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Residence | Caracas, Venezuela | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Caracas, Venezuela | September 15, 1975|||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1994 | |||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $194,839 | |||||||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 7–31 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) | |||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 2 Challenger, 6 Futures | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 160 (15 November 1999) | |||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||
French Open | Q2 (2000) | |||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | Q3 (1994, 2001) | |||||||||||||||||
US Open | 1R {1996, 1997} | |||||||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 8–12 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) | |||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 2 Challenger, 2 Futures | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 187 (19 June 2000) | |||||||||||||||||
Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | 2R (2000) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 1 November 2021. |
Jimy Szymanski Ottaviano (born September 15, 1975, in Caracas) is a former tennis player from Venezuela.
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.
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1993 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() | 1–6, 3–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jun 1996 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 2–0 | Mar 1998 | Philippines F1, Manila | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 3–0 | Mar 1998 | Philippines F2, Manila | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 3–1 | Oct 1999 | Tulsa, United States | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 2–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 3–2 | Oct 1999 | Dallas, United States | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 5–7, 6–4, 4–6 |
Loss | 3–3 | Jun 2000 | Espinho, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 4–3 | Oct 2000 | Tulsa, United States | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–3) |
Loss | 4–4 | Aug 2003 | USA F24, Kenosha | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 4–5 | Sep 2003 | USA F25, Claremont | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 5–5 | Sep 2003 | USA F26, Costa Mesa | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 6–5 | Sep 2003 | USA F27, Ojai | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 7–5 | Oct 2003 | USA F27A, Laguna Niguel | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 8–5 | Jul 2005 | Venezuela F2, Caracas | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 8–6 | Aug 2006 | Venezuela F3, Valencia | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 3–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1996 | Oporto, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 0–2 | May 1997 | Dresden, Germany | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 1–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Oct 1997 | Lima, Peru | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 0–4 | Sep 1998 | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–5 | Sep 1998 | Quito, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–5 | Jul 1999 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–6 | Dec 1999 | Caracas, Venezuela | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 1–7 | Jan 2000 | USA F2, Altamonte Springs | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–7 | Apr 2000 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–8 | Aug 2004 | Manta, Ecuador | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 2–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Loss | 2–9 | Jul 2006 | Venezuela F1C, Caracas | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | walkover |
Win | 3–9 | Oct 2007 | Venezuela F5, Caracas | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), [10–1] |
Win | 4–9 | Nov 2007 | Venezuela F7, Caracas | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–4) |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | SR | W–L | Win% | |||||||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||
French Open | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||
Wimbledon | Q3 | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||
US Open | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||||||||||||
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
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