Borut Urh

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Borut Urh
Country (sports)Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Residence Mošnje, Slovenia
Born (1974-07-28) 28 July 1974 (age 49)
Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
(current Slovenia)
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro1993
Retired2000
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$49,943
Singles
Career record2–4 (33,3%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 281 (5 April 1999)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open -
French Open -
Wimbledon -
US Open -
Doubles
Career record1–2 (50%)
Career titles0 ATP, 2 Challengers
Highest rankingNo. 160 (8 September 1997)
Last updated on: 11 August 2009.

Borut Urh (born 28 July 1974) is a former professional tennis player from Slovenia. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 281 in 1999 and a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 160 in 1997.

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Urh participated in 12 Davis Cup ties for Slovenia from 1993 to 2001, posting a 4–7 record in singles and a 7–2 record in doubles.

Challengers finals

Doubles (2 titles)

No.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1997 Plzeň, Czech Republic Clay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Pála Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radek Štěpánek
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radomír Vašek
2–4, RET.
2.1998 Nettingsdorf, AustriaClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Krupa Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Cibulec
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Leoš Friedl
6–1, 6–4

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