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Eduardo Nicolás

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Eduardo Nicolás
Country (sports)Spain Spain
Born (1972-09-22) 22 September 1972 (age 52)
Barcelona, Spain
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro1992
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$117,508
Singles
Career record3–4
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 146 (20 March 2000)
Doubles
Career record7–17
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 97 (17 January 2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (1999, 2000)
Wimbledon1R (1999, 2000)
US Open1R (1999)

Eduardo Nicolás Espin (born 22 September 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.

Nicolas played most of his doubles career beside Germán Puentes, his partner in all five of his Grand Slam appearances. They failed to win a single Grand Slam match but did reach the semi-finals of the Swedish Open in 1999 and win six Challenger titles.[1]

As a singles player he was a quarter-finalist in the 1999 Prague Open, defeating world number 65 Ján Krošlák and German Markus Hantschk. He was eliminated in the quarter-finals by his doubles partner, Puentes.[2]

Challenger titles

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Doubles: (6)

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No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1998 Montauban, France Clay Spain Germán Puentes Netherlands Edwin Kempes
Netherlands Rogier Wassen
7–6, 7–6
2. 1998 Budva, Yugoslavia Clay Spain Germán Puentes Portugal Emanuel Couto
Portugal João Cunha Silva
3–6, 6–1, 6–3
3. 1998 Skopje, Macedonia Clay Spain Germán Puentes Russia Andrei Merinov
Russia Andrei Stoliarov
7–5, 3–6, 7–6
4. 1999 Barcelona, Spain Clay Spain Germán Puentes Spain Alberto Martín
Spain Javier Sánchez
7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–5)
5. 2000 Fürth, Germany Clay Spain Germán Puentes United States Devin Bowen
United States Brandon Coupe
6–4, 6–2
6. 2000 Sevilla, Spain Clay Spain Germán Puentes Spain Tommy Robredo
Spain Santiago Ventura
6–3, 6–2

References

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