Jimy Szymanski

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Jimy Szymanski
Jimy Szymanski.jpg
Country (sports)Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
ResidenceCaracas, Venezuela
Born (1975-09-15) September 15, 1975 (age 48)
Caracas, Venezuela
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro1994
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money $194,839
Singles
Career record7–31 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
2 Challenger, 6 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 160 (15 November 1999)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open Q2 (2000)
Wimbledon Q3 (1994, 2001)
US Open 1R {1996, 1997}
Doubles
Career record8–12 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
2 Challenger, 2 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 187 (19 June 2000)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games 2R (2000)
Medal record
Men's Tennis
Representing Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Mar del Plata Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Mar del Plata Singles
Last updated on: 1 November 2021.

Jimy Szymanski Ottaviano (born September 15, 1975, in Caracas) is a former tennis player from Venezuela.

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He reached his highest junior world ranking of no. 1 in the world in summer 1993. He reached finals in Wimbledon Juniors 1993 and won the Italian Junior world championship in Bonfiglio Milano in 1993. He won the Junior Orange Bowl in doubles in 1993 and finished no. 3 in the juniors world ranking in 1993.

He turned professional in 1994 and reached his highest singles ATP ranking on November 15, 1999, at no. 160.

He played in the ATP tour for more than 10 years and had wins over Fernando González, Nicolás Lapentti, James Blake, Félix Mantilla, Olivier Rochus, Goran Ivanišević, Nicolás Pereira, Horst Skoff, Nuno Marques, Franco Squillari, Jaime Oncins, and Sébastien Lareau.

Szymanski represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and in 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney.

As a coach, he worked with Milagros Sequera, Maria Kirilenko, Nadia Petrova, and was Davis Cup captain and Fed Cup captain for his native country.

He is president of STA TENNIS LLC, a company that manages tennis facilities in South Florida.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss 1993 Wimbledon Grass Flag of Romania.svg Răzvan Sabău 1–6, 3–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 14 (8–6)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–3)
ITF Futures (6–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–5)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jun 1996 Szczecin, PolandChallengerClay Flag of Portugal.svg Nuno Marques 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win2–0Mar 1998Philippines F1, Manila FuturesHard Flag of Brazil.svg Richard Brostowicz6–2, 6–1
Win3–0Mar 1998Philippines F2, Manila FuturesHard Flag of Greece.svg Solon Peppas 6–3, 6–4
Loss3–1Oct 1999 Tulsa, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of Brazil.svg André Sá 2–6, 6–7
Loss3–2Oct 1999 Dallas, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of Brazil.svg André Sá 5–7, 6–4, 4–6
Loss3–3Jun 2000 Espinho, PortugalChallengerClay Flag of Spain.svg Tommy Robredo 4–6, 2–6
Win4–3Oct 2000 Tulsa, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raemon Sluiter 7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–3)
Loss4–4Aug 2003USA F24, Kenosha FuturesHard Flag of South Africa.svg Raven Klaasen 3–6, 3–6
Loss4–5Sep 2003USA F25, Claremont FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Glenn Weiner 3–6, 1–6
Win5–5Sep 2003USA F26, Costa Mesa FuturesHard Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Aleksander Vlaski 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win6–5Sep 2003USA F27, Ojai FuturesHard Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Aleksander Vlaski 7–5, 6–4
Win7–5Oct 2003USA F27A, Laguna Niguel FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Robert Yim 6–2, 6–4
Win8–5Jul 2005Venezuela F2, Caracas FuturesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dejan Cvetkovic6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–2
Loss8–6Aug 2006Venezuela F3, Valencia FuturesHard Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Gallardo Valles 3–6, 3–6

Doubles: 13 (4–9)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–7)
ITF Futures (2–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–3)
Clay (1–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Sep 1996 Oporto, PortugalChallengerClay Flag of Portugal.svg Bernardo Mota Flag of Portugal.svg Nuno Marques
Flag of Portugal.svg Emanuel Couto
7–6, 3–6, 5–7
Loss0–2May 1997 Dresden, GermanyChallengerClay Flag of the United States.svg Cecil Mamiit Flag of the United States.svg Mark Merklein
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Salzenstein
6–7, 1–6
Loss0–3Oct 1997 Lima, PeruChallengerClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kris Goossens Flag of Argentina.svg Mariano Hood
Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Prieto
2–6, 1–6
Loss0–4Sep 1998 Santa Cruz, BoliviaChallengerClay Flag of Venezuela.svg Kepler Orellana Flag of Argentina.svg Marcelo Charpentier
Flag of Argentina.svg Andrés Schneiter
2–6, 3–6
Loss0–5Sep 1998 Quito, EcuadorChallengerClay Flag of Venezuela.svg Kepler Orellana Flag of Brazil.svg Adriano Ferreira
Flag of Mexico.svg Óscar Ortiz
3–6, 4–6
Win1–5Jul 1999 Granby, CanadaChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Kim Flag of Israel.svg Harel Levy
Flag of Israel.svg Lior Mor
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss1–6Dec 1999 Caracas, VenezuelaChallengerClay Flag of Venezuela.svg José de Armas Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón Etlis
Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Rodríguez
4–6, 3–6
Loss1–7Jan 2000USA F2, Altamonte Springs FuturesHard Flag of Mexico.svg Óscar Ortiz Flag of Israel.svg Jonathan Erlich
Flag of Israel.svg Harel Levy
3–6, 4–6
Win2–7Apr 2000 San Luis Potosí, MexicoChallengerClay Flag of Venezuela.svg José de Armas Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jocelyn Robichaud
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Sell
5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Loss2–8Aug 2004 Manta, EcuadorChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Eric Nunez Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Daniel
Flag of Mexico.svg Santiago González
6–3, 2–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss2–9Jul 2006Venezuela F1C, Caracas FuturesHard Flag of Venezuela.svg Jhonnatan Medina-Álvarez Flag of Argentina.svg Alejandro Kon
Flag of Argentina.svg Damian Listingart
walkover
Win3–9Oct 2007Venezuela F5, Caracas FuturesHard Flag of Venezuela.svg José de Armas Flag of Venezuela.svg Piero Luisi
Flag of Venezuela.svg Roberto Maytín
6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), [10–1]
Win4–9Nov 2007Venezuela F7, Caracas FuturesHard Flag of Venezuela.svg José de Armas Flag of Venezuela.svg Miguel Cicenia
Flag of Venezuela.svg Luis David Martínez
7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–4)

Performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAAAAAA0 / 00–0  
French Open AAA Q1 AA Q2 Q1 0 / 00–0  
Wimbledon Q3 AAAAA Q1 Q3 0 / 00–0  
US Open A Q1 1R 1R A Q2 Q1 A0 / 20–20%
Win–loss0–00–00–10–10–00–00–00–00 / 20–20%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Miami AA Q1 Q1 AAAA0 / 00–0  
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 00–0  


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