Julen Urigüen

Julen Urigüen
Country (sports)	Guatemala
Residence	Guatemala
Born	July 22, 1991; Guatemala City, Guatemala
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College	University of Virginia
Prize money	$1,811
Singles
Career record	2-3
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 1063 (22 November 2010)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior	SF (2009)
French Open Junior	1R (2009)
Wimbledon Junior	1R (2009)
US Open Junior	1R (2009)
Doubles
Career record	0–0
Highest ranking	No. 959 (23 August 2010)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior	1R (2009)
French Open Junior	1R (2009)
Wimbledon Junior	1R (2009)
US Open Junior	1R (2009)
	Last updated on: 3 July 2017.

Julen Urigüen Sieveking (born July 22, 1991 in Guatemala City, Guatemala) is a former professional tennis player who lives in the United States. He has competed for the Guatemala Davis Cup team.

Early life

Urigüen started to play tennis when he was 9 years old, choosing to focus on it when he was 11. He became part of the all-Guatemalan junior tennis team in every category.

Junior career

Urigüen competed at the 2009 Australian Open in the Boys Singles, where he made it to the semi-finals after being seeded second.[1] He lost in the first round at Roland Garros, where he had been seeded fifth.

Urigüen also plays doubles, with Harry Fowler in Australia (seeded 4th, eliminated in the first round) and with Tennys Sandgren at the French Open (seeded 3rd, eliminated first round).

College career

It was announced in April 2009 that he had signed to play with the University of Virginia Cavaliers men's tennis team. He graduated in 2013.[2][3]

References

Paxinos, Stathi (January 29, 2009). "Australian juniors melt in the sun". The Age. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
Reid, Whitey (29 April 2009). "Cavs add touted recruiting class". Charlottesville Daily Progress. Archived from the original on 2 May 2009. Retrieved 2 June 2009.
"Cavs' Bennett working to establish AAU contacts". Richmond Times-Dispatch. 1 May 2009. Archived from the original on 3 May 2009. Retrieved 2 June 2009.

External links

Julen Urigüen at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Julen Urigüen at the International Tennis Federation

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[1] Paxinos, Stathi (January 29, 2009). "Australian juniors melt in the sun". The Age. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved 2009-06-02.

[2] Reid, Whitey (29 April 2009). "Cavs add touted recruiting class". Charlottesville Daily Progress. Archived from the original on 2 May 2009. Retrieved 2 June 2009.

[3] "Cavs' Bennett working to establish AAU contacts". Richmond Times-Dispatch. 1 May 2009. Archived from the original on 3 May 2009. Retrieved 2 June 2009.