Collin Altamirano

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Collin Altamirano
Collin Altamirano.jpg
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg United States
ResidenceSacramento, California, USA
Born (1995-12-07) December 7, 1995 (age 28)
Sacramento, California
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Turned pro2017
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
College University of Virginia
Prize money $192,227
Singles
Career record0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 267 (24 June 2019)
Current rankingNo. 844 (24 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open 1R (2013, 2018)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 458 (30 November 2020)
Current rankingNo. 988 (24 October 2024)
Last updated on: 24 Oct 2024.

Collin Altamirano (born December 7, 1995) is an American professional tennis player.

Contents

Altamirano won the 2013 USTA Boys 18 National Championship as an unseeded player, the first ever to do so, defeating Jared Donaldson 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 [1] in the final. This earned him a wild card entry into the 2013 U.S. Open where he lost to 22-seed Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany in the first round. Prior to the 2013 U.S. Open, Altamirano had only played in six professional-level matches, all at the ITF Men's Circuit level (commonly referred to as Futures), and had lost all six. [2]

Gear

Altamirano currently[ when? ] plays with the Wilson Blade racquet and Solinco Tour Bite strings, wearing Babolat Propulse 4 shoes. [3]

Tournaments

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 4 (3–1)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (3–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jan 2017USA F2, Long BeachFuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Marcos Giron 6–7(3–7), 1–6
Win1–1Jan 2018USA F2, Long BeachFuturesHard Flag of Ecuador.svg Emilio Gómez 6–1, 7–5
Win2–1May 2018Singapore F2, SingaporeFuturesHard Flag of Japan.svg Takuto Niki 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win3–1Nov 2019M15 Austin, USWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jacob Fearnley 4–6, 6–4, 6–4

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