Juan Carlos Bianchi

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Juan Carlos Bianchi
Country (sports)Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Born (1970-01-22) January 22, 1970 (age 54)
Caracas, Venezuela
Prize money$24,075
Singles
Career record0–2
Highest rankingNo. 384 (19 September 1994)
Doubles
Career record0–4
Highest rankingNo. 171 (6 May 1996)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games 1R (1996)

Juan Carlos Bianchi (born 22 January 1970) is a former tennis player from Venezuela, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia [1] and played collegiate tennis at the University of Alabama for the Alabama Crimson Tide. Partnering with Nicolas Pereira at the Olympic Games, he was defeated in the first round of the doubles competition. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on September 19, 1994, when he became the number 384 of the world.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Juan Carlos Bianchi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.