Ricardo Mena

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Ricardo Mena
Country (sports)Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Born (1971-12-22) 22 December 1971 (age 50)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$10,516
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 279 (12 Dec 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open Q1 (1994)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 360 (15 May 1995)

Ricardo Mena (born 22 December 1971) is a Paraguayan former professional tennis player.

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Mena, who had a best singles world ranking of 279, played Davis Cup for Paraguay from 1990 to 1998, then appeared in further ties in 2003 and 2008. [1] [2] During his Davis Cup career he won a total of 19 rubbers for his country. He also played collegiate tennis for Flagler College in Florida, where he was a three-time NAIA All-American. [3]

ATP Challenger finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Result   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
LossSep 1994 Natal, BrazilClay Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón Etlis Flag of Brazil.svg Otávio Della
Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Saliola
4–6, 3–6

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References

  1. "Crisis continua instalada en equipo paraguayo de Copa Davis". El Universo (in Spanish). 30 December 2003.
  2. "Ricardo Mena se sumará al equipo que medirá a Bahamas - Deportes". ABC Color (in Spanish). 20 February 2008.
  3. "Ricardo Mena (2012) - Hall of Fame". Flagler College Athletics.