Country (sports) | Spain |
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Residence | Barcelona |
Born | Tortosa, Spain | 7 February 1965
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $162,135 |
Singles | |
Career record | 17–33 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 81 (31 August 1987) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | 1R (1986) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1986, 1987) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 30–42 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 68 (11 August 1986) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | 2R (1987) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1986, 1987) |
Mixed doubles | |
Career titles | 0 |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
French Open | 3R (1986) |
David de Miguel-Lapiedra (born 7 February 1965) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. [1]
De Miguel had a good year as a junior in 1983, when he was an Orange Bowl semifinalist and won the Spanish Championships. [2]
The Spaniard made his first Grand Prix quarterfinal in 1984, at Florence. [2] He also reached the quarterfinals in Madrid the following year. [2]
In 1986 he took part in both the French Open and Wimbledon Championships but lost in the first round at each, to Henri Leconte and then John Sadri. [2] He made his only Grand Slam mixed doubles appearance in that French Open tournament, with Manuela Maleeva. [2] They reached the round of 16. [2] Also that year, he made quarter-finals in Stuttgart, where he had a win over world no. 24 Slobodan Živojinović, and in Barcelona. [2] His best results however came in the doubles. [2] He and Jordi Arrese were doubles champions in the 1986 Bordeaux Open, having months earlier finished runner-up with Jesus Colas in Madrid. [2]
At the 1987 French Open, de Miguel progressed past the opening round of the men's doubles for the only time, partnering Arrese. [2] He lost in the first round of the 1987 Wimbledon Championships to Scott Davis. [2]
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 1986 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Jesus Colas | Anders Järryd Joakim Nyström | 2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Jul 1986 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | Jordi Arrese | Ronald Agénor Mansour Bahrami | 7–5, 6–4 |
No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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1. | 1986 | Marrakech, Morocco | Clay | Thierry Champion | 6–2, 6–3 |
No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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1. | 1985 | Messina, Italy | Clay | Jesus Colas | Bruce Derlin David Felgate | 6–1, 7–6 |
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