Diego Pérez (tennis)

Diego Pérez

Country (sports)	Uruguay
Residence	Montevideo, Uruguay
Born	(1962-02-09) February 9, 1962 Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	1981
Retired	1995
Plays	Right-handed (2-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,042,224
Singles
Career record	207-229 (ATP Tour, Grand Prix tour and Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 27 (9 July 1984)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (1991, 1993)
French Open	4R (1992)
Wimbledon	1R (1990, 1993)
US Open	3R (1987)
Doubles
Career record	160-189 (ATP Tour, Grand Prix tour and Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 37 (3 August 1987)

Diego Pérez (born 9 February 1962) is a retired professional tennis player from Uruguay. Pérez turned pro in 1981, and won one ATP Tour singles and three doubles titles in his career, which lasted until 1995. He has the most singles wins for the Uruguay Davis Cup team (31, shared with Marcelo Filippini).

ATP Tour titles (4)

Singles titles (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	16 September 1985	Bordeaux, France	Clay	Jimmy Brown	6–4, 7–6

Singles runner-up (1)

• 1985: Buenos Aires (lost to Martín Jaite)

Doubles titles (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	14 September 1981	Palermo, Italy	Clay	José Luis Damiani	Jaime Fillol Sr. Belus Prajoux	6–1, 6–4
2.	9 November 1992	São Paulo, Brazil	Clay	Francisco Roig	Christer Allgardh Carl Limberger	6–2, 7–6
3.	22 August 1994	Umag, Croatia	Clay	Francisco Roig	Karol Kučera Paul Wekesa	6–2, 6–4

Doubles runner-up (10)

• 1985: Buenos Aires (with Eduardo Bengoechea, lost to Martín Jaite and Christian Miniussi)
• 1986: Stuttgart Outdoor (with Mansour Bahrami, lost to Hans Gildemeister and Andrés Gómez)
• 1986: Paris Indoor (with Mansour Bahrami, lost to Peter Fleming and John McEnroe)
• 1987: Geneva (with Mansour Bahrami, lost to Ricardo Acioly and Luiz Mattar)
• 1987: Itaparica (with Jorge Lozano, lost to Sergio Casal and Emilio Sánchez)
• 1988: Guarujá (with Javier Frana, lost to Ricardo Acuña and Luke Jensen)
• 1988: Barcelona (with Claudio Mezzadri, lost to Sergio Casal and Emilio Sánchez)
• 1990: Florence (with Luiz Mattar, lost to Sergi Bruguera and Horacio de la Peña)
• 1991: San Marino (with Christian Miniussi, lost to Jordi Arrese and Carlos Costa)
• 1992: Guarujá (with Francisco Roig, lost to Christer Allgardh and Carl Limberger)

External links

• Diego Pérez at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Diego Pérez at the International Tennis Federation
• Diego Pérez at the Davis Cup