Sebastián Prieto

Sebastián Prieto
Country (sports)	Argentina
Residence	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Born	19 May 1975 (age 43); Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	US$1,271,907
Singles
Career record	4–12 (25%)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 137 (18 May 1998)
Doubles
Career record	202–210 (49.03%)
Career titles	10
Highest ranking	No. 22 (10 July 2006)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	1–2 (33.33%)
Coaching career (2010-present)
	Juan Martín del Potro (2017-)

Last updated February 21, 2019

Sebastián Prieto (Spanish pronunciation: [seβas'tjam ˈpɾjeto];^{[lower-alpha 1]} born 19 May 1975) is an Argentine former professional tennis player.

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Prieto coaches Juan Martín del Potro since 2017.^[1]

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ATP career finals

Doubles: 10 (10–16)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Championship Series (1/0)
ATP Tour (9/0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	9 November 1998	Santiago, Chile	Clay	Mariano Hood	Massimo Bertolini Devin Bowen	7–6, 6–7, 7–6
Winner	2.	4 October 1999	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Mariano Hood	Lan Bale Alberto Martín	6–3, 6–1
Winner	3.	28 January 2001	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Mariano Hood	Martín Rodríguez André Sá	6–2, 6–4
Winner	4.	17 February 2003	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Mariano Hood	Lucas Arnold Ker David Nalbandian	6–2, 6–2
Winner	5.	18 July 2005	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	José Acasuso	Mariano Hood Tommy Robredo	7–6^(7–4), 6–3
Winner	6.	12 September 2005	Bucharest, Romania	Clay	José Acasuso	Victor Hănescu Andrei Pavel	6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Winner	7.	30 January 2006	Viña del Mar, Chile	Clay	José Acasuso	František Čermák Leoš Friedl	7–6^(7–2), 6–4
Winner	8.	19 February 2007	Buenos Aires, Argentina (2)	Clay	Martín García	Albert Montañés Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo	6–4, 6–2
Winner	9.	2 February 2008	Viña del Mar, Chile (2)	Clay	José Acasuso	Máximo González Juan Mónaco	6–1, 3–0, ret.
Winner	10.	21 February 2010	Buenos Aires, Argentina (3)	Clay	Horacio Zeballos	Simon Greul Peter Luczak	7–6^(7–4), 6–3

Notes

↑ In isolation, Sebastián is pronounced [seβaˈstjan] .

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References

↑ "Juan Martin del Potro: Overview". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

External links

Sebastián Prieto at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Sebastián Prieto at the Association of Tennis Professionals Coach Profile
Sebastián Prieto at the International Tennis Federation
Sebastián Prieto at the Davis Cup

The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) is a main men's tennis governing body.

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national associations, and as of 2016, is affiliated with 211 national tennis associations and six regional associations.

The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organisers as the "World Cup of Tennis", and the winners are referred to as the World Champion team. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Great Britain and the United States. By 2016, 135 nations entered teams into the competition. The most successful countries over the history of the tournament are the United States and Australia. The present champions are Croatia, who beat France to win their second title in 2018.

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[1] In isolation, Sebastián is pronounced [seβaˈstjan] .

[2] "Juan Martin del Potro: Overview". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 15 October 2018.