Yohny Romero

Yohny Romero (born 30 November 1978) is a Venezuelan former professional tennis player.

Yohny Romero
Country (sports) Venezuela
Born (1978-11-30) 30 November 1978
Caracas, Venezuela
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$69,353
Singles
Career record8–9 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 262 (24 April 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2006, 2007)
WimbledonQ1 (2006)
Doubles
Career record4–3 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 389 (22 June 1998)
Medal record
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place1999 WinnipegMen's doubles
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2006 CartagenaMixed doubles
Silver medal – second place2006 CartagenaMen's singles

Tennis career

Romero, who was born in Caracas, represented Venezuela in the Davis Cup from 1999 to 2010, featuring in a total of 16 ties. He won eight singles and four doubles rubbers.

While competing on the professional tour, Romero reached a career high singles ranking of 262 in the world, with qualifying draw appearances at the Australian Open and Wimbledon.

Romero partnered with Maurice Ruah to win a bronze medal for Venezuela in doubles at the 1999 Pan American Games. He was a mixed doubles gold medalist at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, where he also claimed a silver medal in the singles event.[1]

Since retiring he served as team captain of Venezuela's Fed Cup team for several years, then in 2017 took over as Davis Cup captain.[2]

References
  1. "RD oro en tenis sencillos". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 29 July 2006.
  2. "Venezuelans all set for 1st round of tie". www.tribune242.com. 3 February 2017.
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