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Argentine tennis player
Horacio de la Peña |
Career record | 190–180 |
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Career record | 84–92 |
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Coachee singles titles total | 6(G)-3(Sq)-1(A) |
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Coachee(s) doubles titles total | 1(K) |
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Horacio Armando de la Peña (born 1 August 1966[1]), nicknamed "el Pulga" ("the Flea"),[6] is a tennis coach and a former tennis player from Argentina, who reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 31.[1]
De la Peña was born in Buenos Aires. He began playing on the ATP circuit professionally in 1984, when he was 17.[1] He won four ATP World Tour titles in his career, all of which were on clay.[7] He also won six doubles titles – five on clay.[7]
De la Peña is most well known as the former coach of Chilean Fernando González.[8] He was also considered the unofficial captain of the Chilean Davis Cup team.[8][9]
As well as González, de la Peña has coached other tennis players, like Franco Squillari,[10] Martín Rodríguez,[11] Guillermo Coria,[12] and a number of other Chilean and Argentine tennis players.
De la Peña currently runs occasional tennis clinics in Santiago, Chile, and has his own tennis academy.[9]
Singles (4 wins, 2 losses)
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Legend (singles)
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Grand Slam (0–0)
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Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
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ATP Masters Series (0–0)
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Grand Prix / ATP Tour (4–2)
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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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Opponents
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Score
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Win
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1–0
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Apr 1985
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Marbella, Spain
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Clay
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Lawson Duncan
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6–0, 6–3
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Loss
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1–1
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Apr 1986
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Bari, Italy
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Clay
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Kent Carlsson
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5–7, 7–6, 5–7
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Loss
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1–2
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Oct 1988
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São Paulo, Brazil
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Hard
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Jay Berger
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4–6, 4–6
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Win
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2–2
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May 1989
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Florence, Italy
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Clay
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Goran Ivanišević
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6–4, 6–3
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Win
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3–2
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Jul 1990
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Kitzbühel, Austria
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Clay
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Karel Nováček
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6–4, 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–2
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Win
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4–2
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Apr 1993
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Charlotte, United States
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Clay
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Jaime Yzaga
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3–6, 6–3, 6–4
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Source: ATP[13]
Doubles (6 wins, 5 losses)
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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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Loss
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0–1
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Nov 1987
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Clay
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Jay Berger
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Tomás Carbonell Sergio Casal
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Withdrew
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Win
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1–1
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Nov 1988
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São Paulo, Brazil
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Hard
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Jay Berger
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Ricardo Acuña Javier Sánchez
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5–7, 6–4, 6–3
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Win
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2–1
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Jun 1990
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Florence, Italy
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Clay
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Sergi Bruguera
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Luiz Mattar Diego Pérez
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3–6, 6–3, 6–4
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Loss
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2–2
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Sep 1990
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Palermo, Italy
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Clay
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Carlos Costa
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Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez
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3–6, 4–6
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Win
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3–2
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Apr 1991
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Barcelona, Spain
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Clay
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Diego Nargiso
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Boris Becker Eric Jelen
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3–6, 7–6, 6–4
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Win
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4–2
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Mar 1992
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Casablanca, Morocco
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Clay
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Jorge Lozano
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Ģirts Dzelde T. J. Middleton
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2–6, 6–4, 7–6
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Loss
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4–3
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Jul 1992
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Kitzbühel, Austria
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Clay
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Vojtěch Flégl
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Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez
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1–6, 2–6
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Win
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5–3
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Sep 1992
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Cologne, Germany
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Clay
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Gustavo Luza
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Ronnie Båthman Libor Pimek
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6–7, 6–0, 6–2
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Loss
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5–4
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Oct 1992
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Palermo, Italy
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Clay
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Vojtěch Flégl
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Johan Donar Ola Jonsson
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7–5, 3–6, 4–6
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Loss
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5–5
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Feb 1993
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Mexico City, Mexico
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Clay
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Jorge Lozano
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Leonardo Lavalle Jaime Oncins
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6–7, 4–6
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Win
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6–5
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Oct 1993
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Athens, Greece
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Clay
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Jorge Lozano
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Royce Deppe John Sullivan
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3–6, 6–1, 6–2
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