Ney Keller

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Ney Keller
Full nameNey Keller
Country (sports)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Born (1958-12-02) 2 December 1958 (age 63)
Porto Alegre, Brazil
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record1–6
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 161 (3 January 1983)
Doubles
Career record12–20
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 110 (2 January 1984)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (1979, 1982, 1983, 1984)
Wimbledon 1R (1983)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open 2R (1979, 1983)

Ney Keller (born 2 December 1958) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.

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Biography

Keller, who comes from Porto Alegre, represented the Brazil Davis Cup team during their 1978 Davis Cup campaign. Primarily a doubles player, he played the doubles rubber in three ties, the first against Bolivia in Cochabamba, which he and partner Carlos Kirmayr won easily to give Brazil an unassailable lead in the tie. [1] He teamed up with Kirmayr again to defeat Uruguay's doubles pair when the two sides met in Itu, a win that again secured the tie for Brazil. [2] His final appearance came in the South America Zone semi-final in Buenos Aires. On this occasion he partnered Cássio Motta and they were unable to defeat Argentine player Elio Alvarez and José Luis Clerc in a must win rubber, losing in straight sets. [3]

As a professional player in the 1980s he featured in the men's doubles draws of both the French Open and Wimbledon Championships. He made one final on the Grand Prix circuit, at Viña del Mar in 1983, partnered with Júlio Góes. They lost the final to the Chilean pairing of Hans Gildemeister and Belus Prajoux. [4] He won two Challenger titles, both in doubles. Playing in singles he made several main draw appearances in South American Grand Prix tournaments. He was also runner-up at a São Paulo Challenger tournament in 1982 and won a match over Adriano Panatta at the Brescia Challenger in 1983.

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
LossFeb 1983 Viña del Mar, Chile Clay Flag of Brazil.svg Júlio Góes Flag of Chile.svg Hans Gildemeister
Flag of Chile.svg Belus Prajoux 		3–6, 1–6

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1979 Ribeirão Preto, BrazilClay Flag of Brazil.svg Cássio Motta Flag of Brazil.svg Thomaz Koch
Flag of Chile.svg Belus Prajoux 		4–6, 7–6, 7–5
2.1983 Parioli, ItalyClay Flag of Brazil.svg Givaldo Barbosa Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Marchetti
Flag of Italy.svg Enzo Vattuone 		6–3, 6–2

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References

  1. ↑ "Davis Cup - Tie - Details (vs Bolivia)". Official website of the Davis Cup . Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Davis Cup - Tie - Details (vs Uruguay)". Official website of the Davis Cup . Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Copa Davis: Argentina tiene ventaja frente a Brasil". Terra (in Spanish). 5 March 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Vina del Mar - 14 February - 20 February 1983". International Tennis Federation . Retrieved 23 April 2016.
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