Lázaro Navarro

Lázaro Navarro-Batles (born 28 January 1974) is a Cuban-Mexican former professional tennis player.[1]

Lázaro Navarro
Full nameLázaro Navarro-Batles
Country (sports) Cuba
 Mexico
Born (1974-01-28) 28 January 1974
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$46,644
Singles
Career record16–6 (Davis Cup)
Career titles 0 Challenger 6 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 327 (28 January 2002)
Doubles
Career record9–8 (Davis Cup)
Career titles 0 Challenger 7 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 372 (13 March 2000)
Medal record
Representing  Cuba
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place1998 MaracaiboMen's team
Bronze medal – third place1998 MaracaiboMen's singles
Bronze medal – third place1998 MaracaiboMen's doubles
Last updated on: 15 June 2021.

Biography

Navarro grew up in Cuba and didn't take up the sport tennis of until age 13.[2] He played Davis Cup for his native country from 1995 to 2003, appearing in a total of 19 ties. A three-time medalist at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games in Maracaibo, he went on to represent Cuba at both the 1999 and 2003 editions of the Pan American Games.

Since 1999 he has been based in Mexico, after coming to the Central American country from Cuba on a sports exchange program. Married to a local from Jalisco, Navarro became a naturalized Mexican and represented his adoptive country in his final years on tour.[3]

While competing on the professional tour he had a career high singles ranking of 327 in the world. His best performance on the ATP Challenger Tour was a run to the semi-finals at Guadalajara in 2001, with wins over Fernando González, Adrián García and Luis Morejón. He won six singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Men's Circuit.

ITF Futures finals

Singles: 9 (6–3)
Legend
ITF Futures (6–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–1)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 1999 Mexico F3, Cancún Futures Hard Brazil Leonardo Silva 6–4, 6–4
Win 2–0 May 2001 Mexico F5, Cancún Futures Hard Mexico Miguel Gallardo Valles 7–5, 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 2–1 Sep 2001 Mexico F6, Guadalajara Futures Clay Argentina Matías Boeker 6–4, 1–6, 2–6
Win 3–1 Sep 2001 Mexico F8, Mazatlán Futures Hard United States Rafael De Mesa 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 4–1 Oct 2002 Cuba F1, Havana Futures Hard France Charles-Edouard Maria 5–0 ret.
Loss 4–2 Nov 2002 Mexico F18, León Futures Hard Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Janko Tipsarević 1–6, 3–6
Loss 4–3 May 2006 Mexico F7, San Javier Futures Clay Moldova Roman Borvanov 5–7, 2–6
Win 5–3 Jul 2006 Mexico F9, Mexico City Futures Hard Mexico Bruno Rodríguez 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 6–3 Jul 2006 Mexico F10, Comitán Futures Hard Mexico Víctor Romero 6–1, 6–0

Doubles: 14 (7–7)
Legend
ITF Futures (7–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–5)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 1998 Bolivia F2, Cochabamba Futures Clay Togo Jean-Kome Loglo Brazil Marcos Daniel
Brazil Rodrigo Monte		 5–7, 6–4, 7–5
Loss 1–1 May 1999 Mexico F1, Campeche Futures Hard Cuba Juan-Antonio Pino-Perez France Cedric Kauffmann
United States Mike Mather		 2–6, 5–7
Win 2–1 Jun 1999 Mexico F3, Cancún Futures Hard Cuba Juan-Antonio Pino-Perez Argentina Rodrigo Pena
United States Rudy Rake		 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win 3–1 Sep 1999 Peru F1, Arequipa Futures Clay Paraguay Paulo Carvallo Brazil Leandro Rosa
Lebanon Jicham Zaatini		 walkover
Loss 3–2 Oct 2000 Jamaica F3, Negril Futures Hard Cuba Sandor Martinez-Breijo Sweden Johan Kareld
Sweden Johan Örtegren		 5–7, 2–6
Win 4–2 Sep 2001 Mexico F8, Mazatlán Futures Hard United States Marcus Fluitt United States Doug Root
New Zealand James Shortall		 6–4, 6–4
Loss 4–3 Nov 2001 Mexico F10, Juarez Futures Clay Mexico Marcello Amador Republic of Ireland John Doran
Australia Andrew Painter		 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 5–3 Nov 2001 Mexico F12, Zacatecas Futures Hard Cuba Sandor Martinez-Breijo Mexico Alejandro Hernández
Germany Alexander Waske		 walkover
Loss 5–4 Mar 2002 Mexico F3, Aguascalientes Futures Clay Argentina Juan Pablo Brzezicki Mexico Bruno Echagaray
Mexico Santiago González		 4–6, 5–7
Win 6–4 Jun 2002 Mexico F11, Cancún Futures Hard Argentina Sebastián Decoud United States Francisco Montana
United States Alex Bogomolov Jr.		 walkover
Loss 6–5 Sep 2002 Mexico F14, Mazatlán Futures Hard Cuba Sandor Martinez-Breijo Chile Hermes Gamonal
Chile Phillip Harboe		 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 6–6 Feb 2006 Mexico F2, Mexico City Futures Hard United States Shane La Porte United States Nathaniel Schnugg
United States Scott Schnugg		 6–7(2–7), 6–7(4–7)
Win 7–6 Jul 2006 Mexico F9, Mexico City Futures Hard United States Michael Johnson Mexico Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
Mexico Bruno Rodríguez		 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Loss 7–7 Aug 2014 Mexico F10, Puebla Futures Hard Mexico Adrián Fernández Mexico Hans Hach
Australia Chris Letcher		 3–6, 4–6

References
  1. "Guía la conquista Lázaro Navarro". Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2 September 2018.
  2. "JIT – Entrevista a Lázaro Navarro". www.jit.cu (in Spanish). 10 February 2004.
  3. Ramírez, Valentin (7 December 2016). "El cubano Lázaro Navarro Batles hace historia, en nacional de tenis". tiempo.com.mx (in European Spanish).
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