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Michael-Ray Pallares González
Michael-Ray Pallares González winner of the 83rd United States Tennis Association National Public Parks Championships[1]
Country (sports) Dominican Republic
ResidenceTampa, Florida
Born (1980-12-15) 15 December 1980 (age 43)
Englewood, New Jersey
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Turned pro2004
PlaysRight (Two-handed backhand)
Prize money$10,219 USD
Singles
Career record1-0 (ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. T1183 (January 31, 2005)
Current rankingNo. T1456
Doubles
Career record0-0 (ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingT1157 (October 8, 2012)
Last updated on: June 09, 2016.

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Michael-Ray Pallares González (born December 15, 1980) is a professional tennis player from the Dominican Republic.[2][3]

He was a member of the Dominican Republic Davis Cup team[4][5] and represented his country at the Central American and Caribbean Games.[6]

Biography

Michael-Ray Pallares González is a second cousin once-removed of the Dominican Mirabal sisters.

Junior career

As a junior, Michael-Ray was a two-time USTA National Champion winning the USTA National Interscholastic Championships in Lexington, Kentucky as well as the USTA National Port Washington Easter Classic at the famed Port Washington Tennis Academy in Port Washington, New York.[7]

Past winners of these events include Jim Courier, John McEnroe, Butch Buchholz, Arthur Ashe, Roscoe Tanner, Harold Solomon, Bryan Shelton, Chris Woodruff, Luke Jensen, Brian Baker, and Donald Young amongst others.[7]

College career

Michael-Ray accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama where he played for the Alabama Crimson Tide men's tennis team[8] which was ranked Top 10 in NCAA Division 1 Men's Tennis.[9] In 2003, he was voted the Most Improved Player[10] and was an instrumental part of the team that advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 in Athens, Georgia.[10] He graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Business Administration.

Professional career

ATP World Tour

Pallares González turned professional in 2004, competing predominantly on the ITF Men's Circuit and ATP Challenger Tour.

He's held an ATP Ranking in singles & doubles for over ten years, posting wins over six players who were each ranked inside the ATP Top-300 and advanced to the doubles final of the $15K Algeria F3 Futures Tournament in 2011.

Doubles: (1 Runner-up)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures (0–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner–up 1. 8 October 2011 Algeria F3 Algiers Clay United States Murphey Parker Austria Lukas Jastraunig
Netherlands Mark Vervoort 		0–6, 6–7(3–7)

Davis Cup

Michael-Ray Pallares González has represented the Dominican Republic as a member of four Davis Cup selections, posting a 1-0 record competing in the 2004 Davis Cup Americas Zone Groups II.

Davis Cup: Singles (1-0)

Edition Round Date Surface Opponent W/L Result
2004 Americas Zone Group II Semifinal 11 April 2004 Hard (O) Uruguay Federico Sansonetti W 6–3, 6-3

European League Club Tennis

While playing European League Club Tennis for teams in Italy (TC Volpago), Germany (SV Blankenese e.V.),[11] Austria (TC Grün Weiß Steyr)[12][13] & (UTC Casa Moda Steyr), and France (Racing Club de France), Michael-Ray compiled a 57-13 record, helping his teams get promoted four times in their respective leagues.

European League Club Tennis: Record (57-13)

Season Country Club League
Wins Losses
2010 Germany SV Blankenese Oberliga Hamburg 10 2
2011 Oberliga Hamburg 12 0
2012 Oberliga Hamburg 3 1
2013 Regionalliga Nord 2 0
Total 27 3
2013 Austria TC Grün Weiß Steyr Landesliga 0 2
2014 Landesliga 4 0
2017 UTC Casa Moda Steyr Bundesliga
Total 4 2
2013 Italy TC Volpago Serie D1 4 0
2014 Serie C 10 0
2015 Serie C 8 0
2017 Serie C
Total 22 0
2014 France Racing Club de France Ligue 2 1 1
2015 Ligue 1 3 7
2017 Ligue 1
Total 4 8
Career Total 57 13

Coaching career

Michael-Ray Pallares González is the Owner & Head Professional of Crown Elite Tennis Academy,[14] a high performance tennis academy specializing in junior development in Tampa, Florida.

He has served as Professional Tour Coach and/or hitting partner for several Top 10 ATP & WTA Players including Nicolas Almagro, John Isner, Vera Zvonareva, Alla Kudryavtseva & Kristina Brandi.

He also served as Director of Tennis for the Panamanian Tennis Federation and Turkmenistan Tennis Federation as the International Tennis Federation Expert Coach[15] undertaking the Development of National Sport Structure, creating an action plan to strengthen the tennis program approved by the NOC, International Olympic Committee and Olympic Solidarity.

Philanthropy

Michael-Ray Pallares González founded One Love Tennis Inc. in 2011, which is a non-profit organization designed to reach underprivileged and low income youth through affordable tennis, education, and fitness.[16] He has travelled all over the world, organizing Play-Day events designed to introduce kids to tennis providing them with the opportunity to continue to develop and enhance their skills. Play-Days are a welcoming way for kids to experience the social and competitive aspects of tennis, promoting a sense of achievement through a fun and spirited atmosphere.

South America

In April 2014, Michael-Ray teamed-up with Tennis for Colombia to host his first Play-Day event for a group of 10 ball-boys in the rural neighborhood of Puerto Caldas, a municipality of Pereira, Colombia in the foothills of the Andes located in northwest South America.[17] In March 2017, his second event in Colombia took place in the town and municipality of Jamundí, (15 mi) south of Cali, the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia. The Play-Day event was held for a group of 8 ball-boys in collaboration with Las Mercedes Campestre Tennis Club.[18]

Asia

In December 2015, North Okkalapa Township located in the eastern part of Yangon, Myanmar in southeast Asia was host to an event. The event was held at the Damayaketa Monastery for 25 children from the Myat Mingalar Orphanage.[17]

Africa

In July 2016, Pallares González traveled to Southern Africa and teamed up with Jane Kaye-Bailey's Butterfly Tree Charity along with John Nomad's Nomad Sports Academy to conduct an Exhibition and Play-Day event for a group of 20 orphans from the Mukuni Village in Livingstone - Southern Province, Zambia.[19][20]

North America

In December 2016, the Clayview Country Club in Kansas City, Missouri was the first site in the United States to host an event.[21] In October 2017, Michael-Ray collaborated with the Rockhurst University Men's & Women's Tennis Teams to host another event at historic Hyde Park, Kansas City.[22][23] These Play-Day events were held for a group of 10 children who - by no fault of their own - were unable to remain in their homes and were placed in The Salvation Army Children's Shelter due to either a family crisis or child abuse, including issues of physical, sexual, emotional and psychological abuse, or severe neglect.[24][25][26] That same month, the Hanscom-Brandeis Indoor Tennis Center located within the historic Hanscom Park neighborhood in Midtown Omaha, Nebraska hosted an event for a group of 12 children from Completely KIDS, an organization that educates and assists youth and their families, via school and homeless shelter partnerships.[27] In July 2017, Michael-Ray's second event in the Midwest took place in Fargo, the most populous city in the state of North Dakota. The Play-Day event was held for a group of 12 children temporarily living at the YWCA Cass Clay Children’s Emergency shelter.[28][29] In December 2017, Michael-Ray teamed-up with Fundación del Empresariado Sonorense (FESAC), the Border Community Alliance (BCA) and the Border Youth Tennis Exchange (BYTE) to host the first Play-Day event in Mexico. The event was held for a group of 45 children living at the Orfanato Casa de Elizabeth A.C. Children's Home in the municipal seat of Ímuris, located in the Imuris Municipality in the north of the Mexican state of Sonora.[30][31][32][33][34][35]

Central America & Caribbean

In September 2017, Michael-Ray teamed-up with Fundación Sigue mis Pasos to host the first Play-Day event in his home country. The event was held for a group of 15 children living at the Orfanato Casa Amor y Restauración Hermosa Children's Home in the Brisas del Este sector of Santo Domingo Este, a municipality and provincial capital of the Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic.[36][37][38] That same month, he collaborated with Grupo Puntacana to host his second event in the Dominican Republic, this time for a group of 30 ball-boys at the Oscar de la Renta Tennis Center located in the Puntacana Resort and Club community of Punta Cana, La Altagracia Province.[39][40][41]

Europe

In June 2017, Pallares González traveled to the Southern European island country of Malta and collaborated with the Salesian Pastoral Youth Service of the Salesians of Don Bosco and the Ursuline Sisters of the Ursulines to host a Play-Day event for a group of 15 children from the St Patrick’s boys’ home in Sliema.[42][43] In September 2017, Michael-Ray once again travelled to Europe, this time to the Southeastern European country of Romania. The Play-Day event took place in the residential quarter of Moșilor located in Bucharest's Sector 2, Romania's capital and largest city. He partnered with the Saint Macrina Orphanage and the Romanian Churches Ecumenical Association to host the event for a group of 15 children living at the residential shelter.[44][45]

Other Initiatives

In October 2017, Michael-Ray collaborated with occupational therapist Debbie Kolarik and recreational therapist Ron Tankel to organize an event and create a program for behavioral health clients at the New Frontiers tennis program at Truman Medical Center located in the Hospital Hill neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri.[46]

References

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  46. ^ "New Frontiers tennis program "nets" results". It's Tru!. Retrieved 26 October 2017.

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