Eduardo Portillo
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April 3, 1999
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Born | Eduardo Portillo Torres April 3, 1999 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Racquetball |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Highest world ranking | 4th 2022 |
Medal record | |
Eduardo Portillo (born April 3, 1999) is a Mexican racquetball player, who has represented Mexico at the Pan American Games and the International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Championships, as well as competing on the International Racquetball Tour.[1] He's the current Central American and Caribbean Games champion in Men's Singles and Mixed Doubles (with Paola Longoria, winning the titles in 2023.[2]
Portillo played for Mexico at the International Racquetball Federation (IRF) 2014 World Junior Championships in Cali, Colombia, where he Lost in semi-finals of Boys U14 to American Jordan Barth, 15–8, 10–15, 11–7.[3] But he and Santiago Garcia won the Boys U14 Doubles title by defeating Costa Ricans Julian Hamburger and Andres Montero in the final, 15–12, 8–15, 11–5.[4]
He won both singles and doubles in Boys U16 at World Juniors in 2016 in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. In singles, Portillo defeated his team-mate Sebastian Fernandez in final, 15–9, 15–14.,[5] and in doubles he and Rodrigo Rodriguez defeated Fernando Ruiz and Bernardo Valencia of Bolivia in the final, 15–5, 15–12.[6]
In 2017, Portillo lost in the final of Boys U18 Singles at World Juniors in Minneapolis to American Mauro Rojas in final, 15–6, 15–14, after beating Canadian Trevor Webb in semi-finals, 15–3, 15–11.[7] However, he did win Boys U18 Doubles with Gerardo Franco, defeating Webb and Simon Comeau in the final, 15–9, 15–2.[8]
In 2018, his last year of junior eligibility, Portillo won Boys U18 Singles at World Juniors in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, defeating fellow Mexican Sebastian Fernandez in final, 14–15, 15–4, 11–7.[9]
2019-2022 - Beginning to play the pro tour
Portillo played some events on the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) beginning in the 2017–18 season, but he wasn't a full time player on tour until the 2019–20 season.[1] That season he reached his first final, and finished 8th in the season ending rankings.
In 2021, he was in another final, and improved his ranking to 5th. Then in 2022, Portillo won his first IRT event. Portillo won the 2022 Capital Classic in Millersville, Maryland. He defeated Alejandro Landa in the quarterfinals, 15–11, 15–8, and then got a win over Kane Waselenchuk in the semi-finals, as Waselenchuk suffered an achilles injury during the first game of the match.[10] In the final, Portillo beat Javier Mar, 15–7, 15–3.[11]