Cristian Kordasz

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Cristian Kordasz
Full nameCristian Kordasz
Country (sports)Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
Born (1978-07-31) 31 July 1978 (age 44)
Zárate, Argentina
Prize money$87,964
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 199 (7 August 2000)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2004)
French Open Q2 (2002)
Wimbledon Q1 (2000, 2003)
US Open Q1 (2000, 2002)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 181 (16 July 2001)

Cristian Kordasz (born 31 July 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.

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Biography

Kordasz was born in Zárate near Buenos Aires and raised in the coastal city of Necochea. At the age of 18 he emigrated to Orléans in France to pursue a career in tennis. [1]

A right-hander, Kordasz attained his career best singles ranking of 199 in 2000. In doubles he made it to 181 in the world and won a Challenger title in Kyiv, partnering Gábor Köves. He didn't reach any Challenger finals in singles but had a win over David Nalbandian, then 52 in the world, at the Santiago Challenger in 2001. Over the course of his career he competed in the qualifying draws of all four grand slam tournaments. He retired from professional tennis due to arrhythmia. [2]

He began coaching Canadian tennis player Aleksandra Wozniak in the 2008 season, then in 2010 became coach of Anna Chakvetadze. [3]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.2000 Kyiv, UkraineClay Flag of Hungary.svg Gábor Köves Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Oleg Ogorodov
Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Stoliarov
6–4, 7–5

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References

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  2. "La muñeca brava y el coach argentino" (in Spanish). ESPN. 23 December 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
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