Brazilian tennis player
Luiz Mattar| Country (sports) | Brazil |
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| Residence | São Paulo, Brazil |
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| Born | (1963年08月18日) August 18, 1963 (age 61)
São Paulo, Brazil |
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| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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| Turned pro | 1985 |
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| Retired | 1995 |
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| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
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| Prize money | $1,484,394 |
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| Singles |
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| Career record | 191–178 |
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| Career titles | 7
5 Challenger, 0 Futures |
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| Highest ranking | No. 29 (1 May 1989) |
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| Grand Slam singles results |
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| Australian Open | 2R (1991, 1993) |
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| French Open | 3R (1986) |
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| Wimbledon | 2R (1991) |
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| US Open | 3R (1990, 1991) |
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| Other tournaments |
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| Olympic Games | 1R (1988, 1992) |
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| Doubles |
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| Career record | 104–111 |
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| Career titles | 5
3 Challenger, 0 Futures |
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| Highest ranking | No. 55 (7 January 1991) |
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| Grand Slam doubles results |
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| Australian Open | 1R (1993) |
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| French Open | 3R (1986, 1990, 1993) |
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| Wimbledon | 1R (1987, 1990, 1991) |
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| US Open | 2R (1986, 1990, 1991) |
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| Other doubles tournaments |
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| Olympic Games | 2R (1988) |
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| Grand Slam mixed doubles results |
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| French Open | 2R (1990) |
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| Team competitions |
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| Davis Cup | SF (1992) |
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| Last updated on: 25 December 2023. |
Luiz Mattar (born August 18, 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.
He played on the professional tour from 1985 to 1995, during which time he won seven top-level singles titles and five tour doubles titles. Mattar's career-high rankings were World No. 29 in singles (in 1989) and World No. 55 in doubles (in 1991). His career prize money totalled $1,493,136.
With seven ATP singles titles in tournaments of the Association of Professional Tennis Players, he is the second Brazilian tennis player, after Gustavo Kuerten, with more ATP titles in his career. He also led the Brazilian Davis Cup team to their best result in history back in 1992 defeating Germany and Italy and reaching the semi-final of the World Group in the 1992 Davis Cup. This feat has only been matched by Gustavo Kuerten who led the Brazilian team again to the semi-final in 2000.
He started his professional career only at the age of 22, unlike most tennis players who started their careers at 18 or earlier, after dropping out in his last year of engineering at Mackenzie Presbyterian University in São Paulo. [1]
He was trained by Paulo Cleto from the beginning to the end of his career. He even said that he couldn't see himself training with another coach. He is considered by several sports analysts, tennis critics and former tennis players as one of the ten greatest Brazilian tennis players of the Open Era.[2]
Mattar is the son of textile businessman Fuad Mattar and is of Lebanese descent.[3] After retiring from tennis he became an entrepreneur and is the founder of TIVIT, one of Brazil's largest information technology service providers.[1]
Singles: 11 (7 wins, 4 runner-ups)
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| Legend
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| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
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| ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
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| ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0)
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| ATP Championship Series (0–0)
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| ATP World Series (7–4)
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| Finals by surface
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| Hard (2–4)
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| Clay (3–0)
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| Grass (0–0)
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| Carpet (2–0)
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| Finals by setting
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| Outdoors (5–4)
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| Indoors (2–0)
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| Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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| Win
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1–0
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Jan 1987
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Guarujá, Brazil
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Grand Prix
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Hard
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Brazil Cássio Motta
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6–3, 5–7, 6–2
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| Loss
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1–1
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Nov 1987
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São Paulo, Brazil
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Grand Prix
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Hard
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Peru Jaime Yzaga
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2–6, 6–4, 2–6
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| Loss
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1–2
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Nov 1987
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Itaparica, Brazil
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Grand Prix
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Hard
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United States Andre Agassi
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6–7, 2–6
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| Win
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2–2
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Jan 1988
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Guarujá, Brazil
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Grand Prix
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Clay
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United States Eliot Teltscher
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6–3, 6–3
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| Win
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3–2
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Feb 1989
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Guarujá, Brazil
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Grand Prix
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Clay
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United States Jimmy Brown
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7–6, 6–4
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| Win
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4–2
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Apr 1989
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Grand Prix
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Carpet
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Argentina Martín Jaite
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6–4, 5–7, 6–4
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| Loss
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4–3
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Feb 1990
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Guarujá, Brazil
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World Series
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Hard
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Argentina Martín Jaite
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6–3, 4–6, 3–6
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| Win
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5–3
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Apr 1990
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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World Series
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Carpet
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Canada Andrew Sznajder
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6–4, 6–4
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| Win
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6–3
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Nov 1992
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São Paulo, Brazil
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World Series
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Hard
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Brazil Jaime Oncins
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6–1, 6–4
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| Loss
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6–4
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Feb 1994
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Scottsdale, USA
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World Series
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Hard
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United States Andre Agassi
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4–6, 3–6
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| Win
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7–4
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May 1994
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Coral Springs, USA
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World Series
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Clay
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Australia Jamie Morgan
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6–4, 3–6, 6–3
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Doubles (5 wins, 6 losses)
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| Legend
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| Grand Slam (0)
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| Tennis Masters Cup (0)
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| ATP Masters Series (0)
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| ATP Tour (4)
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| Titles by surface
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| Hard (2)
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| Grass (0)
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| Clay (3)
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| Carpet (0)
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| Result
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W/L
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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| Win
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1–0
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Jan 1987
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Guarujá, Brazil
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Hard
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Brazil Cássio Motta
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Germany Martin Hipp
Germany Tore Meinecke
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7–6, 6–1
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| Win
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2–0
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Sep 1987
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Geneva, Switzerland
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Clay
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Brazil Ricardo Acioly
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Iran Mansour Bahrami
Uruguay Diego Pérez
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3–6, 6–4, 6–2
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| Loss
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2–1
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Feb 1990
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Guarujá, Brazil
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Hard
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Brazil Cássio Motta
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Argentina Javier Frana
Argentina Gustavo Luza
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6–7, 6–7
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| Loss
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2–2
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Jun 1990
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Florence, Italy
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Clay
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Uruguay Diego Pérez
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Spain Sergi Bruguera
Argentina Horacio de la Peña
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6–3, 3–6, 4–6
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| Loss
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2–3
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Oct 1990
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São Paulo, Brazil
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Carpet
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Netherlands Mark Koevermans
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United States Shelby Cannon
Venezuela Alfonso Mora
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7–6, 3–6, 6–7
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| Win
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3–3
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Dec 1990
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Wellington, New Zealand
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Hard
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Venezuela Nicolás Pereira
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United States John Letts
Brazil Jaime Oncins
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4–6, 7–6, 6–2
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| Loss
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3–4
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Apr 1991
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Madrid, Spain
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Clay
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Brazil Jaime Oncins
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Argentina Gustavo Luza
Brazil Cássio Motta
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0–6, 5–7
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| Loss
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3–5
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May 1991
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Bologna, Italy
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Clay
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Brazil Jaime Oncins
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United States Luke Jensen
Australia Laurie Warder
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4–6, 6–7
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| Loss
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3–6
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Apr 1992
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Tampa, USA
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Clay
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Russia Andrei Olhovskiy
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United States Mike Briggs
United States Trevor Kronemann
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6–7, 7–6, 4–6
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| Win
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4–6
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Jun 1992
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Florence, Italy
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Clay
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Uruguay Marcelo Filippini
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South Africa Royce Deppe
South Africa Brent Haygarth
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6–4, 6–7, 6–4
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| Win
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5–6
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Oct 1994
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Montevideo, Uruguay
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Clay
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Uruguay Marcelo Filippini
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Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
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7–6, 6–4
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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
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| Legend
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| ATP Challenger (5–4)
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| ITF Futures (0–0)
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| Finals by surface
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| Hard (4–0)
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| Clay (1–3)
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| Grass (0–0)
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| Carpet (0–1)
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| Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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| Loss
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0–1
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Aug 1989
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São Paulo, Brazil
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Challenger
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Clay
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Chile Pedro Rebolledo
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3–6, 2–6
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| Loss
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0–2
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Aug 1989
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Brasília, Brazil
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Challenger
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Carpet
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United States Mario Tabares
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3–6, 2–6
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| Win
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1–2
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Nov 1989
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Challenger
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Hard
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Spain Francisco Roig
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6–4, 6–3
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| Win
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2–2
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Nov 1990
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Challenger
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Clay
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Mexico Luis-Enrique Herrera
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6–3, 3–6, 6–3
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| Win
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3–2
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Mar 1992
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Zaragoza, Spain
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Challenger
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Hard
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Spain Tomas Carbonell
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7–5, 3–6, 6–2
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| Loss
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3–3
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Apr 1992
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Birmingham, United States
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Challenger
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Clay
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Sweden Mikael Pernfors
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6–7, 4–6
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| Win
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4–3
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Oct 1992
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Recife, Brazil
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Challenger
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Hard
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Brazil Jaime Oncins
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7–6, 5–7, 7–5
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| Win
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5–3
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Nov 1992
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São Luís, Brazil
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Challenger
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Hard
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Venezuela Maurice Ruah
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6–4, 6–4
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| Loss
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5–4
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Jul 1993
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Campinas, Brazil
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Challenger
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Clay
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Brazil Fernando Meligeni
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4–6, 2–6
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| Legend
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| ATP Challenger (3–5)
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| ITF Futures (0–0)
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| Finals by surface
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| Hard (0–0)
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| Clay (2–1)
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| Grass (0–0)
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| Carpet (0–1)
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| Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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| Loss
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0–1
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Nov 1989
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Challenger
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Hard
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Brazil Dacio Campos
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United States Charles Beckman
United States Shelby Cannon
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3–6, 2–6
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| Win
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1–1
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Dec 1989
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São Paulo, Brazil
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Challenger
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Clay
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Brazil Cassio Motta
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Cuba Juan-Antonio Pino-Perez
United States Mario Tabares
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7–5, 6–2
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| Loss
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1–2
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Aug 1990
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Brasília, Brazil
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Challenger
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Carpet
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Brazil Fernando Roese
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Brazil Jaime Oncins
Canada Andrew Sznajder
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5–7, 6–3, 6–7
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| Win
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2–2
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Oct 1991
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São Paulo, Brazil
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Challenger
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Clay
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Brazil Jaime Oncins
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Argentina Juan-Ignacio Garat
United States Marcelo Saliola
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6–4, 6–4
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| Loss
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2–3
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Oct 1992
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Recife, Brazil
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Challenger
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Hard
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Brazil Jaime Oncins
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Canada Sebastien Lareau
Canada Daniel Nestor
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7–5, 4–6, 6–7
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| Win
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3–3
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Nov 1992
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São Luís, Brazil
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Challenger
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Hard
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Brazil Jaime Oncins
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Venezuela Maurice Ruah
United States Mario Tabares
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6–3, 7–5
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| Loss
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3–4
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Sep 1993
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Natal, Brazil
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Challenger
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Clay
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Brazil Jaime Oncins
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Netherlands Stephen Noteboom
United States Jack Waite
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6–4, 0–6, 3–6
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| Loss
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3–5
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Nov 1993
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São Luís, Brazil
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Challenger
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Hard
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Brazil Jaime Oncins
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Brazil Otavio Della
Brazil Marcelo Saliola
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7–6, 3–6, 6–7
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Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.