Antonio Prieto (tennis)

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Antonio Prieto
Full nameAntonio Prieto
Country (sports)Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Born (1973-09-07) 7 September 1973 (age 49)
Curitiba, Brazil
Turned pro1997
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$92,509
Career record0–0
Doubles
Career record12–21
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 95 (10 July 2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2001)
French Open 1R (2000)
Wimbledon 2R (2000)
US Open 1R (2000)

Antonio Prieto (born 7 September 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.

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Biography

Born in Curitiba, Prieto went to college in the United States, at Florida State University from 1994 to 1997. While studying for a business degree he played varsity tennis as the No. 1 singles player. [1]

Prieto, who specialised in doubles, turned professional in 1997. He won an ATP Tour doubles title with countryman Gustavo Kuerten at the 2000 Chevrolet Cup, in Santiago, Chile. [2] From the 2000 French Open to the 2001 Australian Open, Prieto appeared in the men's doubles main draw of all four Grand Slam tournaments in succession. He made the second round once, at the 2000 Wimbledon Championships with Israel's Eyal Ran. [3]

He now runs Prieto Tennis, a tennis academy in Ecoville, Brazil. [4]

ATP Tour career finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

ResultNo.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.2000 Santiago, Chile Clay Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Kuerten Flag of South Africa.svg Lan Bale
Flag of South Africa.svg Piet Norval
6–2, 6–4

Challenger titles

Doubles: (4)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1999 Gramado, BrazilHard Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Simoni Flag of Paraguay.svg Paulo Carvallo
Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Schlachter
6–1, 6–4
2.1999 Belo Horizonte, BrazilHard Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel Melo Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Delgado
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Lee
6–2, 3–6, 7–5
3.1999 Santiago, Chile Clay Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiano Testa Flag of Spain.svg Germán Puentes
Flag of Spain.svg Álex López Morón
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
4.2001 Ribeirão Preto, BrazilClay Flag of Brazil.svg Adriano Ferreira Flag of Argentina.svg Sergio Roitman
Flag of Argentina.svg Andrés Schneiter
6–1, 6–7, 6–4

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