Full name | Fernando Luna Vicente | |||||||||||
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Country (sports) | Spain | |||||||||||
Residence | Barcelona, Spain | |||||||||||
Born | Ciudad Real, Spain | 24 April 1958|||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||
Turned pro | 1977 | |||||||||||
Retired | 1991 | |||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||
Prize money | $561,404 | |||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||
Career record | 177–163 | |||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 33 (14 May 1984) | |||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R (1991) | |||||||||||
French Open | 4R (1983) | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (1988, 1989) | |||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||
Career record | 7–37 | |||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 407 (3 October 1988) | |||||||||||
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Fernando Luna Vicente (born 24 April 1958) is a former tennis player from Spain.
The right-handed achieved his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 33 in May 1984 and finished runner-up in two Grand Prix finals during his career: Aix-En-Provence in 1984 Madrid in 1988. Luna reached the fourth round of the 1983 French Open, defeating José Luis Clerc en route.
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 1984 | Aix en Provence, France | Clay | Juan Aguilera | 4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 0–2 | Apr 1988 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Kent Carlsson | 2–6, 1–6 |
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