Jairo Velasco Jr.

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Jairo Velasco Jr.
Country (sports) Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Born (1974-01-21) 21 January 1974 (age 49)
Barcelona, Spain
Height6 ft (183 cm)
Turned pro1995
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$137,633
Doubles
Career record26–51
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 59 (10 Jul 2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2000, 2001)
French Open 3R (2000)
Wimbledon 1R (1999, 2000)
US Open 1R (1999)

Jairo Velasco Jr. (born 21 January 1974) is a former Spanish professional tennis player. His father, Jairo Velasco Sr., was a Colombian tennis player, who emigrated to Spain.

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Career

Velasco was a doubles specialist, usually teaming up with countryman Juan Ignacio Carrasco. The pair appeared together in the main draw of six Grand Slams, but only once made it past the opening round. That was at the 2000 French Open, where they upset ninth seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and David Prinosil to make the third round. The pair had previously played four Grand Slam matches together without a win, although they did have the misfortune of drawing Bhupathi/Paes at the French Open and The Woodies at Wimbledon for their first two Grand Slam appearances together in 1999. They had their best ATP Tour performance at Marseille, in 2000, when they finished runners-up. The Spaniards also reached semi-finals in the 1999 Majorca Open and 2000 Colombia Open. [1]

Before teaming up with Carrasco in 1998, Velasco made the semi-finals of the Campionati Internazionali di San Marino, with Joan Balcells, in 1996. He also played Grand Slam tennis with Virginia Ruano Pascual at the 2000 Wimbledon Championships and Mariano Hood in the 2001 Australian Open. [2]

He played World Team Cup tennis for Spain in 1999 and 2000.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

ResultW-LYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Feb 2000 Marseille, FranceHard Flag of Spain.svg Juan Ignacio Carrasco Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Aspelin
Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Landsberg 		6–7(2–7), 4–6

Challenger titles

Doubles: (8)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1998 Brașov, Romania Clay Flag of Spain.svg Juan Ignacio Carrasco Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Cibulec
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Leoš Friedl 		6–4, 3–6, 6–2
2.1998 Maia, PortugalClay Flag of Spain.svg Juan Ignacio Carrasco Flag of Italy.svg Cristian Brandi
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Stephen Noteboom 		7–5, 6–4
3.1999 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Hard Flag of Spain.svg Juan Ignacio Carrasco Flag of South Africa.svg Justin Bower
Flag of South Africa.svg Jason Weir-Smith 		6–4, 6–4
4.1999 Besançon, FranceHard Flag of Spain.svg Juan Ignacio Carrasco Flag of Argentina.svg Martín García
Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiano Testa 		6–1, 7–6(7–4)
5.1999 Cairo, Egypt Clay Flag of Spain.svg Juan Ignacio Carrasco Flag of Spain.svg Álex López Morón
Flag of Spain.svg Albert Portas 		6–7(6–8), 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
6.1999 Andorra Hard Flag of Spain.svg Juan Ignacio Carrasco Flag of the United States.svg Scott Humphries
Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Nyborg 		7–5, 7–6(9–7)
7.2001 Barletta, ItalyClay Flag of Spain.svg Germán Puentes Flag of Germany.svg Tomas Behrend
Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Youzhny 		6–1, 1–0 RET
8.2001 Mönchengladbach, GermanyClay Flag of Germany.svg Jens Knippschild Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Wim Neefs
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Djalmar Sistermans 		6–3, 6–3

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References

  1. ↑ ATP World Tour Profile
  2. ↑ ITF Tennis Profile
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