Juan Giner
Spanish tennis player (born 1978)
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Juan Giner (born 28 July 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.
Biography
Giner, son of Juan and Maria-Dolores, was born in Cullera, a town 40 km from Valencia. He began playing tennis aged 10 and trained with other juniors including Marat Safin in Valencia.[1] His best performance as a junior came at the 1996 Orange Bowl where he made the quarter-finals.[2]
In the late 1990s he started competing professionally and in his early satellite career had wins over Juan Carlos Ferrero, Gastón Gaudio and a young Rafael Nadal, who he beat twice in a week at a Spanish tournament in 2001. At Challenger level he won one title, the doubles at Antwerp in 2001, partnering Canada's Jerry Turek.[3] In 2002 he made the quarter-finals at the Romanian Open, an ATP Tour tournament, which he played as a qualifier. He beat Željko Krajan and Irakli Labadze, before being eliminated by top seed Andrei Pavel.[4] He played the qualifying rounds at three Grand Slam tournaments in 2003 and retired from professional tennis in 2005.
Now a coach, Giner runs a tennis club in his native Cullera. Formerly part of the coaching team of Sara Errani, he has also coached David Sánchez and Andrea Arnaboldi.[5]
Challenger titles
Doubles: (1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2001 | Antwerp, Belgium | Clay |  Jerry Turek |
 Edwin Kempes Dennis van Scheppingen |
6–7(4), 7–6(2), 6–3 |
