Juan Garat (tennis)

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Juan Garat
Country (sports)Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Born (1973-05-16) May 16, 1973 (age 50)
Corrientes, Argentina
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1991
Retired1999
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$122,941
Singles
Career record11–24
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 249 (May 3, 1993)
Doubles
Career record59–63
Career titles1 (ATP)
Highest rankingNo. 85 (March 28, 1994)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 2R (1994)
Wimbledon 1R (1993, 1994)
US Open 1R (1994)

Juan Garat (born 16 May 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 249, attained on 3 May 1993, and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 85 in 1994.

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Career

He played collegiate tennis for Troy University in Troy, Alabama from 1989 to 1993. In December 1989, Garat participated in the Orange Bowl for players Under 16 after entering as a qualifier, and won the tournament after upseting the 11th-seeded Reinhard Wawra in the final, 6–2, 4–6, 7-6(8–6). [1] [2] [3] While a member of the Trojans tennis team, he helped lead them to the NCAA Championships during the 1993 season. The Trojans finished the season ranked No. 8 in the Rolex National Rankings. For Garat's successes during his senior season, he was named an ITA All-American.

Upon graduating from Troy in 1993, Garat became a full-time professional tennis player, enjoying most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won one doubles title, the 1993 Philips Head Cup at Kitzbühel, in which he and his partner Roberto Saad beat the duo of Marius Barnard and Tom Mercer in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3. [4] He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 85 in 1994. His best performance in a grand slam was reaching the second round in the 1994 French Open – Men's doubles.

Career finals

Doubles (1 titles, 2 runner-ups)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Aug 1993 Kitzbühel, AustriaClay Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto Saad Flag of South Africa.svg Marius Barnard
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Mercer
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss1–1Aug 1993 San Marino Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto Saad Flag of Argentina.svg Daniel Orsanic
Flag of Finland.svg Olli Rahnasto
4–6, 6–1, 3–6
Loss1–2Sep 1993 Palermo, ItalyClay Flag of Mexico.svg Jorge Lozano Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Casal
Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Sánchez
3–6, 3–6

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