Lorenzo Fargas

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Lorenzo Fargas
Full nameLorenzo Fargas
Country (sports)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Born (1957-10-19) 19 October 1957 (age 67)
Barcelona, Spain
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record1–13
Highest rankingNo. 201 (25 June 1984)
Doubles
Career record11–16
Highest rankingNo. 132 (2 January 1984)

Lorenzo Fargas (born 19 October 1957) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.

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Biography

Fargas, a right-handed player from Barcelona, made most of his Grand Prix appearances in his home tournament, the Torneo Godó. He appeared in the singles main draw at Barcelona on 11 occasions and was a doubles semi-finalist in 1984. [1] As a doubles player he reached 132 in the world and won one Challenger title.

A former coach of Albert Costa, Fargas is now a youth coach at the Sanchez-Casal Tennis Academy. [2] He has four children. [3]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1983 Vigo, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Gabriel Urpí Flag of Chile.svg Iván Camus
Flag of Ecuador.svg Raúl Viver
6–4, 4–6, 6–2

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References

  1. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Barcelona - 01 October - 07 October 1984". ITF . Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. "Albert Costa se retira". Eurosport (in Spanish). 21 April 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. "DePaul Women's Tennis Star Brings Drive, Passion for the Sport". DNAinfo . 8 May 2014. Archived from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2018.