| Country (sports) |  Venezuela | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 13 January 1963 Vienna, Austria | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $21,559 | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 1–1 (ATP Tour) | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 290 (12 August 1991) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | Q1 (1991) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 233 (20 May 1991) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | Q1 (1991) | ||||||||||||||
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Carlos Claverie (born 13 January 1963) is a Venezuelan former professional tennis player. [1]
Claverie was a regular member of Venezuela's Davis Cup team in the 1980s and his career included a 1987 win over Canadian player Glenn Michibata, who the previous year had been ranked in the world's top-50. [1] In a 1988 tie against Jamaica he came from two sets down to win the deciding fifth rubber over Noel Rutherford, with the match going six hours. [2] He won a total of nine Davis Cup rubbers, all in singles. [3]
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Claverie played United States collegiate tennis during the 1980s, first in Tennessee, then for the University of Maryland, where his girlfriend and future wife Claudia Borgiani was a member of the women's team. [1] Their son, also named Carlos, is an Olympic swimmer who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [4]
In 2018, Claverie replaced Yohny Romero as the Davis Cup captain of Venezuela but was only in the role for a year. [3]
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