Rafael Arévalo
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| Country (sports) |  El Salvador |
|---|---|
| Residence | Sonsonate, El Salvador |
| Born | July 4, 1986 Sonsonate, El Salvador |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 2003 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $34,239 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 13–7 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 374 (August 18, 2008) |
| Current ranking | No. 1674 (November 18, 2013) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 7–6 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 520 (February 27, 2006) |
| Last updated on: July 16, 2008. | |
Rafael Arévalo González (born July 4, 1986) is a professional tennis player from El Salvador. The majority of Arévalo's professional career has been restricted to playing on the Futures (ITF) circuit, with a further 22 appearances for the El Salvador Davis Cup team; he also encountered modest success in the juniors, reaching a peak of No. 10 in 2004. However, in 2008, aided by the Salvadoran Tennis Federation (Federación Salvadoreña de Tenis), he was awarded an invitation to the 2008 Beijing Olympics tennis tournament. The Tripartite Commission, which issued the invitation, is composed of representatives from International Olympic Committee (IOC), National Olympic Committees (NOCs), and the International Tennis Federation (ITF), and it is standard practice to award such invitations (of which there were two for the men's singles tennis event) to countries with small Olympic teams. Arévalo was the first player from El Salvador to represent the country, in a tennis competition, at the Olympics.[1] Arévalo defeated Lee Hyung-taik in three sets in the first round, before being beaten by Swiss World No. 1 Roger Federer in the second.[2]
References
- ^ International Tennis Federation (2008-03-31). "Olympic Tripartite Invitation places announced". Retrieved 2008-07-16.
- ^ "Easy wins for Federer and Nadal". BBC Sport. 2008-08-12. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
External links
- Rafael Arévalo at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- {{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.
- Rafael Arévalo at the Davis Cup
- Quick Tennis Academy
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