Mario Rincón

Colombian tennis player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mario Rincón (born 13 December 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Colombia.[1][2][3]

Country(sports)Colombia Colombia
Born (1967-12-13) 13 December 1967 (age 58)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$132,921
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Mario Rincon
Country (sports)Colombia Colombia
Born (1967-12-13) 13 December 1967 (age 58)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$132,921
Singles
Career record3–15
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 193 (13 February 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open1R (1990)
Doubles
Career record5–7
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 257 (19 February 1996)
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Career

Rincon completed his education in the United States and was an NCAA All-American at the University of Kentucky.[4]

After making his way through qualifying, Rincon played David Engel in the opening round of the 1990 US Open.[5] He was beaten in straight sets.[5]

His best performances on the ATP Tour all came at his home event, the Colombia Open.[5] He made the second round in 1994 and 1997, managing a win over world number 47 Marcelo Filippini in the later.[5] In the doubles he was a semi-finalist in 1995, with Fernando Meligeni as his partner.[5]

Rincon appeared in nine Davis Cup ties for Colombia during his career, playing 18 matches, of which he won five.[6]

He is a former head coach of the Miami Hurricanes.

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

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No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
1. 1990 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Colombia Mauricio Hadad Venezuela Carlos Claverie
United States Greg Failla
7–6, 7–6
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