Alejo Mancisidor

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Alejo Mancisidor
Country (sports) Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Residence Irun, Spain
Born (1970-07-31) 31 July 1970 (age 54)
San Sebastián, Spain
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1991
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$149,180
Singles
Career record5–21
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 120 (27 Feb 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open 1R (1992)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 433 (13 Jun 1994)

Alejo Mancisidor (born 31 July 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. [1]

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Career

Mancisidor played NCAA tennis while at Pepperdine University and was an All-American. [2]

He was a quarter-finalist at the Guarujá Open in 1992, with wins over Peru's Jaime Yzaga and German Marc-Kevin Goellner. [3]

The right-hander played Jeff Tarango in the opening round of the 1992 US Open and was beaten in five sets. [3]

He defeated Yzaga again in 1994, at the Bancolombia Open, when the Peruvian was ranked 19th in the world. [3]

Coach

Mancisidor coached WTA top 10 player Garbiñe Muguruza between 2010 and 2015.

Challenger titles

Singles: (2)

No.YearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.1994 Bronx, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Chris Woodruff 6–2, 6–4
2.1994 Natal, BrazilClay Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Meligeni 6–3, 3–6, 7–5

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References

  1. ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. Los Angeles Times , "UCLA Tennis Players Win Before Season Starts", 17 January 1991
  3. 1 2 3 ATP World Tour Profile