Damián Patriarca

Damián Patriarca (born 28 June 1983) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.

Damián Patriarca
Full nameDamián Patriarca
Country (sports) Argentina
Born (1983-06-28) 28 June 1983
Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$99,782
Singles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 253 (10 April 2006)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 173 (7 March 2005)

Biography

Born in Paraná to Sergio and Silvia Patriarca, he is one of three brothers and learned his tennis at the local Club de Tenis Urquiza.[1]

Patriarca, who played right-handed, turned professional in 2000 and won regular titles on the Futures circuit during his career. In 2005 he won two Challenger tournaments in doubles and was singles runner-up at the Geneva Open Challenger, along the way beating Andreas Vinciguerra and Óscar Hernández. He took part in the qualifying draw of the men's singles at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships and a month later qualified for the Austrian Open Kitzbühel, his only main draw appearance on the ATP Tour. In the first round he played an Austrian, Andreas Haider-Maurer, who beat him in three sets.[2]

An ankle injury forced him to retire from professional tennis aged 24 and he instead turned to coaching. He was the coach of Juan Mónaco in the 2013 season and has since moved to the Mexican city of Acapulco to run a tennis school.[3]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)
No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 2005 Santiago, Chile Clay Ecuador Giovanni Lapentti Italy Enzo Artoni
Argentina Ignacio González King		 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
2. 2005 Montevideo, Uruguay Clay Argentina Brian Dabul Austria Daniel Köllerer
Austria Oliver Marach		 6–0, 6–4

References
  1. "Patriarca, el elegido por Mónaco". El Diario (in Spanish). 23 August 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  2. "Win for Luczak in Austria". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 July 2006. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  3. "Interview with Damián Patriarca" (in Spanish). eloisapatat.com.ar. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
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