Juan Ignacio Chela
 | |
| Country (sports) |  Argentina |
|---|---|
| Residence | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
| Turned pro | 1998 |
| Plays | Right-handed; two-handed backhand |
| Prize money | $4,458,443 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 247–200 |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Highest ranking | No. 15 (August 9, 2004) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2006) |
| French Open | QF (2004) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2003, 2004, 2007) |
| US Open | QF (2007) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 63–79 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 34 (May 17, 2004) |
| Last updated on: July 10, 2008. | |
Juan Ignacio Chela (born August 30, 1979, Ciudad Evita, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. His strongest surface is slow hardcourt, but like most Argentine players he is comfortable on clay.
Career
Chela was suspended by the ATP in 2001 for 3 months and fined US$8,000 for the use of Methyltestosterone during the Cincinnati Masters.
On August 9, 2004, he reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 15.
Chela was involved in a controversy during a third round loss to Lleyton Hewitt in the Australian Open in 2005, when he attempted to spit at Hewitt.[citation needed]
As part of the Argentine team for the Davis Cup, he holds a record of 6 victories and 4 losses, the most important of his victories on April 2006, giving Argentina the third point to beat defending champion Croatia in quarterfinals.
In May 2007, he appeared in the quarterfinals of his 6th different Masters event at Rome, also his personal best showing at Rome, with wins over Marc Gicquel, Igor Andreev, and World No. 3 Andy Roddick, the latter one being Chela's best ever victory since defeating #3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov in round 2 of Mallorca in in May 2000.
His trainer and fitness coach (and also a close friend) is Fernando Aguirre.
Titles (6)
Singles (4)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (4) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Feb .21 2000 | Mexico City, Mexico | Clay | Mariano Puerta
|
6–4 7–6(4) |
| 2. | Jul. 15 2002 | Amersfoort, Netherlands | Clay |  Albert Costa
|
6–1 7–6(4) |
| 3. | Apr. 12 2004 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay |  Marat Safin
|
6–7(2) 6–3 6–3 |
| 4. | Feb. 26, 2007 | Acapulco, Mexico | Clay | Carlos Moyà
|
6–3 7–6(2) |
Singles Finalist (5)
- 2001: São Paulo (lost to Agustín Calleri)
- 2002: Sydney (lost to Roger Federer)
- 2002: Long Island (lost to Paradorn Srichaphan)
- 2006: Acapulco (lost to Luis Horna)
- 2006: Kitzbühel (lost to Agustín Calleri)
Doubles (2)
- 2004 ATP tour Estoril
- 2004 ATP tour Viña del Mar
Doubles finalist (2)
- 2004 ATP tour Acapulco
- 2005 ATP tour Estoril
Singles performance timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only after a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. Davis Cup matches are included in the statistics. This table is current through the Madrid Masters in Madrid, which ended on October 19, 2008.
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Career win-loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 4R | 3R | 1R | 12-8 |
| French Open | 2R | A | 1R | 3R | QF | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 10–8 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | A | 3–6 |
| U.S. Open | 1R | A | 4R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | A | 9–7 |
| Grand Slam Win-Loss1 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 4-4 | 6-4 | 6-4 | 3-3 | 3-4 | 8-4 | 1-2 | 34-29 |
| Indian Wells Masters | A | 1R | 3R | 2R | QF | 3R | 2R | QF | 3R | 11-8 |
| Miami Masters | A | 1R | QF | 3R | 3R | 3R | 4R | QF | 2R | 12-8 |
| Monte Carlo Masters | 3R | A | 3R | QF | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 11-8 |
| Rome Masters | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | 1R | 6–8 |
| Hamburg Masters | A | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 2R | 2R | 7–7 |
| Canada Masters | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 3–7 |
| Cincinnati Masters | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 2R | A | 9–7 |
| Madrid Masters (Stuttgart) | A | A | 1R | QF | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 5–6 |
| Paris Masters | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 1–5 | |
| Tennis Masters Cup | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 | |
| Total Titles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Year End Ranking | 63 | 70 | 23 | 38 | 26 | 39 | 33 | 20 | N/A |
A = did not participate in the tournament.
1. The win total does not include walkovers.