Marcello Amador

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Marcello Amador Delgado
Country (sports)Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Born (1980-09-27) 27 September 1980 (age 44)
Lagos de Moreno, Mexico
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$37,214
Singles
Career record0–3 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 323 (13 Jan 2003)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 415 (19 Nov 2001)
Medal record
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 San Salvador Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 San Salvador Singles

Marcello Amador (born 27 September 1980) is a Mexican former professional tennis player. [1]

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Amador, who was born in Lagos de Moreno, reached a career high singles ranking of 323 while competing on the professional tour. He won two singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Futures Circuit. [2]

In 2001 and 2002 he represented the Mexico Davis Cup team, appearing in a total of three singles rubbers. He finished 0–3 from these matches, but did manage to take a set off former world number one Marcelo Ríos in Querétaro. [3]

At the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador, Amador won a gold medal in the team event as well as a singles bronze medal for Mexico. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Cardoso, Javier (28 July 2020). "Para Marcello Amador, el tenis mexicano presenta serias deficiencias en su organización". MARCA Claro México (in Mexican Spanish).
  2. ↑ Mirabal, Roberto (10 March 2019). "Marcello Amador abre con triunfo en el Abierto Casino SA". El Sol de San Luis.
  3. ↑ Bustos, Daniel (17 August 2020). "De Arturo Vidal a Marcelo Ríos: deportistas que escupieron hacia arriba". La Tercera (in Spanish).
  4. ↑ Montesinos, Enrique. "Los juegos regionales más antiguos: Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe" (PDF). Archived from the original on 27 March 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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