Jesús Bandrés

Jesús Bandrés (born 30 January 1991) is a Venezuelan former professional tennis player.[1]

Jesús Bandrés
Country (sports) Venezuela
Born (1991-01-30) 30 January 1991
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$13,239
Singles
Career record0–3 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 824 (14 Nov 2011)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 642 (22 Jun 2015)
Medal record
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal – third place2014 VeracruzMen's team

Bandrés, known as “Chucho”, was raised in Caracas and ranked amongst the world's top 100 players on the ITF Junior Circuit. One of the highlights of his junior career was winning the doubles title at the Copa del Cafe. He went on to play collegiate tennis in the United States for East Tennessee State University, where in 2012 he was named the Atlantic Sun Tournament MVP.[2] In 2014 he debuted for the Venezuela Davis Cup team in a tie against Uruguay.[3] He played Davis Cup again in 2017 when he was recalled despite being largely absent from the professional tour. At the time he was serving as assistant men's coach of Washington University in St. Louis.[4]

ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 5 (1–4)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2013 Venezuela F5, Caracas Hard Venezuela Luis Fernando Ramírez Venezuela Luis David Martínez
Venezuela Roberto Maytín		 6–2, 6–7(5), [3–10]
Loss 0–2 Jun 2014 USA F17, Oklahoma City Hard Ecuador Gonzalo Escobar United States Mackenzie McDonald
United States Martin Redlicki		 6–4, 6–7(3), [8–10]
Loss 0–3 Jul 2014 Venezuela F1, Caracas Hard Venezuela Luis Fernando Ramírez Venezuela Luis David Martínez
Argentina Mateo Nicolas Martinez		 6–7(6), 2–6
Win 1–3 May 2015 USA F14, Vero Beach Clay Venezuela Luis Fernando Ramírez Argentina Maximiliano Estévez
United Kingdom Christopher Helliar		 7–6(3), 6–1
Loss 1–4 Jul 2016 USA F24, Godfrey Hard Argentina Facundo Mena United States Nathan Ponwith
United States Emil Reinberg		 3–6, 4–6

References
  1. "Jesús Bandres: "Es un honor volver a representar a Venezuela"". Meridiano (in Spanish). 14 March 2017.
  2. "Small one: Jesus 'Chucho' Bandres plays on the big Davis Cup stage - Student Life". Student Life. 13 April 2017.
  3. Sousa, Desiree (12 September 2014). "Bandres será el abridor de la escuadra vinotinto en la serie contra Uruguay". Runrunes (in Spanish).
  4. "Bandres abrirá la serie contra El Salvador". El Nacional (in Spanish). 7 April 2017.
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