Juan Núñez (tennis)
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Boca Raton, Florida |
Born | Valparaiso, Chile | 23 September 1956
Height | 6 ft 3 in (190 cm) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Career record | 9-18 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 185 (22 Dec 1980) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
US Open | 1R (1981) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 3-20 |
Career titles | 0 |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | 1R (1977) |
US Open | 1R (1981) |
Juan Núñez (born 23 September 1956) is a former professional tennis player and coach, from Chile.[1][2][3]
Playing career
Núñez partnered Alejandro Gattiker at the 1977 French Open but the pair were unable to get past the first round.[4]
In 1979, Núñez was a singles quarter-finalist at the Santiago Grand Prix tournament, with wins over Fernando Luna and Andrés Gómez.[4]
He played John McEnroe in the opening round of the 1981 US Open and claimed the first set in a tiebreak, before losing in four.[4] In the doubles, Núñez and Fernando Maynetto lost in the first round.[4] Also that year, he made the round of 16 in the singles draw at the Boston Pro Championships.[4]
Coaching
Núñez coached Chris Evert in the late 1980s, before joining Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in 1989.[4] He was the coach of Sánchez Vicario, when the Spaniard won the 1989 French Open.[5] After leaving Sánchez Vicario he spent time coaching Brenda Schultz and Natasha Zvereva. In 1994, Gabriela Sabatini won the WTA Tour Championships, which Núñez as her coach.[4]
References
- ^ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
- ^ Juan Núñez fue 185 del mundo en singles en el año 1980
- ^ El entrenador chileno Juan Núñez asoma como uno de los candidatos para trabajar con la bella tenista rusa Anna Kournikova.
- ^ a b c d e f g ATP World Tour Profile
- ^ USA Today, "Sanchez on lookout for coach", 13 February 1990.