Damián Furmanski
Full nameDamián Furmanski
Country (sports) Argentina
Born (1975-10-05) 5 October 1975 (age 49)
Prize money$78,999
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 198 (24 April 2000)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 231 (18 August 1997)

Damián Furmanski (born 5 October 1975) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.

Biography

Furmanski began competing on tour in the early 1990s. He represented Argentina at the 1993 Maccabiah Games in Israel.[1]

As a professional player he competed mostly on the Futures and Challenger circuits. His only main draw appearance on the ATP Tour came in the doubles at the 1997 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships in Boston, where he and partner José Frontera featured as lucky losers from qualifying.[2] In 1999 he won the Mexico City Challenger doubles title partnering Gastón Etlis.[3] He reached his best singles ranking of 198 in the world in 2000.[1]

After retiring from the tour in 2002, Furmanski moved to Dallas, Texas to launch a tennis academy.[4]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1999 Mexico City, Mexico Clay Argentina Gaston Etlis Brazil Paolo Taicher
Argentina Andy Zingman
6–4, 6–3

References

  1. ^ a b ""Me encantaría estar en Israel 2017"". Diario Stampa (in Spanish). 15 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  2. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Boston - 18 August - 24 August 1997". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  3. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Mexico City Challenger - 06 December - 12 December 1999". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Argentine couple's import store mirrors their history". The Dallas Morning News. tucson.com. 14 December 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2018.