Juan Martín del Potro

Juan Martín del Potro (Spaingie pronunciation: [ˈxwan maɾˈtin del ˈpotɾo]) (born 23 September 1988), eften gien the byname Delpo, is an Argentine professional tennis player that is the current heichest-ranked Argentine an the sevent-ranked player in the warld.[2] Del Potro achieved a tap-10 rankin bi the Association o Tennis Professionals for the first time on October 6, 2008. In Januar 2010, he reached a career-heich rankin o warld no. 4. Suin efter attainin this rankin, del Potro haed tae widraw frae maist o the tournaments in 2010 due tae a wrist injury.[3]

Juan Martín del Potro
Kintra Argentinae
ResidenceTandil, Argentinae
Born (1988-09-23) 23 September 1988 (age 35)
Tandil, Argentinae
Hicht1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Turned pro2005
PlaysRicht-handed (two-haundit
backhaund)
Coach(es)Franco Davín
Prize money$16,564,354
Singles
Career record439–174
Career titles18
Heichest rankinNo. 4 (Januar 11, 2010)
Current rankinNo. 32 (26 Juin 2017)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQF (2009, 2012)
French OpenSF (2009)
WimbledonSF (2013)
US OpenW (2009)
Ither toornaments
Tour FinalsF (2009)
Doubles
Career record41–44
Career titles1
Heichest rankinNo. 105 (Mey 25, 2009)
Current rankinNo. 352 (18 Julie 2016)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open1R (2006, 2007)
Wimbledon1R (2007, 2008)
Last updatit on: 18 Julie 2016.
Olympic medal record
Representin  Argentinae
Men's Tennis
Siller medal – seicont place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Lunnon Singles

Haein stairtit playin tennis at the age o seiven,[4] del Potro wan his first senior match in 2004 at the age o 15. In 2008, he becam the first player in ATP history tae win his first fower career titles in as mony tournaments.[5] He completit the seicont-langest winnin streak in 2008 an aa, an the seicont langest bi a teenager in the Open Era, ahint Rafael Nadal—wi his winnin sequence spannin 23 matches ower five tournaments.[5] Del Potro captured his first Grand Slam title at the 2009 US Open, defeatin Nadal in the semifinal an Roger Federer in the final—the first man tae defeat them baith in the same Grand Slam tournament. He becam the seicont Argentine an the fift-youngest man tae win the US Open title in the Open Era.[6] Del Potro won the bronze medal in men's singles at the Lunnon Olympics in 2012 an aa.

References eedit

  1. Gustavo Goitia (15 September 2009). "Delpo's ad: Landing a blow for Argentina". ESPN. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
  2. "ATP World Tour Rankings". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 10 Apryle 2013.
  3. http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=1013782&s=ten&type=story
  4. Greg Bishop (7 September 2009). "Town of Red Meat and Tennis Raises Another Star". New York Times. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
  5. a b "Del Potro Captures Fourth Straight ATP Title". 17 August 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
  6. ATP Staff (14 September 2009). "Del Potro stuns Federer to win title". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 4 October 2009.

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