Maurice Ruah

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Maurice Ruah
Country (sports)Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Born (1971-02-19) February 19, 1971 (age 53)
Caracas, Venezuela
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$542,546
Singles
Career record31–55
Highest rankingNo. 90 (2 May 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1994)
French Open 1R (1994)
Wimbledon 1R (1991, 1994)
US Open 2R (1994)
Doubles
Career record40–61
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 82 (12 Sep 1994)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1994)
French Open 2R (1994)
Wimbledon 1R (1993, 1994, 1998)
US Open 2R (1996, 1998)

Maurice Ruah (born 19 February 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Venezuela. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 82 in 1994.

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His father Luis works in medical supplies and in the shoe industry, and his mother Claire assists her husband in medical supplies. [1]

He and his doubles partner Yohny Romero won a bronze medal at the 1999 Pan American Games.

Ruah participated in 19 Davis Cup ties for Venezuela from 1989 to 2000, posting a 17–17 record in singles and an 8–5 record in doubles.

In July 2019, he becomes captain of the Davis Cup.

Doubles titles

Legend (singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (1)
Challengers (15)
No.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1991 Furth, GermanyClay Flag of Spain.svg Marcos Aurelio Gorriz Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Morgan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandon Stolle 		6–2, 6–4
2.1992 Ribeirão, BrazilClay Flag of Sweden.svg Christer Allgårdh Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Lan Bale
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Brendan Curry 		2–6, 7–5, 6–4
3.1992 Guaruja, BrazilHard Flag of Cuba.svg Mario Tabares Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Danilo Marcelino
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Fernando Meligeni 		W/O
4.1992 Búzios, BrazilHard Flag of Cuba.svg Mario Tabares Flag of the United States.svg Mark Keil
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Mercer 		7–6, 6–7, 6–4
5.1993 Riemerling, GermanyClay (i) Flag of Cuba.svg Mario Tabares Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sander Groen
Flag of Germany.svg Arne Thoms 		6–3, 6–3
6.1993 Caracas-3, Venezuela Hard Flag of Italy.svg Laurence Tieleman Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles
Flag of the United States.svg Alex O'Brien 		5–7, 6–4, 7–6
7.1994 Taipei, Taiwan Hard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandon Stolle
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Tebbutt 		6–2, 6–0
8.1994 Guadalajara, MexicoClay Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Garat Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Jones
Flag of the United States.svg David Pate 		6–2, 6–2
9.1996 Andijan, Uzbekistan Hard Flag of the United States.svg Geoff Grant Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of India.svg Leander Paes 		6–4, 6–3
10.1996 Belo Horizonte, BrazilHard Flag of Mexico.svg Leonardo Lavalle Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Herrera
Flag of Romania.svg Gabriel Trifu 		5–7, 6–4, 6–4
11.1996 Puebla, MexicoHard Flag of Mexico.svg Leonardo Lavalle Flag of the United States.svg Bill Behrens
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Campbell 		7–5, 6–2
12.1997 Olbia, ItalyHard Flag of the United States.svg Geoff Grant Flag of Italy.svg Mosé Navarra
Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Pescosolido 		3–6, 6–4, 7–5
13.1997 Puebla, MexicoHard Flag of Egypt.svg Tamer El Sawy Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Ardinghi
Flag of Italy.svg Vincenzo Santopadre 		7–6, 7–5
14.1997 Ixtapa, MexicoHard Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Haggard Flag of Mexico.svg Bernardo Martínez
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rogier Wassen 		6–4, 7–6
15.1998 Caracas, Venezuela Hard Flag of the United States.svg Geoff Grant Flag of Japan.svg Gouichi Motomura
Flag of Brazil.svg André Sá 		4–6, 6–1, 6–2
16.1999 Wolfsburg, GermanyCarpet Flag of Brazil.svg Adriano Ferreira Flag of Germany.svg Karsten Braasch
Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Dier 		W/O

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References

  1. ↑ "Maurice Ruah | Bio | ATP Tour | Tennis".
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