Borja Uribe

Borja Uribe-Quintana (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈboɾxawˈɾiβe]; born 24 June 1964) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.

Borja Uribe
Full nameBorja Uribe-Quintana
Country (sports) Spain
Born (1964-06-24) 24 June 1964
Valencia, Spain
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$31,931
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 226 (11 December 1989)
Doubles
Career record7–13
Highest rankingNo. 92 (19 June 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R (1989)
Wimbledon1R (1989)

Biography

Born in Valencia, Uribe attended Louisiana State University and played American collegiate tennis for four years, where he was known by the name "Billy".[1]

During his time competing on the professional circuit, which began in 1988, he was most successful as a doubles player. He reached a top doubles ranking of 92 in the world and won two Challenger titles. His best performance on the Grand Prix circuit was a semi-final appearance at Florence in 1989, partnering Mihnea-Ion Năstase, the nephew of Ilie.[2]

All of his grand slam main draw appearances came in 1989. At the 1989 French Open he and partner Juan Carlos Báguena made the second round of the men's doubles, by beating 11th seeds Darren Cahill and Mark Kratzmann. He also competed in the mixed doubles with Bettina Fulco, then in the men's doubles at the 1989 Wimbledon Championships, partnering Luis Herrera.[3]

Since 1995 he has worked as a tennis coach. He was the childhood coach of Daniel Gimeno Traver and remained with the Spaniard until 2010.[4] In 2015 he began coaching Venezuelan Davis Cup player Ricardo Rodríguez.[5]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)
No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1988 Strasbourg, France Clay Spain Juan Carlos Báguena West Germany Pavel Vojtisek
West Germany Ivo Werner		 6–4, 6–3
2. 1989 Vilamoura, Portugal Hard Spain Marcos Górriz Italy Simone Colombo
United Kingdom David Felgate		 6–1, 3–6, 7–6

References
  1. "From Rags to Riches: How 1988 season turned LSU tennis around". The Daily Reveille. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Florence - 22 May - 28 May 1989". ITF. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. "Scoreboard". Asbury Park Press. 1 July 1989. p. 53. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  4. "El revés del tenis". Hoy (in Spanish). 5 March 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  5. "Coaches: Borja Uribe-Quintana". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
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